Gfpacificbee’s Insights & photography
This blog is for my insights on life, the Bible, hiking adventures with my grandson and whatever is important to me
Cee’s/(Chris) Flower of the Day
Photo Credit:©️2020 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
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.
Textile & Visual
Physical Feels
& Visual Appearance
“The friends whom I have are invaluable, and although not numerous they are sufficient for my enjoyment; and the texture of my own mind renders me very indifferent to the rest of the world.”
George Combe
Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Texture
Photo Credit:©️2019-2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
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The Mexican Fan Palm is known for its slender, columnar trunk that can reach 100 feet tall and swell slightly at the base. Its trunk is brown and bumpy when young, but smooths and grays over time. It has large, fan-shaped leaves that can grow 3–5 feet wide and have sharp spines at the base.
Washingtonia robusta is one of two species in the genus Washingtonia. The other species closely related to it is the Washingtonia filifera (California Fan Palm). Both Washingtonia are grown as ornamental trees. The Mexican Washingtonia has a narrower trunk (which is typically somewhat wider at the base), and grows slightly faster and taller; it is also somewhat less cold hardy than the California fan palm, hardy to about −8 °C (18 °F).
The Mexican Fan Palm is normally grown in the desert areas of the Southwestern United States. Those areas include California, Arizona, and southern Nevada, as well as the extreme southwestern regions of Utah and Texas.
Both of the above locations for the Washingtonia robusta are located inland a short distance area from the Coast of the Pacific Ocean. The images were taken in Spring and Summer of 1979 by my father when we visited these places.
Photo Credit:©️1979 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm
Location: 1) Hearst Castle; San Simeon, California; 2) Ports O’ Call Village; San Pedro, California, USA
God Bless. Have a marvelous week. Explore Your World. Enjoy Nature. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
One of My Favourite Places
Photo Credit:©️2015 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 6 Plus
Location: The Lake; Andrew Jackson State Park; Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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Aka Lanceleaf Tickseed, Sand Coreopsis
Photo Credit:©️2020 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max Telephoto Camera
Location: Andrew Jackson State Park; Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Another week is almost over, you know what that means. It is time for the next Which Way Challenge (CWWC). This week I am combining the Which Way Challenge with Johnbo’s Lens-Artist Challenge #345. John has chosen a theme of “My Go to Places” which ties into my chosen theme of Any Unpaved Road or Pathway.
Go to Places change from time to time especially whenever our dwelling places change or as we progress through the ages. Our interests may change, our surroundings may change, regardless of how or when changes occur we tend to develop new ideas and locations for our “Go to Places.”
Currently, my “Go to Places” depends on Coleman’s interests and selection of the day. Whenever we go hiking we go to one of two Greenways within walking distance from our home. It just so happens that both of these “Go to Places” contain Any Unpaved Roads or Pathways. More often than not Coleman prefers to hike along unpaved nature surface trails or off the beaten pathways out in nature.
Here are our Unpaved Roads and/or Pathways … Coleman leads the way to one of his favourite “Go to Places.”
Be sure to click on the links below to see what others have as their Which Ways.
Brian’s CFFC Trains: Tickets please (here comes the train)
Brian’s CWWC Trains: More trains (on the way)
Geriatri’x’ Photography’s Which Way With Trains And Trolleys
Chava61’s CWWC + CFFC: Trains, etc.
I deeply appreciate and extend my greatest gratitude for all who have supported and participated in the Which Way (CWWC) Challenge.
Deb’s Which Way Challenge (CWWC)-Any Unpaved Road or Pathway
Lens-Artists Challenge #345 – My Go-To Places
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion Camera
Location: Off the Beaten Path Trail; Riverside Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Take a hike/walk in Nature. Commune with the beautiful landscapes, the trees and flowers, and (maybe) natural wildlife. Refresh your soul. Renew your mind. Life is a journey … relax and enjoy it. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
“I LOOKED UP THE WAY I WAS GOING AND BACK THE WAY I COME AND SINCE I WASN’T SATISFIED I STEPPED OFF AND [FOUND] ME A NEW PATH.”
