Gfpacificbee’s Insights & photography
This blog is for my insights on life, the Bible, hiking adventures with my grandson and whatever is important to me
Ragtag Daily Prompt (RDP) Saturday Challenge-Sepia
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Debbie’s Six Word Saturday
John’s Cellpic Sunday
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Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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Impatiens capensis, also known as, Jewelweed has a long history of use in Native American medicine. When applied topically, sap from the stem and leaves is said to relieve itching and pain from a variety of ailments, including hives, poison ivy, stinging nettle, and other skin sores and irritations.
Jewelweeds are found in locations all over the Piedmont region and other areas of the Carolinas. As you can see from the top picture the flowers are rather small. They feature 1″ long, rear-spurred, cornucopia-shaped, orange to orange-yellow flowers with reddish-brown spotting.
The flowers bloom from June to frost. Each flower dangles from a leaf axil on its own slender stalk. It is a herbaceous annual that may grow 3 to 5 feet tall. It can be naturally found in areas of moist soil including forests, streambanks, and bogs.
These particular Spotted touch-me-nots are located along a dense moist trail behind an unused soccer field. The dirt trail winds around and contains many elevated manholes which are accessible to city or county utility officials.
We have seen Jewelweeds in other areas we have hiked but until searching for more information I had not known the many medicinal applications it contains. They are attractive to hummingbirds for their nectar from June until early frost.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters…All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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This challenge is different for me. Compared to others most of my moon 🌙 shots seem rather small and insignificant. I do not have proper equipment to get really close up photographic shots of the moon, however, I capture what I am able. The really close-up images were taken by a friend of mine or taken via a planetarium show of the moon 🌝 . I decided to post the photos through a video instead of individual images. I hope y’all enjoy the show.
Denzils Nature Challenge #30: Moon
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Roadway Signs:
Caution Signs:
Nature Trail Signs:
Cee’s Which Way Challenge-Any type of Signs
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Memorial Wildlife Garden; The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens.
Location: The Farm and Nature Trail; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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For this challenge I’m continuing the visit to the Schiele Museum of Natural History. This time I have selected photos taken inside the museum instead of outside photos in my last challenge entry.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: September —Alphabet any Word with a “Q”
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Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Leanne’s Monochrome Madness
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max Telephoto and Ultra Wide Cameras.
Location: Martha Rivers Park; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens.
Location: Nature Trail; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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All Autumn – Metal photos included in my entry this week were taken during the Autumn Festival this past Saturday at The Schiele Museum of Natural History & Planetarium in Gastonia, North Carolina.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Autumn – Metal
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Cameras: iPhone 14 Pro Max and Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens.
Location: The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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My entries today for the Ragtag Daily Prompt are a reminder of the times I enjoyed visiting the Museum of Man in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. I spent a lot of time walking around Balboa Park as a teen visiting all the various museums and just enjoying a fabulous time in the park. So many memories of long ago, but never far from my heart and mind.
RDP Sunday challenge-Dome
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Around the town, across the country, or across the World we are essentially the same. We may have differences in some areas, but in other ways we are basically similar.
I’m fascinated to see the World through your eyes, photographic insights and interesting posts. It’s a small World after all.
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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Blue dashers live near still, calm bodies of water, such as ponds, marshes, slow-moving waterways, and ditches, in warm areas typically at low elevations. The adults roost in trees at night.
The blue dasher hunts by keeping still and waiting for suitable prey to come within range. When it does, they dart from their position to catch it.
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250 mm lens. f/6.3 • 1/320s • 250mm • ISO320
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Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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Ludwig’s Monday Windows
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2023 Week 38
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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I do not often see such amazingly beautiful sunsets where I live amongst all the buildings and such. This night I was lucky to be outside at just the right time.
Hammad’s Weekend Sky Challenge- #115
Photo Credit: (c)2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Backyard View; Gastonia, North Carolina
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens.
Location: Memorial Wildlife Garden; The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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John’s Cellpic Sunday
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Gardner Park Elementary School Playground; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA 🇺🇸
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Walking around the neighborhood this week we saw these two doors that were slightly different than the ordinary doors on the majority of houses.
Thursday Doors, hosted by blogger and author, Dan Antion.
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Gardner Park Neighborhood; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens
Location: Memorial Wildlife Garden; The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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I mostly see Spider Webs. It is a rare occasion when I can see and capture a Spider 🕷️ in its web. I’m not well mastered in the art of capturing Spiderwebs when I’m snapping photos out in nature. That being said; here is my contribution for Denzil’s Nature Photo Challenge #29.
Spider Webs:
Spiders:
Spider-Man shirt:
Nature Photo Challenge #29 – Spiders and their Webs
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters
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Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC), the topic is Pick Your Topic from My Photo below.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge – Pick a Topic from My Photo
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
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I’d like to share some advice for everyone whether or not you are a hiker, enjoy visiting parks ( local, state, and/or national) please Leave No Trace.
What does it mean to Leave No Trace? The 7 Principles of Leave No Trace are as follows:
I want to emphasize and strongly urge everyone especially to adhere to Principle #3 – Dispose of Waste Properly.
This is extremely important and were established by the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, and built on work done by the United States Forestry Service, National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management in the mid 1980’s.
There has been too many times I’ve taken my grandson hiking in local parks and greenways, state parks where we have seen trash discarded along the side of trails or in nearby waterways such as creeks, streams, rivers, and lakes.
