Category: #iPhonePhotography

Xingfumama’s Pull Up A Seat challenge

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Springdale, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

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A Look Back at Penguins from 2017

Posting for Becky’s Squares-Seven for September Challenge and Bird of the Week LXXXII

1(or 2) + 1 + 2 + 2 (or 3) = 7 (or 7)

While visiting the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, South Carolina we were able to observe the King Penguins. King Penguins have a mobile nest – right on top of their feet! Who would have guessed? The female will lay one egg and both parents will take turns incubating the egg by balancing it on top of their feet under a warm fold of skin.

King Penguin nest sites are on sub-antarctic islands surrounding Antarctica. They spend long stretches of time at sea. [Except those found in zoos like the Riverbanks Zoo.) They eat fish, krill, crustaceans, and squid.

Riverbanks Zoo supports penguins of all species by encouraging sustainable seafood consumption through Seafood Watch. Riverbanks’ Satch Krantz Conservation Fund and Field Conservation Associates have also supported sustainable guano harvest in Peru and chick bolstering and rehabilitation in South Africa.

Bird of the Week LXXXII

Camera: Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Location: Riverbanks Zoo & Garden; Columbia, South Carolina, USA

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2024 CFFC: September – Piles or Stacks

Here are entries for this week’s CFFC:

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC) – Piles or Stacks

Cameras: 1 & 3) iPhone 14 Pro Max; 2, 4-5) Canon EOS Rebel T3i; 6) iPhone XR

Locations: 1-5) Gastonia, North Carolina; 6) Babyland General Hospital; Cleveland, Georgia, USA

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Seven Pebbles for #Seven for September

Macro Monday

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Monochrome Cell Pic Sunday/Monday Portrait

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Monday Portrait

Monochrome Monday

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gardner Park Elementary; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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Flashback Seven Years to 2017 —- A Fun Drive

Destination Fun

Blue Ridge Parkway

Driving the Blue Ridge Parkway from South Carolina to the Virginia Border and back down to Pisgah National Forest and then on into South Carolina once again was a trip I’ll always remember.

It has been seven years since I made that trip with my eldest son. We took the drive on his birthday weekend in October 2017. We stopped at various milestones along the Blue Ridge Parkway to see the beautiful views and tour a few different places along the route. We stopped at Stone Mountain State Park in Roaring Gap, North Carolina and hiked the Stone Mountain Loop Trail beginning at the Upper Trailhead. We continued driving the Blue Ridge Parkway once we left Stone Mountain State Park; we drove to Wilson, North Carolina (Wilson was my married name & the surname of my children.)

On the adventure South on the Parkway, we took a detour to my Cousin Jim’s Produce Market for some fresh produce & a break to stretch our legs. Before we arrived at Jim’s Produce, we stopped for a photo by the Doc and Merle Watson Highway sign ( Doc & Merle Watson are my fourth cousin & fourth cousin once removed respectively).

Venturing further south, we stopped at several more milestones to enjoy the beautiful scenery and views overlooking the valley. We stopped for supper at The Pisgah Inn’s restaurant. The food was delicious and the views were spectacular. The Pisgah Inn is located in the Pisgah National Forest amongst the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway (Blue Ridge Pkwy Milepost 408.6, Waynesville, NC).

It was a lovely and enjoyable trip, not just for the scenery, but always for the quality time spent with my son. Click on each photo for enhanced viewing. Have a wonderful day!

Lens-Artists Challenge #316 – Destination: Fun

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Memories

Camera: Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Location: Various locations along the Blue Ridge Parkway; North Carolina

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2024 Thursday Trios —

Waiting For Guests

Carol’s Thursday Trios-09.21

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Waiting

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 38

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Springdale, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

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2024 CPC: The nights are drawing in

Soon Nightfall will begin earlier and earlier, as Autumn approaches the sunsets come more quickly (or so it may seem) and we adjust accordingly. These are some of my favourites, hope you enjoy them. Click on each photo to enlarge for enhanced viewing.