MAYA ANGELOU
Whenever one goes hiking in the woods it is wise to be mindful of your surroundings. Pay close attention to your environment using all of your senses in order to identify potential hazards and navigate safely.
Thus look up to be aware of any changes in the weather; look from side to side observing for wildlife, uneven terrain, and potential hazards like deep drops or slippery rocks. Look downward and backward always being aware of your direction and the surrounding landscape, and use a map and compass if available.
Pay attention to the feel of the ground under your feet and the temperature to make certain you are staying on solid footing and avoiding cold and damp areas.
Coleman and I go hiking/walking practically every week, sometimes several times during a week. Looking up occasionally ensures the weather is still good, no storms or cold temperatures encompassing. We always look around us being on the lookout for any wildlife (lizards, snakes, birds, etc.). Looking down the path to make sure no tree limbs, rocks, or other obstacles are on the trails to ensure our safety. We don’t want any preventable accidents like scrapped knees, arms or injuries to occur if at all possible.
“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing views. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.”
– Edward Abbey
Beauty is all around us, to see it all one must look up, down, sideways, and all around you or you might miss out on something truly special and beautiful.
“Life Is Meant for Spectacular Adventures. Let Your Feet Wander, Your Eyes Marvel, and Your Soul Ignite.”
– SLVCWRITER
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Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge-Up, Down and Sideways
Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #266
Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2025 Week 16
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Set 1) Rocky Branch Trail; Set 2) Riverside Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Enjoy the beauty in Nature. Take a hike/walk. Find your inner peace. Always be aware of your surroundings. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
As I was sitting on the swing on the front porch keeping an eye on Coleman playing in the yard, I noticed the picturesque skyline filled with amazing cloudscapes. I grabbed my iPhone, changed the settings to muted black and white using the camera’s fusion mode I captured the view I was seeing .
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion Camera
Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Enjoy the Outdoors. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
I haven’t really taken any pictures of doors since the Cruz-In (we’ll get back to those next week), so I went roaming through my archives to see what I might use that I do not believe I have used as of yet. I found a couple of photos my brother took and passed on to me that were taken in 1980 while he was in the Air Force.
Old Jail Cell Doors under bridge
Amsterdam, Netherlands. 1980
Photo Credit:©️1980 Larry D. Waters (my brother) … All Rights Reserved.
Location: Old jail cell under bridge; Amsterdam, Netherlands
God Bless. Take Care. Enjoy your Week. Make Memories. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion Camera
Location: Rocky Branch Trail; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Have a funtastic week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #266
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion
Location: South Fork Catawba River; Goat Island 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.
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion Camera
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.
For this post I am combining Dan’s CFFC-Air Travel with Judy’s Numbers Game #69-190. While searching through my photos and archives to find which selections I might like to choose, there’s so many from years back to present it is difficult to limit my choices. Therefore, I decided to combine the two challenges to show y’all some of what I’ve seen in the manner of Air Travel through the years.
Judy with Life Lessons gives us the option of picking a word or words instead of numbers, so that is exactly what I have chosen to do. Dan with No Facilities hosts CFFC (Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge) with themes focusing on Transportation. This week’s CFFC theme is focusing on Air Travel . Therefore, my focus for the combined challenges is on Air Travel through the Years.
Let’s begin our Air Travel way back in 1976 … for an amazing Air show by the Thunderbirds.
Moving onto 1984 … we pay a visit to the San Diego Air & Space Museum when my dad took my eldest son to the museum in Balboa Park in San Diego, California.
From San Diego, we travel to Tucson, Arizona to the Pima Air & Space Museum. This is one of the many stops my parents took on a cross country road trip in 1985. My dad loved anything to do with automobiles, trains, and airplanes.
We progress to 1987 with a visit to March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California. This was an outing my husband and I enjoyed with our son for him to see the many military Airplanes the museum had on display.
Flying way up high in the sky; Up, Up, and Away in Hot Air Balloons we watch the many Hot Air Balloons at the International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2002.
