2025 Photography Challenges – Page 18 – Gfpacificbee’s Insights & photography

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: 02.09

US Air Flight

1016 Memorial

The U.S. Air Flight 1016 Memorial honors the people who died on board the flight from Columbia, S.C. to Charlotte on July 2, 1994. The Memorial includes a plaque in memory of those who died or were injured and those who helped rescue efforts. The Memorial is located in a section of the CLT (Charlotte Douglas International) Airport Overlook in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The U.S. Air Flight 1016 crashed in Charlotte 30 1/2 years ago. During that horrific crash in 1994 thirty-seven (37) of the fifty-seven (57) people on board died. The people in Charlotte and the surrounding areas have not forgotten.

On July 2, 1994, the flight encountered heavy thunderstorms and microburst-induced windshear while attempting to land, and crashed into heavy trees and a private residence near the airport. The crash and ensuing Fire caused 37 fatalities and seriously injured 20 people.

The New CLT Airport Overlook Memorial was designed to represent Morse Code for CAE (Columbia) and CLT, the origin and destination airports for the flight. It includes a plaque in memory of those who died or were injured and those who helped rescue efforts.

This past Tuesday Coleman, my daughter Trisha, and I paid a visit to the CLT Airport Overlook to allow Coleman to play in the Overlook’s new playground. While there we also visited the U.S. Air Flight 1016 Memorial. The reverse side of the pillar about U.S. Air Flight 1016 lists the names of the thirty-seven (37) people who died in the crash.

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 16Pro Max

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

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

2025 Silent Sunday: February 9

*Coleman on a*
*mock airplane in the*
*CLT Airport Overlook Playground*

Silent Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: CLT Airport Overlook Playground; Charlotte Douglas International Airport; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Bloganuary Daily Prompt – January 24 (Posting on 02/09)

Name an attraction or town close to home that you still haven’t got around to visiting.

U. S. National Whitewater Center

The U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, North Carolina has the largest the world’s largest manmade whitewater river and has outdoor activities all year long. Besides the Whitewater River area, the Center also has 1,300 acres of protected woodlands along the Catawba River. No matter your preference, the Whitewater Center offers a wide range of recreational opportunities to intrigue your interest for a
fantabulous experience in the great outdoors.

I have not done many water sports since my younger more limber and flexible days of my youth. What does perk my interests in visiting the U.S. National Whitewater Center are the forty (40) miles of trails designed for mountain biking and trail racing. You don’t have to ride a mountain bike or race on the trails to enjoy them. The 40+ miles of trails are a great opportunity for hikers as well. The trails are shared by hikers, runners, and bikers at all times.

The trails are natural surface and wind across the 1,300 acre woods of the Center. The trails run along the Catawba River and through hardwood and pine forests. The use of the trails are free not requiring an access pass, however, the Whitewater Center does charge $12 for a day parking pass and $40 for an annual parking pass.

I think Coleman and I would enjoy hikers some of the various trails at the Whitewater Center given the opportunity for warmer weather, costs and transportation to and from the Center.

For more information about the U.S. National Whitewater Center and what it has to offer click here .

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

2025 LAPC #334 – Cats and Dogs

Tina from Travels and Trifles is this week host for the Lens-Artist Challenge. She has chosen a theme of Cats and Dogs.

At this present point in time we do not have any cats or dogs. The only cats that have been around in places we lived were feral cats that would roam the neighborhood. Sometimes female cats would have their litter under our home and their would stick around for awhile.

Here are some photos of those cats …

Here are a few pix of my Aunt Irene’s Dog plus one of a Dog Statue at Andrew Jackson State Park in Lancaster, South Carolina.

Tina’s Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #334-Cats and Dogs

LAPC

Cameras: Various iPhones from 7+ to X to XR to 14 Pro Max

Locations: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

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

2025 Weekend FOTD: February 8/9

Early New Life Planted

Cee’s Weekend FOTD

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Centennial Center; Downtown Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Spring is Coming. Maybe not soon enough for some. Let the Sonshine/Sunshine shine through everyday. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Floral Friday: 02.07 —Colouring Flowers #53 (5th for 2025)

“Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart.”
– Victor Hugo

“The color of springtime is flowers; the color of winter is in our imagination.”
– Terri Guillemets

“Flowers are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty out values all the utilities in the world.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Take time to Smell the Flowers. I am Grateful for each and every one of y’all. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 CFFC: Nursery Rhyme

One, Two,

Buckle My Shoe …

Nineteen, twenty,

MyPlate’s Empty.

