Category: #Hiking

Throwback Thursday

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

2025 Which Way Challenge (CWWC)

Welcome back to the Which Way Challenge … this week’s challenge is CWWC: Roads with any signs. For further information about the Which Way Challenge check out the new Which Way Challenge page here.

Signs can be found on almost any road, dirt road, trail or greenway. When Coleman and I go hiking we usually see a sign or two. It doesn’t matter if we are walking through town or hiking along a trail or greenway, signs help guide the way or possibly warn of danger. No matter the sign or location one can gather pertinent information and notice the different geometric shapes the signs represent.

Here are my entries for this week …

On the Road
to the Historic
Baltimore Fishing Pier

Share the Road
Sign on
Cramer Mountain Road

Fishing Line Recycling Bin
Sign on left Park &
Greenway Rules and
*Regulations Sign on right*
*located on side of*
*entrance to the*
*Historic Baltimore Fishing Pier*

*Warning: Recommended Flow*
*by the Catawba Riverkeeper*
*Sign by the Ramp*
*to the Fishing Pier*

Now over to y’all to post your Which Ways (CWWC) Roads with any signs.

Which Way’s from this past week:

WoollyMuses

Which Way Challenge (CWWC)-Roads with any Signs

Becky’s GeometricJanuary

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

2025 Thursday Trios: 01.09

Nature’s Trio

Ilex opaca, also known as American Holly, is a holly species which is native to the Eastern and South-Central United States. This Holly was loaded with its red berries bringing a bit of colour to the nature trail.

Seen while Coleman and I were hiking the Disc Golf Trail at Goat Island Park and Greenway in Cramerton.

Thursday Trios

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.

Location: Disc Golf Trail; Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Be Observant. Show Gratitude. Love to all. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Wordless Wednesday: 01.08

Water Reflections

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #253

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i 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. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Monday Portrait: 01.06

Sasquatch & Coleman

This (PPAC) of Bigfoot ( also known as Sasquatch) is located on the Disc Golf Trail at Goat Island Park and Greenway in Cramerton, North Carolina. This is the first time Coleman and I hiked this trail since Hurricane Helene. After the flood damage to the trail in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene; the trail was blocked off prohibiting access temporarily until repairs could be completed. We did not recall seeing Sasquatch previously. Coleman was fascinated by the Bigfoot and had to check it out.

Monday Portrait

Photographing Public Art Challenge (PPAC)

Cameras: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max; Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV filter attachment

Location: Disc Golf Trail; Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 GeometricJanuary Squaring #4

Becky’s GeometricJanuary Squares

On January 1st, Coleman and I hiked a short ways to the Riverside Park and Greenway. While Coleman was playing in the sand by the South Fork Catawba River, snappy few shots with my camera. Being observant of my surroundings, I captured some fascinating GeometricJanuary shapes.

Here are my Squares for GeometricJanuary #4 linking to Becky here. I’m also linking to RDP Wednesday-Radiant and FOWC-Joint.

*Riverside Park and Greenway*
*Fishing Pier*

Look at all the joints holding the pier together. Amazing what you find when you look underneath.

Another angle 📐
of the underside
of the fishing pier.

If you thought the architectural design of the joints on the underside were fascinating, then you would be astounded by the sun’s rays radiating over the water. Don’t you think it looks radiant ?

Becky’s GeometricJanuary

Fandango’s One Word Challenge (FOWC)-Joint

Ragtag Daily Prompt (RDP):Wednesday-Radiant

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #252

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV filter attachment.

Location: Riverside Park and Greenway Fishing Pier; Riverside Park and Greenway; Cramerton. North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Take time to relax and enjoy yourself. Get Outdoors and admire the beauty in nature. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Which Way Challenge (CWWC): Any Dirt roads or dirt pathways or trails

This week’s Which Way Challenge theme is Any Dirt roads or dirt pathways or trails. You may post one or as many as you like, just make sure your Which Way is clearly distinguishable. Remember signs are always welcome.

