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
I missed last week’s Monochrome Madness episode of Modes of Transportation , therefore, I thought I would use that as my theme for this week’s free week and display various Modes of Transportation .
Here are my entries for the MM Challenge …
Dawn’s Monochrome Madness-Modes of Transportation
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Pull Up a Seat
On A Trio
of Haystacks
Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 43
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Lake Haigler Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
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Green in the Garden
Green by the Lake
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge
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Close-Ups Around the Greenway
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-Close Up or Macro
Photo Credit:©️2022 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Cameras: 1-2) iPhone 13 Pro; 3-4) Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Location: Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
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Visiting “D” Places From
California to North Carolina
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-May Alphabet a D anywhere in the word
Becky’s Square Renew-Moving Forward
Photo Credit:©️1966-1971 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved.
Digital Conversion of my dad’s slides were done using Wolverine’s Digital Converter.
God Bless. Thank you for traveling back in time across America with us. We had fun moving forward with memories reconstructing my dad’s old slides to share and preserve. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
Luckily we had a beautiful sunny day on Sunday which enabled me to capture plenty of signs, and shots with words in them as Cee’s CMMC – Pick a Topic from my Photo requests us all to post.
Our visit to Anne Springs Close Greenway is extremely accommodating in the aspect of Signs and various Objects with Words.
Signs can be found all around the Reconstructed Children’s Farm ..,
Along all the various Trails …
In front of buildings such as The Hangar …
Or on and in front of an Historic Tack Shed …
And even in a flower bed informing everyone about the Sylvia Epps Baker Metal Sculpture.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-Pick a Topic from my Photo
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for visiting the Greenway with us. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
This week I chose a variety of photos from previous years I hope will meet Cee’s CMMC theme sufficiently.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: May – Denim Colors
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Renew may mean something different for each one of us whether it be being new again, being refreshed, or becoming strong once again. We all see and experience being renewed and refreshed every single year, every month, every day, and possibly every single minute.
I’m combining Cee’s CMMC & Becky’s Square Challenges for this post.
Let’s take time to relax, refresh and renew ourselves at Glen Ivy Hot Springs.
Glen Ivy Hot Springs is a resort in Riverside County, California that has been in existence since 1860. That’s 164 years of history that has attracted many visitors to visit their mineral springs. People come seeking the benefits of nature, water and exercise. It is a pleasurable experience enjoying time of relaxation, renewal, and a deep sense of wellbeing which the hot springs can bring.
Glen Ivy Hot Springs Resort offers many options for you to relax, renew, and restore your body. Those options include experiencing the Mineral Springs, the Grotto, and Club Mud.
The Mineral Bath entails spending 15 minutes soaking in the 104 degree geothermal waters. The sulfur-rich springs ease joint pain and soften the skin. These waters have powerful healing effects on the body and soul.
The Grotto experience is the resort’s Subterranean Treatment. It is a part of your skin softening, sensuous and subterranean journey. For this subterranean journey you descend into their secret cave and are painted neck-to-toe with a warm aloe vera, coconut oil, eucalyptus, shea butter and lavender masque. Your body is warmed in this gently heated cavern while your skin soaks in the silky formula as your body heats and your pores open.
Club Mud combines the detoxifying benefits of our geothermal mineral water with local red clay mud. The mud blends into a silky soft paste with our mineral water. Let the mud dry by baking in the sun or in our warm ‘Wafa’ cave. When the dried mud becomes loose and flaky, you simply wash it off noticing a baby-soft feeling on your skin.
A day at Glen Ivy Hot Springs is a unique experience. Who doesn’t need a little pampering once in a while. Be prepared though, the pampering at Glen Ivy doesn’t come cheap. They do offer many different options and plans to choose from. Everyone can find an affordable option to participate in this unique experience. Reservations are required.