Cosmic Photo Challenge

#CosPhoChal

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2024 Floral Friday: 09.20 — Colouring Flowers #37

Sip the Raspberry

Floral Concoction

Enjoy the Scenery

Floral Friday

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge-Diagonal Lines(s)

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2024 CFFC: September Week 3 — Diagonal Lines(s)

This week Cee is chosen to post a theme of diagonal line(s) for her Fun Foto Challenge. I went searching through my photos to see what diagonal lines I could find. Below are the diagonal line(s) I managed to select from my fotos.

As you might have noticed, I selected various different versions of diagonal line(s) for you to observe. From diagonals on a fire engine to power towers, to an airplane at a diagonal angle inline with a diagonal wire and even diagonal shadows. What interesting diagonal line(s) will you decide to share with all of us? Be sure to link your posts to Cee’s blog here.

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Ivan Parker & Josh Parker Performing in 2017

Becky’s Squares

#Seven for September

Looking back to Seven years to 2017, I know I have been blessed to have listened to Ivan Parker and his son, Josh perform together in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

***Ivan Parker &***
***Josh Parker on guitar***

Ivan Parker is an American Southern Gospel Singer who has been performing Southern Gospel music since 1982. In 1982 he began performing with the Singing Americans. He has performed with several Southern Gospel groups before he began his solo career in 1994. He has received several awards for his lead vocalist talents, including the Dove Award, Favorite Lead Vocalist by the Singing News, Favorite Male Vocalist from 1989-1995 & 1997. In 1993, Ivan Parker was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.

Ivan Parker performs Southern Gospel music all across the United States and on occasion his son, Josh performs right along by his side. His music may be listened to on Apple Music, Amazon Music, Spotify, and Pandora and probably other outlets as well.

Ivan Parker and Josh Parker perform at Mt. Gallant Church of God along with the Heritage Quartet in December 2017. They performed an array of Southern Gospel music for a packed audience. Listen to Ivan sing here.

Camera: Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Location: Mt. Gallant Church of God; Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA

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2024 Weekend Sky #131: 09.16 — Rain ☔️ Rain 🌧️ Go Away

Not exactly a normal weekend, however, Monday’s are my daughter’s only day off, so it is her “weekend.” This was our view or perhaps lack of visibility yesterday while she was driving us home.

While rain is needed for plants to grow and the sustainability of earth and the world we live in, it also has its downsides. It isn’t pleasant to walk a child to and from school in the rain, but I do what I must. It isn’t easy to drive in a downpour with nearly zero visibility ( I’m glad I wasn’t driving). It isn’t easy keeping a child indoors when all he was to do is run, jump, climb, and play outdoors. Sometimes life isn’t easy, but we endure and carry on.

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Seen along the I-85 driving (I wasn’t driving) South from Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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Words for Thought #35: 09.17

Don’t Worry … God’s Got It.

He Cares for You!

Think About It Tuesday

Location: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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2024 Macro Monday— Seven Pinecones

Macro Monday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Springdale, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

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Throwback Monday Portrait: Ring-tailed Lemur

***Ring-tailed lemur***
***Riverbanks Zoo and Garden***
***September 2017***

Monday Portrait

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2024 Monday Window/Becky’s Squares: Seven House Windows

*Windows on*
*Backside of Home*
in
*Lancaster, South Carolina*

Ludwig’s Monday Window

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Springdale, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

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2024 SYD: September 15

Clare from Clare’s Cosmos hosts the Share Your Desktop Challenge. She invites everyone to share what is on the desktop and/or our smartphones wallpapers and/or screensavers.

Here are my wallpapers and screensavers for September.

From my iPhone 14 Pro Max:

Personal Focus

Reading Focus

Hiking Focus

Television Focus

Work Focus

From my HP Laptop:

Laptop Screensaver

Laptop Wallpaper Background

Clare’s Share Your Desktop

Cameras: Minolta XG-7 35 mm & iPhone 14 Pro Max

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2024 Sunday Stills: September Color Challenge — Orange and/or Peach

Terri from Second Wind Leisure Perspectives hosts Sunday Stills Monthly Color each month. Her colour theme for September is Colors of Peach and Orange.

Here are my selections for Terri’s Color Challenge for September.

Terri’s Sunday Stills-Orange and/or Peach

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2024 LAPC #315: Common Object

Ritva with Ritva Sillanmäki Photography is hosting this week’s Lens-Artist Photography Challenge. She is challenging us to show Common Objects highlighting the ordinary we might not otherwise think to capture.

