Category: 2024 Photography Challenges
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2024 CWWC: June – Week 4 & Monochrome Madness #11 – Roads, Lanes, and Pathways
For this the Fourth Week of June, I am combining Cee’s Which Way-My Way with Monochrome Madness #11-Roads hosted by Dawn at lingeringvisions by Dawn. As normal for us, we walk Coleman’s way. Sometimes we’re on paved roads, sometimes dirt trails, and sometimes off the beaten path. On this day Coleman leads us down a…
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2024 Floral Friday: 06.28 —Colouring Flowers #26
Flowers, Fruit, & Birds Floral Friday Cee’s Flower of the Day God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Take time to Smell the Flowers. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.
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2024 CosPhoChal/Weekend Sky —- Sunrise/Sunset
Lancaster, South Carolina Andrew Jackson State Park Lancaster County, South Carolina Cosmic Photo Challenge-Sunrise/Sunset Weekend Sky #130 Photo Credit: 1-2)©️2024 Shirley Hunter; 3-4)©️2021 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. Locations: Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
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Birds of the Carolinas #12
Northern Cardinal Northern Cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis) are just one bird species out of hundreds that you might see feasting from your bird feeder in South Carolina. Northern Cardinals are common backyard birds in North America and can be found in many locations in South Carolina, including Seabrook Island, Lexington, and Lancaster County. Male Northern Cardinals are…
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2024 Thursday Doors: 06.27
Doors of Hearst Castle Hearst Castle, known formally as La Cuesta Encantada (Spanish for “The Enchanted Hill”), is a historic estate in San Simeon, located on the Central Coast of California. Conceived by William Randolph Hearst, the publishing tycoon, and his architect Julia Morgan, the castle was built between 1919 and 1947. Currently, Hearst Castle is a museum open to the public…
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Don’t Be Square —- Enjoy Plants Thriving
Plants Thriving Around the Neighbourhood Sunday Stills: June-Plant Life Cee’s Flower of the Day Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max Location: Huntingtowne Neighbourhood; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA God Bless. Thank you for visiting the Plants in my neighborhood. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with…
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Words for Thought #24
Think About It Tuesday God Bless. Thank you for visiting. Have a wonderful week and enjoy the Outdoors. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
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Rectangular Monochrome Monday Windows
This is Great Falls Elementary School (formerly called Mebane Grammar School.) This is the school my dad attended when he was growing up in Great Falls, South Carolina. Lens-Artists Challenge #305-Rectangles Ludwig’s Monday Window Monochrome Monday Throwback Thursday Photo Credit:©️1963 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved. Location: Mebane Grammar School; aka Great Falls…
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2024 Macro Monday: 06.24
Delicious Delectable Devoured Macro Monday Cee’s Flower of the Day Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max. God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with me. Enjoy Nature. Smell the fragrant flowers. I appreciate y’all very much.
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2024 PULL Up a Seat – Week 25
Coleman’s Choices This week’s Pull Up a Seat selections were determined by Coleman. We walked around the neighbourhood and after walking for several blocks he decided he wanted to Pull Up a Seat at the picnic table outside of the Walmart Neighborhood Market which is used mainly by employees. We get up and continue on…
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Signs to Welcome your Presence
Everywhere you go there are signs to Welcome your presence. Welcome you to come into a store, Welcome you to a town, Welcome you to a Greenway, and even Welcoming children to a Playground. Let’s start with our Welcome to a favourite store in Amish Country, Ohio called Lehman’s. Lehman’s provides products that Amish and…
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2024 Weekend FOTD: 06.22/23
Hydrangea Nikko Blue Cee’s Weekend FOTD:06.22/3 Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max Location: Huntingtowne Neighbourhood; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
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2024 FOWC-Cemetery
Familial Grounds This FOWC is in alignment with the latest of my dad’s slides I have recently (just yesterday) digitized. They are of the familial burial grounds of my paternal grandparents. My father took them on one of our trips to visit his dad, his brother, his sister and her family. The location of the…
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Slow Streaming Over Stones
Upper Waterfalls Stone Mountain State Park Leanne’s hosting Monochrome Madness with the theme of Waterfalls this week. To join the challenge just post photos of waterfalls on your blog and tag Monochrome Madness or leave a pingback to Leanne’s Monochrome Madness post. My eldest son and I took a drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway…
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2024 Floral Friday: Colouring Flowers #25
Pot of Flowers & Strawberries Floral Friday Cee’s Flower of the Day God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Take time to Smell the Flowers. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.
