Deb L Waters

CBWC: Shadows & Reflections – 2022

Shadows captured January 2022:

***Shadows***
***of my daughter***
***and grandson***

Reflections Depicted at Andrew Jackson State Park:

***Fishing Boats***
***Reflected***
***in the Lake***

Reflections Recorded at Lake Haigler:

***Tree & Plant***
***Reflections***
***in Lake Haigler***
***Anne Springs Close Greenway***
***Fort Mill, South Carolina***

Shadows of a 2022 Christmas Tree:

***Coleman***
***& His*** ***First***
***Christmas Tree***
***Displaying Shadows***
***on the Wall***

Cee’s Black and White Challenge – Shadows and Reflections

God Bless. Thank you for stopping by. I appreciate y’all.

New Lenses Trial: Macro/Fisheye

I bought myself a couple of new lenses for Christmas. Hey, I figured the only way I would receive any thing for Christmas was to buy want was on my wish list myself. Anyway, one of the new lenses I bought is a Altura .35X Fisheye HD lens attachment 58mm lens with Macro.

We only put up a Christmas tree yesterday and today after my daughter arrived home from work and ate her supper (Coleman & I already ate) we decided to wrap Christmas presents. Mind you, my grandson, Coleman is supposed to be sleeping. We almost get them all wrapped when he starts saying “eat, eat.” So, we stop wrapping and get him out of his room to come out and eat again. When he saw the wrapped presents, he thought “HO HO” (What he calls Santa) had already come and he thought he could open presents. We had a time trying to convince him that “HO HO” still needed to come and he had to eat and go back to bed.

Since we had most of the presents wrapped and sitting by the tree, I thought I might as well take a few pictures. Some are using the wide angle and others are using the Fisheye. This is the first time I’ve tried using a Fisheye lens. It will take me awhile to figure things out in using it.

Wide Angle Shots (First one is on Manual, I forgot to adjust the settings):

Fisheye Shots:

Merry Christmas! Feliz Navidad! Happy Holidays to one and all! Enjoy and Blessings to y’all. I appreciate y’all.

Pull Up a Seat: Seating Around the Greenway

My selections this time come from the trails around Wagon and Haigler Loops as well as by the Canteen at Anne Springs Close Greenway.

Pull Up a Seat Along Wagon Loop:

***Coleman sitting***
***on stone blocks***

***Up the trail***
***a short distance***
***Coleman*** ***relaxes***
***on a bench***.

Pull Up a Seat beside Lake Haigler:

Bruce T. Rush Pavilion:

***Coleman sitting***
***at one of eight picnic tables***
***within the Rush Pavilion***.

The Bruce T. Rush Pavilion is located at the Lake Haigler Entrance of the Anne Springs Close Greenway. It is an open-air shelter, available for rental, which features a hardwood ceiling with a stone fireplace. It overlooks the beautiful Lake Haigler. It is an ideal area for company picnics, birthday parties, receptions, and small intimate wedding ceremonies.

In Front of the Canteen:

***Coleman sitting***
***in one of***
***several rockers***
***out in front***
***of the Gateway Canteen.***

Pull Up a Seat

God Bless. Thank you for visiting. Have a Merry Christmas! Enjoy your Holidays! Remember I appreciate y’all.

Which Way Shall We Go? This Way or That Way… Left, or Right?

My grandson, Coleman and I loved to venture out into nature and roam through the trees whenever the weather permits. It has been raining a lot here lately, so we haven’t been out much. Only twice this week. Coleman loves to go hiking at the Anne Springs Close Greenway which is only a few miles from where we currently live. The Greenway has five different entrances, and we choose a different entrance to begin our hiking each time we go.

From the Horse Stables Entrance: Should we go to the Left or to the Right?

***Past the Fences …***
***onward to***
***See the***
***Farm Animals***

Next, we switched to the Lake Haigler Entrance for some hiking near Lake Haigler.

Posted as part of Which Way Photo Challenge

***Which Way Photo Challenge***
***by alive and trekking***

God Bless. Thank you for stopping by. Hope you’ll visit again soon. I appreciate y’all.

Floral Friday #83: December 23, 2022

Spotted this plant by the checkout counter at our local Aldi’s.

The Kalanchoe is a group of exotic succulents prized for their unusual foliage and flowers. The scientific name is Kalanchoe blossfeldiana. It is a herbaceous and is commonly cultivated as a house plant of the genus Kalanchoe native to Madagascar. A few of the English common names are flaming Katy, Christmas kalanchoe, florist kalanchoe and Madagascar widow’s thrill.

