Surgeries Past & Future

Have you ever had surgery? What for?

Surgeries, Have I had any? Yes, I have had a few surgeries. The first one I know about was a tonsillectomy when I was around seven years old. I do not recall much about it, except for knowing I had the surgery to remove my infected tonsils. The next surgery that I can remember was for a Laparoscopy. This was a selective surgery I chose after my sixth pregnancy, which would (and has) prevented me from getting pregnant again. Even though I had six pregnancies, I only gave birth to three living children. The third and last surgery which occurred was after an accident in 1996. That surgery was to fix a broken leg. During the surgery a titanium rod was inserted to connect the bones and enable me to walk. It took months for me to regain the use of my leg, but it has been fully healed and i am able to hike many miles with my grandson nowadays. I do need a future surgery, but not sure when it will occur. The future surgery will be to remove cataracts from my eyes, the first being my left eye which I am almost blind causing me to rely on my right eye to see practically everything. This problem, however, does not prevent me from my photography, hiking, reading, or blogging.

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2023 OWS: Animal Three’s

Two Cows + One Goat = Three Farm Animals
Three Donkeys
Three Running Horses
Two Adults + One Child = Three Humans
( Hey, Humans are Animals too).
Throwback Photo from the mid 1930’s.

Debbies One Word Sunday: Three

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2023 Which Way Photo Challenge: ASCG

Alive and Trekking’s Which Way challenge

Photo Credit: (c) Deb L. WatersAll Rights Reserved.

Location: Anne Springs Close Greenway, Dairy Barn Entrance, Fort Mill, South Carolina

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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FOTD: Ixora coccinea

Ixora coccinea
is a species of flowering plant
in the family Rubiaceae.
AKA jungle geranium,
flame of the woods
or jungle flame
or pendkuli.

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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2023 Silent Cell Pic Sunday: Spider Prey

Cyrtophora citricola

Silent Sunday

Johns Cellpic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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2023 July: Share Your Desktop

The following are the two photos I’ve been enjoy on my desktop from June 16 through the present July 15th.

Helianthus schweinitzii
AKA
Schweinitz’s sunflower
Coleman
looking out into
Shorts Lake at
Crowders Mountain State Park

Clare’s Share Your Desktop

Photo Credit:©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved

Camera: 1st – Canon EOS Rebel T3i 2nd – iPhone 14 Pro Max

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2023 CMMC: July Magenta Color

Shades of Magenta

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge – July Magenta Color

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters

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2023 CBWC: Two Items

Bicycle
and
Bike Rack
Two Flowers
Coleman
and his
Big Wheel
Coleman
and his
Sand Bucket
Doyce Eileen Watson
in front
of home

Cee’s Black and White Challenge – Two Items

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TBT: Metal Driver’s License

Have you ever seen a metal driver’s license? I had never seen one before myself until I started going through my dad’s old photo albums. This particular album had various items my dad saved over the years.

My Dad’s
SC Driver’s License
Expires June 30, 1957

According to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, from 1933 to 1957, motorists were required to carry their South Carolina driver’s license on a stamped brass tag, usually carried on a key ring. This required drivers to turn off the ignition to show an officer their license. The brass tags were not used during the time immediately before and after World War II when metals were scarce.

Expires June 30, 1953
Nornal H. Waters
South Carolina Drivers License

The stamped brass South Carolina Driver’s License Tag included the year of expiration on top, followed by the driver’s name, address, city, & state. On the bottom of the Brass Tag is stamped South Carolina Driver’s License.

My dad’s Brass South Carolina Driver’s License tag was definitely an interesting item for me to discover. I have barely started going through this photo album with the various items he saved over the years. Stay tuned for more interesting discoveries.

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2023 NPC: Black Around the Area

Black Kitten
born under a
manufactured home
searching for food
The rusty blackbird
(Euphagus carolinus)
These birds migrate

to the eastern and
southeastern United States,
into parts of the Grain Belt,
sometimes straying into Mexico.
Black Horse
Stalled at
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Black Train
Norfolk Southern Railroad
near Glencairn Gardens

Nature Photo Challenge #20: Black

Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters

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MWM: Inside a Catawba Thatched Hut

Thatched Hut
Catawba Indian Village
The Schiller Museum
Gastonia, North Carolina
Growing Plants
Firewood
Animal Hide &
Skeletal Remains
Woven Basket

Located in the Catawba Indian Village at The Schiele Museum of Natural History’s Nature Trail in Gastonia, North Carolina. This was the first time I stepped inside the hut to see the interior space. I was surprised and delighted to see the exhibits located in its interior.

