2024 John’s Cell Pic Sunday – Gfpacificbee’s Insights & photography

2024 Cell Pic Sunday: 12.29

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Near the South Fork Catawba River; Off Cramer Mountain Road; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Happy New Year! Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Cell Pic Sunday: 12.22

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Merry Christmas! Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Cell Pic Sunday: 12.15

Coleman visits a Nativity

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Cramer Memorial United Methodist Church; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Merry Christmas! Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Cell Pic Sunday: 12.08

Norfolk Southern

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Old Town; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Silent Cellpic Sunday: 12.01

Baptismal Cross Scene

*Cramerton Independent*
*Presbyterian Church*

Silent Sunday

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Cramerton Independent Presbyterian Church; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Monday Portrait: 11.25 —

Muscovy Duck

Monday Portrait

John’s CellPic Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Riverside Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 CellPic Sunday: 11.17

Acer rubrum

Red Maple

Aka Swamp Maple,
Water Maple, or Soft Maple

John’s CellPic Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Downtown; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 CPC: Reflections

Reflections in the South Fork River

I love capturing reflections, especially reflections in water. Coleman and I just happened to hike along a portion of the South Fork River on Saturday. It was a relaxing time walking along the (new to us) Riverside Greenway in Cramerton which runs alongside the South Fork River. We saw quite a few amazingly beautiful reflections in the river. Here an only a small portion of what I managed to capture with my iPhone.

Cosmic Photo Challenge (CPC)-Reflections

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: South Fork River; Riverside Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all so very much.

2024 Silent Cell Pic Sunday: November 3rd

Riverside Baptist Church

John’s CellPic Sunday

Silent Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Riverside Baptist Church; 171 S Main St, Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Silent Cell Pic Sunday: 10.27

A View Thru the Trees

***Lake Haigler***
***Anne Springs Close Greenway***

Silent Sunday

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location:Lake Haigler; Lake Haigler Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Silent Cell Pic Sunday: 10.13 —

In The Beginning God …

*Discovery Center Creation Museum*
*Science • History • The Arts*

Silent Sunday

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Throwback Thursday

Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Location: Discovery Center Creation Museum; Abilene, Texas, USA

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Cell Pic Sunday: 10.06

God Bless America

*American Flag*
*Held by 2*
*Ladder Fire Trucks*

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Weekend Sky

Throwback Thursday

Camera: Apple iPhone XR

Location: Walmart Parking Lot; Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

Monochrome Cell Pic Sunday/Monday Portrait

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Becky’s Squares

Monday Portrait

Monochrome Monday

Hammad’s Weekend Sky

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gardner Park Elementary; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all.

2024 Silent Cell Pic Sunday: 09/.15

Seven Arcade Games

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Silent Sunday

Becky’s Squares

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location:Springdale, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all.

2024 CellPic Sunday: 09.08 — Lineberger Park

***Lineberger Park***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

John’s CellPic Sunday

Hammad’s Weekend Sky

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Lineberger Park; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

God bless. Get out and enjoy the outdoors. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 RDP: Saturday — Landslide

Landslides occur whenever they choose to happen even in the most unlikely of circumstances or in areas you least expect. This one happened on a portion of my cousin’s property. Better be careful where you walk. Never know what Mother Nature will decide to do next.

Along my cousin’s property
after all the rain
from Tropical Storms.

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Saturday-Landslide

Fandango’s One Word Challenge-Outside

John’s CellPic Sunday

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

1-2-3 Cell Pic Photo Processing — August 2024

Macrolepiota procera

the parasol mushroom

John’s CellPic Sunday

One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge-August 2024

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Photo Processing done via Pixlr

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 CellPic Sunday: 07.07

Eulithis diversilineata

Eulithis diversilineata

***Lesser Grapevine Looper***
***Our Backyard Visitor***

John’s CellPic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Cell Pic Sunday: 06.30

Tuscarora Crape Myrtle

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Sunny Sunday

Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2024 Week 26

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: New Hope Acres; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with me. Enjoy the beauty all around you. Take time to admire nature’s wonderful creations. I appreciate y’all very much.