Here are my Which Ways for this week …

These are leaf covered dirt trails at the Historic Baltimore Fishing Pier location in Cramerton, North Carolina. Coleman and I hiked them, on Christmas Day, to see where they’d take us. Unfortunately, due to unrepaired damage to the trails from Hurricane Helene, parts of the trails are unrestored and nonfunctional at this time.

This Bridge was barricaded declaring it was unsuitable and hazardous rendering it off-limits to hikers/pedestrians.

Many thanks to WoollyMuses, for their Which Ways. You might want to check out their Silver and/or Gold Which Ways.

Cameras: 1-5) Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max; 6-7) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura NP filter attachment.

Location: Historic Baltimore Fishing Pier Trails; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. Hope to see your Which Ways showing your Dirt roads or dirt pathways or trails. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Wordless Wednesday: January 1

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura CPL filter attachment

Location: Riverside Park and Greenway on Route to the Historic Baltimore Fishing Pier; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

A 2024 in Review in Flowers

Dedicating this post

to our beloved friend, Cee.

Where I live we still have a little over two and a half hours before 2025’s arrival. I do not normally do year end reviews and I’ve long since given up on making any New Year’s Resolutions. This year Sunday Stills is asking us to do an Annual Year in Review. Therefore, I decided to give a few tidbits of my 2024.

951 posts on WordPress
Written a total of 129.2K words in my WP posts
Participated regularly in blogging challenges. (I’ll miss Cee and her Challenges).
Commented on many posts
Had 10,153 views (for some this may not seem like a lot, but to me it is)
Had 4,125 visitors
Had 6,438 likes

Other Activities outside of Blogging:

Read 121 e-books
Read for a minimum of 30 minutes all 365 days
Read all 52 weeks of the year
Visited 5 cities in my area
Visited and Hiked at 14 different parks or greenways
Made many friends here on WordPress
My grandson started Kindergarten ( I’ve walked him to school most days)
My grandson hikes anywhere and everywhere with me
We moved out of an apartment and into a rental house one town over. (Coleman loves it. It is in walking distance to two greenways).

Now for my Floral Year in Review:

January Flowers (sad to say not many):

February Flowers:

*Think I made up for only one in January*

March Flowers:

April Flowers:

May Flowers:

June Flowers:

July Flowers:

August Flowers:

September Flowers:

October Flowers:

November Flowers:

December Flowers:

I am grateful for each and everyone who has visited, liked, and or commented on my blog. I hope to see y’all participating in the Which Way Challenge (CWWC) in 2025. Happy New Year!

Sunday Stills: Annual Year in Review

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

Love to all from Coleman and myself.

2024’s Last ‘Last on the Card’ —December 31st

Brian from Bushboys World invites everyone to post their Last Photo on the Card or smartphone. Here are Brian’s suggestions regarding his Last On the Card Challenge…

Your last photo doesn’t have to be on the very last day of the month if you didn’t take any photos on that day. Maybe it was earlier in the month when the last photo was taken.

Post the last photo on your SD card or last photo on your phone for the 31st or whenever your last photo was taken. No editing. No explanations needed. Create a Pingback to this post or link in the comments on Brian’s Post. Use the tags The Last Photo and #LastOnTheCard.

Here are my Last on the Card photos:

From my Canon EOS Rebel T3i:

From my Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max:

Brian’s Last On the Card

God Bless. Have a Happy New Year and blessings all year long. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Words for Thought #48: 12.31

All Praise to God

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura CPL filter attachment.

Location: Off Cramerton Mountain Road; Near Baltimore Fishing Pier; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

Historic Baltimore Fishing Pier

Lovely View

of the

South Fork Catawba River

Posting as part of WWE and Judy’s Numbers Game #54-175. This week I have decided to post photos from the Baltimore Fishing Pier instead of finding the 175 numbered photos. These all linked in a new album in my files. I thought you’d enjoy the photos I shot from the Historic Baltimore Fishing Pier. Enjoy the video.