Leannes Monochrome Madness

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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2023 RDP: Sentient

Feeling Love ❤️
Feeling Glad 😃
Coleman
demonstrates
various feelings

Ragtag Daily Prompt-Sentient

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2023 SYW: Week of July 10

Here are this week’s questions:

1. How do you like your coffee/tea? I’m an iced tea drinker. I drink unsweetened tea. I keep water in the fridge (not commercially bottled) to make my tea and I don’t actually put ice in it. Sometimes I will add flavoring like peach 🍑, mango 🥭, or raspberry.


2. Are you a dunker (of biscuits/cookies)? I am not a dunker of any kind. I never felt the need to soften biscuits or cookies and certainly don’t like anything of any sort in any of my drinks.


3. What is your favourite biscuit/cookie? My favourite biscuits are Honey-butter biscuits. My favorite cookies are simply called “Grandfather’s Favorites. They are a homemade cookie made from my grandmother’s recipe.


4. Have you ever baked your own biscuits/cookies? Yes, I have baked my own homemade biscuits and cookies. Unfortunately, my favorite homemade cookies I do not bake much right now because my grandson is lactose intolerant and it calls for sour milk. Normally buttermilk has been substituted for the sour milk.

Di is our host for SYW

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2023 RDP: Strike a Pose

Ragtag Daily Prompt-Strike

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2023-Week 28

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Subject: Trisha Lynn Wilson, my daughter and Coleman’s mom.

Location: Playscape, The Schiele Museum, Gastonia, North Carolina

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2023 July CFFC: Side of Any Item

Right Side
of a
Chicken Coop
Side
of a
Grist Mill
Side
of a
Wooden Bridge
Throwback Photo:
Right Side
of an
Old House
Left Side
of a
Boy
(Coleman)

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge-Side of Any Item

Copyright ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

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LAPC #257: Simplicity Photography 

Russula emetica
Cosmos bipinnatus
‘Pink Popsocks

Lens-Artists Challenge #257: Simplicity Photography

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters …All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i

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CosPhoChal: Shadows and Silhouettes

CosPhoChal-Shadows and Silhouettes

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

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Macro Monday: White Petunia

PETUNIA GRANDIFLORA ‘WHITE’

Macro Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: The Schiele Museum Farm, Gastonia, North Carolina

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Monday Portrait: Donkeys

I see you 👀
Pardon me,
while I munch
on this deliciousness
before me.

Monday Portrait

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens.

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Monday Window: Seeing Clearly

Canteen Windows
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina

Ludwigs Monday Windows

Photo Credit : Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF75-300mm lens. Settings: f/5.6 ISO125 1/160s 105mm

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2023 Daily Prompt: My Favorite Music Genre

What is your favorite genre of music?

Today’s Daily Prompt is asking what our favorite genre of music happens to be. I know mine has changed over the years. I enjoy a variety of genres including jazz, classical, pop, classic rock (from the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s), country, blue grass, and gospel. At the present time my favourite genre of music is southern gospel. Some of my favourite southern gospel artists include Ivan Parker, The Revelators Quartet, Kings Cause, and Russ Adair. I also love to hear Randy Travis sing southern gospel and country.

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Cell Pic Sunday – 2023 July 9

Johns Cellpic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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Sunday Stills: Monthly Color Challenge – BLUE (any shade)

Blue Welcome
to Georgia
Sign 🪧
(Taken in 2020)
Blue & White
Camper Van
(Dreamin of a Road Trip)

Limenitis arthemis,

the red-spotted purple
or white admiral,
is a North American
butterfly 🦋 species
in the cosmopolitan
genus Limenitis.
(Looks Blue even though it’s described as purple).
Blue Tent 🏕️
(My normal camping accommodations)

Sunday Stills: Color Prompt- Blue (Any Shade)

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2023 OWS: Two

Double the Warning
South Fork River Access
McAdenville, North Carolina
( Shot on iPhone 14 Pro Max)
It takes 2
to practice Jousting
Mallard or wild duck
and a White Pekin Duck

Debbies One Word Sunday: Two

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Location: Last 2 – Rankin Lake Park, Gastonia, North Carolina Shot on Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens.

