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Wax myrtle, button bush, sycamore, sweet gum, and other plants are fruiting this time of year.

“W” is for Waxhaws. The Waxhaws is an area of vague borders in the lower South Carolina Piedmont. It was named for the Waxhaws, an extinct tribe of Native Americans who once lived in the area.

“D” is for Davie, William Richardson (1756-1820). Soldier, jurist, statesman.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Jameela Goudarzi about incorporating self-care into daily life to promote health & wellbeing. Ms. Goudarzi is a Doctor of Nursing Practice and a Family Nurse Practitioner at MUSC.

Pond turtles, or sliders, are specially equipped to spend the winter months in hibernation at the bottom of ponds.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C updates us on education improvement efforts across the state. One group he mentions is Listen to us SC.

These days, with convenient hindsight we take it for granted that good music lasts, that pieces that are well known now will remain well known for years -- perhaps even for centuries to come. But I often wonder what was in the minds of the great composers of centuries past whose music we still love.

“S” is for St. Paul’s Parish. St. Paul’s Parish was one of the original ten parishes created in South Carolina by the Church Act of 1706.

“A” is for All Saints Parish. Established in 1778, All Saints Parish comprised the Waccamaw Neck of what would become Horry and Georgetown Counties.

“T” is for Thompson, Hugh Smith (1836-1904). Educator, governor. Father of South Carolina’s modern public school system and the only professional educator to be elected governor, Thompson was a native of Charleston.