Sitting on the Sunny Side of Life

The weather has been hot and Sunny 🌞 during the day and stormy at night. Decided to switch out the sand in my grandson’s “Turtle” for Water 💧 to allow him to enjoy 😊 water playtime in the Warm Sunshine.

https://videopress.com/v/LjiP5LcB?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true

Coleman Sitting &
Playing on the
Sunny Side of Life.
The Tune Playing
is called “Sunny Side.”

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 23

Sunny Sunday

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2024 Week 22

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #223

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Video created in Google Utilities -Highlight Video

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Weekend FOTD: June 1/2

Zephyranthes atamasca

Rain lily, Atamasco lily, Zephyranthes atamasca, is a native Southeastern member of the regular “old” amaryllis family.

These were taken at Landsford Canal State Park while hiking the Canal Trail. The Canal Trail is an easy 1.5 mile hiking trail that runs alongside the Catawba River.

Weekend FOTD

Sunny Sunday

Silent Sunday

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2024 Week 21

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Camera: iPhone 13 Pro Telephoto lens.

Location: Canal Trail; Landsford Canal State Park; Catawba, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with me. Have a fantastic weekend. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 OWS: Playing Around the Hedge

***Vintage plus a little splash , a little blur …***

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Hedge

One to Three Photo Processing Challenge-May 2024

Becky’s Squares-Reconstructed (Processing)

Cee’s FOTD

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone XR Rear Camera

Location: Glencairn Garden; Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Monday Portrait: 05.20

Close Up with an Alpaca

***You wanna See Me?***
**Here I Am.**
**Do you Like What you See?**

This is one of several Alpacas 🦙 in the Crandall Bowles Children’s Farm. As you might can tell, he is not afraid of getting close to visitors. He would welcome your visit if you were ever in his neighborhood.

Monday Portrait

Monochrome Monday

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Becky’s #SquareRenew

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

Whatsoever is Lovely for Sunny Sunday and Macro Monday 2024.05.19/20

Neotephritis finalis,
the sunflower seed maggot

Whatsoever Is Lovely Challenge-2024 Week 19

Macro Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Becky’s #SquareRenew

Sunny Sunday

John’s CellPic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Sending y’all my birthday wishes of happiness, good health, peace, and an abundance of love throughout 2024 and beyond. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Cell Pic Sunday: 05.12

Tipula (Acutipula) luna

When we see an infiltration of these Tipulidae we know summer is approaching and we do not want a burgeoning of them like we’re having with the cicadas.

Crane flies are harmless to people but can cause damage to plants and your lawn. Plus, they can be really annoying if they make their way into your house!

Most species of crane flies have no mouth parts, and the ones that do only drink nectar. Crane flies don’t bite. They don’t sting, either. Though they may show up in large numbers and can be obnoxious, crane flies are harmless.

Crane Flies need a moist environment to survive and we have had more than our share of rain 🌧️ and thunderstorms ⛈️ practically daily as of late.

John’s Cellpic Sundays

Becky’s Squares Renew – Burgeoning

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.

2024 Cell Pic Sunday — 05.05

May the Force Be with You.

John’s Cell Pic Sunday:24.05.05

Camera: iPhone 14 Plus

Location: Charlotte Douglas International Airport; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

Becky’s Squares

St. Simons Island Lighthouse Museum — Unique Perspective

St. Simons Island, Georgia

St. Simons Lighthouse is one of only five remaining Georgia lighthouse towers. The Lighthouse and keeper’s Dwelling were built in 1872. The original Lighthouse which this Lighthouse replaced was built in 1810 by James Gould of Massachusetts, the first lighthouse keeper. The original Lighthouse was destroyed by Confederate forces in 1861 in order to prevent the beacon’s use by Federal troops during the Civil War.

