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Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens. f/9 1/200 300mm ISO400
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FOTD: 2023 June 7_White Raspberry Blossom
Category: #FOTD
2023 FOTD: June 6_Erigeron annuus
AKA the annual fleabane, daisy fleabane
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max Ultra Wide Angle f/2.2 13mm
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FOTD: 2023 June 5 – Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora, montbretia
Crocosmia’s flowers are brilliantly colored and showy, making them a wonderful choice for flower arrangements. Sometimes called Montbretia, the tubular-shaped flowers are extremely attractive to hummingbirds. The brilliant red yellow or orange blooms appear in May or June with sword-shaped foliage.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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2023 CFFC: Colorful Monochromes
Green:
Mostly Yellow:
Mostly Blue:
Mostly Reddish:
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FOTD: Antirrhinum majus
Costa Rose II
pink snapdragon flowers
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens
Belmont, North Carolina
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S-18-55mm lens f/5.6 • 1/250 • 55mm • ISO100
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FOTD: Canna indica
known as
Indian Shot
It is also known by African Arrowroot, Arrowroot, Canna, Edible Canna, and Wild Canna Lily among a few other names.
The rhizomes of cannas are rich in starch, and have many uses in agriculture. All of the plant material has commercial value, rhizomes for starch (consumption by humans and livestock), stems and foliage for animal fodder, young shoots as a vegetable, and young seeds as an addition to tortillas.
Other interesting uses include the hard black seeds of the Arrowroot having been used in the 19th century as bullets when ammunition was limited. The seeds are also used for making jewelry and musical instruments such as rattles.
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Floral Friday: 2023 May 26_Coneflower
(Eastern purple coneflower)
Echinacea purpurea is recognisable by its purple cone-shaped flowers. It is native to eastern North America and present to some extent in the wild in much of the eastern, southeastern and midwest United States. It is often known as the purple coneflower.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Horse Stables Entrance, Anne Springs Close Greenway
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Wordless Wednesday: 24 May 2023 ___ Louisiana Blue Star
Louisiana Blue Star
(Amsonia ludoviciana)
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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2023 OWS: RED Knockouts
Rose Bush
Knockout
Rosebuds
Rose Bud
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max 24mm f1.78
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Macro Monday: 2023 May 22 —Daylily
(Hemerocallis ‘Buttered Popcorn’)
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Share Your World: My Thoughts on Birthdays
This week Di is asking us these questions;
Here are this week’s questions:
Children aside, do you celebrate your birthday/anniversary or is it just a normal day for you?
For me, my birthday is just an ordinary normal day. It is not recognized by my children. Oh, I wish and long for acknowledgement, but henceforth it does not come and by nightfall I am disappointed.
Do/did you always give your child a birthday party when they were young?
I did not always give my children a birthday party. However, when I did it was usually just with family including cousins.
If your child was born on Christmas Day (or a few days either side of the 25th), did they have a ‘half birthday’ in June, two presents/celebrations, or something else?
None of my children were born near Christmas, but I do have a good friend and an “old” neighbor who was born the day after Christmas. If I remember right, and I might not, his parents tried to make his birthday special & not just combine his birthday with Christmas.
I do have a daughter that was born on “traditional” Memorial Day (traditional meaning before they made it always on a Monday). We tended to celebrate her birthday with the patriotic theme of red, white, and blue.
Would you prefer to give your child a party, or take them and a few friends on a special outing?
A party is nice, but also a lot of work and expense. When my children weren’t so young, I took them out to a restaurant of their choosing. I remember, in my teen years, my parents took me out for my birthday at the restaurant of my choice with cake and present(s) at home afterward.
(Not really my rose, but I can dream)
Photo Credit: (c)Deb L. Waters
As a side note, today’s my birthday. I spent the day with my grandson, Coleman (But then again, I usually do). We took the city transit bus into downtown. His first time on a bus ride. First time for both of us in this area (we only moved here in February). We rode the bus downtown and then walked a short distance and hiked the Highland Rail Trail. (He loves to go hiking). The paved trail was just 1.8 miles in length one way. We stopped shy of the end of the trail and walked back to the bus station to wait for the bus to return home. (Coleman was ready to go.) After my daughter got home, she insisted on us going out to eat for my birthday. We hadn’t done that in over three years. We went to a new to us restaurant called Noodles & Company. World Kitchen. It serves many different times of noodle dishes. Italian, Asian, Vegan, and more. I had the Zucchini Pesto with Grilled Chicken. It was delicious. My grandson had the kids grilled chicken, but he was too antsy to sit still and eat. (He fell asleep shortly after we got back home). I did very much appreciate her thoughtfulness. My sons couldn’t bother with acknowledging my birthday. I am thankful for my online friends new and old who sent their birthday greetings. No body wants to be forgotten on their birthday even if they don’t care for celebrations.