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)

God Bless. Thank you for visiting. I appreciate y’all.

Midweek Monochrome: # 119 – A Relaxing Hike through the Greenway

***Coleman***
***hiking along***
***the trail***

Midweek Monochrome

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

God Bless. Thank you for visiting. I appreciate y’all.

LAPC # 229 : Perfect Patterns

***Perfectly***
***Aligned***
***Boards***

Perfect Patterns

Photo Credit: ©️2022@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com

God Bless. Thank you! I appreciate y’all.

Thursday Doors: Lake Haigler Doors

***Little***
***Lending***
***Library***

***Williams***
***Nature***
***Center***

***Anne Springs***
***Close Greenway***
***Gateway Canteen***

Thursday Doors

Photo Credit: ©️2022@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com

God Bless. Thank you! I appreciate y’all.

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Morass

According to the Oxford Dictionary Morass means an area of muddy or boggy ground.

Here’s my photo of a muddy area on the Wagon Loop at Anne Springs Close Greenway. So muddy the horses left their shoe impressions.

And according to Webster Thesaurus.com synonyms include: chaos, quagmire, tangle, and snarl to name a few.

So here’s my pick for a tangled mixed up mess.

***Tangled***
***mixed up***
***lumber***🪵
***at the***
***Stables***

RDP – Morass

Photo Credit: ©️2022@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com

God Bless. Thank you for stopping by. I appreciate y’all.

Wordless Wednesday: Having a Splash 💦 of a Good Time

***Grizzly Bear*** @
***San Diego Zoo***
***San Diego, California***

Wordless Wednesday

God Bless. Thank you! I appreciate y’all.

Monday Windows: Looking Outward

***Coleman***
***looking***
***Outward***
***at the dog***

***Coleman***
***Sitting by***
***a Window***
***Looking***
***at Me***

Photos taken at Anne Springs Close Greenway Canteen in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Monday Window

God Bless. Thank you! I appreciate y’all.

Weekend Sky: Mid-December — See the Arrow? The Airplane?

**Is it a bird?**
**an Airplane?**
**What do y’all think?**

We observe the sky and are amazed at the views we see. I love the following poem about Clouds.

Clouds

I pause watching the clouds roll by.

Thankful I am alive to see how truly

amazing and beautiful they are. As soft

and fluffy as a feathered pillow. One day

I’ll rest my head on them remembering

the day I dreamt it were possible.
https://laceann.com

***White Fluffy Clouds***
***amongst the***
***blue sky.***

Weekend Sky

God Bless. Thank You! I appreciate y’all.

Cell Pic Sunday: December 18, 2022

Instead of a normal cell pic, I am choosing to share a collage I made on my cell phone. The top two photos were taken on a cell phone whereas the bottom photo was taken on my Canon Rebel EOS T3i camera. Hope this is okay since it was created on my cell phone.

***Top: Coleman taken in 2019***
***Middle: Coleman & Alona taken in 2020.***
***Bottom: Coleman taken on Saturday, December 17, 2022***

Wishing y’all a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!

Cellpic Sunday Challenge.

God Bless. Thank you for paying a visit. I appreciate y’all.

Monday Portrait: Close-up with a Horse

***I’ve***
***got***
my
***Eye***
on
You

Posted as part of Monday Portrait.

Cee’s Black and White Challenge (CBWC) – Close Ups

God Bless. Thank You! I appreciate y’all.

Silent Sunday: December 18, 2022 – Reflections

***Lake Haigler***
***Anne Springs Close Greenway***
***Fort Mill,*** **South Carolina**

Silent Sunday

God Bless. Thank You! I appreciate y’all.

Share Your Desktop: Horsing Around – December 2022

My Screensaver:

***We’re Coming***
***….to***
***see you.***

My Wallpaper:

***A Family***
***Enjoying***
***a Run***

Posted as part of Share your Desktop, hosted by Clare from Clare’s Cosmos.

God Bless. Thank you! I appreciate y’all.

CMMC: Violet or White Color – At the Gibson House

It’s been cold and rainy all week. On Wednesday, Coleman and I decided to try to beat the rain and ventured out to visit Forest at Anne Springs Close Greenway Horse Stables. It was sure cold 🥶 though. However, Coleman enjoyed his time visiting the horses. [Those pictures are saved for another post].