Transporting ourselves from one coast to another and through the years we arrive in 2011 at MMS Aviation in Coshocton, Ohio. MMS Aviation is a Christian organization whose mission is to prepare people and airplanes for worldwide missionary service. Friends of ours told my daughter and I about a museum they have we could visit and view the different aircrafts used by missionaries.
Jumping or rather soaring into a new decade to 2023, my daughter, grandson (Coleman) and I stop at the local Gastonia Municipal Airport. Coleman was excited and overwhelmed to be able to see the Airplanes up close. We went into the office to make sure it was okay for him to see the aircraft and were pleased to have one of the pilots give us a tour. She explained about the aircraft and even allowed Coleman to sit in one of the Airplanes.
There are many others I could have selected, however, I think these give a nice variety to Air Travel through the Years.
God Bless. Stop on by Friday for the next Which Way Challenge (CWWC) which will be featuring Any Unpaved Roads or Pathways. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
We were able to capture a view of this green Gremlin shortly before it pulled out of the Cruz-In parking lot. I never really considered Gremlins antique before or even seen them in car chows before.
AMC Gremlin’s hatchback
The AMC (American Motors Corporation) Gremlins were introduced in 1970 and were manufactured in the United States between 1970-1978. It was manufactured and marketed in a single two-door body style. The Gremlin was classified as an economy car and competed with the Chevrolet Vega and Ford Pinto, as well as imported cars including the Volkswagen Beetle and Toyota Corolla.
Considering that antique automobiles need to be a minimum of twenty-five (25) – forty-five years old, depending on organization, to be determined an antique; the Gremlins would fit the definition to be classified as an antique.
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Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: 8th Street; Downtown Town of Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a fantastic week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Domestic Greylag Goose
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max Telephoto
Location: Crandall Bowles Children’s Farm; Greenway Stables Entrance ; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a week full of love and happiness. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Benches I noticed when Coleman and I were walking through town this morning. Three on one side of the street in neighbouring front yards and two in front of the Cramerton Fire Department.
Jude’s Bench Anniversary Challenge
Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2025-Week 16
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Eighth Avenue; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a wonderful week. 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.
The Green Arrow Arum should begin blooming in the next two-three weeks, about the same timeframe as the Spider Lilies.
Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2025 Week 15
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.
Spending much time at the river is a wonderful opportunity for water abstracts and one-to-three photo processing.
Here are my contributions:
Ragtag Daily Prompt-SATURDAY: ABSTRACT
One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge-April 2025
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm and Altura CPL & 4-Star filter attachments
Location: South Fork Catawba River; Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Enjoy the Outdoors. Happy Easter to y’all. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Canada Geese
at the River
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: South Fork Catawba River; Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Happy Easter Everyone! Have a wonderful day. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Fluffy cotton-like cloudscapes scattered our late afternoon/early evening skies. I’m not sure which type of clouds these are. Hammad, how are you on deciphering cloud formation types? Are they Altocumulus or possibly cirrocumulus stratiformis?
The cloudscape makes an interesting view flowing across the skies above us. What do y’all think?
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. He is Risen! Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Coleman’s
Choice of
Pulling Up a Seat
By the River
Coleman loves to play in the sand by the river. He’ll also climb anything he sees worthy of his climbing capabilities. Yesterday, his climbing took him up an American Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) tree to Pull Up a Seat.
The ascending progression …
The Sitting Adjustment:
And Back Up a Tree again to perch on a limb …
Where did Coleman disappear? … See his legs dangling up so high like a monkey in a tree?
Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2025-Week 16
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion Camera
Location: By the South Fork Catawba River; Riverside Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Do or did you like to climb trees like Coleman does? Where is your favourite place to Pull Up a Seat? Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Anne is the host for this week’s Lens-Artist Challenge with the theme of Abandoned
Thinking about what I might want to use for this challenge took some thinking on my part. Then it took some searching through my archives to find exactly what I was looking for to use. The first set of photos are shared photos from a private group I belong to on Facebook called I Remember Springs Park, Lancaster, SC. These images show what the Abandoned Springs Park Pool looks like in recent years.