Dan from no facilities has chosen a them of Nursery Rhyme for this week’s CFFC Challenge. There are many variation, but that’s not too important. Look at the rhyme as written and use any or all of the bold words as prompts. If the words are numbers, use them the way you used them earlier. Otherwise, use the words themselves. This should give you lots of opportunities to choose a photo. New or archive photos are acceptable.

One, two, buckle my shoe;
Three, four, knock(er) at the (Thursday) door;
Five, six, pick up sticks;
Seven, eight, lay them straight;
Nine, ten, a big fat hen;
Eleven, twelve, dig and delve;
Thirteen, fourteen, maids a-courting;
Fifteen, sixteen, maids in the kitchen;
Seventeen, eighteen, maids in waiting;
Nineteen, twenty, my plate‘s empty.

[Source: Wikipedia.org]

Here are my One, Two Buckle My Shoe Nursery Rhyme photo selections:

Dan’s CFFC-Nursery Rhyme

Dan’s Thursday Doors

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

Skywatch Friday/ Weekend Sky — 2025 February 7

Beautiful Orange Sunrise

Skywatch Friday-February 7

Weekend Sky #143 – February 7

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

2025 Which Way Challenge (CWWC): February Week 1 — Any Which Way with Paved Pathways or Sidewalks

Welcome back to the Which Way Challenge (CWWC), I’m so glad you are enjoying this challenge. For this week I have chosen the theme of (CWWC): Any Which Way with Paved Pathways or Sidewalks. Remember to be sure your Which Ways are clearly defined. Remember signs are always welcome in your Which Ways.

Here are my Which Ways for this week:

*Sidewalks around the*
*CLT Airport Overlook’s Playground*

Paved Runway Strip (Pathway)
at CLT Airport Overlook

*USAir Flight 1016 memorial*
*at CLT Airport Overlook*
*(Paved Sidewalks)*

On Tuesday my daughter had a day off of work and decided to give Coleman a surprise. After he got off the school bus in the afternoon, she drove us to the Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) Airport Overlook.

In 2024 the CLT Airport Overlook underwent a major overhaul. This overhaul project cost a whopping $8 million. This is the fifth overlook for the Charlotte Douglas International Airport since 1937.

This New CLT Airport Overlook has two (2) age-specific playgrounds with shaded areas. Of course, being at the airport, the playgrounds have an airport theme including runway, a cargo transport vehicle, and a mini air traffic control tower.

The CLT Overlook also has a covered space with ten (10) covered picnic tables plus uncovered picnic tables and benches with LED lighting for pedestrian and parking areas. There are a couple of other features which I will discuss in an upcoming future post.

Which Way Challenge (CWWC)

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) Airport Overlook also; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a funtastic weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’al very much.

2025 Thursday Trios: 02.06

Benches in a Park

*Two Park Benches &*
*a Picnic Table with Benches*

Thursday Trios

Jude’s Bench Challenge

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2025-Week 5

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Be Observant. Show Gratitude. Love to all. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 FOTD: February 6

Pyrus calleryana

Aka Bradford Pear,
Callery ‘Bradford’ Pear,
Callery Pear

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens

Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Wordless Wednesday: February 5th

*Coleman and my daughter, Trisha Watching Airplanes taking off and landing at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Overlook*.

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Spatial Setting

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

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

Public Art in a Perennial Garden/FOTD

@Daniel Stowe

Botanical Gardens

*Coleman discovering the Perennial Garden*

Washington Matan Development
Opal Stone
Donated By
Villam and Laura Moore

PPAC (Photographing Public Art Challenge)

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens.

Location: Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden; Belmont, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 CPC: Black and White w/Coleman +

The Cosmic Photo Challenge prompt for this week is Black and White. Looking through this past week’s photos from Coleman and my visit to Goat Island Park and Greenway, I found few that I think would work for this challenge.

Here is what I have chosen for this week’s CPC prompt.

*Tunnel with Car passing through under the Train.*

Now to show some of what I took today of Coleman using my new iPhone 16 Pro Max.

Coleman at the AT&T store
patiently waiting for us to go.

Cosmic Photo Challenge

Monochrome Monday

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Monday Portrait

Cameras: 1-5) iPhone 14 Pro Max; 6-8) iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: 1-5) Cramerton, North Carolina; 6-8) AT&T Store, Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

Hiking through a Lush Green Canal Trail

Coleman and I love to go hiking and whenever I am Willing to go hiking, he is always Willing to put on his hiking boots rearing to go on a hiking adventure. No matter when or where we might venture on our adventures I am usually almost always Willing to bring my Canon along to take photographs of the amazingly beautiful nature surrounding whatever hiking trail we choose to tackle for the day.

