Category: #FOTD

Sunday Stills/OWS/CPC — Bright Flowers & Wings

Flowers & Wings

in the Bright Sunshine

Fiery skipper
on Zinnia violacea

Wings on Bright Flowers

Wings on a Zinnia
Birds in Flight
Canada Geese
Black-Eyed Susans
Zinnias

Terri’s Sunday Stills-Wings

One Word Sunday-Bright

The Cosmic Photo Challenge-What’s flowering where you are?

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #308-Perfect Pairs

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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. Thankful for a slight break from all the rain. Wish we could have a break from this extreme heat. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

Words for Thought #28

Psalm 145:11 (NIV)
Rudbeckia 

Think About It Tuesday

Cee’s Flower of the Day 

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

2024 Macro Monday: 07.22

Coneflower

Centaurea cyanus
AKA Cornflower
or Bachelor’s button

Macro Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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

2024 FOTD: Sunday, 07.21

African Violet

African Violet

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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

2024 Floral Friday: 07.19 —Colouring Flowers #29

Colored by Me Via
Zen Color App

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day 

God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Take time to Smell the Flowers. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.

2024 FOTD: 07.18

Orange Rest Stop Flowers

Orange Flowers
seen at a
Rest Stop
along PCH

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit: ©️1979 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35mm

Location: Near San Francisco; Rest Stop; Along Pacific Coast Highway, California, USA 

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

2024 OWS: July 14 — Yellow

For this week Debbie with Travel with Intent is asking us to show our Yellow for One Word Sunday.

Here are my Yellow for this OWS Challenge …

Yellow Flowers
in April 1979
Marriott’s Great America
Santa Clara, California
Rudbeckia hirta
AKA Black-eyed Susan
In July 2024
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Yellow

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Photo Credit: 1) ©️1979 Nornal H. Waters 2) ©️2024 Larry Underwood … All Rights Reserved.

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

Words for Thought #27

Psalm 33:22 (ESV)

Think About It Tuesday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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

Floral Macro Monochrome Monday

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus |

Common Sunflower ‘Titan’

Girasol 
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina

The ‘Titan’ sunflower, as the name suggests, is a giant annual sunflower variety with an extra thick stem, supporting huge, alternating leaves, and a massive flower head that can reach 16-22 inches across! Plus Titan sunflowers can grow to heights of 12-14 feet! Blooms from July to September. Sunflowers attract a myriad of pollinators including bees, birds, butterflies and many others as well.

Macro Monday 

Monochrome Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day 

Leigha’s Sunny Sunday Challenge

Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2024 Week 28

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

2024 Weekend FOTD: 07.13/.14

Plumeria

Plumeria

Weekend FOTD

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

2024 One to Three Photo Processing—July

Daucus carota L.

Queen Anne’s lace

Original
Monochrome
Google Alpaca Filter
Pixlr Blur + Watercolor + Sharpen & Smooth Effects
PicCollage Editing Filters: Watercolor + Retro 1 + Sparkle 4 Overlay + Vibrance 16

One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge-July 2024

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

2024 FOTD: July 12 —- Colouring Flowers #28

Coloured by Me
Via Zen Color App

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day 

God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Take time to Smell the Flowers. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.

Macro Monday: 07.08

Penny Mac

Hydrangea Penny Mac

Macro Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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

2024 Silent Sunday: 07.07

Ceanothus ‘Julia Phelps’ 

Julia Phelps Mountain Lilac

Silent Sunday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit:©️1979 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35mm

Location: Santa Barbara, California, USA

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

2024 Weekend FOTD: 07.06/.07 ——

Dianthus

Dianthus (Telstar Carmine Rose)

Weekend FOTD: 07.06/.07

Photo Credit:©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

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

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

God Bless. Glad you are home and joining in when able with Chris’ help. Thank you Chris for taking good care of our friend. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Floral Friday: July 5th —- Colouring Flowers #27

Sunny Sunflower Sends

Sunshine to your Soul

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day 

God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Take time to Smell the Flowers. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.

2024 FOTD: 07.04

Hospital Gardens

Huntersville Oaks

Huntersville Oaks is a short-term nursing and rehabilitation facility located in Huntersville, North Carolina. Huntersville is in northern Mecklenburg County just north of Charlotte, North Carolina.

My paternal grandfather stayed here receiving short-term medical care during the summer of 1980. When he was released, my dad took him back to his home in Great Falls, South Carolina.

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit:©️1980 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35mm

Digitally converted using Wolverine digital converter.

Location: Gardens at Huntersville Oaks; Huntersville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Numbers Game #28 — 149

Judy’s Numbers Game can bring about interesting results and insights from those who choose to participate. The challenge is alive, let’s join the fun. In searching for the #149 and its variations the results that popped are displayed below in this post.

#149. Around the Greenway

#149 Deviations Around Gastonia

Flowers & Coleman

Judy’s Numbers Game#28-149

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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

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

2024 OWS: 06.30 — Star

Star Reflections

Debbie’s One Word Sunday’s word this week is Star. Here are my interpretations on Star for this week’s challenge.

Using a Star Filter

Canon Photography

Altura ⭐️ Star✨ Filters

Star Reflections

in Robinwood Lake

iPhone 14 Pro Max

Star Flowers

Amsonia Species, Louisiana Blue Star (Amsonia ludoviciana)
Eastern Bluestar

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Star

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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

Cameras: Canon EOS Rebel T3i and iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

2024 Macro Monday: 07.01

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus

Lemon daylily
Yellow daylily
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus grows in big, spreading clumps, and its leaves grow to 75 cm (30 in) long. Its scapes each bear from 3 through 9 sweetly fragrant, lemon-yellow flowers.

