Little Mount Rushmore
Mesquite, Nevada
God Bless. Have a lovely enjoyable week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Wordless Wednesday — 2026 June 03
Mesquite, Nevada
Category: #GetOutdoors
Mesquite, Nevada
2026 LAPC #400: The Rule of Threes featuring Florals
Tina with Travels and Trifles is this week’s host for the Lens Artist Photo Challenge. She has chosen a. Theme of The Rule of Three, not to be confused with The Rule of Thirds. I quite frequently post for Carol’s Thursday Trios so finding groups of three’s isn’t difficult for me. Whenever I am out and about I always look for possible three’s to use later on. For this challenge I am foxing The Rule of Three’s in Floral settings.
(aka Achira
or edible canna) Gastonia, NC
(Cornus florida)
Native to the
Eastern North America
Official Flower of Tennessee
Hydrangea quercifolia
The Farm at
The Schiele Museum
of Natural History
or smooth/sweet azalea
Tina’s Lens-Artist Photo Challenge (LAPC) #400-The Rule of Three
Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)
Photo Credit:©️2026 1&3) Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved; 2&4) Jim Elder … All Rights Reserved.
God Bless. Admire the Flowers and the beauty found in nature. Have a fantastic week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Monochrome Monday(MM)/Monochrome Madness: 2026 June 01
Monochromatic at the Greenway
Visiting the Anne Springs Close Greenway, sometimes it’s nice to shoot in black and white instead of always in colour. The effects can be just as striking if not more dramatic and impressive.
These first images were taking while hiking along the trail towards and at Lake Haigler.
Lake Haigler Loop
Anne Springs Close Greenway
The next set of images were taken while Coleman was playing on the climbing structure in the Schroering Forest Playground.
Lake Haigler Entrance
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Click on each image to enlarge.
Photo Credit:©️2017-2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved
Cameras: Canon EOS Rebel 2000D with Canon EF-S55-250 mm lens; & Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Locations: As Stated Below Images.
God Bless. Have a pleasant and funtastic week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Silent Sunday: 2026 May 31
Going for a Swim
in the
South Fork Catawba River
Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.
Location: South Fork Catawba River; Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, 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.
Cell Pic Sunday: 2026 May 31
Castle Valley Overlook
aka Sand Beach View Area
I-70/State Hwy 50
Emery, Utah
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John’s Cell Pic Sunday-2026.05.31
Photo Credit:©️2026 Trisha L. Wilson … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Location: 1-70/State Hwy 50; Sand Beach View Area: Castle Valley Overlook; Emery, Utah, USA
God Bless. Get Outdoors. Take a drive and/or a hike and see what nature has to offer. It’s a beautiful world just waiting to be explored. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2026 Pull Up a Seat Week 22— in a Greenway #1
Coleman Style in
Schroering Forest Playground
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Oh well.
Never know How or When
Coleman will choose
to Pull Up a Seat
#Pulling Up a Seat
on the Central
Climbing Structure
XingfuMama’s Pull Up a Seat #22
Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.
Location: Schroering Forest Playground; Lake Haigler Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. May you have a lovely week filled with love, joy, and laughter. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Which Way Challenge 2026 (CWWC): Any Which Way Along a Nature Trail (Paved, Unpaved, or Natural surface) [05.29.2026]
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Welcome back to another Which Way Challenge (CWWC). I trust everyone has had a good week and able to spend some time to take a walk or hike in the vast outdoors. This week’s theme for the Which Way Challenge is CWWC: Any Which Way Along a Nature Trail (Paved, Unpaved, or Natural surface). The Which Way can be any trail found in nature as long as the Which Way is clearly discernible. As always signs are always welcome.
For further information regarding the Which Way Challenge (CWWC) feel free to check out the home page here.
A Nature Trail can be found in Greenways, state or national parks, and even in some city parks. They can be paved or unpaved natural surfaces or even graveled. Wherever you find to walk or hike amongst nature are fantastic places to show your Which Ways this week. Coleman and I love getting outdoors hiking in nature amongst the trees, rivers, and lakes.
Here is our latest adventure hiking along Nature Trails …
Click on each image to enlarge.
Thank you to those who have participated and supported the Which Ways Challenge. I appreciate y’all sharing your Which Ways with us.
For an idea of other’s Which Ways from this past week’s challenge, be sure to click on the following links below.