***Hanging Planter***
***on the ground***
***at the***
***Gibson House***

We spotted these Violet and White Flowers by the Gibson House on the way back to the car whilst trying not to get the camera wet. So naturally I had to capture them with a few snapshots. After all I did have my camera around my neck.

Posted as par Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC) and Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge.

God Bless. Thank you for visiting. I appreciate y’all.

Water 💦 Water 💦 Everywhere #155 – From 2020 In the Gulf

***View***
***from***
***Royal Caribbean***

***Triple Boats***.
***– RDP – Monday –***
**Triple**

***Boats*** 🚤
***Ships*** 🛳️
***Boats*** 🛥️
***Ships*** 🚢

***And even***
***more Boats*** 🛥️
***and Ships*** 🛳️

***Zooming***
***Along***
***In the***
***Gulf of Mexico***

***Toward***
***Carnival***
***Cruise*** 🚢
***Ships*** 🛳️

Photo Credit: 2020@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com

Posted as part of Jez’s Water Water Everywhere Photography Challenge.

God Bless. Thank you for coming aboard. I appreciate y’all.

Floral Friday # 81: December 16, 2022 – Salvia lyrata

It is sometimes grown in gardens for its attractive foliage and flowers, though it can prolifically seed, easily becoming a lawn weed.

Photo taken @ Andrew Jackson State Park in April 2018 with an Apple iPhone X.

Photo Credit: ©️2018@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com

Bren’s Floral Friday Challenge.

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge.

God Bless. Thank you. I appreciate y’all.

Triple the Perception Makes Quite an Impression

***A Trio of Wreaths***
***Hung in Front***
***of Three Rockers***
***Laid Anterior to***
***Three Windows***

***A Trio***
of
***Stable***
***Doors***

***Horses*** 🐎 X3
***Running***
***So Full***
***of Energy***

On a blustery

cold wintery

rainy morning.

Mama Cormier’s Thursday Trios.

Thursday Doors

RDP Monday challenge.

God Bless. Thank you! I appreciate y’all.

What’s on your List?: Music Challenge

https://i0.wp.com/www.f-covers.com/cover/music-splash-facebook-cover-timeline-banner-for-fb.jpg

This is a recent challenge posted by Tao-talk.com. I decided to play along. I’ll be watching for your selections.

image link

Dale Rogerson put a music challenge up on facebook and I completed the challenge there and decided to move it over here. I’ve not only put the song titles in but links to each song. Feel free to create a post with your answers and put a link in my comments or give your responses directly into my comments. I had fun with this one and liked having a refresher on songs I hadn’t listened to in awhile.

OK music lovers — here are the rules:

Answer each category with a SONG. No repeats and you can’t use the internet (it’s tempting but try not to). Go with the first song that comes to mind, change the answers to your own (can’t steal mine). Be sure to put on YOUR page, not mine. Just put “done” when you’ve completed yours:

* Something to Wear- Blue Suede Shoes

* A Place – California Dreamin’

* Animal – A Horse with No Name

* A Number – 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

* A Color – Don’t it Make My Brown Eyes Blue?

* A Girl’s Name – Peggy Sue

* A Boy’s Name – Johnny B Goode

*Profession – American Soldier

*Day of the week – Rainy Days and Mondays

MUSIC Challenge

God Bless. Thank you! I appreciate y’all.

MWM #119 – A Child’s Perspective

***Taken by***
***Coleman,***
***my 3 year old***
***grandson***

***Coleman***
***coloring***
***on a***
***whiteboard***

Photo Credit:

1st photo: ©️Coleman Gouveia (my 3 yr old grandson). All others: ©️2022@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com

Posted as part of Mid-Week Monochrome. Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness photography challenge.

God Bless. Thank you for visiting. I appreciate y’all.

Wordless Wednesday: December 14, 2022

Wordless Wednesday

God Bless. Thank you! I appreciate y’all.

Monday Portrait: Feral Cats

This is a fun challenge not hosted by anyone, so if you want to join in just post a photo.

***Hey there,***
***I see you***
***looking*** 👀
***at me.***

***Cat*** 🐈
***Stretching***
***on our***
***Asphalt Roof***

The area cats tended to give birth under our home. They would sun themselves on the porch, on our car, and sometimes on our roof. They came and went as they pleased. They would watch you watching them, but never allow you to get too close.

Photo Credit: 2010@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com

Monday Portrait

God Bless. Thank you! I appreciate y’all.