Here are my entries for Ritva’s Lens-Artist this week.

A “Missing Man” table,
also known as “Fallen Comrade” table.

Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #315-Common Objects

LAPC

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2024 Weekend FOTD: 09.14/15

Hypochaeris radicata

***Taken at 4:27pm***
Lancaster, South Carolina
Aka Flatweed, False Dandelion,
and Catsear

Hypochaeris radicata is a perennial, low-lying edible herb often found in lawns. Interestingly all parts of the catsear plants are edible even though the leaves and roots are the parts most often harvested. The leaves have a bland taste, but can be eaten raw in salads, steamed or used in stir-fries. If you care to try roasting and grounding the roots, they may be used as a coffee substitute.

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Springdale, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

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Coleman’s Kindergarten Creations

For Fandango’s One Word Challenge word choice of Create I decided to share a couple of items Coleman has created while in his Kindergarten class this year.

FOWC With Fandango — Create

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location Gardner Park Elementary; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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2024 Floral Friday: 09.13 — Colouring Flowers #36

Basket of Autumn Flowers

to Bring you Joy

Floral Friday

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Becky’s Squares: #Seven for September—7

***Seven (7)***
***Not sure if Fruit or Nut***

Becky’s Squares-Seven for September

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2024 Thursday Trios — Flags in the Park

***American Flag, POW Flag,***
***North Carolina Flag***
***Lineberger Park***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

Carol’s Thursday Trios-09.12

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Lineberger Park; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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#Seven Sunsets for September

Sunset over
Lancaster County, South Carolina

Becky’s Square Challenge

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Seen along the I-77 driving (I wasn’t driving) North from Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA

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2024 OWS/Pull Up a Seat in Something RED

Here are a few REDS for your selection to Pull Up a Seat and catch your breath. Maybe you’d enjoy taking a trip in a mini

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Red

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 37

Cameras: 1-4) Minolta XG-7 35 mm; 5) iPhone 14 Pro Max

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2024 Monday Portrait: 09.09 — #Seven for September

Throwback to 2017

Sundance, the Sunshine Bear

Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
Columbia, South Carolina

I visited the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, South Carolina with my daughter, Trisha and granddaughter, Alona back in August of 2017 [Seven (7) years ago]. We were able to enjoy the various zoo animals and the entertaining antics of Sundance, the Sunshine Bear.

Sadly, Sundance passed away on April 30, 2022 due to declining health. He came to the Riverbanks Zoo along with his brother, Butch, at the young age of only nine (9) months old. Sundance had a gentle disposition, kind eyes, and loved to interact with his zookeepers. He was known as the Sunshine Bear, always bringing a bit of sunshine to those who came to see him.

Monday Portrait

Camera: Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Location: Riverbanks Zoo and Garden; Columbia, South Carolina, USA

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2024 Monday Window: 09.09 — Government Windows

Gaston County

Department of Social Services

This DSS facility, the County Courthouse, Sheriff’s Office, and County Jail were all designed by Stewart-Cooper-Newell Architects and were constructed simultaneously. These facilities firm the Gaston County Governmental Complex.

The Department of Social Services facility is approximately 127,890 square feet and contains all the Social Services offices and functions which were previously scattered throughout Gaston County.

Ludwig’s Monday Window

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Seen from the Bradley Station Dog Park; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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2024 Macro Monday: 09.09

Butterfly-bush

Macro Monday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Lineberger Park; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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2024 CellPic Sunday: 09.08 — Lineberger Park

***Lineberger Park***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

John’s CellPic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Lineberger Park; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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Seven Butterfly-bush blossoms delight your Saturday

Becky’s Square Challenge

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Lineberger Park; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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2024 LAPC #314: Shorelines

I once lived very close to Southern California beaches, but I have not lived there for many years. Pacific Beach, Mission Bay, Coronado Beach, and La Jolla Shores are some of my favourites and hold precious memories.

For years I have enjoyed the peacefulness of God near the shorelines of a couple different lakes. One of my all time favourites is the lake at Andrew Jackson State Park in Lancaster County, South Carolina.

