#Gratitude – Gfpacificbee’s Insights & photography

2025 SYW — September 23


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As always an optional gratitude section is included at the end.

Here are this week’s questions:

1. Do you like having your photograph taken?

No, I do not like to have my photograph taken. Nowadays, I prefer to be behind the camera and not in front of it.

2. Did you have a school photograph taken every year?

When I was growing up school pictures were taken every year. My dad saved them all in a photo album which I now possess.

3. Do you take photographs using a phone or stand alone camera?

On quick or last minute trips, I use my phone to take photos. If the outing is planned in advance, I prefer to use my Canon camera even though I tend to use both on Coleman and my hiking adventures.

4. Are you any good at taking photographs?

I wouldn’t say I am really good, but then again I wouldn’t say I am really bad either. I will say I am an amateur photographer who happens to get lucky and have some amazing photos at times.

Gratitude:

Di’s Share Your World-Photography_2025.22.09

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

2025 Monday Portrait: 07 July

Bos taurus

Bos Taurus is the scientific name for Texas Longhorns also referred to as American Longhorn. They are a domestic breed of cattle known for their characteristic horns which can extend up to five feet, from tip to tip.

The breed was developed originally as a result of cross breeding between feral and domestic cattle. They are a result from hybrid breeding of Spanish retinto (criollo) stock and English cattle.

Anglo-American frontiersmen brought the English cattle to Texas from southern and midwestern states in the 1820s and 1830s.

The colouring of the Longhorn is the most spectacularly of all cattle. They have shadings and combinations so varied that no two are alike.

Even though Texas Longhorns are primarily associated with the history of Texas, they have a lesser known connection to South Carolina’s past.

Spanish cattle, including those that would eventually be known as Texas Longhorns, were brought to Florida by Spanish settlers. These cattle, along with others brought by British settlers, were captured during raids and taken to South Carolina, where they interbred with existing British breeds. This interbreeding resulted in a distinct cattle population in South Carolina with characteristics that reflected both Spanish and British influences.

Holstein Friesian and Bos taurus
Anne Springs Close Greenway

Monday Portrait

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: 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 Floral Friday: 05.23 —Colouring Flowers #63

“Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same.”
– Helen Keller

“Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul.”
– Luther Burbank

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

God Bless. I am Grateful for each and every one of y’all. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much

2025 SYW: 19 May (on 23.05)

Here are my answers this week:

1. Do you exercise regularly?
Coleman and I go hiking/ walking two (2) yo three (3) times per week weather permitting. Hiking/ Walking is the extent of my exercise routine.

2. Have you ever belonged to/visited a gym?
I belonged to a gym a long time ago. The only membership I currently have is with our local YMCA curtesy of my medical plan.

3. When it comes to diet, what is your greatest weakness?
When it comes to diet my greatest weakness would be eating too late at night.

4. Do you know your waist size?
I do not know my current waist size and have not taken my measurements in like forever.

Gratitude:

“Love wholeheartedly, be surprised, give thanks and praise – then you will discover the fullness of your life.”
~ David Steindl–Rast

Share Your World-19th May

God Bless. Be Grateful. You are Blessed and Loved. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time, world, and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Birthday: 19 May

God Bless. Thanks y’all for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate and am grateful for every one of y’all.

2025 SYW: 14 April

Here are this week’s questions:

What did you have for breakfast today? I actually did not eat breakfast today. Normally I eat breakfast after I see Coleman off on the bus. I most often fix myself a breakfast sandwich. Sometimes on a muffin, but more often on an onion or cinnamon bagel add Colby Jack sliced cheese & sometimes with cracked pepper turkey breast slices.
What is your preferred fruit juice? I do not drink juice often, but when I do the type various between apple juice or Jumex Peach or Mango Nectar.
What is your favourite snack? My favourite or preferred snack changes from time to time. Currently I snack on Little Debbie’s Nutty Bars.
What is your favourite hobby or pastime, either now or when you were younger? I think I would need to say a favourite pastime of mine over years tends to be photography. My daughter thinks I take too many photos, but I don’t think I’ll ever consider that I have enough. Always see something or someone (especially Coleman) that I want to capture for the lasting memory. When I was younger I used to play tennis quite often. Now it is hiking and photography.

