2025 Cell Pic Sunday: 23 November

Gorgeous Reflections

South Fork Catawba River

John’s Cell Pic Sunday-2025.11.22

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Cameras: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max;

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

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

2025 Cell Pic Sunday — 21 September

Canada Geese
in Lake Haigler

John’s Cell Pic Sunday-2025.09.21

Photo Credit:©️2022 Deb L. Waters … Al Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Location: Lake Haigler; Lake Haigler Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

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

2025 Cell Pic Sunday — 14 September

Love Shared Between
a Boy & a Horse

John’s Cell Pic Sunday-2025.14.09

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Settings: f1.9 • 1/67s • 30mm • ISO80

Location: Greenway Stables; Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South 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.

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: 08.10

Throwback to 2017

Riverbanks Zoo & Garden

Remembering a fun family trip with my daughter and granddaughter to the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, South Carolina. This upcoming week my granddaughter will turn twelve (12). These are memories from when she was four (4).

Alona
on an
elephant sculpture

Her mom and I took her down to Columbia, South Carolina to visit the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden. It was a special time and memories I will always cherish. [She currently lives with her father & he does not allow her to visit with us even though there is a shared custody agreement.]

Alona enjoyed being able to pet the goats and other animals in the children’s petting area.

Alona
riding a Giraffe
on the
Merry-Go-Round

As well as the merry-go-round and all the amazing animals located within the Zoo.

Alona
on a
Gorilla sculpture

Every time we came near any of the animal sculptures she thought she had to go up and climb on them. It made for some interesting poses (or lack of posing).

Alona on
Happy the Tiger
in the
Riverbanks main plaza

After a long tiring day, we stopped at the entrance/exit area for one final photo opportunity before traveling back home through Great Falls, Lancaster, and finally to get home in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
Columbia, South Carolina
with Alona

John’s Cell Pic Sunday-2025.08.10

Throwback Thursday (on Sunday)

Photo Credit:©️2017 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Location: Riverbanks Zoo and Garden; Columbia, South Carolina, USA

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

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: 03 August

Northern Cardinal

Northern Cardinal

John’s Cell Pic Sunday-2025.08.03

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Telephoto Camera

Settings: f2.8 • 1/99s • 666mm • ISO 80

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

God Bless. May the Sun Shine upon you. May your week be filled with love, laughter, and happiness. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: 20 July

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion Camera

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

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

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: 13 July

Eye Reflections

John’s Cell Pic Sunday 

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Horse Stables Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA 

God Bless. Have a wonderful week. Get Outdoors. Take a Hike. Visit a Farm. Enjoy all of God’s Beautiful Creations. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Silent (Almost) Cell Pic Sunday: 06.07

A Horse Lovin’ Kind of Day

Anne Springs Close Greenway

Coleman Visiting the Greenway Horses

John’s Cell Pic Sunday 

Silent Sunday

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Horse Stables Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a wonderful week. Get Outdoors. Take a Hike. Visit a Farm. Enjoy all of God’s Beautiful Creations. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Floral Cell Pic Sunday: 22 June

Canna Toucan® Yellow

(Canna Lily)

Aka Indian Shot ‘Toucan Yellow’
Canna Lily ‘Toucan Lily’

John’s Cell Pic Sunday 

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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

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

2025 Cell Pic Sunday/Monday Portrait: 15/16 June

Arilus cristatus

Click on each image for enhanced/enlarged views.

The North American Wheel Bug is one of the largest terrestrial true bugs in North America, reaching up to 1.5 inches (38 mm) in length in its adult stage.

North American wheel bugs prey on caterpillars and beetles, such as Japanese beetles, the cabbage worm, orange dogs, tent caterpillars, and the Mexican bean beetle, all of which they pierce with their beak to inject salivary fluids that dissolve soft tissue.

The North American wheel bug is most active in daylight, but may engage in predatory behaviors at night in areas illuminated by lights.