Most often than not Coleman and I close to hike in a local Greenway, Nature Preserve, or a State Park. Coleman is always excited and rearing to go out for a hike. He distastes being cooped up indoors. The majority of Greenways or State Parks are filled with Green trees, lawns, and vegetation. It’s like walking through a lush Green forest snapping photographs one by one with my Camera. I often take photographs with my iPhone as well as my Canon.

For this post I am combining several challenges into one post. I Willing chosen to select Photographs with plenty of Green using Green and Hiking as my theme for Judy’s Numbers Game.

Here are the Photographs with Green I am Willing to share with y’all for Judy’s Numbers Game, the RDP prompt of Photograph, Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge of Green, and lastly, but no less important FOWC prompt of Willing.

Landsford Canal State Park
Catawba, South Carolina

I trust you have enjoyed seeing the Photographs of the lush Green trees as we hiked the Canal Trail at Landsford Canal State Park I do Willingly captured for your viewing pleasure. Click on any image for an enhanced view. Be sure to take a look at each Photograph Challenge I’ve included to get a look at what others have posted.,

Ragtag Daily Prompt-Photograph

Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge-Green

Fandango’s One-Word Challenge—Willing

Judy’s Numbers Game #59-180

Camera: Apple iPhone 13 Pro Wide Camera

Location: Canal Trail; Landsford Canal State Park; Catawba, South 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.

2025 OWS: Square Windows & Tiles

Debbie from Travel With Intent is the host for the One Word Sunday Challenge. She is giving us an opportunity to continue to share square (s) with Becky’s GeometricJanuary challenge ending and a new month of blogging adventures beginning.

Old Town Edinburgh, Scotland

My entry for the One Word Challenge:

*A Throwback*
*of my parents trip*
*to Germany &*
*Scotland in 1975.*

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Square

Throwback Thursday

Monday Window-February 3

Monday Window

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35mm

Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

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

2025 Weekend Sky: February 2

Stormy Clouds Rolling In

The Sky is a wondrous example of how as the weather changes quickly, so can the events in our lives. Be thankful for the good and the bad and remember God is in Control. Just as we need the rain and look forward to sunny days; our lives may seem dreary but blessings abound amongst us. Be thankful for the Rain as well as the Sunshine. Both are needed even if we prefer the good ole sunshiny days of life.

https://videopress.com/v/tzeLp0x5?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true

Taken between 2:18pm and 3:43pm on Friday, January 31st.

Skywatch Friday

Weekend Sky #142 – February 2nd

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Old Town; Riverside Community & Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Silent Sunday/WWE: February 2

With a Push & Shove,

a Splish & Splash

Silent Sunday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #257

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura for Canon UV Filter attachment.

Location: South Fork Catawba River; Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: February 2

Hey, That’s Not the Train

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Railroad Tracks; 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.

2025 Last on the Card — January

Brian from bushboy.blog is the host for the #LastontheCard challenge. His rules are simple to follow. As per Brian, Your last photo doesn’t have to be on the very last day of the month if you didn’t take any photos on that day. Maybe it was earlier in the month when the last photo was taken.

The rules are simple:
1. Post the last photo on your SD card or last photo on your phone for the 31st or whenever your last photo was taken.
2. No editing – who cares if it is out of focus, not framed as you would like or the subject matter didn’t cooperate.
3. You don’t have to have any explanations, just the photo will do
4. Create a Pingback to this post or link in the comments
5. Use the tags The Last Photo and #LastOnTheCard

Friday, January 31st turned out warm before the rain storms hit in the evening. So Coleman and I took a walk down to Goat Island Park and Greenway. Of course, I had to bring my camera along and not just my smartphone.

Here are my Last photos for January 2025 …

From my iPhone 14 Pro Max

*Winter Hydrangea paniculata located at the entrance to Goat Island Park and Greenway.*

From my Canon EOS Rebel T3i

As an added bonus I thought I would post a comparison of first & last photo for January from my Canon.

Brian’s The Last on the Card-January 2025

Cameras: 1) Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max; 2-4) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV filter for Canon.