Dawn’s Memorial Day Bank Sign
Geriatri’x’ Fotogallery’s Signposts
Dan’s Travel Doors and Signs
God Bless. Get Outdoors. Take a Walk/Hike. Enjoy Nature’s Beauty. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
*** Note Next Week’s theme: CWWC: Any Which Way on an Interstate, Highway, or Paved Road [06.05.2026]
Sunday Stills: 2026 May 29 (24)
Greenway Babies
Baby Horses and their moms …
2 month old Murphy
(Born in 2024)
It’s been amazing to visit Baby Horses born at Anne Springs Close Greenway over the years. I was lucky to have captured Murphy and Forest with their mothers.
(Born in 2022)
Baby Alpacas …
My Grand-babies …
and Sophia Ruthann (5 months)
Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge-All About Babies
Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
God Bless. Treasure your “babies” always. Capture the memories. Love to y’all. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Thursday Trios: 2026.05.28
A Trio of Trios
Last Wednesday Coleman and I ventured over to Goat Island Park and Greenway for a relaxing afternoon after he got home from his final day of school for the year. We decided to take a walk along the Catawba River before heading to the playground to allow him some Funtime and to burn off excess energy.
You know what we saw? We saw a group of three Canada Geese enjoying themselves sunning and swimming along and in the South Fork Catawba River. We hadn’t seen the Canada Geese at the River since the freezing temperatures of winter came roaring in upon us. It was fantastic to see (at least a few of) them returning to the river and enjoying themselves in the waters of the Catawba River.
of Canada Geese
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Carol’s Thursday Trios-2026.05.28
Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-250 mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.
Location: South Fork Catawba River; Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Enjoy your Spring/Autumn Summer/Winter whichever the case may be. Get outdoors and commune with nature. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2026 LAPC #399: Stuck in Place
On Haigler Loop
Egidio is this week’s host for the Lens-Artist Photo Challenge. She has asked us to limit our movement to within 10-15 steps in any direction from our focal point. Capture what we see from various angles and perspectives as we are Stuck in Place.
My images are all taken from within a few steps from Lake Haigler on the Haigler Loop Trail while hiking with Coleman.
I began taking pictures while Coleman sat on a bench looking out upon Lake Haigler.
Looking up from the same spot to capture what was hanging from the trees above the lake.
Then I turned around and saw interesting shoe prints on the trail. Here’s a comparison of the shoe print with Coleman’s shoe.
next to a Horseshoe imprinted
in the trail
Turning to the left and to the left we acquired these interesting views …
To the left …
the direction to the
Lake Haigler Spillway
And to the right …
Not to the bridge,
but where?
Still to the right …
Where’s the water?
The Spillway is so dry.
Insufficient rain,
no water is flowing
from the Spillway.
Egidio’s Lens-Artist Photo Challenge-Stuck in Place
Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Cameras: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max; and Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-250 mm lens & Altura UV Filter attachment.
Location: Haigler Loop Trail; Lake Haigler Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Get Outdoors. Take a Hike/Walk. Enjoy Nature’s Beauty. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Wordless Wednesday — 2026 May 27
Lovely Afternoon View
View from Haigler Loop Trail
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Wordless Wednesday
XingfuMama’s Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2026 Week 21
Jez’s Water Water Everywhere (WWE)
Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Ultra Wide Camera
Location: Lake Haigler; Haigler Loop Trail; Lake Haigler Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a lovely enjoyable week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
The #Flower Hour #32 — 2026 May 26
Tragopogon porrifolius
Aka Vegetable oyster,
Purple Goat’s beard,
Jack go to bed
The Common Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius), is a biennial root vegetable which can be grown alongside parsnips and carrots. The plant produces grass-like leaves and thin, carrot-shaped taproots that are typically 8-9 inches long. True Salsify features purple flowers that white roots.
Its white taproot yields a delicate savory flavour that is often compared to cooked oysters, asparagus, or artichokes. While we’re talking about flavour, when it’s cooked it has an earthy nutty taste which makes it highly prized by chefs for use in soups, stews, and purées. You may cook them in a variety of ways from boiling, steaming, roasting, or mashing them. Besides cooking them, the young, tender roots can be sliced or grated for salads. The young shoots, leaves, and even the flower buds can also be eaten raw. If you choose to eat them raw, do not overeat them since they may lead to gas or bloating.
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Terri’s The #Flower Hour #32-2026.05.26
Dawn’s Spring Festival 2026-Week #11
Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)
Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-250 mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.