It is considered beneficial since most of its prey are pests, however, I did not consider myself a pest and didn’t care for it as my sitting companion.

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Monday Portrait

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Outdoor Seating Area; The Trailhead Store; Daniel Stowe Conservancy; Belmont, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: 08 June

Hand Capped

Retiboletus ornatipes
Ornate-stalked Bolete

John’s Cell Pic Sunday-07 June 2025

Photo Credit: ©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion Camera

Location: Rocky Branch Trail; Rocky Branch Park; Belmont, 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.

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: 01 June —

Cicuta maculata

Spotted Water Hemlock,
Water-hemlock, Beaver Poison

John’s CellPic Sunday – 01 June 2025

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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

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

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: 25 May

Molothrus bonariensis

Shiny Cowbird

John’s CellPic Sunday-25 May 2025

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

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: 04 May

Centennial Center Park

From Centennial Center
Looking Outward

John’s CellPic Sunday 

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 

Location: Centennial Center; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA 

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

2025 Silent Cell Pic Sunday: 27 April

One of My Favourite Places

Silent Sunday

John’s CellPic Sunday 

Sunny Sunday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

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 

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

Cell Pic Sunday: 20 April

Canada Geese

at the River

Canada Geese
South Fork Catawba River
Goat Island Park and Greenway

John’s CellPic Sunday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

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.

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: 13 April

Easter Egg Scramble

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.

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: 06 April

South Fork Catawba River
Riverside Park and Greenway

John’s Cell Pic Sunday 

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. All images are prohibited for use in any format without the explicit consent of the copyright. 

Cameras: 1)Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max;

Location: South Fork Catawba River; Riverside 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.

2025 Silent (Almost… Not Quite) Cell Pic Sunday: 30 March

O! Say can you see …

⁠O! say does that star-spangled Banner yet wave,
⁠O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
(1)

U.S. Flag
hung from a
Fire Ladder Truck

‘Tis the star-spangled banner, O! long may it wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.(1)

U.S. Flag

And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave,
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
(1)

United States Flag

⁠And the star-spangled Banner in triumph shall wave,
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
(1)

U.S. Flag
Waving from a
Fire Department
Ladder Truck

And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph shall wave
While the land of the free is the home of the brave!
(1)

(1) ©️The Star-Spangled Banner lyrics by Francis Scott Key; music by John Stafford Smith; adopted March 3, 1931.

Silent Sunday

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. All images are prohibited for use in any format without the explicit consent of the copyright.

Cameras: 1-2) Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max; 3-4) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV & CPL Filter attachments.

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

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

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: 16 March

Soaring Over Goat Island

Great cormorant

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Settings: f/1.8 • 1/4098 • 6.76mm • ISO64

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

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

Pull Up a Seat on a Trail Bench

Coleman and I hiked a new (to us) trail today after he arrived home from school and switched shoes. We had to walk approximately one mile alongside the road (not every section had a sidewalk), across the C. Claudius Dawson Bridge (which crosses over the South Fork Catawba River) and cross the forked road before reaching our destination to eventually begin our hike for the afternoon.

On our hike we periodically encountered a wooden Bench here, there, and yonder along the Rocky Branch Trail. Here are a few of the Benches we happened upon throughout our hike.

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2025-Week 9

Jude’s Bench Challenge

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Photo Credit: ©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Rocky Branch Trail; CarolinaThread Trail; Belmont/Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: February 23

Can You Help Me Out Here?