#Keepitalive
#SYW
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Sunday Stills: Floral Shades of Purple
Clematis viticella,
the Italian leather flower,
purple clematis,
or Virgin’s bower,
is a species of flowering plant
in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae,
native to Europe
in a Garden Planter
the common sage
or just sage,
is a perennial,
with blue to purplish flowers.
Sisyrinchium angustifolium,
commonly known as
narrow-leaf blue-eyed-grass
Viola × williamsii,
known as
hybrid horned pansy,
tufted pansy,
or
just horned pansy
Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge. This is also my entry for Kate’s Whatsoever Is Lovely Challenge.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Wordless Wednesday: 2023 May 17_’Dalmatian Purple’
from our
picnic table
the
Visitor
while Coleman snacked
Digitalis purpurea
‘Dalmatian Purple’ Foxglove
Earliest blooming of all Foxglove.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens.
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FOTD: Simpson’s grasspink
This gorgeous wildflower is called grass pink
and it is in the Orchid family (Orchidaceae).
The genus name “Calopogon” is Greek
and means “beautiful beard.”
It refers to the hairlike structures
on the upper petal.
It has a bulb-like corm
that resembles a tuber,
hence the name “tuberosus.”
The slender grass-like leaves
give rise to the name “grass pink.”
It is a stunning wildflower.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens with Altura Wide Angle Fisheye Lens.
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CMMC: Imperial Purple
(Viola cornuta Penny Primrose Picotee)
Meadow Sage
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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Floral Friday: Yellow Bearded Iris
Califora Pleasant Peasant
(Reblooming) Bud
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 20
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S 18-55mm Super Macro and Altura for Canon Wide-Angle Fisheye Lenses
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FOTD: Scilla peruviana
The Scilla Peruviana is also known as the Portuguese Squill. It is a spring-blooming bulb with striking, lavender-blue flowers. The flower heads can be as large as a softball, with star-like florets that open gradually over a period of 3 weeks or more. The plants have long, strappy leaves similar to a hyacinth, and grow 12-20” tall.
Information from www.longfield-gardens.com/article/all-about-scilla-peruviana.
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S 18-55mm Super Macro Lens
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 19
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RDP: 🌻Sunflower 🌻
Helianthus giganteus,
the giant sunflower
or tall sunflower
Helianthus angustifolius
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Ragtag Daily Prompt – Sunflower
Nature Photo Challenge–Yellow
Cee’s Flower of the Day
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Floral Friday: Impatiens walleriana
also known as busy Lizzie,
balsam, sultana,
or simply impatiens,
is a species of the
genus Impatiens.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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RDP: 2023 April 30 Sunday – Colorful
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Sunday – Colorful
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS T3i
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f5.6 ISO 125 250mm 1/400s
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2023 April FOTD: Azalea ‘Gloria’ Pink
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Wordless Wednesday: Viola Cornuta
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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FOTD: Rhododendron
Rhododendron
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L.Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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FOTD: Yellowish Daffodil
(Narcissus ‘Delibes’)
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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2023 Whatsoever is Lovely – Camellia
‘Swan Lake’
Japanese Camellia,
Common Camellia &
White Camellia
WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 15
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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2023 WPWC: Glencairn Gardens
Glencairn Gardens is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was started by David & Hazel Bigger in their backyard. It is now an 11 acre paradise located in the heart of Rock Hill. It is beautifully landscaped with walkways, lawns, fountains, as well as various plants and flowers. Mrs. Bigger deeded the garden to the city of Rock Hill after her husband’s passing in 1958.
The Garden was the original inspiration for Rock Hill’s annual Come See Me Festival. The festival has developed into a ten day event which is held each spring at Glencairn Gardens and various other sites throughout Rock Hill.
The Garden boasts a variety of blooms year round. They vary from Dogwoods and Wisteria to Azaleas and Camellias along with a variety of hardwood trees to be adorned by visitors strolling throughout the Gardens.
The peak blooming season is from late March to early April. With such a small window to observe and admire the various spectacular colors & the many different types of flowers in bloom — you wouldn’t want to miss visiting it. Don’t worry if you can’t make it during peak season, there is always something special to see year round. Some of which are the Crepe Myrtles and Day Lilies during the Summer, the changing of leave’s colors in Autumn. And lest you forget, there’s the daffodils and camellias, and the smell of honeysuckle to entice your senses throughout the winter.
Within Glencairn Gardens is also a Veterans Garden. The American Legion Post 34 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2889 partnered with the City of Rock Hill to create this hard that honors men and women from the past, present, and future who serve in the armed forces of the United States of America.