Location: The Garden; in The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Admire the Flowers and the beauty found in nature. Have a fantastic week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Macro Monday – 2026 May 25
Dipsacus fullonum
The Teasel pictured here are grown in a garden at The Farm at The Schiele Museum of Natural History. The Garden also has purple coneflowers, Oakleaf hydrangeas, Roses, Wild Bergamot, Lettuce, Cabbage, and many more varieties some of which will be featured in later posts.
(Wild Teasel)
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Terri’s The Flower Hour-2026.05.25
Dawn’s Spring Festival 2026 – Week 10
Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)
Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-250 mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.
Location: The Garden in the Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a terrific week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Ragtag Daily Prompt (RDP) Thursday 2026 May 24
To Sow or To See a Sow
A adult female pig who has given birth is referred to as a Sow. Not sure if either of these pigs are female or have given birth, but maybe you’ll enjoy the pigs anyway.
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Thursday-Sow
Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-250 mm lens
Location: The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Happy Blessed Passover! Happy Easter! Have a wonderful day and week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
One Word Sunday (#OWS) —2026 May 24 — Panorama
Panorama
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
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Debbie’s One Word Sunday (OWS)-2026 May 24
Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Lake Haigler; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a terrific week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Will She … Won’t She … Most Definitely
While at Martha Rivers Park, my daughter (Coleman’s mom), decided she wanted to see if she could still climb a tree and hang upside down. Here is the progression …
Debbie’s Six Word Saturday-2026.05.23
Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Martha Rivers Park; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. May you have a lovely week filled with love, joy, and laughter. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2026 Pull Up a Seat Week 21— Coleman Style in a City Park #3
Martha Rivers Park
After Coleman’s end of year program on Tuesday afternoon we went to Martha Rivers Park, a city park in Gastonia, North Carolina, to allow him to run around and burn off steam and energy. It was a super hot day, so sweat was definitely happening. He did have tons of fun and other kids were enjoying the park for the afternoon as well.
As you may or may not have noticed, Coleman’s selections for Pulling Up a Seat are not always one’s typical seating choices for most people. The following are his choices on this day …
2026 – Week 21
Martha Rivers Park
with Coleman
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Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2026-Week 21
Photo Credit: ©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Martha Rivers Park; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Get Outdoors. Take a Walk/Hike. Enjoy Nature. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Which Way Challenge 2026 (CWWC): Any Which Way with Signs Part 2
Welcome back to another Which Way Challenge (CWWC). I trust everyone has had a good week and able to spend some time to take a walk or hike in the vast outdoors. This week we are continuing with the theme of CWWC: Any Which Way with Signs – Part 2. The Which Way can be any path, sidewalk, trail, or road as long as the Which Way is clearly discernible. As always signs are always welcome.
For further information regarding the Which Way Challenge (CWWC) feel free to check out the home page here.
For this week’s Which Way Challenge I am tying into Dan’s CFFC theme of Leftover Signs. You may use any road, pathway, sidewalk, trail, paved or unpaved as long as your Which Ways are clearly visible. Signs are always welcome and this week recommended in your Which Way.
The week I’m doing something different for my Which Ways. I am showing a gallery of Which Way Collages.
Here are my entries …
Any Which Way with (Leftover) Signs
Click on each image to enlarge.
Thank you to those who have participated and supported the Which Ways Challenge. I appreciate y’all sharing your Which Ways with us.
For an idea of other’s Which Ways from this past week’s challenge, be sure to click on the following links below.
Suzette’s For Deb’s Which Way Challenge 2026 (CWWC): Any Which Way with Signs 1
Brian’s When you get to the crossroads (just follow the sign)
Rich’s Road Signs
Geriatri’x’ Fotogallery’s Signs On The Road
Dan’s Travel Doors and Signs
**This will also tie in with Dan’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC) – Leftover Signs. Feel free to link to his post as well this week. **
God Bless. Get Outdoors. Take a Walk/Hike. Enjoy Nature’s Beauty. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
*** Note Next Week’s theme: CWWC: Any Which Way Along a Nature Trail (Paved or Unpaved, or natural surface) [05.29.2026]. ***
Wordless Wednesday — 2026 May 20
Stormin’ the Castle
the Castle Playground
Martha Rivers Park
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Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Martha Rivers Park; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a sunshiny day. Observe Nature. Thankful for local wildlife. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Monday Portrait #16 — 2026 May 18
Cow
Click on image to enlarge.
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-250 mm lens
Locations: Crandall Bowles Children’s Farm; Stables and Farm Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South 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.