Historic Baltimore Fishing Pier

Water Water Everywhere #252

Judy’s Numbers Game #54-175

Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2024 Week 52

Cameras: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura CPL filter attachment

Location: Historic Baltimore Fishing Pier; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Take Care. Here’s to many happy days of love, joy, and laughter in 2025. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Weekend FOTD: 12.28/29

Wood Spurge

The Which Way Challenge (CWWC) is all about capturing the means we travel from place to place such as roads, walkways, trails, and rails. The roads could be paved or unpaved, gravel, or dirt. Walkways could cover sidewalks, hallways, or pathways. Trails are paths we travel through Greenways, Local, State, or National Parks. Also permissible are any kinds of signs and any bridge angle.

Cee’s Weekend FOTD

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

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

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

2024 Silent Sunday: 12.29

Hanging Out

At South Fork Catawba River
Historic Baltimore Fishing Pier

Silent Sunday

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura CPL filter attachment.

Location: Historic Baltimore Fishing Pier; Off Cramer Mountain Road; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Happy New Year! Venture into Nature. Take a Hike/Walk. Enjoy Life. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Cell Pic Sunday: 12.29

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

Helix/R Project Coming Soon to Cramerton

The Helix/R coming soon to Cramerton has begun construction. The Helix/R Project is a privately funded partnership between Cramerton and the Carolina Thread Trail. The Helix was originally installed in Charlotte in 1983. It was donated to Cramerton in 2018. Its installation began this past week in Riverside Park and Greenway near the bridge. Riverside Park and Greenway is a part of the Carolina Thread Trail; connecting people to nature and the surrounding environment.

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Photographing Public Art Challenge (PPAC)

Cameras: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura CPL filter attachment; Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Riverside Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Which Way Challenge (CWWC) — Which way with the colors of Silver and Gold

This week’s theme will be CWWC: Which way with the colors of Silver and Gold. I will be looking forward to seeing y’all’s Which Way Challenge posts.

My entries here are from The Lindsay Pettus Greenway’s Lighting of the Greenway. Whenever Coleman and I are hiking in a Greenway, State or National Park, we do not Rush; instead we take our time strolling through the paths and trails in taking everything there is to see. Nature is amazingly beautiful and peaceful, there is never a need to Rush. Take your time, relax and enjoy your journey.

*Sparkling Snow Droplets*
*Covering a Bridge*

Bonus: Gold at the Christmas Market

Please make sure your which way is the main object of your photo. Thanks.

Thank you GERIATRI’X’ FOTOGALLERY, Cee with FOTD, WoollyMuses, sharing your Which Ways.

Possible Upcoming Topics:

CWWC: Dirt roads or dirt pathways or trails
CWWC: Roads with any signs
CWWC: Which way with the colors of brown or black

CWWC: Any which way with people in it

CWWC: Roads with vehicles and or traffic

CWWC: Any which way with in black and white
CWWC: Any which way with lines
CWWC: Any animal in your which way

Which Way Challenge (CWWC)

Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge: Things that are #Metallic

One Word Sunday-Rush

Cameras: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and Canon EOS Rebel T3i

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

God Bless. Season Greetings. Enjoy your holidays. Remember the Reason for the Season. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Thursday Trios: 12.26

Wildlife Habitat Flowers

Coleman and I spotted these flowers while hiking along the trail in Central Park the other week. There’s not much in this Wildlife Habitat that we could see, but maybe it’ll seem more appealing in the Spring.

*Metal Flowers*
*Wildlife Habitat*
*Central Park*

*Close-up of Door*
*in building*
*behind the Flowers*

Carol’s Thursday Trios-12.26

Cee’s Flower of the Day (Does Metal Flowers count?)