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Gardens
Cee‘s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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FOTD: Aphelandra sinclairiana
Panama Queen
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens.
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Silent Sunday: Zantedeschia aethiopica
Arum Lily
WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023
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Colorful Flower Trios
Scarlet-star – Drooped tufted airplant
Pink Calla Lily
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC): 2023 April – Close Up or Macro
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Alura Fisheye Macro Lens for Canon
Also posting as part of Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Macro Monday: Anthuriums
the largest genus
of the arum family, Araceae.
General common names include anthurium, tailflower, flamingo flower, and laceleaf.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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FOTD: Crassulaceae kalanchoe
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Orange Kalanchoe
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens
Belmont, North Carolina
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Shot on Canon. Canon EOS Rebel T3i with a Canon 75-300 mm lens
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Twice as Nice
Neoregelia carolinae,
the blushing bromeliad,
is a species
of flowering plant
in the genus Neoregelia.
Odontoglossum ‘Francine’ Pink
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Two
Cee‘s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm
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Pull Up a Seat: 2023 – Week 13
One can select a variety of seating of your choosing around the beautiful picturesque Gardens.
of
Maria Ann Smal
as you relax
in a Adirondack Chair
or drink by one
of the patio tables
it is not wise
to choose Coleman’s
choice of Seating.
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Down a Garden Path
Belmont, North Carolina
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NPC #5/CPC: First Hints/Signs of Spring in The South-Central Piedmont Region of North Carolina
nests are commonly found on
wild cherry, apple, and crab apple,
but may be found on hawthorn, maple,
cherry, peach, pear and plum as well.
There is one generation of the
Eastern tent caterpillar per year.
The insects overwinter
as egg masses on twigs,
and they hatch in April.
They turn into moths
which are reddish-brown
with two pale stripes running
diagonally across each forewing.
also known as the Christmas Berry
makes an attractive hedging plant
with its glossy red new growth.
is one of the best
flower ornamental
cherry trees available.
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: First hints of spring
Nature Photo Challenge #5: Signs of Spring
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Cell Pic Sunday: 2023 March 26_Ti Plant
Cordyline fruticosa
is an evergreen flowering plant
in the family Asparagaceae.
It is identified by a wide
variety of common names,
including ti plant,
palm lily, cabbage palm.
My grandson and myself saw many beautiful plant and flowers while we had a short visit (short due to rain) to Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens in Belmont, North Carolina. This photo was taken with my iPhone 14 Pro Max at f/1.8 • 1/57 • 6.86mm • ISO 250.
John’s Cellpic Sunday
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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FOTD: 2023 – Prunus Serotina
COMMON NAME:
Black Cherry,
Eastern Wild Black Cherry,
Bird Cherry
Cee‘s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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FOTD: Be Respectful _Garden Flowers
No Poop & Pee
Neighborhood Garden Flowers
Gastonia, North Carolina
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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2023 Nature Photo Challenge: PINK
Loropetalum chinense
is commonly known
loropetalum,
Chinese Fringe Flower
and Strap Flower
Eastern Redbud
(Cercis canadensis)
No one should
FIGHT ALONE
Til Valhalla Project
No Hero Left Behind
Denzil Nature Photo Challenge:Pink
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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Macro Monday: Pansy
Shot on Canon
at Martha Rivers Park
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Cees’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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CBWC: Camellia
a genus of flowering plants
in the family of Theaceae.
Located in Gardner Park,
Gastonia, NC
Cee’s Black and White Challenge
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 10
Martha Rivers Park
Gastonia, North Carolina
WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 10
Cee‘s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon 75-300 mm lens
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Wordless Wednesday: Dandelions
I decided to display a slide show of Dandelions and Coleman blowing Dandelion seeds into the wind instead of just one picture for today’s post.
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Shot on a Canon EOS Rebel T3i with a Canon 75-300 mm lens.
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FOTD: Redbud Dogwood Japanese Maple Willow
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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Floral Friday: Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera)
Posted for Bren’s Floral Friday and Cee’s Flower of the Day
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Taken with my iPhone 13 Pro on Tuesday, February 28 @ 3:26 pm.
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Floral Friday: 2023 February 24 – Yellow Garden Pansies
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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FOTD: 2023 Tuesday February 21 – Daffodils
(Narcissus’Ice Follies’)
Daffodils
of a
Large-cupped
Daffodil
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 13 Pro
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FOTD: 2023 February 17 – Viola Garden Pansy
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Wordless Wednesday: Phalaenopsis Jillion | Orchid flower
Orchid flower,
Orchid tree,
Orchid
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