All the Colours of the Rainbow (Almost)
LAPC
Red …
“Remember, Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.”
From The Shawshank Redemption
Orange …
“The sky takes on shades of orange during sunrise and sunset, the colour that gives you hope that the sun will set only to rise again.”
Ram Charan
common marigold, pot marigold
Yellow …
“I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love.”
Conor Oberst
aka Garden Dahlia
Green …
“For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.”
Martin Luther
aka green hellebore
Blue …
“Good things are associated with blue, like clear days, more than singing the blues. Just the word ‘blue’ in the singular is full of optimism and positive connotation to most people.”
David Carson
Scolia dubia
Purple …
“Be different. Be original. Nobody will remember a specific flower in a garden filled with thousands of the same yellow flower, but they will remember the one that managed to change its color to purple.”
Suzy Kassem
Click on each image to enlarge.
Ritva’s Lens-Artist Photo Challenge (LAPC)-Choose a Colour
Photo Credit:©️2023-2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Cameras: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max; Apple 16 Pro Max; and Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm & Canon EF-S55-250mm lenses.
God Bless. May the Sun shine upon you, may you be filled with love, hope, and joy throughout your journey. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Which Way Challenge 2026 (CWWC): Any Which Way with Signs Part 1[05.15.2026] [Will Run for 2 Weeks]
Welcome back to another Which Way Challenge (CWWC). I trust everyone has had a good week and able to spend some time to take a walk or hike in the vast outdoors. This week’s theme is CWWC: Any Which Way with Signs. This theme will run for two weeks [05.15.2026-05.22.2026]. The Which Way can be any path, sidewalk, trail, or road as long as the Which Way is clearly discernible. As always signs are always welcome.
For further information regarding the Which Way Challenge (CWWC) feel free to check out the home page here.
For this week’s Which Way Challenge I am tying into Dan’s CFFC theme of Informational Signs. You may use any road, pathway, sidewalk, trail, paved or unpaved as long as your Which Ways are clearly visible. Signs are always welcome and this week recommended in your Which Way.
We encounter signs wherever we go. We might not always notice them or recognize their importance. Sometimes Signs can inform us of where we are or where we’re heading. At other times Signs can give us an informative history of a location. Still other Signs let us know what we should/can or cannot do. Let’s take a look at some examples …
Signs let us know our location …
River Park
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Two Way Traffic
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
No Motor Vehicles
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Watch For Wildlife
South Fork River
Gastonia, North Carolina
Now we’ll take a look at a couple of more informative Signs about the history or nature of an area or trail …
(Gives an historical
perspective of the area)
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
(Gives Information regarding
Bluebirds and the nesting
boxes they use.)
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
Belmont, North Carolina
Lastly, but not least, we’ll look at a gallery of images of Signs that let us know what we should/can or cannot do …
Close Greenway
No Swimming
No Wading
No Diving
Ramsey Creek Park Lake Norman, SC
Anne Springs
Close Greenway
Thru Tunnel
Avon/Catawba
Creeks Greenway
Speed Limit 10 Riverwalk Trail
Do’s/Don’t’s
South Fork Park
Stating Do’s and Don’t’s
Click on each image to enlarge.
Thank you to those who have participated and supported the Which Ways Challenge. I appreciate y’all sharing your Which Ways with us.
For an idea of other’s Which Ways from this past week’s challenge, be sure to click on the following links below.
Steve with Dancing with Magpies’ CWWC Pathways, roads and signs for Deb’s Which Way Challenge
Serendipity’s Walking The World
Deb’s Which Way Challenge (CWWC)-Any Which Way with Signs Part 1
Dan’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC)-Informational Signs
God Bless. Get Outdoors. Take a Walk/Hike. Enjoy Nature’s Beauty. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
*** Note: Next Week we will be continuing our exploration and sharing the theme of CWWC: Any Which Way with Signs Part 2 [05.22.2026]. This will also tie in with Dan’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC) – Leftover Signs. Feel free to link to his post as well next week. ***
2026 Pull Up a Seat — Coleman Style in a City Park #1
T. Jeffers Park
Coleman + Sophia Ruthann
T. Jeffers Center & Park
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Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2026-Week 16-17-18
Photo Credit: ©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: T. Jeffers Center and Park; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Get Outdoors. Take a Walk/Hike. Enjoy Nature. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Which Way Challenge 2026 (CWWC): Any Which Way (Your Choice) [05.08.2026]
![Which Way Challenge 2026 (CWWC): Any Which Way (Your Choice) [05.08.2026]](https://gfpacificbeeintrospection.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/img_4638.jpg?w=900)
Welcome back to another Which Way Challenge (CWWC). I trust everyone has had a good week and able to spend some time to take a walk or hike in the vast outdoors. This week’s theme is CWWC: Any Which Way (Your Choice). The Which Way can be any path, sidewalk, trail, or road as long as the Which Way is clearly discernible. As always signs are always welcome.