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2024 OWS: June 16 — Green
Green in the Garden Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Green God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
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2024 LAPC #304: Behind
Ritva is this week’s host for the Lens-Artist Photography Challenge; she has chosen the theme of behind. What backgrounds to choose may seem easy, but some thought process may determine just the right background & balance you what to achieve and capture when you are snapping your photos. BATTLE OF BECKHAMVILLE May 1780 Inscription. British…
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2024 Monday Portrait: 06.17
Coleman’s Water 💦 Antics and Expressions Here you go Clare —- Coleman’s latest … May his antics and expressions bring a smile and a bit of laughter to your day. Monday Portrait – 06.17.2024 Jez’s Water Water Everywhere Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max Location: Backyard Turtle…
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2024 Silent Sunday: 06.16
Raised Garden Display Silent Sunday Cee’s Flower of the Day Photo Credit:©️2024 Ron May … All Rights Reserved God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
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2024 CWWC: June — Week 2
Bridging the Waters of Time Thru Architecture While on our San Francisco Bay Discovery Cruise we were able to see beautiful views surrounding the Bay. We were able to view unique perspectives of the amazing architectural features of the Bay Area Bridges. Looking at The Golden Gate Bridge from the waters below … The Golden Gate…
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2024 Weekend Sky #130
Colourful Sunset Hammad’s Weekend Sky #130 Photo Credit: ©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max Location: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all
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2024 PULL Up a Seat: Week 24
Seating inside Hearst Castle Hearst Castle is located up on a hill in San Simeon, the land was originally purchased by George Hearst. After his & his wife’s passing, the ownership of the property was transferred to William Randolph Hearst, their son. William Randolph Hearst expanded on the property growing it to encompass approximately 250,00…
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2024 Thursday Doors
Historic Tack Shed Doors At the Greenway Stables you’ll always need a place to store your tack and what better place than in an historic tack shed. Now for a closer inspection … And for a bonus Let’s cool off with a Kona Ice. Shall we? Dan’s Thursday Doors Photo Credit: 2024 Deb L. Waters…
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2024 Thursday Trios: 06.13
Welcome to Our Hive Bee 🐝 Happy Thursday Trios Photo Credit: 2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max Location: Crandall Bowles Children’s Farm; Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate…
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2024 Monochrome Madness #10: People
Throwback to 1974/5 Aboard the Queen Mary I have been reminiscing about the good old days as I go thru processing my dad’s old slides into a digital format. These are from 1974 and 1975 when we toured the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. Here I am looking out over the ships railing into…
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Birds of the Carolinas #10
Barred Owl Strix varia The Barred Owl is often spotted in the various Greenways throughout South Carolina. Two of the Greenways they have been seen in are; 1) Lindsay Pettus Greenway located in Lancaster and 2) Anne Springs Close Greenway located in Fort Mill. The Barred Owl (Strix varia) is the most commonly seen owl…
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Abandoned in California — Now Tourist Attraction
Janet from sustainabilitea.wordpress.com is offering us all to participate in her “One Word Sunday” word Abandoned. I am choosing to participate, how about you? Alcatraz Have you ever thought about visiting or touring a federal prison? How about touring an Abandoned maximum security prison like Alcatraz? It is possible, you know. Alcatraz was not always…
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2024 Wordless Wednesday: 06.12
Albatross Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday Throwback Thursday Photo Credit: ©️1979 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved. Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm Location: San Francisco Bay Cruise; San Francisco Bay; San Francisco, California, USA God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
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Playing the Numbers Game #25
The number for Judy’s Numbers Game this week is 146. Time to play. Judy’s Numbers Game-#25_146 Cee’s Flower of the Day God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
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2024 Sunday Stills: Pastels in California’s Beautiful Outdoors
California has some beautiful coastline. These were taken way back in 1974 in Long Beach, California. This first one was taken looking over the Pacific Ocean and Pier J, Port of Long Beach. The view was taken from aboard the Queen Mary. The next two photos are of the Shoreline of the Long Beach Harbor…
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2024 Monday Portrait: 06.10
Hidden in the Grass Hey, what’s that over there? Can you see it too? Come on, let’s go take a closer look … That’s not a flower I see. What do you think it is? Is that a baby deer? Oh, look over there … there’s another deer. What do you think? Is this one…
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2024 Monday Window: 06.10
Historic Windows/Doors FDR’s The Little White House Growing up we made several vacation trips to the Carolinas from San Diego. On one of our trips to the Carolinas we made a stopover in Georgia to visit Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s (FDR) The Little White House in Warm Springs. When you arrive at The Little White House…
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Breaching the Waters of Time
Seven Seas Marine Life Park Breaching the Waters of Time, we drift back to 1972 when my family stopped for some time of relaxing entertainment at the Seven Seas Marine Life Park in Arlington, Texas. Seven Seas Marine Life Park was a marine mammal park, and animal theme park built and owned by the city of Arlington, Texas, United States. It…
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2024 CWWC: June – Week 1
Choose Your Way to the Land of Oz Cee, I pray you’re better and home soon. In the meanwhile I’m continuing with the CWWC – Any Which Way in my Way until you are back well and able choose a theme. Anyone care to join me, let’s let Cee know we’re thinking and caring about…
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2024 Floral Friday: 06.07 —Colouring Flowers #23
Floral Friday Cee’s Flower of the Day God Bless. Embrace joy, Seek out Light, and always Seek out the Sunlight in your life. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.
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2024 FOTD: 06.06 —
Hemerocallis ‘Cool Jazz’ Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max Location: Huntingtowne Neighbourhood; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
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2024 RDP: Older /|\ Rise
Welcome Friends, Guests, and Visitors! This is June 2024, I am realizing that the Older I get the harder it is for me to Rise. It is harder for me to Rise in the mornings, and harder for me to Rise from the floor. Let’s face it the Older I get the harder it is…
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