My Latest Crush

I have a crush...

I do.

I must admit it...

I had sworn all these years that my

most favorite, top-of-the-list

state to visit and explore was...

Georgia.

I just loved it...madly...

from their catchy "Be a Peach and Keep Georgia Clean"

litter campaign...

to the coastal hamlets, sweet tea, charming towns, 

and fabulous cuisine 

...and true southern hospitality...

I love everything about Georgia...

 the blooming azaleas, 

the Whistle Stop Cafe, Savannah....

There's not a whole lot not to love about the
sweet state of Georgia....

Then, a few years later, 

I met South Carolina... in particular Charleston... 

Swoon....

Oh, South Carolina...
you stole my heart... 

with heaps of southern charm, BBQ, seafood and
gorgeous architecture...the sandy beaches...

the plantations and history.... oh, the history....

Well... I was pretty smitten... then I recently took a slight detour

in a state I visit quite regularly...  Right there under my nose...

 a state I have long enjoyed and admired...

but all this time,
I had been missing some of it's most beautiful offerings...

The the focus of my latest adoration goes to... the great state of: