Yesterday, after talking a long hike along the South Fork River Trail we stopped in Confluence for a bit of respite and to cool off from the high humidity. Luckily it didn’t rain until after we arrived back home.
Sun Parasol® White Mandevilla
On display to the left of the entrance is a Kayak. Normally, it is just the kayak … no decoration inside of it. We found it to hold a pot of White Mandevilla which drew our attention to the beautiful flowers.
Location: Out Front; Confluence; Center Street; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Take Care. Be Observant. Admire the beauty all around. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Take time to admire the beauty of God’s creations. Observe the Flowers, how they grow and blossom. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Wild for Wildflowers, regardless if they are along a walkway, beside the road, or in a Wildflower Garden or Meadow. Flowers are beautiful wherever they blossom.
Here are a few we have captured over the past few years.
Aka Eastern Bluestar, Blue Dogbane, Willow Amsonia, Woodland Bluestar
The Eastern Bluestar, of the Dogbane family, is a 1-3 ft., erect-stemmed perennialforming large, multi-stemmed clumps. The smooth stems are crowded with narrow, oval leaves which turn golden-yellow in the fall. The rim of the Blue, tubular flowers flare out into a star-shape, appear in loosely conjested clusters at the tips of the stems. These flowers grow in wet to moist and sandy soiled areas. The Blue Star’s growth has naturalized northeast as far as Massachusetts. However, its primary habitat is the southeastern and eastern regions of the United States.
Location: Crandall Bowles Children’s Farm; Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a wonderful week. Stay safe and dry. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
[Just a side note: when I typed in made of glass for Dan’s CFFC this flower popped up in the selected images. So I took it as a sign to use it for Cee’s FOTD.]
Welcome to my Week #10 Floral contribution to Dawn’s Spring Festival2025.
Beautiful Sea Lavender and Red Maidsof are a Spring delight along the La Jolla Shores for visitors and locals to enjoy and admire. [In my youth I used to spend a tremendous amount of time along the sands and in the water at La Jolla Shores. At that time I didn’t pay no mind to the floral landscape, but I greatly appreciate its beauty nowadays.]
Limonium perezii aka Perez’s sea lavender and seafoam statice
Sea lavender blooms intermittently for months and nearly year round in frost-free coastal climates. Their dry, papery petals retain the colour well, making them an excellent choice for dried arrangements. They are also ideal for seaside gardens or decorative containers.
Perez’s sea lavender & Red Maids
Sea Lavender (Limonium perezii) is primarily pollinated by bees, butterflies, and other flying insects. These insects are attracted to the beautiful clusters of small, fragrant flowers that grow on the plant.
Red Maids Aka Calandrinia ciliata
Red Maids might be considered weeds in some places, however, in the majority of areas they are considered wildflowers. Red Maids sure have beautiful deep pink flowers that open mostly in the afternoon.
The leaves are edible and cattle love them, but the black oil-rich seeds are what made the plant a substantial part of Southern California Indian diets. The leaves, especially the young leaves and young shoots, may be eaten fresh, although due to their content of oxalic acid, should be eaten sparingly.
The wildlife-friendly plant grows up to about 8″ tall and makes a good ornamental in the garden that is easily plantable by seed.
Location: La Jolla Shores; La Jolla, California, USA
God Bless. Admire the flowers, watch them grow and bloom. Nature is a beautiful artist painting amazingly beautiful flowers and beautifully colourful landscapes. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Stop and Admire the Flowers. Enjoy Nature’s Beauty. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Welcome to my Week #9 Floral contribution to Dawn’s Spring Festival. This week I am displaying Calla Lilies at various stages from my neighbours garden. Coleman stops by their garden every day on the way to and from the school bus to see which flowers have blossomed from one day to the next.
Zantedeschia, (Calla Lilies) is the sole genus in the tribe Zantedeschieae in a 1997 classification of the Araceae. There are currently eight (8) recognized species. Portrayed here are the White, Yellow, and Pink Calla Lilies.
They are herbaceous, bulbous perennials with long, arrow-shaped leaves; some species have leaves with beautiful, window-like translucent spots. The uniquely shaped flower heads, consisting of small flowers in a spadix surrounded by a spathe, make great cut flowers. The spathe is usually white or green, but cultivars exist with yellow, pink, red, and purple hues. They bloom from late spring to early summer.
Calla Lilies can be grown in pots or in the ground. These images are of Calla Lilies grown in a small garden. ‘Calla lily’ is a member of the Arum family and is poisonous if eaten.
Calla lilies generally prefer full sun to partial shade, with full sun being ideal for cooler regions and partial shade being more suitable for warmer areas. They are perennial plants which may grow back every year and continue to produce beautiful blooms under the right conditions.
Calla Lilies may multiply spreading through their underground rhizomes, which develop additional growth buds and can be divided to create new plants. These particular Calla Lilies have been divided and multiplied continuously over time.
Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Admire the flowers, watch them grow and bloom. Nature is a beautiful artist painting amazingly beautiful flowers and beautifully colourful landscapes. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
The Yucca Gloriosa, also known as Spanish Dagger, is a native evergreen yucca in the southeast USA on the coasts of North Carolina south to Florida. [This plant is in the Piedmont region of North Carolina.] It grows as a shrub or small tree and can grow up to 16 feet tall but is relatively slow-growing.
Yucca gloriosa
The leaves are in a basal rosette on younger plants and are sword-shaped with sharp tips. Eventually, it will develop a woody trunk with a more tree-like form. [This particular Yucca plant is a shrub with bayonet like leaves which are crowded in the lower area and spread outwards at the top. The plant is heat, humidity, drought and salt tolerant and can tolerate some cold and snow.
TheYucca gloriosa(Spanish Dagger) attracts the Yucca moth (Tegeticula yuccasella) for pollination as well as the larva feeding on the seeds. It is said that the Yucca plant flowers also attracts bees and hummingbirds, however, I have not seen them around it as of yet.
Camera: 1-2) Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max; 3) Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Stop and enjoy the flowers. Have a lovely day. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV filter attachment.
Location: Centennial Center; Downtown; Town of Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mothers and those as close as a Mother, and those soon to be Mothers. Treasure your family and remember the Mothers who only remain in our hearts. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Good Day to everyone! It is a cool spring morning and I’m wishing I was still asleep. However, that’s not possible when it’s a school day for Coleman. Instead of falling back asleep after arriving back home from the bus stop, I’m here writing and fixing to upload another post. Who needs sleep anyway? I’ll probably fall back asleep after arriving a little bit of reading 📖.
Now before I begin reading it is time to show y’all some lovely pastel florals from my neighbours gardens.
Stop and Smell the Flowers. Enjoy Nature’s Beauty.
God Bless. You are Beautiful. Share your beautiful smiles and love to everyone in your path. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Spring is the time when Water Lilies bloom, specifically between Early to mid-May to mid-June in our southern region of the United States. People in tend to get excited the closer it gets to blooming season. The blossoms of the water lilies are strikingly impressive especially in beauty or excellence when in full bloom.
“Like everyone else, I was always fond of flowers, attracted by their external beauty and purity. Now my eyes wee opened to their inner beauty, all alike revealing glorious traces of the thoughts of God, and leading on and on into the infinite cosmos.”
“When Sun warms Earth, Myrtle knows to shed her skin and show her inside beauty.”
~ Margaret Simon
Thinking of summer nearing with the end of the school year approaching, Crape Myrtle’s beginning to bloom once again with the heat encroaching upon the earth surface displaying beauty in all its glory.
Tuscarora Crape Myrtle
“I have a secret It’s a bit of gold hidden away only Myrtle knows”
~ Linda Mitchell
There are many times Coleman will walk on by the flowers in bloom and then there are times like these when he’ll stop, sniff the blooms and admire their beauty and fragrance.
Tuscarora Crape Myrtle Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Tuscarora
“Myrtle knows Her dress is so last year. Underneath—mottled beauty For fashion’s new season.”
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S75-300mm lens.
Location: Gastonia County Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Stop and smell the flowers. Enjoy Nature’s bountiful beauty. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Location: Lake Haigler Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Admire the beautiful flowers wherever you go. Take Care and have a wonderful week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Location: Downtown; Town of Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Take time to enjoy the beautiful flowers. Enjoy a walk. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Spring Flowers are springing up up and down the river and riverbanks. Coleman and I took a walk on Friday to Riverside Park and Greenway, I was amazed at all the beautiful flowers sprouting into bloom.
Here are some of the flowers we came across that are starting to blossom. There are signs that indicate other flowers will blossom in the next week or so.
God Bless. Take time to enjoy the Beauty in Nature. Be thankful for your blessings. Have a wonderful week ahead. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Sending you this Special Easter wish filled with my sweet love and peace. Wishing y’all a happy Easter in a very sweet and special way!
Zen Color App
“May your Easter be happy, May your day be bright, May you enjoy the treats, And sweet delights. But remember the meaning, Remember God’s gift, Remember the resurrection, May your soul uplift.”
Host this week for Monochrome Madness is Dawn from The Day After. She has chosen a theme of Everything Spring.
Springtime in the Carolinas entails anything and everything from Spring sports like T-Ball for Coleman, to Kayaking through the Catawba River, to simply rolling in the grass at an outdoor concert, to the beauty of Spring flowers. And who can’t forget about the Spring festivities surrounding the Easter Egg Scramble. Let us not forget what this Holiday Season is all about. It is not about the Easter eggs hunts, even though the children enjoy them, it’s about the Crucifixion of Jesus and his Resurrection. We celebrate that “He is Risen!”.
Coleman running to home plateOsteospermum African Daisy ‘Blue-Eyed Beauty’ YellowA variety of Spring Flowers Coleman finding Easter EggsColeman with a “brown” Easter BunnyPetunias Flowering Dogwood Kayaking in the South Fork Catawba River Coleman ready to catch a grounderGarden Tulips Gerbera Daisy Coleman rolling in the grass Centennial Center Park Coleman swinging from a rope Goat Island Park & Greenway Seasonal Annuals in a VaseColeman hiking Rocky Branch Trail Seder Supper
“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”
Cameras: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Location: Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. May God bless you at Easter and keep you all year through. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
To play along, go to your photos file and type that number into the search bar. Then post a selection of the photos you find that include that number and post a link to your blog in my Numbers Game blog of the day. If instead of numbers, you have changed the identifiers of all your photos into words, pick a word or words to use instead, and show us a variety of photos that contain that word in the title.This prompt will repeat each Monday with a new number. If you want to play along, please put a link to your blog in comments below.
Here are my contributions to the album:
Goat Island Park & GreenwayRed RoseLake Wylie Soleirolia soleiroliiLake Wylie Lantana Luscious Berry BlendAndrew Jackson State Park Pelargonium hortorum Geranium – CalliopeEd Yount Trail South Fork River Park Caribbean Sea Port of Cozumel Duranta Repens ‘China Girl’Catawba River Trailhead Coleman-Age 3McDowell Nature Preserve #189
A Hodgepodge of Dramatic Shades of Purple; from lovely flowers to amazingly colourful skies, and a beautiful artwork depicting the Cross on a hill called Golgotha, also known as Calvary. Enjoy the scenery and join in the challenge if you’re so inclined. Check out the Sunday Stills Challengehere.
Buddleja davidii Butterfly-BushLiriope muscari Big Blue LilyturfAurora 2024Passiflora incarnata Purple PassionflowerClematis viticella Purple ClematisLancaster SC SunsetDigitalis purpurea aka Lady’s Glove, Common FoxgloveViola (Violets)Artwork of the Cross at the Billy Graham Library
God Bless. May your world be lit with joy and happiness. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
To play along, go to your photos file and type that number into the search bar. Then post a selection of the photos you find that include that number and post a link to your blog in my Numbers Game blog of the day. If instead of numbers, you have changed the identifiers of all your photos into words, pick a word or words to use instead, and show us a variety of photos that contain that word in the title.This prompt will repeat each Monday with a new number. If you want to play along, please put a link to your blog in comments below. Here are my contributions to the album.
Today I decided to post a flower in memory of Cee’s Weekend FOTD. This past year with her declining health Cee combined Saturday/Sunday Flower of the Day into Weekend FOTD. These are three different processing images of my original Petunia Easy Wave Yellow photo image.
Original:
Original
One:
Polaroid2 with Bokeh1 Overlay using PicCollage Photo Editor
Two:
Magic Effects – Watercolor2 using PicCollage Photo Editor
Three:
Atomic Black & White Filter using Pixlr Photo Editing
Even though I only knew Cee for a relatively short time she had been an inspiration, an encourager, an amazing friend, and all around lovely person to call my friend. I will miss you Cee!
Yellow Rose of Friendship
I’ve been participating in Cee’s blogging challenges since 2022. Not long, but seems like she’s been my friend forever. I know she’s looking down upon us and her legacy and inspiration will live on forever and always.
Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) on a Red Zinnia Elegans (Zinnia elegans)
“Let no one weep for me, or celebrate my funeral with mourning; for I still live, as I pass to and fro through the mouths of men.”
I believe Cee knew we would cry, but also that she wouldn’t want us to wallow in weeping/mourning. I believe she would want us to remember her live and keep her legacy going on into eternity.
Viburnum macrocephalum aka “hydrangea viburnum,” Chinese snowball
“People touch our lives if only for a moment, And yet we’re not the same from that moment on, The time is not important, The moment is forever.”
Fern Bork
Cee touched my life as well as many others on and off of WordPress. She will live on through each and every one of us. She has impacted our/my lives with her wisdom, kindness, compassion, and her love.
Helianthus aka Sunflower
“Say not in grief ‘he she is no more’ but live in thankfulness that he she was.”
Hebrew proverb
Cee may have left her earthly home, but she is not really gone. She continues to live on in our hearts and minds. Let’s keep her legacy alive and continue on with love and kindness and respect for one another.
Gaillardia pulchella aka Indian Blanket
I know my emotions and tears have been overflowing this week after hearing the news regarding Cee. I will never regret knowing Cee & sharing in her photo challenges, sharing comments & soaking in her advice and knowledge. Even though we never met in person, I feel like I knew her (at least a part of her) and know that I loved her, her spirit, her courage, and her passion. May she continue to live on through all of us.
God Bless. Thinking & prayers for you, Chris & family. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
P.S. I’ve tried working on this ever since I read Becky’s guest post from Chris. I’ve cried, I’ve tried to write & I’ve cried some more. I wrote a little more & than I had Chris’ post on Cee’s blog & I cried some more and even as I complete this post. I will always remember Cee and how she touched my life.
God Bless. Please keep Chris in your thoughts & Prayers. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
When I first saw the theme was “It’s a Wild Life” I wasn’t sure what I wanted to post for this week. Reading about Cee’s passing sealed the idea for me. Hence, I settled on the Wildlife of Wildflowers displaying a variety of Wildflowers for Cee.
Wildlife of Wildflowers:
Cosmos sulphureus aka sulfur cosmos & yellow cosmosKudzu (Pueraria montana var. lobata)Calopogon barbatus aka Bearded Grass PinkZinnias Ranunculus flabellaris, aka Yellow Water CrowfootViola sororia aka common meadow violetRudbeckia hirta aka Florida Black-eyed SusanHelianthus angustifolius aka narrowleaf sunflower or swamp sunflower
Gfpacificbee’s Insights & photography 