For further information regarding the Which Way Challenge (CWWC) feel free to check out the home page here.
on a wooden path
crossing Lake Haigler
For this week’s Which Way Challenge I have chosen to share a Which Way Coleman and I hiked back in 2022 when he was three years old. The hike along Lake Haigler Loop Trail at Anne Springs Close Greenway came up in my photo memories, so I thought y’all might enjoy seeing it as well.
Here are my entries …
(Your Choice)
Coleman on
Lake Haigler Loop Trail
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Click on each image to enlarge.
Thank you to those who have participated and supported the Which Ways Challenge. I appreciate y’all sharing your Which Ways with us.
For an idea of other’s Which Ways from this past week’s challenge, be sure to click on the following links below.
gwh photos2’s (CWWC) – Which Way Challenge: Any Which Way Capturing People Unaware
Dawn’s Which Way: Out for a Spin
Deb’s Which Way Challenge (CWWC)
Photo Credit:©️2022 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Cameta: Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Location: Lake Haigler Loop Trail; Lake Haigler Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Get Outdoors. Take a Walk/Hike. Enjoy Nature’s Beauty. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
*** Note: Next Week we will be exploring and sharing the theme of CWWC: Any Which Way with Signs [05.15.2026]. This will also tie in with Dan’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC) – Informational Signs. Feel free to link to his post as well next week. ***
2026 CFFC: Traffic or Caution Signs (On or off the Road)
Dan from No Facilities hosts the Fun Foto Challenge at and this week he is asking for our Traffic or Caution Signs. I have gone into my archives to see what I could locate to best represent this week’s theme.
Here are my entries …
First up are Caution Signs Along Trails …
Broadway at
the Beach
Myrtle Beach, SC
Warlick Family YMCA Gastonia, NC
Anne Springs
Close Greenway
Fort Mill, SC
Traffic or Caution Signs
Now for Traffic or Caution Signs Along Roads …
Traffic or Caution Signs
Click on each image to enlarge.
Dan’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC)
Photo Credit:©️2023-2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
God Bless. Have a funtastic week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Monday Portrait #15 — 2026 May 04
Sophia Ruthann
She turns Five (5) Months on Friday.
Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Locations: Unity Community; Gastonia, 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.
Skywatch Friday/Weekend Sky — 2026 May 03
Picturesque Clouds Before the Rain
Gastonia, NC
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Hammad’s Weekend Sky-2026.05.03
Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Unity Community; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Look up. Count you many blessings. Have a wonderful week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2026 Lens-Artists #395—Taking a Look Back to “On the Water” (LAPC# 155)
This week’s Lens-Artist Photo Challenge is hosted by Beth from Wandering Dawgs. She has chosen to have us Look Back to John’s LAPC #155 – On the Water. (I know I’m a little late posting for this challenge, having a grand-baby to take care of during the day hinders my ability to search through my archives for photos depicting “On the Water.” I finally managed to find a selection I hope you’ll enjoy.
I wonder, Does in the water count as well as on the water?
Lancaster County, South Carolina
How about a hydroelectric plant?
Great Falls, South Carolina
This one may or may not count …
of the Catawba River
(In Great Falls, SC)
with Fishing lines
Cast on the water.
If that doesn’t work, then I know this one will …
Andrew Jackson State Park
Lancaster, SC
And lastly, let’s take a look at other recreational activities on the water …
on the water
in Lake Wylie
seen from
McDowell Nature Preserve
Charlotte, North Carolina
Beth’s Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #395-Looking Back to #155 On the Water
God Bless. Take time to enjoy nature on or off the water. Have a fantastic week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Connect with Nature … Hug a Tree
“Be kind. Stay green. Hug a tree.”
“When you hug a tree, you’re not just showing affection – you’re slowing down and reconnecting with nature.”
“Hugging a tree isn’t a strange act — it’s an exchange. A moment of grounding. A way of remembering that we are part of something bigger.”