Macro Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day 

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

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.

2024 Weekend FOTD: 06.29/30 —— Zinnia

Cee’s Weekend FOTD

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

2024 Floral Friday: 06.28 —Colouring Flowers #26

Flowers, Fruit, & Birds

Coloured by Me
Via Zen Color App

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day 

God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Take time to Smell the Flowers. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.

Don’t Be Square —- Enjoy Plants Thriving

Plants Thriving

Around the Neighbourhood

Sonchus oleraceus
AKA Annual Sowthistle,
Common Sowthistle
Hemerocallis (Daylily)
Grape Velvet
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
AKA Lemon Daylily, Lemon Lily, 
Yellow Daylily
Cirsium vulgare 
AKA the Spear thistle, Bull thistle,
or Common thistle
Erigeron strigosus
AKA Prairie fleabane, Daisy fleabane, Common Eastern fleabane

Sunday Stills: June-Plant Life

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Huntingtowne Neighbourhood; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting the Plants in my neighborhood. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 FOTD: 06.25

Plumeria

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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

2024 Macro Monday: 06.24

Delicious Delectable Devoured

Bombus impatiens,
 Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Macro Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max.

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with me. Enjoy Nature. Smell the fragrant flowers. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Weekend FOTD: 06.22/23

Hydrangea Nikko Blue

Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Nikko Blue’

Cee’s Weekend FOTD:06.22/3

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Huntingtowne Neighbourhood; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Floral Friday: Colouring Flowers #25

Pot of Flowers & Strawberries

Coloured by Me
Via Zen Color App

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day 

God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Take time to Smell the Flowers. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.

Floral Trio of Roses

Original

Floribunda Rosa ‘Europeana’

In Monochrome
Playing around with Photoleap
Tried to create water droplets on petals.
This is the effect I received.
Harrison Effect in Pixlr
with a touch of splash

Thursday Trios

Cee’s Flower of the Day

One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge-June 2024

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Huntingtowne Neighbourhood; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 OWS: June 16 — Green

Green in the Garden

Better Boy Tomatoes
King Arthur Hybrid Bell Pepper
Korean Peppers
Cabbage

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Green

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

2024 Macro Monday: 06.17

Lantana camara

Wild-type Spanish flag

(Lantana camara)

Lantana camara, commonly known as lantana or shrub verbena, is native to Central and South America but has naturalized in much of the southeast United States. 

Macro Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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

2024 Silent Sunday: 06.16

Raised Garden Display

Flower Show
San Diego County Fair
Del Mar, California

Silent Sunday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Photo Credit:©️2024 Ron May … All Rights Reserved

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

2024 Weekend FOTD: 06.15/16

Gladioli

Gladioli ‘Oscar’
Large-flowered

Cee’s Weekend FOTD

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

2024 Floral Friday: Colouring Flowers #24

A Red Rose 🌹 for you!
Coloured by Me
Via Zen Color app

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day 

God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Take time to Smell the Roses. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.

Playing the Numbers Game #25

The number for Judy’s Numbers Game this week is 146. Time to play.

Lesser Daisy Fleabane
(Erigeron strigosa)
Zinnias
The Farm
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Lake Haigler
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Coleman & Goat
Schiele Museum
Coleman
Schiele Museum

Judy’s Numbers Game-#25_146

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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

2024 Macro Monday: 06.10

Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis
Trigonopeltastes delta
&
Eastern black swallowtail butterfly
on a Buttonbush

Macro Monday 

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Photo Credit:©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens.

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

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

2024 Weekend FOTD: 06.08/09

Brassica rapa

Field Mustard 
Brassica rapa

Cee’s Weekend FOTD

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

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

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

God Bless. Cee, you are strong, you are appreciated, and we miss you. Get Better soon. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Floral Friday: 06.07 —Colouring Flowers #23

Coloured by My
Via Zen Color App

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day 

God Bless. Embrace joy, Seek out Light, and always Seek out the Sunlight in your life. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.

2024 FOTD: 06.06 —

Hemerocallis ‘Cool Jazz’

‘Cool Jazz’ daylily

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Huntingtowne Neighbourhood; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 CosPhoChal: Beauty Thriving Down (Up) in the Meadows

Trifolium pratense
Fabaceae Red clover
Panaeolus foenisecii,
AKA the mower’s mushroom,
haymaker, haymaker’s panaeolus,
or brown hay mushroom
Antheraea polyphemus,
the Polyphemus moth,
is a North American member
of the family Saturniidae,
the giant silk moths.
Canada Goose

Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge

Cee’s FOTD

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

Macro Monday: 06.03 —

Rubus occidentalis

Dewberry
Black Raspberry
Another Common name
is Blackberry Blackcap

Macro Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. 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 Floral Friday #21: 05.31 — Colouring Flowers

Coloured by Trisha Wilson
Via Happy Color App

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day 

God Bless. Embrace joy, Seek out Light, and always Seek out the Sunlight in your life. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.

2024 FOTD: 05.29

Calopogon tuberosus

Simpson’s grass pink and it is in the Orchid family (Orchidaceae) grasspink (Calopogon tuberosus var. simpsonii).

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

Becky’s #SquareRenew

Photo Credit:©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

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

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

God Bless. Take time to renew your body, mind, and spirit. Like the Garden we also need to renew ourselves to further our growth. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Macro Monday: 05.27

“Fried Egg”

Matilija poppy
(Romneya coulteri)
Aka the fried egg poppy

Macro Monday 

Becky’s #SquareRenew

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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