Another lake my grandson and I have enjoyed relaxing, observing nature, having fun is Lake Haigler at the Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

One last “lake” to share with y’all is one we visit and enjoy the peace and tranquility of the beautiful atmosphere is at Little Glade Millpond off the Blue Ridge Parkway in the North Carolina Mountains.

I could sit at the shore of a lake anytime anywhere. I dream of walking along the shores of the California coastline. I have fond memories of doing just that. Someday, I hope to take my grandson to see & play in the Pacific Ocean. What shoreline do you wish you could walk along everyday? Click one of the links below to join the challenge & link your own adventures along Shorelines.

Lens-Artist Challenge: Shorelines

Anne’s LENS-Artist —Shorelines

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

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2024 Weekend FOTD: 09.07/.08 – #Seven (7) for September—Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus

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From Ground, to Water, to Perched, to Inspiring Inspiration

Birds in Monochrome

Elke’s, from elastic, Monochrome Madness-Birds

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness #16

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All about Bugs, Squares, & Games

#Seven Bugs/Insects for September

Instead of separate posts I decided to combine Terri’s Sunday Stills with Judy’s Numbers Game and Becky’s Squares Challenges. Therefore, instead of using the number 158, I have chosen to use the Words Bugs and Insects to use for Judy’s Numbers Game this week. Oh, of course, going along with Becky’s Squares Challenge they will all be Squared. The words Bugs and Insects fits right into Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge-All about Bugs.

Uno (One, 1):

Ebony Jewelwing
(Calopteryx maculata)
AKA Black-winged Damselfly
June 2017 on Canon EOS Rebel T3i Sesquicentennial State Park
Columbia, South Carolina

Dos (Two, 2):

Acanthocephala Declivis
Giant Leaf-footed Bug
***Anne Springs Close Greenway***
***Fort Mill, South Carolina***

Tres (Three, 3):

***Argiope aurantia***
***AKA*** **yellow garden spider**,
**Black and Yellow Garden Spider**
***Apple iPhone 13 Pro***
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina

Cuatro (Four, 4):

Melanoplus differentialis
Differential grasshopper
Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina

Cinco (Five, 5):

Libellula luctuosa
Widow skimmer
Species of dragonfly
July (7) 2023
Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Lake Haigler
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina

Seis (Six, 6):

Siete (Seven, 7):

Scolia dubia AKA
Two-spotted Scoliid Wasp
or a Blue-winged Scoliid Wasp
& Megachile montivaga
Silver -tailed Petalcutter Bee
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Warlick Family YMCA
Gastonia, North Carolina

Terri’s Sunday Stills- All about Bugs

Judy’s Numbers Game: #37-158

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A Look Back to February 2017 — #Seven for September

Looking back to a trip I took seven years ago to Jacksonville, North Carolina; I visited with my sons. My eldest son, John and I toured the Lejeune Memorial Gardens on February 2017. The Lejeune Memorial Gardens honors those who serve our country and is a place to gather to remember those who have given the greatest sacrifice for our freedom. It is home to the Beirut Memorial, the Onslow Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Montford Point Marine Memorial, and 9/11 Memorial Beam from the World Trade Center.

***Beirut Memorial***
***Taken at 3:47pm***
***in February 2017***
(***Also was the 7th photo***
***I took at the Gardens)***

***Eagle, Globe and Anchor Sculpture***
***at Lejeune Memorial Gardens***
***Taken at 3:27pm***
***in February 2017.***

Whenever I visit Veterans Memorial Gardens I reflect on the men and women in my family who have served in the United States Armed Services. I thank God for their services and sacrifices they made to ensure the Freedom I am so freely able to enjoy today.

Camera: Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Location: Lejeune Memorial Gardens; Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, USA

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2024 Squared Macro Monday

Begonias

Macro Monday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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2024 Last on the Card – August

Brian’s Busboys World is the host for Last on the Card requests us to share our last photo on our SD cards or on our phones for August 31 or whenever your last photo was taken. No editing — just however it came out in focus, blurry, or whatever it may be. No explanations necessary. Be sure to create a pingback to Brian’s post or leave a link in his comments. Be sure to tag your post with The Last Photo and #LastOnTheCard.