Author unknown
Photo Credit: ©️2022 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Location: The Cultural Center Trail; Catawba Nation Greenway Trail; Carolina Thread Trail; Catawba Indian Nation; Catawba Reservation; Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless Enjoy Nature. Hug a Tree. Peace be with you. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Floral Friday/The #Flower Hour/Spring Festival — 2026 May 01
Happy May Day!
to delight your senses
Happy May Day!
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Dawn’s Spring Festival 2026-Week 7
Carol’s Thursday Trios-2026 May 01
Also posting in remembrance of …
Bren’s Floral Friday
Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)
Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Unity Community; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a funtastic weekend. Enjoy the Spring Florals. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2026 Pull Up a Seat — Coleman Style in a State Park #4
I am continuing Coleman’s Style of Pulling Up a Seat in a State Park to show his many selections of where he chooses to Pull Up a Seat.
Here are this week’s entries … On a Trail Bench or whatever and wherever he chooses.
Coleman Style
in a State Park #4
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Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2026-Week 18
Photo Credit: ©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-25mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment
Location: Lake Crawford Trail; Kings Mountain State Park; Blacksburg, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Get Outdoors. Take a Walk/Hike. Enjoy Nature. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Which Way Challenge 2026 (CWWC): Any Which Way Capturing People Unaware. [05.01.2026]
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Welcome back to another Which Way Challenge (CWWC). I trust everyone has had a good week and able to spend some time to take a walk or hike in the vast outdoors. This week’s theme is CWWC: Any Which Way Capturing People Unaware. The Which Way can be any path, sidewalk, trail, or road as long as the Which Way is clearly discernible. As always signs are always welcome.
For further information regarding the Which Way Challenge (CWWC) feel free to check out the home page here.
I hope y’all have had some lovely weather for getting out and about enjoying nature and capturing its amazing beauty. This week’s focus is on Capturing People Unaware in our pathways, the trails we explore, or wherever you may encounter them while you walk or hike in the vast outdoors. My Capturing People Unaware are on the trails Coleman and I hiked in Kings Mountain State Park and in Kings Mountain National Military Park. Enjoy.
State Park
State Park
State Park
State Park
Any Which Way Capturing People Unaware
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Thank you to those who have participated and supported the Which Ways Challenge. I appreciate y’all sharing your Which Ways with us.
For an idea of other’s Which Ways from this past week’s challenge, be sure to click on the following links below.
Dawn’s Which Way: Shadows on The River Walk
Suzette’s Shadows For Deb’s CWWC26 Any Which Way
Tgeriatrix’s Which Way With Shadows
Brian’s A pleasant walk (to the beach)
Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7(2000D) with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.
Location: Battlefield Trail; Kings Mountain National Military Park and Lake Crawford Trail; Kings Mountain State Park; Blacksburg, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a funtastic weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2026 Thursday Doors: April 30
Shining Star Fellowship Church
The Shining Star Fellowship Church is a Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) affiliated church whose focus is on equipping believers and leading community members to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
301 Palm Street
Abilene, Texas
This church is located a few short blocks from my maternal aunt’s home where I visited in the Spring of 2020. This is one of many churches I saw as I walked about my aunt’s neighbourhood.
Dan’s Thursday Doors-2026.April 30
Photo Credit:©️2020 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Location: Shining Star Fellowship Church; 301 Palm Street; Abilene, Texas, USA
God Bless. Have a funtastic weekend. Happy May Day. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
The #Flower Hour #28— 2026 April 28
Hymenocallis coronaria
These images are from last year. This year’s Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies are not in full bloom yet. The Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies bloom each year along the Catawba River and can be viewed from Landsford Canal State Park. The best time of year to view the Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies is from May through mid-June. To view them from land, you may choose to hike the 1.5 mile, round-trip down either the Nature Trail or the Canal Trail to the overlook. There is another option to view the Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies, that option would be to kayak the Catawba River and wind your way through the Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies where you’ll have an upclose view.
or Shoals Spider-lily
The latest report on the Lily Watch is that the green leaves are reaching full growth and the Rocky Shoals in the river are looking lush. There are a view early bloomers out in the Catawba River with more flowers coming into full bloom soon. This year the rainfall has been insufficient, however, the plants still are looking healthy and are expected to reach peak bloom around the middle or end of May.
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Terri’s The #Flower Hour #26-2026.04.28
Dawn’s Spring Festival 2026-Week 6
Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)
Location: Landsford Canal State Park; Catawba, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Admire the Flowers and the beauty found in nature. Have a fantastic week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2026 Monday Portrait #14 —27 April
A Horse is a Horse,
Of Course
The Living History Farm
Kings Mountain State Park
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Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.