This next group of images are from a time when my family along with my dad’s brother’s and sister’s families and my dad’s aunts and uncles as well as my dad’s parents all met up at Springs Park to enjoy a summer day filled with fun, swimming and picnicking in the park.
Springs Park has been abandoned since its closure in 1989 and the property is in a state of total disrepair. Springs Recreation Park opened in 1924 and operated until 1989. In its heyday, it was a popular amusement park destination for local residents. It offered a variety of recreational activities, including swimming in an Olympic-style swimming pool, skating in an outdoor skating rink, it had its own bowling alley, miniature golf course and amusement park rides for children of all ages to enjoy.
The Olympic-style pool (16 feet deep) was half-surrounded by an ancient Greek-style amphitheater with a triple-decker high dive platform. It has been stated that the amphitheater was made to house 5,000 onlookers. The Springs Park also featured a Carousel, a small Ferris Wheel and a mini train. I remember the Park also had a “kiddie” pool alongside the Olympic-style swimming pool.
I was young at the time we visited the Park and remember playing in the “kiddie” pool with my younger cousins. I didn’t get to visit Springs Park often because we only visited it when we came to the Carolinas to visit my dad’s family. I still remember getting together with my grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins and having a fabulous fun-filled day playing, swimming, and simply enjoying time with family.
Bonus: My Family at Springs Park …
My dad took the photos and it appeared our immediate family didn’t get a group photo.
Lens-Artist Photo Challenge-Abandoned
Photo Credit: ©️1963 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) for all but the abandoned photos.
Location: Springs Recreation Park; Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a blessed Easter and a funtastic Spring Break (if you’re able to have one). Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Trains and Other Vehicles
on Railroad Tracks
This is a bonus Train post (CWWC )/(CFFC) for this week showing what was seen on the Railroad Tracks up the road from our home and across from Coleman’s school bus stop. I also added Coleman’s Train. I’m also linking this post to Dan’s Thursday Doors and Debbie’s Six Word Saturday (sorry if it’s a tad bit over).
May the Trains of time bring your Easter basket filled with joy, happiness, and peace this season and always.
Deb’s CWWC: Any Which Way with (CFFC) Trains and/or Trolleys
Dan’s CFFC: Trains and Trolleys
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a wonderful blessed Holy Weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Welcome back to the Which Way Challenge (CWWC). It is that time of the week again and here we go. For this week’s Which Way Challenge I am combining it with Dan’s CFFC (Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge) with the theme of Any Which Way with (CFFC) Trains and/or Trolleys. You may also include any Vehicle traveling Which Way on Railroad Tracks as seen here in a few of my images.
Here are my entries for this week’s challenge:
Thank you to all who have participated in the Which Way Challenge. For other Which Ways check out the following links.
Brian’s Which way? (use the stairs)
GERIATRI’X’ FOTOGALLERY’s In Black and white
Deb’s Which Way Challenge-Any Which Way with Trains and/or Trolleys
Dan’s CFFC (Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge)-Trains and/or Trolleys
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. San Francisco Trolley image is credited to my Dad ©️1979 Nornal H. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Cameras: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and Canon EOS Rebel T3i; #16) Minolta XG-7 35mm; 17) From a Post Card I own.
God Bless. Have a safe and Blessed Easter Weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
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!”.
“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”
— Anne Frank
Dawn’s Monochrome Madness-Everything Spring
To check out the guidelines for Monochrome Madness and/or upcoming themes check out Leanne’s Monochrome Madness page here.
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
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:
Cee’s Flower of the Day (Chris)
Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #265
Photo Credit:©️2020-2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
God Bless. Wishing you a blessed Good Friday. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Autumn Fire Encore
Azalea Shrubs
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Centennial Center; Downtown Town of Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a Joyous Holy Week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
1969 Mercury Cyclone CJ
One of the cars at this past week’s Cruz-In was this 1969 Mercury Cyclone CJ. The Mercury Cyclone was marketed by Ford’s Mercury Division from 1964-1971. The Mercury Cyclone was first introduced in 1964 as the Mercury Comet Cyclone. The Cyclone replaced the S-22 as the performance-oriented version of the Mercury Comet model line. It was positioned as a muscle car representing the Mercury brand in racing as a clone of the Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt.It was often overshadowed by the Mercury Cougar.