Gratitude:

Di’s Share Your World

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

2025 Share Your World (SYW): 31 March

Di from pensitivity101 hosts Share Your World. Each week she challenges us to answer unique questions about ourselves/ our lives. This week’s questions are about our “firsts” of various objects. Can you remember your “Firsts?”

There are two ways in which you can participate:
Leave your answers to this week’s questions in the comments box below or create your own post and link back to this one.
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To make it easy for others to check out your post, title or tag your blog post “Share Your World”.

Here are this week’s questions:

Can you remember your first camera? The first camera I ever used was one of my dad’s older cameras, an Argus 40 Box Camera. Later on I used a Kodak Instamatic X-15 126 cartridge camera. In high school I bought my first 35 mm camera, a Minolta XG-7 (which I still own). I have been using a Canon EOS Rebel T3i DSLR camera since 2014.
Can you remember when you had your first mobile phone? I didn’t own a mobile phone until, I think, around 2002/3. I believe it was a Motorola similar to the MOTOROLA MC2-41h11 talkabout.
Can you remember your first car. If you don’t drive, can you remember your parent’s car? Before I mention the first car I ever drove/owned let me tell you the first car I remember my dad ever driving. It was a 1949 Ford Tudor 2-door Sedan. [My dad had a model 1949 Tudor Sedan he painted to look exactly like the one he owned at one time.] The first cars I ever drove was a 1962 Ford Galaxie (manual steering) and a 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 Select-a-Shift (all 2-doors). The 1967 Ford Galaxie 500 later became my first car.
What was your first job as an adult? The first job I had after high school was as a nurses aide at Alvarado Convalescent Hospital. ( I took nurse aide training my senior high of high school, however, I didn’t manage too well with the science courses so never became a nurse.)

Gratitude:

“Everyone enjoys being acknowledged and appreciated. Sometimes even the simplest act of gratitude can change someone’s entire day. Take the time to recognize and value the people around you and appreciate those who make a difference in your lives.”
~ Roy T. Bennett

Di’s Share Your World-31 March

God Bless. I’m thankful for each and every one of y’all here on WordPress. I’m thankful for the friendships, interactions, and support. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

Examples of my firsts:

All images free from Google search with copyright attachments in image captions.

2025 SYW: March 3

1. Which of the following could you NOT do without?
Automatic washing machine, TV/cable, Microwave oven.

I could live and have lived without all three of these items. If I needed to keep one of them I would choose to keep the washing machine for its convenience.

2. Which would be your priority of these:
a warm coat or a comfortable pair of shoes.

For me, it’d definitely be a comfortable pair of shoes. I do a tremendous amount of walking/hiking and comfortable shoes are a must for the health and wellbeing of my feet.

3. Would you rather have a hot cup of tea/coffee or hot soup?

Of these three choices, I would not choose any of them. I prefer cold (not iced) tea. Cold tea is practically the only drink I drink all day long.

4. If you had the choice rather than necessity/cost effectiveness, would you rather rent a property, buy with a mortgage, or share with family/friends and split the cost?

If I had a choice and cost was not a major factor; I would rather buy with a mortgage. I have rented and rental are not always the best choice but the necessary option. I have and currently live with family, however, that does not provide privacy or the freedom to come and go by one’s self.

Gratitude:

“Let us remember that, as much has been given us; much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.”
– Theodore Roosevelt

Di’s Share Your World: 3 March

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

2025 SYW: February 12

Share Your World is hosted by pensitivity101. She invited us all to share a part of our world each week by answering a few questions.

Here are this week’s questions:

Do/did you collect anything (stamps, cards, action figures, etc) now or as a child? Yes, I collected stamps with my dad growing up, putting them in stamp covers and into our stamp albums side by side. I once collected bird figurines, and later bears. You might say I collected books because after I read them I tend to keep them and they keep piling up in boxes and boxes and boxes.
What is the silliest thing you’ve ever bought? I’m not sure if I’ve bought anything silly or not. I tend to buy practical things, things that have a purpose and can last for a long long time hopefully.
When it comes to jewellery, do you prefer gold, silver, or gem stones? My preference to jewelry has changed over the years. When I was younger I preferred yellow gold, then silver or white gold. Nowadays I do not wear much in the way of jewelry.
Do you know what your birthstone is? My birthstone is Emerald. My wedding ring had emeralds that surrounded my diamond.

