on Mission Bay
Shoreline
San Diego. California
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Silent Sunday: 2023 July 23
on Mission Bay
Shoreline
San Diego. California
Author: Deb L Waters
I am an avid reader. I read mostly Amish fiction but also read other novels. I enjoy romance, mystery, and Christian devotionals. I enjoy hiking in the outdoors, especially in Greenways and State or National Parks. I love my grandson. He is my favorite subject, so I'll post about him and his antics.
on Mission Bay
Shoreline
San Diego. California
NPC: Water Plants – Spider Lilies
The best time of the year to photograph water lilies or spider lilies in the Carolinas is mid-May through early June. That is when they are at their peak and estimated in 100% full peak of magnificence. These Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies were shot at Landsford Canal State Park. The Landsford Canal State Park is the home of the world’s largest population of Rocky Shoals Lilies. They bloom annually on the shoals along the Catawba River. You can get a closer look at the Spider Lilies if you access the river via a canoe or kayak. There is a 1.5-mile roundtrip Canal Trail you can hike which will take you to an overlook where you can get a panoramic view of the botanical white wonder of the Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies. Landsford Canal State Park is located in Catawba, Chester County, South Carolina.
Denzil Nature #21: Water Plants
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Is it a Bird? Is it a Plane?
Hammad Rais’s Weekend Sky #108
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF75-300mm lens.
Location: Lake Haigler; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina
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Which Way ??
In a maze one chooses to go this way or that way. Sometimes the way you choose leads to a dead end and sometimes other choices lead you on the path that leads you out of the maze. In life it is similar; we decide which pathway we want to venture on. Sometimes the choices we make lead us to no where and other choices lead us to a more fulfilling path for our lives.
Alive and Trekking’s Which Way Photo Challenge.
John’s Cellpic Sunday
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History’s Nature Trail; Gastonia, North Carolina
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2023 Daily Prompt: July 19
Which activities make you lose track of time?
There are two activities I participate it regularly which would make me lose track of time. One is Hiking and the other is Reading.
Hiking is an activity I enjoy participating in, sometimes with a group, but mostly just with my grandson. He loves the outdoors and enjoys hiking. He has been hiking with me since he was 1 1/2 years old. We go to various Greenways and State Parks to hike. When we are out in the woods in nature we hike until he gets tired. His endurance is amazing. Sometimes we are so enthralled with enjoying our environment and the beauty of God’s creation that time is of no importance. A planned hike for an hour can end up being for three or four. We do not rush our hikes; instead we simply enjoy our hikes and being in nature with each other.
Reading is an activity I enjoy and keeps my mind active and alert. I read everyday, sometimes not just once in the day but throughout the entire day. The minimum amount of time I spend on my daily reading is thirty minutes. Most of the time I read for longer than that especially if the book is extremely captivating. The more engrossed I am into the story, the more deeply I am entranced and lose all track of time. At those times, I keep reading even when my body is telling me I should close the book and go to sleep.
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2023 RDP: Ladders
Monochrome Madness: Lancaster Sunsets
a few hours later
Leannes Monochrome Madness
Hammad Rais’s Weekend Sky #107
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2023 CBWC: Things Found in a Kitchen
Dishwasher, Sink, Microwave,
Refrigerator, Paper Towels
Kitchen Helper (AKA Coleman),
Dish-brushes, Pots, Wooden Spoon
with her
Kitchen
Dining Table, Chairs, Glasses,
Plates, Silverware, Serving Dishes, Food
and Family Gathered Together
Cee’s Black and White Challenge
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Zinnia Bouquet to Brighten Your Day
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max f/1.8 1/120 6.86mm ISO50
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2023 SYW: July – Week 3
Here are this week’s questions:
1. Do you prefer a sofa (aka couch, settee) or an armchair to relax in? I’ve almost always have sat on a couch to relax in. However, my preference is to relax in a Rocker Recliner, where I can have the options of sitting, rocking, or reclining.
2. Do you prefer to sit at a table to eat your meals, or on a tray? I grew up always sitting at a table for meals. Since being on my own, I have not always had a table and chairs to being able to sit at to eat my meals. Therefore, I have used a tv table tray to eat my meals.
3. Do you enjoy a glass of wine with your main meal? No, I do not enjoy a glass of wine with my main meal or any meal. I have never been a wine drinker and gave up drinking any kind of alcohol many years ago.