The Mercury Cyclone Cobra Jet (CJ) was added to the Cyclone line in 1969. The Cobra Jet’s engine was a 428 cu in (7,014 cc) which generated 335 hp (250 kW). It featured a blacked-out grill; dual exhausts; 3:50:1 axle ratio; engine dress-up kit which included chrome parts; hood stripes; and a competition handling package.
[My maternal grandfather owned a Ford Fairlane. My Dad worked for Ford in the Parts Department for over 35 years. My parents never owned anything but Ford’s throughout their life.]
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Parking Lot; First Baptist Church of Cramerton; 235 8th Avenue; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. “May your heart be lifted with the hope of renewal and the joy of spring.” Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Photo Credit:©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed Easter! Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
T-Ball Season — Go Comets
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion & Telephoto Cameras
Location: Baseball Field; C.B. Huss Recreation Center; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Coleman and I go hiking/walking almost every week unless the weather prohibits it, like rain, freezing cold, snow. I’m partial to a mildly warm climate to spend our days outdoors. We see many interesting stuff on our hikes/walks, some cooler than others.
Five Cool Stuff Coleman found interesting on one of our hikes this past weekend.
This Starling kept flying back and forth from the top of The Graham & Gayle Bell Pavilion to a tree on the edge of The Centennial Center Park. It captured Coleman attention seeing it fly to and from.
When we were crossing over the Goat Island Bridge, a family was looking out into the water at something. Of course, Coleman was curious to see what they were looking at so he moved closer to where they had been looking. Coleman thought it was cool to see the turtle (Eastern river cooter) sunning on small log.
Looking over the opposite side of the bridge as we were leaving, Coleman spotted a Kayaker in the water. He finds it fascinating to watch them and probably wishes he could be in one paddling through the river. What made this particular Kayaker so cool, to him, was the man had his son in the kayak with him enjoying an afternoon on the river.
Coleman finds cool and interesting stuff even walking home or in our surrounding neighbourhood. Some of our neighbors enjoy decorating their yards for the upcoming holiday. This being the season of Easter approaching, Coleman thought it was cool to spot the large Easter Eggs in one of the yards and had to point them out to me.
After visiting the Cruz-In in uptown Cramerton after our hike back from the Easter Egg Scramble, Coleman seemed thrilled to try out his new Bubble Wand that was given to us. It was cool to watch him blow bubbles and then try to pop them. As he kept blowing bubbles he eventually learned to catch them and then release the bubbles back into the air.
Cosmic Photo Challenge-Here’s some cool stuff I found.
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
God Bless. Enjoy the Outdoors. See if you can find Cool Stuff in your area. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Clare from Clare’s Cosmos invites everyone to join her in Sharing Your Desktop (SYD). Below are her suggestions for participating in the Share Your Desktop Challenge
I am sharing my Wallpaper from both my Laptop and my Smartphone. I enjoy looking at different images each month. Most of which revolve around Coleman (my grandson) and nature.
Here are my Desktop Wallpaper and Screensaver for my Laptop:
From My HP Laptop:
Desktop Background Wallpaper
Desktop Screensaver
From My Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max:
Personal Focus
Reading Focus
Hiking Focus
Share Your Desktop – April 2025
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Cameras: 1,3,5) Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max; 2,4) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura CPL & Star Filter attachments
God Bless. Having a Wonderful Holy Week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Telephoto Camera
Location: On the Bank of the South Fork Catawba River; Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a funtastic week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion Camera
Location: Centennial Center; Downtown Town of Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
We walked to the First ever Cramerton Cruz-In during the early afternoon in the uptown parking lot of First Baptist Church. The Cruz-In was supposed to go from 10:00am until 2:00pm. We (Coleman & I ) started walking that direction around 1:00pm in hopes of still being able to see the antique automobiles. As we were walking we noticed some of the cars had already started leaving the Cruz-In. We got lucky and spotted this 1931 Ford Model A Coupe driving our way. I did the best I could with a moving auto to capture it with my iPhone.