If you’re coming from out of the area you might choose to stay just a short distance ( 2 minute drive or 10 minute walk) away in the Glen Ivy RV Park. Staying in the RV park is an opportunity to be close to nature and is a relaxing opportunity as well. If you’re inclined to visit Southern California, Glen Ivy Hot Springs is a fantastic and unique experience not to be overlooked. This is an experience and memory from the mid- nineteen eighties, when I lived in the Riverside County area of Southern California.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-Close Up or Macro
Becky’s #SquaresRenew Challenge-May
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My CK and CH seen while Coleman and I walked around the neighbourhood.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-April Alphabet_a CK or CH in a word
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: New Hope Road; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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We managed to have a beautiful clear day yesterday (almost), so Coleman and I rode the bus to the Y for some fresh air and a bit of hiking.
All aboard, we’re on our way.
Before we begin our hike, it’s Coleman swing time. If we waited till later the school kids would have taken over and he couldn’t have been able to play.
Through the woods along the bank of the lake we traverse. Across the dam and deeper into the woods. Upward, downward, and around and around we go.
Coleman spots the Fitness Challenge area off the Yellow Trail and climbs aboard for some fun before continuing our hike and back up to the Y.
Tired from our hike we’re gonna Leaf it all behind, and venture to the bus stop and head home.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-April Latte Color
Cee’s Which Way Challenge-Any Way
Photo Credit: ©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Cameras: iPhone 14 Pro Max and Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens with Altura UV & NP filter and also Altura Wide-Angle Fisheye attachments.
Location: Gaston County Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Get Outdoors and Enjoy Our Beautiful Earth. Thank you for traversing the trail with us. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
My entries for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge are mostly from South Carolina from my archives. Feel free to join in and post your own Cafe Latte color photos and link them to Cee.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-Cafe Latte Color
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Photos taken between 2017-2019 except eclipse is from 2024.
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Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-April Close Up or Macro
Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)
Photo Credit: ©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens
Location: 1-4) The Heritage Garden; The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA; 5)Dairy Barn Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
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Gastonia Erwin Center
Park and Recreation
Cee asks everyone to post photos of Words that contain the Alphabet letters A or E. My selections for this week come from mine and Coleman’s recent visit to Gastonia’s Erwin Center Park and Recreation. As per usual Coleman (notice the Name A & E) is in several of my photos.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-March_Alphabet an A or E in a Word
Photo Credit: ©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Erwin Center Park and Recreation; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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My entries for this Cee’s CMMC this week are a variety of new and archive photos I hope you enjoy. There were taken at The Schiele Museum of Natural History and the Warlick Family YMCA in Gastonia, North Carolina as well as at Andrew Jackson State Park (three of our favorite places to go hiking and relax out in nature.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-Pick a Topic from My Photo
Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #213
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Thirst for Color in Nature
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-Amaranth Magenta Color
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These close-ups were all captured during mine & Coleman’s latest visit to (I was so worried you lay down. You don’t just – Apple iPhone’s Siri trying to type what was said to my grandson, oops) our local museum’s nature trail.
We started this visit with a walk through the Dinosaurs Exhibitions …
Then we moved on the Nature Trail and a walk around the Pond …
And ended our visit with a stroll through the Garden in The Farm …
New life is slowly starting to arrive and in the next few weeks new growth will begin to emerge in abundance.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-Close Up or Macro
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Cameras: 1/2) iPhone 14 Pro Max; 3/4) 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 taking a walk with us and sharing your time and thoughts. I appreciate y’all very much.
My entries for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge this week were all taken at Goat Island Park & Greenway along the South Fork River Trail, a part of the Carolina Thread Trail System one year ago in February 2023.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-Pick a Topic from my Photo
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens.
Location: South Fork Carolina River Trail; Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for visiting the Greenway and sharing your time and thoughts with us.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-Walnut Brown Color
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Let’s talk turkey, nah let me show you more green. This time a close-up view of green plants in the Farm Garden at The Schiele Museum.
Here’s a look at my contributions for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge of Close Up or Macro.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-Close Up or Macro
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S 18-55mm and Canon EF-S55-250mm lenses.