Dan’s Thursday Doors

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Wildlife Habitat; Hiking Trail; Central Park; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. As we approach 2025, may God watch over you, keep you safe, fill you with hope, joy, peace, and love. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Numbers Game #53 – 174

Judy from Life Lessons’ invites us to play along with her in her Numbers Game Challenge. Her instructions are simple, just go to your photos file and type that number into the search bar. Then post a selection of the photos you find that include that number and post a link to your blog in my Numbers Game blog of the day.

Here are my entries for this week’s Numbers Game Challenge:

Judy’s Numbers Game #53-174

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

2024 Thursday Trios: 12.19

Mushrooms Shaded Seating

Coleman and I visited a “new to us” park this past week. The name of the park is Central Park located here in Cramerton. According to the Cramerton website, Central Park prides itself natural surface mountain biking trails, walking trails and a natural stream running the length of the park.

While we were hiking along the trails, we had a difficult time distinguishing between the walking trails and the mountain biking trails. Some of the trails had water running across them from the creek (stream).

Alongside one of the trails we came across this unique seating arrangement with tall mushrooms which provide shade for hikers taking a bit of a rest.

Remember for larger enhanced viewing you may click on each image.

Cameras: 1-3) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF75-300mm lens and Altura CPL filter attachment; 4-5) Apple iPhone Pro Max

Location: Central Park; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Walk amongst the Trees and/or alongside a creek, river, or lake. Happy Holidays. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us.

2024 Macro Monday: 12.16

Floral Macro

Macro Monday

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: By the South Fork Catawba River; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 SYD: December 15

Clare from Clare’s Cosmos invites everyone to join her in Sharing Your Desktop (SYD). Below are her suggestions for participating in the Share Your Desktop Challenge

To do so, simply share the photo* you have set as your wallpaper;
Provide as little or as much detail as you wish;
Use a pingback, or post a link here so I know you have joined in on the fun;
Then finally, share the fun around.

I am sharing my Wallpaper from both my Laptop and my Smartphone. I enjoy looking at different images each month. Most of which revolve around Coleman (my grandson) and nature.

Here are my Desktop Wallpaper and Screensaver for my Laptop:

Desktop Wallpaper:

South Fork Catawba River
Goat Island Park and Greenway

Desktop Screensaver:

Smartphone Wallpapers:

Personal Focus

*Coleman playing in the Sand*
*Riverside Park and Greenway*

Hiking Focus

Work Focus

Reading Focus

*Coleman with*
*Santa & Mrs. Claus*
*Confluence, Town of Cramerton*

Remember you may click on each image for enlarged enhanced viewing. Looking forward to seeing y’all Desktops.

Clare’s Share Your Desktop-December

SYD

Photo Credit:©️1-5) 2024 Deb L. Waters; 6) Confluence Photographer; Courtesy of Catawba Riverkeeper

Cameras: 1-5) iPhone 14 Pro Max; 6) Nikon D3200

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

God Bless. Enjoy your Holiday Season. Enjoy Nature. Take time to Relax & Destress. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Silent Sunday: 12.15

South Fork Catawba River

Silent Sunday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #249

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55 mm lens and Altura for Canon UV & ND4 Filter attachments plus Altura Wide-Angle Fisheye lens.

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

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

2024 Weekend Sky: 12.15 —

Amazing Sky Display

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

2024 RDP Sunday: Sunlight

Here are my contributions for the Ragtag Daily Prompts Sunday Challenge — Sunlight.