I have been trying to teach and emphasize to him how important it is to leave what’s in the park or on the trail to leave it on the trail and in the park. I want him to learn the vital role he has in protecting our local, state, and national parks. I am trying to instill in him the effects his actions may have on the plants,, animals, other people, and even our entire ecosystem. He maybe too young to fully understand and appreciate the importance of Leave No Trace, however, he is not too young to know that it is important to not leave trash/waste behind.
Finding trash/waste along the trails we hike is sad to know that some are not contentious enough to leave an environment clean and not care how their actions may effect the environment or wildlife in the surrounding areas.
Please use the waste receptacles provided in our many parks and greenways. If none are available, carry your trash items out with you and dispose of them later at a proper disposal area.
Ragtag Daily Prompt-Advice & Waste
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters
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Cee’s challenges vary from week to week this weeks is to see what interesting posts we select to go along with her them of Kellogg’s Rice Krispies – Snap! Crackle! Pop!. Here are my selections, maybe not what you might think but I hope you’ll enjoy them nonetheless.
The Snap!
Crackle!
Pop!
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge-Kellogg’s Rice Krispies – Snap! Crackle! Pop!
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
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It’s been raining a lot here this year even more so now that hurricane season is here. Where we live we mostly get tropical storms during hurricane season. It’s been raining more so on a nightly basis. Therefore, we we do get a beautiful sunshiny day Coleman and I try to take full advantage of it. We (Coleman) decides where we’re going and we go enjoy our day hiking. It’s definitely more amazing when we are by a lake.
Andrew Jackson State Park is one of our favorite places to spend our time hiking, relaxing, and enjoying the beautiful views in nature.
Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #192
WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens.
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The Hills are Alive in the Carolinas:
Beautiful views from the Linn Cove Viaduct to Mount Jefferson State Park and on to Stone Mountain State Park along the Stunning Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.
Photo Credit: (c) Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Location: Various points along the Blue Ridge Parkway; North Carolina, USA
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens.
Location: Andrew Jackson State Park; Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: (c) 2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max f/1.8 * 1/2890 * 6.86mm * ISO64
Location: The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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Beautiful View through the Windshield:
Ludwig’s Monday Windows
Weekend Sky (oops Monday Sky-Actually taken on 9/11)
Photo Credit : ©️ 2023 Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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For our time of reflection and remembrance of the events of September 11, 2001 Coleman and I paid a visit to Andrew Jackson State Park we we could have a time of relaxation, hiking 🥾, and just plain ole fun.
Mostly Coleman’s choices
for Pulling Up a Seat.
Coleman had some fun time at the Playground 🛝, then we walked around most of the lake (ignoring a trail closed sign for a short bit) and then proceeded back towards the Picnic tables 🧺 for a small snack. After his snack, it was back to the playground for him to burn off more energy and to enjoy himself in the Playground.
Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Seat
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Cameras: Slides 1-6: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens. Slides 7-8: iPhone 14 Pro Max.
Location: Andrew Jackson State Park; Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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John’s Cellpic Sunday
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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Photo Credit:©️2023 Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens. f/5.6 • 1/200 • 135mm • ISO320
Location: Andrew Jackson State Park; Lancaster, South Carolina, USA.
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I have to admit I only see some “wild” animals in zoos since they are not native to my area. Therefore this first few are animals I’ve seen in various Zoos.
Wildlife in Zoos:
Backyard Wildlife:
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max Telephoto
Location: By the Lake at Andrew Jackson State Park; Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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Here are this week’s questions:
1. Do you like change?
No, I do not care for change. Change of seasons is expected, however, I would prefer to have spring or fall weather year-round. But then I would need to move to even come close to that happening. As far as other types of changes I would prefer not to have change, but if change was necessary then I would plan ahead and prepare myself accordingly for the upcoming change.
2. Can you remember the last time you had to use an operator service?
No, I cannot remember the last time I had to use an operator service. Now if you are referring to an automated customer service, then that is a different story. I hate automated customer service lines when you do not get the opportunity to speak with an actual person or have to go through a tremendous number of loops before the automation will transfer you to a live person. In that case, it would have been last month.
3. What is the best and worst ‘hold’ music you have had to listen to?
I would not know what the best or worst ‘hold’ music I had to listen to would have been. I tend to not listen to any ‘hold’ music.
4. Do you find numerous ‘options’ annoying when connected to an automated service?
Definitely. As stated previously, I abhor automated service regardless of whether it is automated customer service or any other kind. I would prefer to speak with a person whenever I had a problem or circumstance which needed attention immediately in order to be resolved.
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Cee’s Which Way Challenge-Any type of Step, Stairs
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters…All Rights Reserved.
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Cameras: iPhone 14 Pro Max.
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Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #191
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: (2)Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens. (1, 3-9) iPhone 14 Pro Max Telephoto.
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On My Laptop:
On My Phone:
Share Your Desktop – September
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Zinnias are subtropical and tropical upright annual flowering plants in the Asteraceae family which boast an abundance of daisy-like flowers. They are native to North and South America.
These and other Zinnias are grown in the Memorial Wildlife Garden contained within The Farm at The Schiele Museum of Natural History in Gastonia, North Carolina. The Farm is located to the left as you enter the Nature Trail area outside the Museum walls.
Leanne’s Monochrome Madness – Trying Something Floral
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens and Altura Wide Angle Fish-Eye lens attachment.
Location: Memorial Wildlife Garden; The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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Gfpacificbee’s Insights & photography 