Location: The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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Cabbage
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-Close Up or Macro
Photo Credit:©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens
Location: The Garden in The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for visiting The Farm and sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
Greetings, Christmas Day maybe over , but not necessarily the celebrations and we still have the new year a coming. Since we’ve been sick and not out much I’m choosing to make my selections from the last time I was able to get out ( this respiratory infection, RSV, doesn’t seem like it was to disappear.)
I’m taking you on a walk through The Farm ( one of Coleman’s favorite places) at The Schiele Museum of Natural History.
Entering The Farm …
Turning Right past the farm you enter the Nature Trail. This directional sign points the way.
Now let’s enter The Farm and have a look around…
Let’s take a look to see what we can find growing in the garden …
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-December Pick a Topic from my Photo
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️ 2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250 mm lens. Also used Canon EF-S18-55mm lens on the directional signs (Second Photo.)
Location: The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
God Bless. Thank you for walking around The Farm with us. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts. I appreciate y’all very much.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-December Alphabet two T’s
Photo Credit:©️ Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Cameras: 1 & 3) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S 55-250mm lens; 2) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S 10-18mm lens.
Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-Teal Color
Natalie’s Photographing Public Art Challenge
Photo Credit:©️2022 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Location: Various near the Catawba River; Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
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Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-December Close Up or Macro
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Here is my entry for this week’s challenge:
First, Looking up to the sky above …
Next, a look at (almost Coleman’s) eye level …
And finally, gazing beneath us …
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters
Cameras: 1) iPhone 14 Pro Max; 2-3) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens.
Locations: 1) Gastonia, North Carolina; 2-3) Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA.
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Autumn is the time of year we can see beautiful and colorful leaves abounding in nature from the greens trying to hang around, varying shades of orange and yellow and the awesome shades of Red in the leaves on the many plants and flowers amassed in our surroundings.
Amazing shades of Red in flowers …
And not to deter from the Red in the plants and flowers; I’m throwing in a Throwback photo from the early 60’s.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-Red Devil (dark red) Color
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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P Words Located along Nature Trails:
Located in Lindsay Pettus Greenway in Lancaster, South Carolina …
Located along the Piedmont Medical Center Trail which runs semi-parallel to the Catawba River in Rock Hill, South Carolina …
Located near the Persimmon Trail Entrance from Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens in Belmont, North Carolina …
Located within Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens in Belmont, North Carolina …
And can’t ignore Coleman …
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC): October Alphabet with “P” anywhere in the word
Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
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For this Cee’s CMMC this week I thought I would show you some of the Plum (purple) Coleman and I have seen this week on our hiking adventures at The Schiele Museum of Natural History and along trails at the Warlick Family YMCA. They range from purple colored wood on the maze to purple canoes and plenty of purplish flowers. Hope y’all will enjoy the slideshow.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge -Plum (Purple) Color
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: (c) 2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
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Happy October! This month has begun with several trips to the Schiele Museum and lots of hiking. First of was The Early Explorers program at the museum. Early Explorers is for preschoolers (2-5 year olds). They do interactive play, songs, story time , and a craft each week based on a weekly theme. This week’s theme was Pumpkin.
Later in the day we rode the city transit over to the Gaston County Warlick Family YMCA.
We meandered down & around along the Green Trail to enjoy a hike and look at we saw. We noticed some interesting fungi and some very active bees 🐝.
The bees were having a pollinating party 🎉 it seemed. They were flitting to and fro devouring the sweet nectar of these bright yellow flowers.
Lastly, we spotted a autumn 🍂 leaf 🍂 clinging to the windshield of his mom’s car later in the afternoon.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge – Close-Up or Macro
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters…All Rights Reserved.
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For this challenge I’m continuing the visit to the Schiele Museum of Natural History. This time I have selected photos taken inside the museum instead of outside photos in my last challenge entry.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: September —Alphabet any Word with a “Q”
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
God Bless. Thank you for visiting the Museum and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all.
Gfpacificbee’s Insights & photography 