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Whatsoever Is Lovely 2023 – Week 27_Monarda fistulosa

Monarda fistulosa
Aka Bee Balm
or Horse-Mint

WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 27

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Silent Sunday

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters. All Rights Reserved

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens. 

Location: Wildflower Garden, Anne Springs Close Greenway,  Fort Mill, South Carolina 

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One to Three: Coleman Style

Original
Cool Tone effects
done on
Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Fisheye Effects – Strong
Done on
Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Color Pop
Black and White

XingfuMama’s One to Three Processing Challenge: July 2023

Photo Credit: (c) Deb L, Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF75-300mm lens. All effects were done on my Canon EOS Rebel T3i.

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FOTD: Arum italicum

Italian Arum
Botanical name: Arum italicum
Other name(s): Italian or Large Cuckoo Pint,

Italian Lords-and-Ladies
Family: Araceae
Edible: no, all plant parts are toxic.
In early summer,
white spathes of flowers
are followed by spikes
of bright orange red berries.
Noteworthy Characteristics:
Note that the berries

may cause severe discomfort
or illness if ingested.
Contact with sap may irritate skin.

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)

Photo Credit: (c) Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: The Schiele Museum, Grist Mill Area, Gastonia, North Carolina

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Weekend Sky #106 – 2023 July

Soaring through the Clouds:

My grandson kept watching the skies today. He has amazing vision and can see much better than I, so much so he’ll point to where things are in the vast sky when I can only hear and am unable to see. He recognises the sound of airplanes ✈️ and wants me to capture them on camera. Unfortunately I only had the camera on my iPhone today. You’ll need to click on each photo and look closely by zooming, if necessary, to be able to the various images of aeroplanes.

Hammad Rais’s Weekend Sky #106

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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2023 MWM: Quackling & Paddling Around

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with a Canon EF75-300mm lens.

Location Rankin Lake Park, Gastonia, North Carolina

Leannes Monochrome Madness

Water Water Everywhere

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FOTD: Dionaea muscipula

Venus Fly Trap
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
is a carnivorous plant native
to subtropical wetlands
on the East Coast
of the United States
in North Carolina
and South Carolina.
The English botanist John Ellis,
who gave the plant
its scientific name in 1768,
wrote that the plant name tippitywichit
was an indigenous word
from either Cherokee or Catawba.

These particular Venus Fly Trap plants are on display in an aquarium in The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium in Gastonia, North Carolina.

Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD) Challenge

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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NPC #19: Ferns

Sensitive Fern
(Onoclea sensibilis)
Andrew Jackson State Park

Lancaster, South Carolina
Lady fern
(Athyrium filix-femina)
Kings Mountain State Park

Blacksburg, South Carolina
Fern Forest Trail
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Fern Trail
Crowders Mountain State Park
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Whatever We May Face
We Have
NOTHING TO FEAR
And Everything
To Hope For In Christ

Denzil Nature: Ferns

RDP TUESDAY-Ferns

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2023 Thursday Trios: July 6

3 Jolly Ball Horse Toy
Hung in the Goat Area
The Schiele Museum Farm
Gastonia, North Carolina
Trio of Picnic Tables
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Dairy Barn Entrance
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Three Grazing Horses
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Dairy Barn Entrance
Fort Mill, South Carolina
A Trio of Donkeys
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Dairy Barn Entrance
Fort Mill, South Carolina

Thursday Trios

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max and Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF75-300mm Lens

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2023 CBWC: Beginning with the letters B or W

Boats:

Boat in a Backyard
Boats in the Water

Bikes:

Beautiful girl on a Bike
Big girl Bike

Balloons:

Hot Air Balloons over Water
Goodyear Blimp

Cee’s Black and White Challenge

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness
Mid-Week Monochrome

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2023 CMMC: July – Macro or close up

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge

Macro Monday

Photo Credit: (c) Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with a Canon EF75-300mm lens.

