2023 Pull Up A Seat: Coleman Style

Coleman on a Wooden Swing
Ashbrook High School
Gastonia, NC
Coleman on an Honor Monument
Al Hess Cross Country Trail
In Honor of Alfred John Hess Jr.
Ashbrook Cross Country Coach

Pull Up a Seat

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

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RDP: 2023 – Log

It wasn’t hard to find logs while my grandson and I went walking through the backwoods of our neighborhood. The following is what we discovered.

Log 🪵 with Tree Fungus
Stacked Fire 🔥 Logs 🪵
Logs 🪵 in Firepit
Cut Logs 🪵
Fallen Tree 🌲 Log 🪵
More Cut Logs 🪵
Loose Cut Logs 🪵
and Branches
Logs 🪵 entwined
with Green Leaves 🍃

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Log

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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Weekend Sky #94: 2023 April 2

Afternoon Sky:

Looking 👀 Upward
at the
Daylight Blue Sky

Evening Sky:

Nighttime Sky
with a
Smidgen of Light

Weekend Sky

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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2023 Monday Windows: Shaded School Windows

Shaded Windows
Ashbrook High School
Gastonia, North Carolina
A Closer Look
Shaded Windows
Ashbrook High School
Gastonia, North Carolina

Monday Windows

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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Last on the Card: 2023 March

iPhone 14 Pro Max:

Black and White
My grandson, Coleman

Canon EOS Rebel T3i:

Pink Azaleas
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens
Belmont, North Carolina

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Last on the Card

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FOWC: Succulent

Cacti
Cactaceae family
Prickly Pear,
Opuntia stricta

Fandango’s One Word Challenge

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NPC #5/CPC: First Hints/Signs of Spring in The South-Central Piedmont Region of North Carolina

Eastern Tree Caterpillar
nests are commonly found on
wild cherry, apple, and crab apple,
but may be found on hawthorn, maple,
cherry, peach, pear and plum as well.
There is one generation of the
Eastern tent caterpillar per year.
The insects overwinter
as egg masses on twigs,
and they hatch in April.
They turn into moths
which are reddish-brown
with two pale stripes running
diagonally across each forewing.
Photinia ‘ Red Robin ‘ P x fraseri
also known as the Christmas Berry
makes an attractive hedging plant
with its glossy red new growth.
Wisteria sinensis ‘Cooke’s Purple’
Hally Jolivette Cherry (Prunus)
is one of the best
flower ornamental
cherry trees available.

The Cosmic Photo Challenge: First hints of spring

Nature Photo Challenge #5: Signs of Spring

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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FOTD: Be Respectful _Garden Flowers

Be Respectful
No Poop & Pee
Neighborhood Garden Flowers
Gastonia, North Carolina

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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Midweek Monochrome #124: 2023_In the Woods

In the Woods
At Boulders Access
Crowders Mountain
State Park
Coleman behind
the Trees

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness
Bren’s Mid-Week Monochrome #124

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Pull Up A Seat: Coleman _Along Ridgeline Trail

On a Boulder:

On a Bench:

On a Tree:

Pull Up a Seat

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

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Wordless Wednesday: Star Spangled Banner Waving

United States Flag
North Carolina State Flag
Waving Freely
O’er the Land
of the Free

Wordless Wednesday

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

©️2023@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com

Shot on an iPhone 14 Pro Max

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Which Way Photo Challenge: 2023 Crowders Mountain State Park

Ridgeline Trail

Crowders Mountain State Park is a 5,217-acre North Carolina state park located in Gaston County, North Carolina in the United States. Gaston County is located 32 miles west of Charlotte. It is on the outskirts of Gastonia, North Carolina.

Which Way should we go?
To Boulders Overlook
or into South Carolina?

Crowders Mountain State Park includes two mountain peaks with fabulous views of the surrounding Piedmont area. The peaks include Crowders Mountain and The Pinnacle. There are three different Access Points to the state park.

  • Sparrow Springs Access and Visitor Center – 20 miles of hiking trails
  • Linwood Road Access – 4 miles of hiking trails
  • Boulder Access – 6 miles of hiking trails.
Ridgeline Trail Map

My grandson and I entered the Crowders Mountain State Park via the Boulders Access Point. This was the first time I took him to this location. We didn’t go far on this trip, only 2.8 miles round trip. We hiked a small portion of the Ridgeline Trail. The entire Ridgeline Trail runs along both North and South Carolina.

The Ridgeline Trail is only one of many trails in the state park. The Boulders Access has a visitor center, restrooms, and picnic areas along with the hiking trails. At this location are quite a number of various sizes of boulders. Some of the boulders were close to the trail and too much of a temptation for my grandson to resist climbing. The Boulders Access area is less crowded then the main access at the Sparrow Springs Access point. The trail is rocky and traverses up and down and around the mountain.

Park Information:

Crowders Mountain State Park 522 Park Office Lane Kings Mountain, NC 28086

Posting for Alive & Trekking’s Which Way Photo Challenge.

Which Way Photo Challenge

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Photos shot on a iPhone 14 Pro Max

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CBWC: Camellia

Camellia,
a genus of flowering plants
in the family of Theaceae.
Located in Gardner Park,
Gastonia, NC

Cee’s Black and White Challenge

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

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Haircut: A Child’s cut

Today wasn’t a day for being out in nature like my grandson loves to be with me. Instead it was a day of running errands and a trip to the barbershop. The last few years I’ve mostly seen beauty shops or hair salons. Sometimes those places just do not perform to one’s satisfaction. We too my grandson to a Great Clips hair salon and were not satisfied with the performance the hairdresser gave on his haircut.

After the poor experience, we let his hair grow and put off taking him anyway to get a better haircut. The other day Coleman, my grandson, held up a portion of his hair and made cutting motions with his fingers. Therefore, it was time to take him somewhere for a better haircut. After googling the area for a barber shop, I found several possibilities. Still I waited though until today. While out on our errands, one of those barbershops was right in the same shopping center we were at for another purpose. I felt it was a sign, so I took him inside for a haircut.

Before photos:

Coleman’s trip
to the
Landry’s Barbershop

During haircut photos:

Coleman Haircut
Coleman
getting his haircut.
He sat so still.
He was amazing.
Bigmatt Dabarber
cutting Coleman’s hair

After Haircut Photos:

Coleman loves
his new hairdo.
Luckily,
so does his mom.

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters ( Aka Nana)

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FOTD: Violets

Viola,
a genus
in the violet
family Violaceae.
Common name: Violet

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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