The Lighthouse still serves as an active aid to navigation for ships entering St. Simons Sound, casting its beam as far as 23 miles to sea. The Lighthouse is located near the pier on the southern tip of St. Simons Island, Georgia, United States of America. Its purpose is to guide ships into St. Simons Sound and warns them of the many sandbars in the area.

Inside St. Simons Island
Lighthouse Museum

In 1972, the lightkeepers’ cottage was leased to Glynn County. The Coastal Georgia Historical Society spent three years restoring the two-story Victorian light keepers’ cottage at the base of the lighthouse, which was then converted into a museum.

Currently, the public can tour the museum and climb the 129 steps to the top of the Lighthouse for a view of St. Simons Sound and the surrounding area. The admission cost to tour the Lighthouse Museum and climb the 129 steps is $12 for adults; $6 for ages 6-12; $2 Military discount is offered with Valid Military ID. Children under 6 are free.

St. Simons Island Lighthouse
and View from the Top

Some of the spectacular, panoramic views of the coast including Jekyll Island, the mainland (Brunswick), and the south end of St. Simons Island can be seen from the top of the Lighthouse.

The Keeper’s Dwelling is a two-story Victorian structure which was the home of the lighthouse keepers from 1872 up until the 1959’s. It currently houses the Lighthouse Museum and includes interactive exhibits, rare artifacts, and period rooms that reveal the history of St. Simons Island and the life of a lighthouse keeper.

My Daughter, Trisha,
climbed the 129 Steps
to the Top of the Lighthouse
so I could see the View.

Six Word Saturday

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Plus

Location: St. Simons Island Lighthouse and Museum; St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA.

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

It’s about to start — Come on & Join me …

I’m in the Yellow Car

***My Granddaughter, Alona***
***enjoying a Ride at Carowinds***

Pull up a Seat 2024: Week 17

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Camera: iPhone X

Location: Carowinds; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you Brian at Busboys World for the idea. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

A Pair of Trumpet(ers) Delight Your Weekend

***Trumpeter Swan***
***(Cygnus buccinator)***

Ragtag Daily Prompt Saturday-Trumpet

Six Word Saturday

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Location: Columbus Zoo & Aquarium; Powell, Ohio

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

Children Climbing/Playing on Opening Day

Schroering Forest Playground

Opening Day for the Schroering Forest Playground was on March 30th. The Playground is a new addition for Anne Springs Close Greenway. Being its opening day list of families came to visit the Greenway the check out the new Playground. Children young and old alike investigated and explored the many different features and structures within the playground.

The number of people on the climbing structure varied throughout the day with the greatest impact of visitors being early in the morning and dwindling later on in the afternoon.

When Coleman and I first walked around the playground and the Climbing Structure it was intimidating with so many people in and on the various structures. Overwhelming especially for Coleman, so we chose to hike around the lake and come back later hoping for fewer children to be in the playground.

Coleman slowly getting the courage to try climbing on the Climbing Structure.

After climbing a short distance, Coleman sits down and looks around unsure of what to do next.

He eventually decides he was to get down, but was uncertain about how to go about climbing down. After watching for a little bit I realized he wanted help getting down. So we went hiking back up towards the car visiting the historic cabins, cows, and horses along the way.

Six Word Saturday: 04.06.24

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Schroering Forest Playground; Lake Haigler Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Weekend Sky: 03.31.24

~ Beautiful Weather for Easter ~

***Beautiful Day***
***for Coleman***
***Petting a Horse***

***Beautiful Day***
***for Reflection***
***at Lake Haigler***

Hammad’s Weekend Sky-03.31

Whatsoever Is Lovely Challenge 2024 Week 13

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Dairy Barn Entrance; Lake Haigler; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God’s Blessings to y’all this Beautiful Easter Sunday. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Hovering Over a Delectable Treat

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

God Bless. The Flowers welcome Spring’s arrival and the Bees 🐝 are hovering around. Enjoy the flowers, but be careful not to get stung. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.