Ragtag Daily Prompts Sunday Challenge — Sunlight

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 FOTD: 12.12

Crape Myrtle

Camera: Apple iPhone 13 Pro Wide Camera

Location:Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA

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

2024 Wordless Wednesday: 12.11

Lake Haigler

Reflections

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #249

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

God Bless. Enjoy your Yourselves! Don’t let the upcoming holiday season stress you out. Relax it’s not about the presents it’s about the birth of Christ. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Words for Thought #45: 12.10

Peace

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #249

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Monday Portrait: 12.09

2 Goats & a Boy

*Coleman with 2*
*Decorated Christmas Goats*

These Goats all dressed up for Christmas are located at the entrance to Goat Island Park and Greenway in Cramerton, North Carolina. Coleman spotted the Goats when we first approached the entrance to the Greenway; one was standing and was laying down on it’s side. We stood it back upright, then Coleman wanted a picture. Thus, the photo you see here.

Monday Portrait

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 LAPC: Five Elements

Wood, Metal, Water, Fire and Earth

Here is my entry for Sofia’s Lens-Artist Photo Challenge. Thanks for the Challenge.

Sofia’s Lens-Artist Photo Challenge

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

2024 Thursday Trios: 12.05

3 Trail Signs, 3 Trails, 3 Hikers

When hiking at Anne Springs Close Greenway there are occasions when you come to an intersection of sorts where more than two trails cross paths. Here Paradise Loop, Tunnel Trail, and Blue Star Trails connect. If you are Red not familiar with the trails, you might want to pick up a trail map at the entrance to the Greenway to help guide you along the trails as you hike. At this three-way crossing, you may continue on the trail (such as Paradise Trail) you are already hiking on or, if desired, you may switch to one of the other trails for further exploration and hiking.

Adventure Road Entrance
Paradise Loop, Tunnel Trail, Blue Star Trail
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina

Looking at the photo you may wonder where the third hiker is located. It is simple really, behind the camera of course.

Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max Ultra Wide Camera

Location: Adventure Road Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

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

2024 Numbers Game: #50 – 171

Random 171/117 Archive Photos

Judy invites us all to play along with her each week for her Numbers Game. To play along, go to your photos file and type that number into the search bar. Then post a selection of the photos you find that include that number and post a link to your blog in my Numbers Game blog of the day. If instead of numbers, you have changed the identifiers of all your photos into words, pick a word or words to use instead, and show us a variety of photos that contain that word in the title.

I searched my archives and found only a few 171 photos, so I switched it up and searched for 117 photos. I found plenty more to choose from for my selections.

Judy’s Numbers Game #50-171

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. Hope to see your selections for Judy’s Numbers Game soon. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 CPC: Looking for Trees with Bare Branches

For this challenge I went searching through my archives to see if I could find any Bare Branches that I might like to select for y’all to enjoy in this post. Guess what? I found several I liked that I hope you’ll like and enjoy as well.

Crowders Mountain State Park
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
March 2023

Baxter Village Trail
Carolina Thread Trail
Fort Mill, South Carolina
January 2023

Old Town
Cramerton, North Carolina
November 2024

The Schiele Museum
Gastonia, North Carolina
March 2024

Nature Trail
The Schiele Museum
Gastonia, North Carolina
March 2024

Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
February 2024

Lake Haigler
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
March 2024

Most of these were taken in the afternoon, after the weather warmed up a bit, while Coleman and I were out hiking and enjoying nature. Right now as I write it is only 27° degrees outside. I’ve already been out in the freezing cold and gotten Coleman on the bus for school. I’m glad I’m inside now out of the freezing cold. Burr, I wish we didn’t have to go out in the freezing cold for him to get on a bus for school. Winter weather has arrived even it won’t be officially winter till the twenty-first.

Cosmic Photo Challenge-Bare Branches

#CosPhoChal

Cameras: Apple iPhone 13 Pro; Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max; and Canon EOS Rebel T3i

Locations: Crowders Mountain State Park; Baxter Village Trail; Old Town Cramerton; and Anne Springs Close Greenway; in North and South Carolina

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

2024 Last On the Card – November

Brian from Bushboys World invites everyone to post their Last Photo on the Card or smartphone. Here are Brian’s suggestions regarding his Last On the Card Challenge…

Your last photo doesn’t have to be on the very last day of the month if you didn’t take any photos on that day. Maybe it was earlier in the month when the last photo was taken.