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WWE: A few Reflections – A few Ripples

Water Water Everywhere

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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Happy 4th of July America!

Happy Fourth of July

Today in America 🇺🇸 we celebrate our country’s Independence from the rule of Great Britain which was won through the American Revolution. America’s Independence was voted favorably by the Continental Congress on July 2nd, 1776. The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the delegates two days later. The delegates represented each of the original thirteen colonies. Since 1776, July Fourth has been celebrated as the birth of the American Independence. It is celebrated by many with a variety of festivities ranging from fireworks, parades and concerts to more casual family gatherings and barbecues.

What are some of the Freedoms we celebrate?

  • The Freedom to Believe
  • The Freedom to Live out Our Faith
  • The Freedom to Worship
  • The Freedom of Prayer
  • The Freedom to Have a Say in Government
  • The Freedom of Speech
  • The Freedom to Petition the Government
  • The Freedom to Pursue Happiness

As we celebrate with friends and family today, we also remember cost of our liberty.

Independence Day is more than a holiday; it’s a symbol of our freedom won by the bravery of countless men and women who have laid down their lives for this nation.

So, as you celebrate today, I encourage you to remember the cost of the freedom we celebrate, the Heroes who paid the ultimate price, and the resilience that defines us as a nation.

Let us also remember, if you shoot off fireworks, the affects they have on others ( humans and animals alike).

Cats and dogs both experience sounds at far greater intensity than humans. Fireworks appear for them as discordant noise without warning. Horses’ innate fear responses can take over when they hear fireworks. The dangers are serious for wild animals like birds, squirrels, frogs and fish too.

The negative impacts of fireworks extend beyond animals — they can also trigger refugees and veterans as well as others who suffer from PTSD.

No matter how or if you celebrate the Fourth of July, let us take time to remember the cost of the freedom we celebrate, the Heroes who paid the ultimate price, and the resilience that defines us as a nation.

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts. Happy Independence Day! I appreciate y’all.

CPC: Three shots from one spot.

While Coleman and I were visiting The Schiele Museum Nature Trail; I took several shots of Coleman’s actions.

Distance shot
of the
Natural Amazement
Closer shot
of
Coleman entering
the Amazement
After Coleman
turning and
Zooming In

Cosmic Photo Challenge-Three shots from one spot.

Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Natural Amazement, The Schiele Museum of Natural History’s Nature Trail, The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, Gastonia, North Carolina

God Bless. Thank you for visiting the Natural Amazement with Coleman and myself. I appreciate y’all.

2023 CFFC: Back of one Any Item

Back of Firetrucks:

L-100
Back of
Ladder Truck
Coleman
checking out back
of Firetruck E-103

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: North 321 VFD Station 10, Lincolnton, North Carolina

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SYW: 2023 July 3rd

Here are this week’s questions:

  1. Do you own your own home, rent, or something else? Technically, I would have to say where I live is something else. I do not own it. I do not give “money” per say to live here. However, I do give of myself, my time, and my love. You see, I live with my daughter and grandson. I take care of (watch) him 24/7 so my daughter can work. I do all the cooking, laundry, cleaning, and childcare. I contribute to the needs of my grandson, (food and clothing) and try to help my daughter Amy way I can with my limited resources.
  2. What is your favourite ‘go to’ food when you’re feeling under par? I’m not sure that I have a favorite ‘Go to’ food for when I’m feeling under par. If I’m hungry and too exhausted to cook, I tend to fix a tuna fish sandwich. I do not munch just because I’m feeling low. Most days I cook three meals a day regardless of how I’m feeling. After all I will do whatever is in my power to make sure nutritional needs of my grandson are met daily.
  3. Do you indulge retail therapy? No, I believe in only ordering/ buying what I absolutely need. It takes me a lot of time and consideration before I splurge and buy something I desire. Most times I need to justify the purchase to myself buying ordering anything.
  4. How many pairs of shoes do you own? 1 pair of hiking boots, 1 pair of tennis shoes, 1 pair of sandals and 1 pair of slip on clogs. That adds up to a total of 4 pairs of shoes which I own.
A Thankful Heart

Di is our gracious host for Share Your World

Share Your World

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Historic Cabin Windows

These historic cabin windows are attached to the Crook Graham Cabin. The cabin is located at Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

What makes these windows and this cabin historic, you might wonder? Let me tell you a little something about the significance of this particular historic cabin. The Crook Graham Cabin once belonged to Billy Graham’s paternal grandfather, William Crook Graham. He lived in a log house in Fort Mill, South Carolina, Billy Graham’s hometown.