4. How do you like your chips (aka fries), with salt, sauce, mayo or something else? I rarely eat chips or fries of any kind. However, one the slim chance that I would eat them I would eat them plain and unsalted.
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2023 CMMC: July Pick a Topic from my Photo
Ocean, Blue, Sand, White, Sky, Shore, Water
Landscape, Water, Gulf of Mexico,
Hotels, Blue, Sky, Shore, Water
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Ocean, Blue, Shore, Sand, Sky, Water, White
Atlantic Ocean, Florida,
Water, Ocean,
Sky, White, Sand
About 1936
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge
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2023 CFFC: Parks and Playgrounds we’ve Visited
Apartments Playground
Gastonia, North Carolina
Playscape
Gastonia, North Carolina
Playground
Gastonia, North Carolina
Playground
Gastonia, North Carolina
Playground
Gastonia, North Carolina
Playground
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters
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2023 Daily Prompt: July 17
List 10 things you know to be absolutely certain.
- That there is an Almighty, All Powerful, All omnipotent God.
- Jesus died on the Cross and Rose again.
- The Bible is Absolutely True.
- Life is not Fair.
- Death is ultimate.
- Every one has a Free Will.
- Life does not last forever.
- Heaven and Hell are real.
- Freedom is not Free.
- All are Created Equal.
These are things I believe to be true and certain. I could list many more things of which I am certain, however, I will stop at the requested amount of ten.
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2023 CPC: Around the Garden
I do not have my own personal garden where I currently reside. There are various Gardens close by where I am able to visit occasionally with my grandson. The following are a few examples of what can be seen at the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens in Belmont, North Carolina.
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Around the garden.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Location: Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens Belmont, North Carolina
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Wordless Wednesday: 2023 July 19_Missing San Diego
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A Different Way of Cooling off
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2023 Sunday Stills: July – Small/Tiny In/Out the House
the white clover,
is a herbaceous perennial plant
in the bean family Fabaceae.
pillbug, or roly-poly
(Armadillidium vulgare).
It can roll itself into a ball
(thus “pill bug”).
– Fannia canicularis
with his
Small Cars
Sunday Stills-Tiny or Small
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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2023 RDP: Troll
Please don’t troll on by, stop and have a look. Trolling doesn’t always have a negative connotation. Fishermen troll the waters while trying to catch fish. Bargain Hunters troll Flea Markets and Yard Sales for terrific finds to take home.
My small trolls are packed away
somewhere in a box.
I bought for my daughter
when she was a little girl.
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LAPC #258: Fences Line the Way
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #258: Fences
Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
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Monday Portrait: Narragansett turkey
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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
( 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. Waters … All 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
is a species of flowering plant
in the family Rubiaceae.
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
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.
AKA
Schweinitz’s sunflower
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
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
and
Bike Rack
and his
Big Wheel
and his
Sand Bucket
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.
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.
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
born under a
manufactured home
searching for food
(Euphagus carolinus)
These birds migrate
to the eastern and
southeastern United States,
into parts of the Grain Belt,
sometimes straying into Mexico.
Stalled at
Anne Springs Close Greenway
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
Catawba Indian Village
The Schiller Museum
Gastonia, North Carolina
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
demonstrates
various feelings
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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.
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2023 RDP: Strike a Pose
Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2023-Week 28
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
of a
Chicken Coop
of a
Grist Mill
of a
Wooden Bridge
Right Side
of an
Old House
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
‘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
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
while I munch
on this deliciousness
before me.
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
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
@ The Schiele Museum
Nature Trail
by Grist Mill
Johns Cellpic Sunday
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Sunday Stills: Monthly Color Challenge – BLUE (any shade)
to Georgia
Sign 🪧
(Taken in 2020)
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).
(My normal camping accommodations)
Sunday Stills: Color Prompt- Blue (Any Shade)
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2023 OWS: Two
South Fork River Access
McAdenville, North Carolina
( Shot on iPhone 14 Pro Max)
to practice Jousting
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
or Horse-Mint
WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 27
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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
done on
Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Done on
Canon EOS Rebel T3i
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
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.
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
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FOTD: Dionaea muscipula
is a carnivorous plant native
to subtropical wetlands
on the East Coast
of the United States
in North Carolina
and South Carolina.
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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