Northern Mockingbird

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16Pro Max

Location: View from Front Porch; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

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

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

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 Cell Pic Sunday: February 2

Hey, That’s Not the Train

Workers Truck on Tracks

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

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 Cell Pic Sunday: 01.05

South Fork Catawba River
Riverside Park and Greenway

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

XingfuMama’s Whatsoever Is Lovely Challenge-2025 Week 1

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #253

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

God Bless. Relax by the River. Be inspired to be You. Nature’s Beauty is amazing. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Cell Pic Sunday: 12.29

A Beautiful View
through the Trees

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Near the South Fork Catawba River; Off Cramer Mountain Road; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Cell Pic Sunday: 12.22

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

2024 Cell Pic Sunday: 12.15

Coleman visits a Nativity

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Cramer Memorial United Methodist Church; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Cell Pic Sunday: 12.08

Norfolk Southern

Norfolk Southern

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Old Town; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 CellPic Sunday: 11.17

Acer rubrum

Red Maple

Aka Swamp Maple, 
Water Maple, or Soft Maple

John’s CellPic Sunday 

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Downtown; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Silent Cell Pic Sunday: November 3rd

Riverside Baptist Church

John’s CellPic Sunday

Silent Sunday

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Riverside Baptist Church; 171 S Main St, Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Cell Pic Sunday: 10.06

God Bless America

American Flag
Held by 2
Ladder Fire Trucks

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Weekend Sky

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit:©️2019 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone XR

Location: Walmart Parking Lot; Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

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

2024 Silent Cell Pic Sunday: 09/.15

Seven Arcade Games

Coleman’s First Arcade Experience
Shop Arcade Games

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Silent Sunday

Becky’s Squares

Photo Credit: ©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max 

Location:Springdale, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA 

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

2024 CellPic Sunday: 09.08 — Lineberger Park

Lineberger Park
Gastonia, North Carolina

John’s CellPic Sunday

Hammad’s Weekend Sky

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Lineberger Park; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

God bless. Get out and enjoy the outdoors. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 RDP: Saturday — Landslide

Landslides occur whenever they choose to happen even in the most unlikely of circumstances or in areas you least expect. This one happened on a portion of my cousin’s property. Better be careful where you walk. Never know what Mother Nature will decide to do next.

Along my cousin’s property
after all the rain
from Tropical Storms.

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Saturday-Landslide

Fandango’s One Word Challenge-Outside

John’s CellPic Sunday

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

1-2-3 Cell Pic Photo Processing — August 2024

Macrolepiota procera

the parasol mushroom

Original
Monochrome

John’s CellPic Sunday

One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge-August 2024

Cee’s Flower of the Day 

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Photo Processing done via Pixlr

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

2024 Cell Pic Sunday: 06.30

Tuscarora Crape Myrtle

Southern Planters Pink Flowering Tuscarora Crape Myrtle

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Sunny Sunday

Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2024 Week 26

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge 

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: New Hope Acres; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with me. Enjoy the beauty all around you. Take time to admire nature’s wonderful creations. I appreciate y’all very much.

Sitting on the Sunny Side of Life

The weather has been hot and Sunny 🌞 during the day and stormy at night. Decided to switch out the sand in my grandson’s “Turtle” for Water 💧 to allow him to enjoy 😊 water playtime in the Warm Sunshine.

Coleman Sitting &
Playing on the
Sunny Side of Life.
The Tune Playing
is called “Sunny Side.”

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 23

Sunny Sunday

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2024 Week 22

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #223

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Video created in Google Utilities -Highlight Video

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

2024 Weekend FOTD: June 1/2

Zephyranthes atamasca

Rain lily, Atamasco lily, Zephyranthes atamasca, is a native Southeastern member of the regular “old” amaryllis family.

Rain Lilies

These were taken at Landsford Canal State Park while hiking the Canal Trail. The Canal Trail is an easy 1.5 mile hiking trail that runs alongside the Catawba River.

Weekend FOTD

Sunny Sunday

Silent Sunday

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2024 Week 21

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge 

Photo Credit: ©️2022 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: iPhone 13 Pro Telephoto lens.