Location: 1-2 & 4) Goat Island Park and Greenway; 3) Riverside Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

Image 1 of comparison is the South Fork Catawba River taken on January 1, 2025, from the Riverside Park and Greenway.
Image 2 of comparison is the South Fork Catawba River taken on January 31, 2025, from Goat Island Park and Greenway. ↩︎

Higher, Higher Reaching for the Sky

… At Goat Island

Park and Greenway

We decided to take a risk with the impending rain and meandered down to Goat Island Park and Greenway for Coleman to have some Funtime in the playground. He loves to swing. Even though he is learning to pump his legs to keep swinging, he still enjoys having me push him to go higher and higher towards the sky.

As you might could tell, he had loads of fun. Especially after a friend from school showed up to play in the playground. His friend, Liam, is a little bit older and rides the same school bus with him. He lives on the other end of our street close to the railroad tracks.

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens.

Settings: f/4.5/5 • 1/800 • 79mm • ISO320-400

Location: Swings; In the Playground; Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a Swinging Good Time. Enjoy your weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Cee’s Weekend FOTD: February 1/2

Cee’s Weekend FOTD

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Town of Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a Sweet Sensational Weekend filled with love and happiness. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Ultimate Finale of GeometricJanuary Squares

Geometric Shapes

and Patterns at

Andrew Jackson State Park

This being the 31st of January and the last day of the month for Becky’s GeometricJanuary Squares Challenge for 2025, I decided to give you my ultimate finale of Geometric Squares all from Andrew Jackson State Park.

Regardless of where you spend your time at Andrew Jackson State Park you are bound to see a vast selection of geometric shapes and patterns. They could be lines, circles, rectangles, triangles, or columns.

You may see them near the parking lot, at the Meeting House, in the Museum in the building with the office, in and around the school house or within the playground or by the lake. Geometric designs are all over the Park, just be observant and you’ll notice the wide array of different types of geometrics.

For more information about Andrew Jackson State Park and the events and activities it has to offer click here.

Becky’s GeometricJanuary #31

Cameras: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens; Apple iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max.

Location: Andrew Jackson State Park; Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have fun. Get Outdoors. Enjoy Nature. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Which Way Challenge (CWWC): January Week 5 — Any Which Way (Your Choice)

Welcome back to the Which Way Challenge (CWWC), I’m so glad you are enjoying this challenge. For this week I have decided to let it be your choice, Any Which Way. Just be sure your Which Ways are clearly defined. Remember signs are always welcome in your Which Ways.

My Which Way selections for this week are my grandson, Coleman’s choices for how prefers his Which Ways. They include dirt trails, bridges, and even trees.

Here we are hiking at Anne Springs Close Greenway beginning on North Steele Creek Trail and crossing onto the Blue Star Trail.

We parked at the Dairy Barn Entrance down almost to the Spillway, then ventured onto North Steele Creek Trail for our hiking adventures of the day. After our fill of hiking we eventually wound our hiking around and back up to the Dairy Barn parking lot to go back home.

To learn more about Anne Springs Close Greenway and what all it has to offer click here.

I am grateful for those who shared there Which Ways last week. To view their Which Ways clink on their links below:

Gwh photos2’s CWWC: Stairs, Steps, Ladders – January 24, 2025

Which Way Challenge (CWWC)-Any Which Way

Camera: Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Location: North Steele Creek & Blue Star Trails; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

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

2025 Thursday Doors + GeometricJanuary

1941 Home

San Diego, California

Lots of Lines, Ovals, Rectangles, Squares & more within the home structure and surrounding landscape.

*My maternal grandparents home in 1941 with my mom & her younger brother.*

Dan’s Thursday Doors

Becky’s GeometricJanuary

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Throwback Thursday

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

2025 Wordless Wednesday: January 29

View from a Greyhound

*Referred to as the*
*I-10 bridge*
*or the*
*Calcasieu River Bridge*

Shot this scene from a Greyhound bus traveling westbound almost parallel to the I-10 in Westlake, Louisiana on the way to San Antonio, Texas in 2020.

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Throwback Thursday

Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Location: I-10 bridge (the Calcasieu River Bridge); Westlake, Louisiana, USA

God Bless. Have a wonderful rest of your week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 CFFC: Ordinal Numbers

Dan Antion is the new host for the CFFC (Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge). Participating in the CFFC has always been fun and sometimes challenging for me. Let’s support day and continue our support in the CFFChallenge.

Here are my selections from my archives for Dan’s Ordinal Numbers challenge…

*First Baptist Church of Abilene, Texas*

Dan’s CFFC-Ordinal Numbers

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

2025 The Numbers Game #58

Judy from Life Lessons Blog hosts The Numbers Game Challenge and invites us all to play along with her. This week’s number is 179.