Gratitude:

Share YOUR World

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

2025 SYW: February 3

Sharing my World

on February 5th

Pensitivity101 is the host for Share Your World and is asking us to share about our school days. She welcome all to Share their World. This is a special way we may earn more about each other and connect in a small way.

Here are this week’s questions:

What can you remember about your last day at school/college? My last day of school/college was a long long time ago. It was a day to stand, sit, and wait for the graduation ceremony to end. My High School graduation was held in the Starlight Bowl Balboa Park’s Amphitheater. The highlight of the ceremony some might not consider a highlight, but instead an embarrassment. There were a couple of streakers who ran across the stage.
Were you close enough to walk to school or did you need transport? For my elementary school, I walked a 0.5 miles extremely long blocks to and from school every day which took a minimum of ten (10) minutes depending on traffic lights. For my Junior High School, I walked approximately 14-15 minutes for O.6 miles each way. I walked past the shopping center and a small strip mall and a long block of houses before entering the school grounds. Now for my High School, I did not live close enough to walk. My high school was near my dad’s work, so he drove me to school and dropped me off on the side street. At the end of the school day, I rode the city bus to my neighbourhood and walked the rest of the way home.
Did you have a favourite teacher? I’m not sure that I remember many of my teachers names. My eighth grade history teacher would give me extra credit to improve my grade. I didn’t care much for history back then, but I did enjoy doing research. This teacher allowed me to research a person or historical topic and write a report on the subject. I had a teacher in high school that allowed a few students a pass from being in the classroom. The only condition was you had to attend a Kiwanis luncheon downtown (yes, we got to eat at the luncheon), listen to a guest speaker and then talk about what the speaker spoke about at the next class session with a written report to turn in to him.
Would you like to go back to school? At this present stage of my life I have no desire to go back to school, however, that doesn’t prevent me from reading, researching, writing, or whatsoever is appropriate to keep myself learning new ideas and experiencing new things and having adventures learning in nature with my grandson.

Gratitude:

‘Today I choose to live with gratitude for the love that fills my heart, the peace that rests within my spirit, and the voice of hope that says all things are possible.’
– Anonymous

Share Your World-February 3, 2025

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing in my world. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 SYW: January 27

Share Your World is hosted by pensitivity101; she is some thought provoking questions for us to answer in this week’s challenge. I personally have not thought very much about these types of questions, but maybe I should be thinking about them and considering a plan in writing of my desired wishes.

Here are the questions for this week’s Share Your World Challenge:

Do you have a bucket list?

At the present time, I do not have a bucket list. There are still some things I dream of doing, however, I do not think I have the means to accomplish some of them. One of my top goals is to visit the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nevada. I want to visit my former spouse’s (and the father of my grown children) grave to pay my respects. If we make it there, Coleman would be seeing where his Pawpaw is buried. Another dream is take my grandson, Coleman, to California to meet his Pawpaw’s only living brother with a side trip to the Pacific Ocean.

Cremation or burial?

My choice would be Cremation. The cost of burial is extremely expensive and, to me, an unnecessary burden. My parents were both cremated and their ashes were buried in the same burial plot. As to the ashes, I’m not sure if my children would prefer to scatter them or have them interred in a crypt.

Recognised service/celebration of life, or private gathering?

It would definitely be a private gathering. I don’t believe many would gather except for a handful.

Flowers or donations?

Flowers are pretty, but I would not be able to enjoy them if I were no longer present on this earth. Therefore, I would recommend, if desired, for people to make donations to the American Cancer Society or an agency like the Wounded Warrior Project.

Gratitude:

Dankbare Menschen sind wie fruchtbare Felder, sie geben das Empfangene zehnfach zurück.

Grateful people are like
fertile fields, they give back
what they receive tenfold.
August von Kotzebue
Germany

Share Your World -January 27

God Bless. Life is Short. Be Grateful Always. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

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