Location: Canal Trail; Landsford Canal State Park; Catawba, South Carolina, USA

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

2024 OWS: Playing Around the Hedge

Original
Vintage plus a little splash , a little blur …
Playing with Monochrome Aspects
Watercolor Effect
Sakura Effect
Holiday Spirit Effect

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Hedge

One to Three Photo Processing Challenge-May 2024

Becky’s Squares-Reconstructed (Processing)

Cee’s FOTD

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Photo Credit:©️2019 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone XR Rear Camera

Location: Glencairn Garden; Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA

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

Whatsoever is Lovely for Sunny Sunday and Macro Monday 2024.05.19/20

Neotephritis finalis,
the sunflower seed maggot
Heliantus Anuus
Color Pop Sunflower

Whatsoever Is Lovely Challenge-2024 Week 19

Macro Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Becky’s #SquareRenew

Sunny Sunday

John’s CellPic Sunday

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. Sending y’all my birthday wishes of happiness, good health, peace, and an abundance of love throughout 2024 and beyond. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

St. Simons Island Lighthouse Museum — Unique Perspective

St. Simons Lighthouse is one of only five remaining Georgia lighthouse towers. The Lighthouse and keeper’s Dwelling were built in 1872. The original Lighthouse which this Lighthouse replaced was built in 1810 by James Gould of Massachusetts, the first lighthouse keeper. The original Lighthouse was destroyed by Confederate forces in 1861 in order to prevent the beacon’s use by Federal troops during the Civil War.

St. Simons Island Lighthouse

 The Lighthouse still serves as an active aid to navigation for ships entering St. Simons Sound, casting its beam as far as 23 miles to sea. The Lighthouse is located near the pier on the southern tip of St. Simons Island, Georgia, United States of America. Its purpose is to guide ships into St. Simons Sound and warns them of the many sandbars in the area.

Inside St. Simons Island
Lighthouse Museum

In 1972, the lightkeepers’ cottage was leased to Glynn County. The Coastal Georgia Historical Society spent three years restoring the two-story Victorian light keepers’ cottage at the base of the lighthouse, which was then converted into a museum. 

St. Simons Island
Lighthouse Museum

Currently, the public can tour the museum and climb the 129 steps to the top of the Lighthouse for a view of St. Simons Sound and the surrounding area. The admission cost to tour the Lighthouse Museum and climb the 129 steps is $12 for adults; $6 for ages 6-12; $2 Military discount is offered with Valid Military ID. Children under 6 are free.

St. Simons Island Lighthouse
and View from the Top

Some of the spectacular, panoramic views of the coast including Jekyll Island, the mainland (Brunswick), and the south end of St. Simons Island can be seen from the top of the Lighthouse.

The Keeper’s Dwelling is a two-story Victorian structure which was the home of the lighthouse keepers from 1872 up until the 1959’s. It currently houses the Lighthouse Museum and includes interactive exhibits, rare artifacts, and period rooms that reveal the history of St. Simons Island and the life of a lighthouse keeper.

My Daughter, Trisha,
climbed the 129 Steps
to the Top of the Lighthouse
so I could see the View.

Six Word Saturday 

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Photo Credit:©️2024 Trisha L. Wilson (my daughter)… All Rights Reserved.

Camera: iPhone 14 Plus

Location: St. Simons Island Lighthouse and Museum; St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA.

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

2024 Weekend Sky: 03.31.24

~ Beautiful Weather for Easter ~

Beautiful Day
for Coleman
Petting a Horse
Beautiful Day
for a Hike
Beautiful Day
for Reflection
at Lake Haigler

Hammad’s Weekend Sky-03.31

Whatsoever Is Lovely Challenge 2024 Week 13

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Photo Credit: ©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Dairy Barn Entrance; Lake Haigler; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God’s Blessings to y’all this Beautiful Easter Sunday. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Cell Pic Sunday: 03.10.24

Dandelion

Coleman Loves
Blowing Dandelions

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Cee’s Flower of the Day 

Photo Credit: ©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max 

Location: Huntingtown Neighbourhood; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA 

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

Dreaming of Hiking the Trails

GARDEN OF THE WAXHAWS TRAIL

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Photo Credit: ©️2015 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: iPhone 6 Plus

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.