So let’s see what you have for November

The rules are simple:
1. Post the last photo on your SD card or last photo on your phone for the 31st or whenever your last photo was taken.
2. No editing – who cares if it is out of focus, not framed as you would like or the subject matter didn’t cooperate.
3. You don’t have to have any explanations, just the photo will do
4. Create a Pingback to this post or link in the comments
5. Use the tags The Last Photo and #LastOnTheCard

For the past month of moving, unpacking, trying to organize our “Sweet, Sweet, Home” (as Coleman calls it); I have only been out photographing with Coleman and my iPhone. So here’s my last photo from November.

Last On the Card

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #248

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

2024 CWWC: November Week 4 — Stairs, Steps, and/or Ramps

Cee’s Which Way My Which Way

I’ve missed Cee so much and know this is a difficult time for her and Chris. Praying for strength and comfort for them both. I’ve been trying to keep up with the Which Way Challenge even though Cee is unable to do so. I encourage everyone who wishes to show Cee our Which Ways by posting your Stairs, Steps, and/or Ramps this week. . Just post any Which Way you desire and link up to Cee’s Which Way Challenge.

This week I am again posting a Which Way My Way showing Which Ways one might use by venturing up or down Stairs, Steps, and or Ramps. This week I chose to post my Stairs, Steps, and Ramp in Monochrome. You may use Monochrome, but not necessary. You may choose any format you desire if you choose to participate.

We begin our Which Way by walking down our front Steps …

Journeying on our way Coleman decides to climb the Steps at Cramer United Methodist Church …

Next, we explore the Kayak Ramp and Stairs at Goat Island Park and Greenway …

Kayak Ramp & Stairs
Goat Island Park and Greenway

Coleman and I continue our wandering around Cramerton, the next day, after he walks down the School Bus 98 Steps …

After Coleman exits the school bus, we drop off his school backpack and grab his hiking backpack with snacks and drinks. Then, we head on down to Riverside Park and Greenway for a relaxing afternoon noon of hiking and exploring.

While hiking the trail, we come upon the Stairs to one of several Fishing Piers at the Greenway …

*Catawba Riverkeepers*
*Water Recommended Flow Sign*
*by the Fishing Pier Staircase*

Lastly, we see interesting Halloween Decorations on each side of a neighbouring house Front Porch Steps …

*House #89 Decorations*
*and Front Porch Steps*

Hope you enjoyed visiting our Which Ways this Week. I would love to see y’all’s Which Ways. Remember to click on each photo for larger enhanced viewing.

Cee’s Which Way Challenge

Which Way My Way

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Goat Island Park and Greenway; Plus Riverside Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Enjoy the Outdoors. Take a Hike. Relax in a Park. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Thursday Trios: 11.28

Kayaks on the River

Capturing kayakers enjoying an afternoon on the South Fork Catawba River as seen from the banks at Riverside Park and Greenway in Cramerton, North Carolina. Care to Pull Up a Seat and join the fun on the South Fork Catawba River?

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 48

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #247

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

2024 Words for Thought #43: 11.26

*The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters. Psalm 23:1–2 (NIV)*

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #247

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

2024 CPC/CWWC: Down in the Park

By the River

Since we moved to Cramerton at the end of October; Coleman’s new favourite place to go visit is the Goat Island Park and Greenway. The following are a few shots from our latest visit on Saturday.

Cosmic Photo Challenge-Down in the Park

CosPhoChal

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #246

Cee’s Which Way Challenge

Which Way My Way

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Enjoy the Outdoors. Take a Hike. Relax in a Park. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Thursday Trios: 11.21 — In Monochrome

Pulling Up a Seat

Downtown Cramerton

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 47

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Downtown Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Words for Thought #42: 11.19

Praise Him!

Praise Him even when your hands are full.