The Graham Cabin is preserved on the Anne Springs Close Greenway a few miles south of Charlotte, North Carolina and is open to the public.

William Crook Graham later acquired acreage along a dirt track called Park Road, that land became a dairy farm.

These photos were taken of the right side of the cabin and the upper front window. On the front side of the cabin are wooden rocking chairs for visitors to relax and enjoy the views. My grandson, Coleman loves to take a break from hiking and relax on one of the rocking chairs for a bit.

Ludwigs Monday Windows

Terri’s Sunday Stills – Historical

Photo Credit: (c) Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with a Canon EF75-300mm lens.

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2023 RDP: Itch

After a week of solid rainfall Coleman and I were itching to get outside to roam around in nature. It was decided on Friday that we should be adventurous, after errands were completed. Our errands took us down to Lancaster which is an hour and a half away from our current home. Coleman was being extremely patient, he deserved a break on the way make home. Therefore, to relieve his itch to run around, we stopped at one of his favorite places.

What is that favorite place, you ask? It is the expansive Anne Springs Close Greenway. It was an extremely hot 🥵 and humid summer day. We walked around along the trails, across the swinging bridge, and up to the Wildflower Meadow to observe which flowers were thriving.

These coneflowers are common in the Mountains and the western Piedmont of the Carolinas. They are abundantly growing throughout the Greenway’s grounds.

We took a short break for a bite to eat at the Greenway’s Canteen. Enjoying the cool air was nice, but Coleman was itching for a different kind of relief from the hot 🥵 sunny summer weather. What kind of relief do you think he was desiring?

He was itching to get relief splashing in the water at the Greenway’s Spillway. The Spillway was low, however, it still produced enough water flowing across for many to cool 😎 off and enjoy a splashing 💦 wonderfully amazing good time. Coleman delighted in sloshing and splashing through the Spillway’s water 💦.

Coleman playing
in the
Greenway’s Spillway

Ragtag Daily Prompt-Itch

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

John’s Cellpic Sunday

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Monday Portrait: Goats 🐐

Here you go I’ll pose for you. Which side do you think is my best side? The Left or the Right? Or maybe you need to take a closer look? I think I like the close-up view the best. How about you?

Monday Portrait

Photo Credit: (c)Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF75-300mm lens

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Whatsoever Is Lovely: 2023 – Week 26 – Pale Purple Coneflower

Pale Purple Coneflower
Previously known as:
Brauneria pallida
Echinacea pallida f. albida
Rudbeckia pallida
The Pale Purple Coneflower
is a herbaceous perennial
of the genus Echinacea.

These coneflowers are native to North America, and there are nine known species of Echinacea. Echinos is Greek for “hedgehog” or “sea urchin” which is reflective of the plants spiny center cone. Pallida is Latin and translated means “pale.” This is in reference to their petal color which is a pale pink-purple.

Interesting Medicinal Information:

Echinacea was first used by Native Americans for treatment of insect stings and bites as well as snake bites. Currently, Echinacea is used to prevent colds, flu, and other respiratory tract infections. It has also been proven to boost the immune system and treat urinary tract infections. Echinacea preparations can also be topically applied for wounds or skin problems. The roots and whole plant possess a cortisone-like antibacterial property.

WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 26

Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens.

Location: Wildflower Garden, Anne Springs Close Greenway, Fort Mill, South Carolina

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Silent Sunday: 2023 July 1 – Squirrel Watching

Silent Sunday

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF75-300mm lens

Location: Anne Springs Close Greenway, Dairy Barn Entrance, Fort Mill, South Carolina

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Last On the Card: 2023 June 30

From my iPhone 14 Pro Max:

A Horse
at
Dairy Barn Entrance
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina

From my Canon EOS Rebel T3i:

Windmill
at
the Dairy Barn
Dairy Barn Entrance
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina

Last Photo for May 2023

Weekend Sky

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

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