Location: The Living History Farm; Kings Mountain State Park; Blacksburg, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Enjoy the beautiful outdoors. Hope it’s not too hot for all y’all. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
2026 Pull Up a Seat — Coleman Style in a State Park #3
I am continuing Coleman’s Style of Pulling Up a Seat in a State Park to show his many selections of where he chooses to Pull Up a Seat.
Here are this week’s entries … On a Log or on a Stump …
Coleman’s Style in
Kings Mountain State Park
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Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2026-Week 17
Photo Credit: ©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-25mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment; Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: By Lake Crawford & Lake Crawford Trail; Kings Mountain State Park; Blacksburg, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Get Outdoors. Take a Walk/Hike. Enjoy Nature. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Which Way Challenge 2026 (CWWC): Any Which Way with Shadows [04.24.2026]
Welcome back to another Which Way Challenge (CWWC). I trust everyone has had a good week and able to spend some time to take a walk or hike in the vast outdoors. This week’s theme is CWWC: Any Which Way with Shadows . The Which Way can be any path, sidewalk, trail, or road as long as the Which Way is clearly discernible. As always signs are always welcome.
For further information regarding the Which Way Challenge (CWWC) feel free to check out the home page here.
I hope y’all have had some lovely weather for getting out and about enjoying nature and capturing its amazing beauty. This week’s focus is on shadows in our pathways, the trails we explore, or wherever you may encounter them while you walk or hike in the vast outdoors. My shadows are on the trails Coleman and I hiked in Kings Mountain State Park. Enjoy.
Here are my entries …
Kings Mountain State Park
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Thank you to those who have participated and supported the Which Ways Challenge. I appreciate y’all sharing your Which Ways with us.
For an idea of other’s Which Ways from this past week’s challenge, be sure to click on the following links below.
Suzette’s Outdoor Steps For Deb’s CWWC 26 Any Which Way
Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7(2000D) with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.
Location: Lake Crawford Trail; Kings Mountain State Park; Blacksburg, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a funtastic weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Note: Next week’s theme will be CWWC: Any Which Way Capturing People Unaware. [05.01.2026]
Floral Friday/The #Flower Hour/Spring Festival — 2026 April 24
Bee Calendula officinalis
Aka Pot Marigold
Is a Feast for a Common
Eastern Bumblebee
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Dawn’s Spring Festival 2026-Week 6
Also posting in remembrance of …
Bren’s Floral Friday
Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)
Photo Credit:©️2023 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. Have a funtastic weekend. Enjoy the Spring Florals. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Wordless Wednesday — 2026.04.22
Papilio glaucus
on a Prunus virginiana
(Chokecherry)
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Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
God Bless. Have a wonderful week. Love & Peace to y’all. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Monday Window – 2026 April 20
Royal Viking Star
Cruise Ship
Royal Viking Line
Ports O’ Call Los Angeles/
San Pedro, California, USA
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Photo Credit:©️1979 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Minolta XG-7 35mm
Digitized: Wolverine Digital Converter
Location: Ports O’ Call Los Angeles; San Pedro, California, USA
God Bless. Have an adventurous week filled with love and happiness. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2026 Monday Portrait #13 —20 April
Hee-Haw
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Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.
Location: The Living History Farm; Kings Mountain State Park; Blacksburg, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Enjoy the beautiful outdoors. Hope it’s not too hot for all y’all. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
One Word Sunday (#OWS) —2026.04.19
Need to Make a Call ?
Use the Black Payphone
alongside the road
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Debbie’s One Word Sunday (#OWS)-Black
Photo Credit:©️2017 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 7 Plus Telephoto
Location: Lower Trailhead; Stone Mountain State Park; Roaring Gap, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Get Outdoors. Enjoy Nature. Capture the beauty all around you. Have a wonderful week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Cell Pic Sunday: 2026 April 19
Cows Grazing
Wilson Hwy
Near New River &
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
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John’s Cell Pic Sunday-2026.04.19
Photo Credit:©️2017 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved
Camera: Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Location: Blue Ridge Mountains; Wilson Hwy; Mouth of Wilson, Virginia, USA
God Bless. Have a wonderful week. Get Outdoors. Enjoy Nature. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Soaring High into the Wild Blue (Yonder)
into the Skies from CLT
Debbie’s Six Word Saturday-04.18.2026
Photo Credit: ©️2026 Trisha L. Wilson … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Location: Charlotte-Douglas International Airport (CLT); Charlotte, 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.