I tried to capture most of the Antique Ford’s windows, from front to back and the left side windows. I’m just glad we managed to see it even if only as it was leaving the area. It turned out that most of the cars left at the same time and only a few were left when we arrived. I guess the owners didn’t feel obligated to stay the full length of the Cruz-In.
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: 8th Street; Downtown Town of Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a joyous Easter week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Stig the Whippet
Stig the Whippet was a visitor at the Cruz-In For Christ which was held on Saturday, 13 April 2025. The Cruz-In had a variety of antique automobiles, a blood drive, a bouncy house, as well as free food, free drinks, free desserts, and a free car wash. All free as a way to minister to the community.
The Cruz-In Stig visited was held by the First Baptist Church of Cramerton. We missed most of the antique automobiles by the time we arrived, but still captured a few with my iPhone camera and Coleman got to enjoy the bouncy house.
The Whippet dog breed was developed by crossing Greyhounds with Terriers. The Kennel Club officially recognized the Whippet Dog breed in 1891. However, it was actually recognized three (3) years earlier by the American Kennel Club in 1888.
The Whippet was originally bred to pursue and capture small game. They were first brought to America by English mill operatives of Massachusetts. They make excellent watchdogs considering they are not snappy or one to bark a lot. They are a quiet and intelligent breed, and do not bark unnecessarily. They are pretty fast when they run with the capability to reach speeds of up to 35mph.
Whippets are generally gentle and affectionate, but can sometimes exhibit behavioral issues such as separation anxiety, aggression, and nervousness. Whippets are sighthounds and need to have secure environment from preventing them from chasing after things. They tend to form strong with their owners; it is not recommended to leave them alone for love periods of time. If you think about acquiring a Whippet, be prepared to have it right next to you even in your bed. They’ll lay next to you touching you when they sleep.
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Parking Lot; First Baptist Church of Cramerton; 8th Street; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a fabulous week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Debbie over on Travel with Intent is the host for One Word Sunday. The theme she has chosen this week is —scape. We may use any word that ends with —scape.
Living within walking distance to the South Fork Catawba River I figured Riverscape would be a funtastic word to choose for this week’s One Word Sunday Challenge.
These are from the hike Coleman and I took yesterday after the Easter Egg Scramble.
Coleman always loves spending time playing and hiking near the River. Where do y’all enjoy spending your afternoons?
Debbie’s One Word Sunday- —scape
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: South Fork Catawba River; Goat Island Park and Greenway; from the C.C. Dawson Bridge; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. A Happy Palm Sunday to y’all! Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Rocky Branch Trail
As we were nearing the end of our hike along the Rocky Branch Trail to head back home; Coleman decided to climb up into the top of the Stack of Rock Slabs (Rock statue) located at the Cramerton entrance to the Rocky Branch Trail portion of the Carolina Thread Trail. As you can tell, if something appears to be suitable for sitting Coleman will find a way to Pull Up a Seat.
Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2025-Week 15
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion Camera
Location: Rocky Branch Trail; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Enjoy the Outdoors. Take a walk. Relax and have Fun. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
A Glimpse of a Fishing Pier
Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #264
Photo Credit: ©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Telephoto Camera
Location: View from the C.C. Dawson Bridge (aka Lakewood Road bridge); Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Happy Palm Sunday! May the spirit of this day fill your heart. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
On Saturday, the 12th of April the Town of Cramerton held an Easter Egg Scramble for children under the age of Two (2) through the age of Ten (10). The Town announced the event on the Town of Cramerton’s event page, on their Town app, and on their Facebook page.
The announcement asked for anyone interested in participating in the Easter Egg Scramble to Hop on over to Stuart W Cramer High School ( the Town’s high school) for a morning of fun, games, and tons of eggs to hunt!
Our morning started out at the Community Center for Coleman’s T-Ball individual and team pictures at 9:30am to receive his uniform and then to wait for his team’s turn for pictures. Once the pictures were completed, we stopped back by home to have him change back out of his uniform and grab something for him to use to place the eggs he gathered.