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.

Here are my 179 photo selections for this week’s Numbers Game.

Judy’s Numbers Game #58-179

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Becky’s GeometricJanuary

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

2025 RDP Tuesday Reunion!

Looking Back

at Past Reunions

The Ragtag Daily Prompt for today has prompted a look back to Reunions in years past. In my younger days we had a few Family reunions with members of my maternal grandfather’s side of the family. So far, I have not located any of the photos my dad or other relatives would have taken of those get togethers. Some were held at my maternal grandparents home and others at my maternal grandfather’s sister’s daughter’s home. The memories of those Reunions are sporadic and fragmented, but do somewhat remain in the crevices of my mind.

After my maternal grandfather passed away the family reunions seemed to fade away. I hadn’t gone to a reunion in years until after we moved back to the Carolinas and made family connections through AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA, and Facebook. It was with those connections that I found out about the Greer/Watson/Trivette Reunions and the Watson Family Reunions in and surrounding Deep Gap, North Carolina. [My maternal grandfather was born in the Deep Gap area in 1890.]

Here are a few photos from those Reunions …

Watson Family Reunions

2015

2016

2017

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Tuesday! Reunion !

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens

Locations: 2015-2016) Yadkin Valley Community Park; Lenoir, North Carolina; 2017) Deep Gap Fire Department; Deep Gap, North Carolina

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

2025 GeometricJanuary #28

Architectural Bridge Geometrics

*Bridge Shot*
*from the Mississippi*
*Welcome Center*

The Bridge over the Mississippi River in Vicksburg, Mississippi as seen at night while traveling back from Texas to the Carolinas in 2019. The architectural design is fascinating viewing all the angles, lines, triangles, and squares that were used to construct the bridge. The lighting helps the bridges features stand out in the evening’s darkness.

Becky’s GeometricJanuary

Throwback Thursday

Camera: Apple iPhone XR

Location: Bridge over the Mississippi River; Mississippi Welcome Center; Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

God Bless. Have a funtastic week. Stay Warm. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 LAPC #332 — Shoot From Above

Looking Down at the Valley

Ritva is this week’s host for the Lens-Artist Challenge and she has chosen a theme of Shoot From Above. I do not always shoot from above, however, on occasion I have a fantastic opportunity to do just that.

Here is remembering one of those occasions …

*A Look from*
*Mount Jefferson State Natural Area*
*West Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina*

More Shots from above at The Peak at Mountain Jefferson State Park …

These were taken in August of 2017 when my eldest son and I drove the Blue Ridge Parkway and visited Mount Jefferson, North Carolina. I was in the area for a family reunion in Deep Gap, North Carolina. While in the area, we decided to do some sightseeing and a little hiking. It was a fun weekend of one on one time together.

For my information regarding Mount Jefferson State Natural Area and what the area has to offer click here.

Lens-artists Photo Challenge #332 – Shoot From Above

Throwback Thursday

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens

Location: Mount Jefferson State Natural Area; West Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Take a Hike. Get Outdoors. Enjoy the Beauty all Around. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Monday Window: January 27 —

Geometric Designs at Sea

Monday Window

Becky’s GeometricJanuary #27

Throwback Thursday

Water Water Everywhere #255

Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Location: International Cruise Terminal; Cozumel, Mexico

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

2025 Monday Portrait: January 27

Highland Cow

Monday Portrait

Macro Monday

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Crandall Bowles Children’s Farm; Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Enjoy the Outdoors. Ready for Spring yet? I am. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Coleman’s Bench Choices at a Museum

Just found out about Jude’s Bench Challenge through Sue’s post Lone bench with a view….reprised. As I looked through my photo archives, I realized I have an abundance of Bench photos to select for this challenge.

My first Bench photos for Jude’s challenge are from the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, North Carolina. I took my grandson, Coleman there in 2021 for a fun day together. I am also linking this post to XingfuMama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge.