Skywatch Friday/Weekend Sky — 2026 April 18
360° View
Hammad’s Weekend Sky-2026.04.18
Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Unity Community; Gastonia, 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.
2026 Pull Up a Seat — Coleman Style in a State Park #2
Picnic Tables
to Pull Up a Seat
in a State Park
3 Picnic Tables
by Lake Crawford
at The Living History Farm
Picnic Tables
to Pull Up a Seat
at The Living History Farm
Coleman’s Antics and Expressions
While Pulling Up a Seat
Waiting for his mom.
Pull Up a Seat
The Living History Farm
Kings Mountain State Park
Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2026-Week 16
Photo Credit: ©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-25mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment
Location: By Lake Crawford & At The Living History Farm; Kings Mountain State Park; Blacksburg, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Get Outdoors. Take a Walk/Hike. Enjoy Nature. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Which Way Challenge (CWWC) 2026: Any Which Way with Outdoor Steps or Stairs.
Welcome back to another Which Way Challenge (CWWC). I trust everyone has had a good week and able to spend some time to take a walk or hike in the vast outdoors. This week’s theme is CWWC: Any Which Way with Outdoor Steps or Stairs. The Which Way can be any path, sidewalk, trail, or road as long as the Which Way is clearly discernible. As always signs are always welcome.
For further information regarding the Which Way Challenge (CWWC) feel free to check out the home page here.
This week I am continuing to show aspects of mine and Coleman’s hike in Kings Mountain State Park, beginning with the Steps to the Bathhouse and continuing along the Lake Crawford Trail and beyond.
Here are my entries …
Any Which Way with
Outdoor Steps or Stairs
Kings Mountain State Park
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Thank you to those who have participated and supported the Which Ways Challenge. I appreciate y’all sharing your Which Ways with us.
For an idea of other’s Which Ways from this past week’s challenge, be sure to click on the following links below.
Suzette’s For Deb’s CWWC 2026 and Dan’s CFFC Combined Challenge
Chava61’s CWWC/CFFC/Spring Festival 2026: A Spring Walk Which Ever Way
In Primo Piano’s Spring, Glorious Spring
Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera:Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Kings Mountain State Park; Blacksburg, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a funtastic weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2026 Thursday Doors: April 16
The Living History Farm
When Coleman and I went hiking the other week, we hiked from the Bathhouse to The Living History Farm (from one end to the other end) in Kings Mountain State Park. The Living History Farm at Kings Mountain State Park is a replica of a mid-nineteenth (19th) century South Carolina yeomen farm.
Yeomen Farms were run by small-scale independent landowners who worked their own land primarily using family labour. [Much in the same way the Amish farmers work, or farmers in the time period of ‘Little House on the Prairie’.] Yeomen farmers focused on subsistence farming, livestock, and self-reliance.
Enough of the side jaunt about the farmers, now back to The Living History Farm. It is an opportunity for visitors to explore an immersive look into the self-sufficiency lifestyle of the post-Revolutionary War era. It shows the period-appropriate buildings, heirloom gardens, and holds live demonstrations to illustrate how the farmers and their families lived and worked together during the post-Revolutionary War era.
These here are a fraction of the authentic replicas at The Living History Farm.
Anyone ever use one of these?
(not apart of the historical replica)
Dan’s Thursday Doors-2026.04.16
Photo Credit :©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV filter attachment.
Location: The Living History Farm; Kings Mountain State Park; Blacksburg, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a wonderful week and weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Note: This Friday’s CWWC theme will be Any Which Way with Outdoor Steps or Stairs. The Steps or Stairs maybe on any pathway, nature trail, or any other walkway or footpath. Be sure your Which Ways are clearly visible. Thank you for your participation.
Wordless Wednesday — 2026.04.15
Lake Crawford
Kings Mountain State Park
Blacksburg, South Carolina
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Jez’s Water Water Everywhere (WWE)
Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Lake Crawford; Kings Mountain State Park; Blacksburg, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a wonderful week. Love & Peace to y’all. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
The #Flower Hour #26 — 2026 April 14
Peeking 👀 through the Bush
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Terri’s The #Flower Hour #26-2026.04.14
Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)
Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Unity Community; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Admire the Flowers and the beauty found in nature. Have a fantastic week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
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