We arrived at the high school in time to greet the Bunny’s and the Honeybee prior to his age group’s turn to Scramble for Easter Eggs. The Easter Egg Scramble began at 10:15am for the youngest Easter Egg Scramblers, with the 4-5 years old’s (Coleman’s age group) turn beginning at around 10:45am. For the lack of an Easter Egg basket, I grabbed a grocery bag for him to gather his eggs into once he picked them up.
And they’re off and running …
Once the children were finished their turn at the Easter Egg Scramble the children could turn their eggs in for bags of candy (no candy was placed in any of the eggs). All children received the same size bag of candy regardless of how many eggs they acquired. Coleman gathered approximately thirty + eggs.
The Easter Egg Scramble event was partnered with The Town of Cramerton, Stuart W. Cramer High School Student Council, Life Church, Cramerton Church, and Cramerton Christian Academy. The candy bags were packed and donated by Cramerton Christian Academy, Cramerton Church, and Life Church.
The Easter Egg Scramble event was a family-friendly event which enabled families and their children to have a tremendous amount of Fun.
John’s CellPic Sunday -13 April 2025
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion Camera
Location: Stuart W Cramer High School; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. “May this Palm Sunday bring renewed faith, hope, and love.” Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
When Coleman and I were walking back towards downtown, we saw these linemen up in the air in buckets working. Not sure why it took two of them or what the problem was they were working to fix, but it was a sight to see. I know I wouldn’t want to be doing their jobs. It is not on my bucket list to attempt to make a career, especially not at this time in my life.
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Eighth Street; Cramerton, North Carolina 28032
God Bless. What’s NOT on your bucket list? Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Cee’s (Chris’) Flower of the Day
Photo Credit ©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
This week I’m asking y’all to show your Which Ways in Black and White in Memory of Cee Neuner (1960-2025). Cee hosted several photo challenges including Cee’s Which Way Challenge (CWWC) – currently hosted by Deb L. Waters (aka me) from Gfpacificbee’s Insights and Photography, Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC) – currently hosted by Dan Antion from No Facilities, Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC), and Cee’s Black and White Challenge (CBWC) and Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD) – hosted by Chris Donner (Cee’s Life Partner & wife).
In Memory of Cee’s Black and White Challenge let us all show our Which Ways this week in Black and White for this week’s Which Way Challenge (CWWC). Remember to have Fun and Signs are always welcome.
Here are my entries:
On the Road with Cars and Trucks:
Roads and Pathways with Parked Cars and Trucks:
On Sidewalks and Pathways:
All photos were taken in Downtown Town of Cramerton the end of March.
Next week the theme will be CWWC: Any Which Way with Trains and/or Trolleys (or anything else on a railroad track.) This maybe in combination with Dan’s CFFC.
Check out other Which Ways by clicking on the links below.
Deb’s Which Way Challenge (CWWC)-Any Which Way in Black and White
Dan’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC)
Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2025-Week 14
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Downtown Eighth & Center Streets; Town of Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Enjoy your weekend and have a bit of fun. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Trios in the Park
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Centennial Center; Town of Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Get Outdoors. Enjoy the Spring Sunshine and have fun. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
The last Friday of the month from March through September the Town of Cramerton holds a Concert Event in the Park. The Concerts will feature artists (singers, bands, musicians) from different genres each month. With a different Genre each Concert the Town hopes to please the musical interests of practically every member of the community.
March’s Concert’s main feature was a band entitled Small Town Sunday. Small Town Sunday performed a mixture of Country music, Christian music, and Christian Country music. The group featured a trio of singers; Matt Branch, Holly Branch and Stephen Robertson plus a drummer, a keyboard musician, and guitarist. The music was fantastic, Coleman and I really enjoyed their music. A couple of song titles they performed are “THE DAYS HE CAN BELIEVE” (written in honor of Matt Branch’s father) and “That’s What I Love About Sunday.”
Here are a few photos I captured during the concert from my iPhone in Black and White.
To find out more about the musical band, Small Town Sunday click here.