Jude’s Bench Challenge

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2025-Week 4

Throwback Thursday

Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Location: N.C. Transportation Museum; Spencer, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Take Care. Have some fun. Enjoy your day. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Silent Cell Pic Sunday: January 26

Don’t Mock Me …

Admire My Lines …

While I Keep Eating

*Northern Mockingbird’s*
*Intricate Geometric Lines +*

Becky’s GeometricJanuary #26

Silent Sunday

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Front Porch; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Weekend Sky — January 25

Cloudscapes

Passing in the Night

Skywatch Friday

Weekend Sky #142 – January 25

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

Time Traveling Through Books & Blue Waters

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Throwback Thursday

Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Location: Room Balcony; Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas Cruise Ship; Caribbean Sea; Gulf of Mexico; Near Cozumel, Mexico

God Bless. Travel through Books, On Land or Seas. Enjoy an Adventure. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 FOTD: January 25

Yellow Zinnias

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: The Gardens; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

It’s a Small World of GeometricJanuary Wonders — January 24

Lines, Numbers,

& Shapes in Disneyland

Circa 1970

Becky’s GeometricJanuary #24

Throwback Thursday

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35mm

Converter: Wolverine Digital Converter

Location: It’s a Small World; Disneyland; Anaheim, California, USA

God Bless. Be Observant. Geometric shapes are all around us. Stay Warm. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Which Way Challenge (CWWC): January Week 4 —Any Which Way with Stairs, Steps, and/or Ladders

Good Day to y’all. Welcome to the fourth Which Way Challenge for 2025. This week I have chosen a theme of Any Which with Stairs, Steps, and/or Ladders. It can be anywhere you might find Stairs , Steps, or Ladders whether on a road, a trail, a mall, a construction site or any place conceivably possible for Stairs, Steps, or Ladders. As always, signs are welcome in your Which Ways.

Here are my Which Ways for this week:

Steps …

*Steps at South*
*Fork Park Trail McAdenville, North Carolina*

Stairs …

Ladders …

Bonus Throwback Steps …

*My Paternal Grandparents*
*Great Falls, South Carolina*

Which Way Challenge (CWWC)

Throwback Thursday

Sharing your Which Ways could be one photo or several, it’s all up to you. Don’t feel obligated to share as many as I do.

God Bless. Looking forward to seeing y’all’s Which Ways. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all so very much.

2025 Floral Friday: 01.24 —Colouring Flowers #52 (4th for 2025)

“Advice from a sunflower. Be bright, sunny, and positive. Know your roots. Spread seeds of happiness. Rise, shine, and hold your head up high. Keep on growing. Even on the darkest days, stand tall and find the sunlight.”
~ Unknown

“True friends are like bright sunflowers that never fade away, even over distance and time.”
~ Marie Williams Johnstone

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Take time to Smell the Flowers. I am Grateful for each and every one of y’all. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

Geometrics at a Railroad Museum

Geometric Shapes

at New Braunfels

Railroad Museum

Becky’s GeometricJanuary #23

Throwback Thursday

Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max Telephoto lens

Location: New Braunfels Railroad Museum; New Braunfels, Texas, USA

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

2025 CFFC: January Week 4 — Pick a Number

Number 0ne Hundred Seventy-Eight

For lack of taxing my brain and picking a Number from a proverbial hat, I chose to play along with Judy Dykstra-Brown’s Numbers Game of 178.

Hence, here are my 178 photo selections:

Dan’s CFFC-Pick a Number

Judy’s Numbers Game #57-178

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

2025 FOTD: January 23

Garden Roses

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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

Weather Forecast is a Conundrum

Winter Weather Advisory predictions are for Snow to hit our area tonight.

Apple’s Weather app shows advisory, but conveys no Snow.

I’m Content to watch the Weather from indoors …

The Weather Channel’s app is in a Conundrum … it’s flip flopping to and fro.

Snow … Only Cloudy and Freezing Cold … Snow … Cold Wind Chills as low as 5° below zero … Snow

I Look outside … I see light Snow flurries

I’m Content to Remain where it’s Warm …

It is a conundrum wondering why “Weatherman” can’t figure it out.

A Conundrum wondering why Weather apps cannot agree …

Channel 9 News most accurate … Light Snow Flurries in the Piedmont, Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina.

Stepping Outside … What do I See?

Light Snow Flurries … Snow on porch railings … patch of Snow on car.

I’m Content with enjoying Snow from afar …

No conundrum in my mind any longer …

I believe what I see and feel …

I’m Content with Snow or no Snow

Weather predictions are not always accurate.

Snow is Snow no matter how you define it.

And on into the night … the weather conundrum continues …

I am Content to Stay curled up snug and warm …

How about you? Are you in a Conundrum? Or are you Content?

Ragtag Daily Prompt-Tuesday! Conundrum!

JusJoJan25–

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

God Bless. Let’s not be in a Conundrum. Let’s be Content. God is in Control. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

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