Here are my Last on the Card photos for August:

From my Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max:

From my Canon EOS Rebel T3i:

From my Dad’s Minolta XG – 7:

Brian’s Busboys World is the host Last on the Card

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2024 Weekend FOTD: 08.31/09.01 — HT Landscape Begonias

Begonia cucullata

***Begonias landscaped around the entrance to Harris Teeter (local grocery store).***

Begonia cucullata are also known as clubbed begonia and wax begonia. When grown as groundcover, the flowers of the plant are red, pink, or white that bloom in summer or year-round in warmer places, and the fruits have three wings. [This time of year it is extremely hot here (I know it could be hotter) in the mid-nineties. These begonias thrive where we (Coleman and I) are overwhelmed by the extreme heat and are rolling in sweat just walking him to school and back home.

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Harris Teeter; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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2024 Floral Friday: 08.30 — Colouring Flowers #35

Heart Full of Love 💕 & Flowers

***Coloured by Me***
***Via Zen Color App***

Floral Friday

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2024 Judy’s Numbers Game #36 — 157

Welcome to “The Numbers Game #36”. Today’s number is 157. 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 under that number and include 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 couldn’t locate photos with the number 157, so I decided to choose a Word — Airplane.

Judy’s Numbers Game #36-157

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35mm and iPhone 14 Pro Max

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2024 FOTD: 08.27 —

Pink Velour Crape Myrtle

The Pink Velour Crape Myrtle is a type of Lagerstroemia indica crape myrtle tree. The flower colouring changes with the season. In the summer its blooms are a bright Hot Pink changing to a burgundy in the fall.

One can find the Lagerstroemia all across the Southern Atlantic States. Similar to the southern Magnolia, the crape Myrtle has come to symbolize the American South due to its extensive planting and ability to thrive in hot, humid summer climates with regular precipitation. It has brilliant color in late summer and autumn unlike other trees/shrubs which have already exhausted their blooms.

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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Floral Macro Monochrome Monday: 08.26 — Liriope muscari

Liriope muscari is commonly referred to as big blue lilyturf, lilyturf, border grass, and monkey grass. It has grass-like evergreen foliage and lilac-purple flowers which produce single-seeded berries on a spike in the fall.

It is late summer here, however, these Big Blue Lilyturf can be spotted around all over the city in landscape manicured gardens. They are one of the few plants in bloom right now besides the varieties of Crape Myrtle.

Being an easy plant to grow, landscapers tend to use the Liriope muscari as groundcover for borders along sidewalks, trails, driveways, shrubbery, and trees. It is one of the most popular groundcovers in the southeastern United States.

Monochrome Monday

Macro Monday

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Monochrome Monday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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2024 Weekend FOTD: 08.24/.25 — Lagerstroemia indica

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gardner Park Neighborhood; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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2024 FOTD: 08.24 — Catawba Crape Myrtle

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gardner Park Elementary School; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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2024 Floral Friday: 08.23 — Colouring Flowers #34

Scents for your Senses

Floral Friday

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2024 OWS: Lime or Lemon

—- Out in Nature

Good Day y’all! For this week’s challenge I dug into my archives to see what Lime or Lemon colours I could find to fit the theme. Hope y’all enjoy the selections I found.

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Lime or Lemon

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2024 Bird of the Week —

Entomyzon cyanotis

The Blue-faced honeyeater is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae. The Blue-faced honeyeater is considered large at 29.5 centimeters ( 11.6 inches) in length. Its plumage is distinctive in coloration; having olive upper parts, white underparts, and a black head and throat with white nape and cheeks. Unlike some other bird species, males and females are similar in external appearance.

The Blue-faced honeyeaters are found in open woodland, parks, and gardens. [This one was shot at the Riverbanks Zoo & Garden in Columbia, South Carolina.] They are common in northern and eastern Australia, and southern New Guinea.

These birds feast on a diet of mostly invertebrates along with nectar and fruit. The name of banana-bird was given to it due to its propensity for feeding on the flowers and fruit of bananas in North Queensland. One of the early naturalist, George Shaw, called it the blue-faced honey-sucker in 1826.

Bird of the Week LXXVII