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: The Graham & Gayle Bell Pavilion; Centennial Center; Town of Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Enjoy the Outdoors. Have a funtastic week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Cramerton Post Office
& Downtown Eateries Doors
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max; Fusion Camera – Muted B&W
Location: Center Street; Downtown Town of Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Leya is this week’s host for the Lens-Artist Challenge. She has selected a theme of Seen on my Last Outing.
My last outing was on Friday after I picked Coleman up from the school bus stop. After stopping at home to allow him to change into shorts, gather drinks and snacks we proceeded to hike downtown to Goat Island Park and Greenway for a relaxing afternoon of hiking and fun.
What we saw when we first approached Goat Island were the Canada Geese out soaking up the warm sunshine.
Continuing on our way we gaze over the South Fork Catawba River from the bridge as we cross over into the Greenway.
Next up, we saw a bicyclist riding along in front of us on the paved Greenway trail.
Hiking along we saw Sasquatch and more Canada Geese.
Isn’t it amazing the variety of interesting things we see on our various outings we take when we venture outside. The interesting “thing” we saw next was not in our normal per view of subjects seen on any of our adventures previously.
We spoke with the man in the River as curiosity plagued us to know what he was doing standing in the middle of the River. He informed us he was searching for golf discs that might of missed their target and landed in the river instead of the disc golf catcher.
Venturing on, Coleman and I spotted trash discarded by the trail (someone didn’t adhere to the Leave No Trace rule).
Before continuing on our hike, Coleman decided to throw sticks in the river. He likes to see the splashes that occur when he throws objects into the water.
And coming back around to the beginning of the trail, we see some newly grown mushrooms and a couple of disc golf catchers.
As we are at the end of our adventure and what was Seen on our Last Outing, you might like to venture over to Leya’s blog to see what she saw on her last outing. Thank you Leya for hosting this week’s challenge. Click here to check out Leya’s post.
Lens-Artists Challenge #343 – Seen on my Last Outing
Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #264
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura CPL & 4-Star Filter attachments.
Location: Goat Island 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.
Fun in the Sun
Coleman Style
Whenever the weather is nice and warm on the weekends and sometimes during the week, Coleman and I go hiking to one of the nearby Greenways. Coleman prefers being outside having Fun in the Sun anytime to being cooped up indoors.
Whenever I go outside into the Sunshine, it is, more likely than not, to watch Coleman having Fun in the Sun.
Now that Spring has arrived, Coleman has Fun in the Sun practicing T-Ball (or if you hear him say it, it would be T-Bat practice).
Some days we go to Riverside Park and Greenway, while there he likes to have Fun in the Sun playing in the Sand or being near the water.
On other days we hike down to Goat Island Park and Greenway to either hike or allow Coleman to play in the playground. Occasionally we bring along our cornhole bean bags to have some Fun in the Sun playing a round of Cornhole.
Most other times at Goat Island he play on the playground equipment swinging & twisting in & out of the ropes or convincing me to push him on the Swings for him to enjoy having Fun in the Sun.
Cosmic Photo Challenge-Fun in the sun
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Cameras: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250 lens.
Locations: 1-3) C.B. Huss Recreation Center; 4-7) Riverside Park and Greenway; 8-11) Goat Island Park and Greenway
God Bless. Have Fun in the Sun. Enjoy the vast beauty in nature. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Dan is hosting the CFFC and graciously took it over when Cee was no longer feeling the strength to continue. He has posted a wonderful tribute honoring Cee’s memory. Feel free to read it on Dan’s CFFC’s blog here.
Cars and trucks come in all different shapes. Sizes, and colors. They range from toy cars and trucks to 18-Wheelers. They can be found in museums. On and off the road and sometimes on the back of a tow truck.
Here are my entries for Cee’s Dan’s Fun Foto Challenge.
To help keep Cee’s Challenges alive including Cee’s Which Way Challenge (CWWC) check out what’s happening on the CWWC homepage here. This Friday’s CWWC theme is: Any which way with in black and white.
God Bless. Have a fantastic week. Have some Fun and enjoy the Outdoors. 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.
Cee’s Chris’ Flower of the Day
God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Gfpacificbee’s Insights & photography 