Society Street

An ad for the 'Vegetable Bin' caught my eye. Avocados 99 cents. If you know me, you know I love avocados...in anything, any time of day, mashed or whole, guacamole, sliced on a chicken burger, ohhhhh goodness.

Well, this deal wasn't that great, pretty average, but I would much rather give my money to a local company than Walmart. Oh, and we needed lettuce.

Society Street crosses King St. (Fashion District) and Meeting St. (historical sights) both of which are popular tourist attractions in the heart of downtown. You would never know this little street existed, though! It's a one-way, millionaire dwelling, side walks cracking, one hour parking, narrowly closing street.



This home had the least amount of charm on the entire street, but the wooden door was magnificently large; made for a giant. All of these homes on this street had plaques on the outside stating that the City of Charleston had donated money to preserve each house.



Each house seemed to have its own little character--I loved the address tiles-




After my walk, I finally found the Vegetable Bin, which was actually built and set perpendicularly to Society Street, but at the very end while on the other side of a major intersection.



Sketch, right? I had my suspicions just for a second, but the location surrounding the area was far too nice to judge.

They had the biggest heads of crunchy lettuce, the most variety of potatoes, onions, granola, tea, pitted fruits, grapes, EVERYTHING! I felt bad that we had gone to the Farmer's Market yesterday, because THIS is the place to be. The prices were outstanding, too! I think the vendors at the Farmer's Market know that they can price items higher because the event is only 4 hours one day a week. I'm not buying it.

On my walk back...





I love this last one because it reminds me of The Secret Garden. Obviously the movie, I never read as a child.

The area is through the gate and into someone's backyard. The gate was ornate and beautiful, but I truly wanted to go in and explore.

I'm already finding so many small, beautiful things in my life. Wherever you are, I believe it may be a wise choice to take a few hours out of your day and truly view the world around you in a different way. Take a walk somewhere alone to hear natural sounds, acknowledging someone's artwork/architecture, the effort of planting flowers and trees, or feel yourself in the weather and atmosphere. It is so worth the time :)

~Alyssa