Category: #MonochromeMadness

Monochrome Madness #61 2026 June 04

Water Flowing

Upward & Downward

This week’s Monochrome Madness is hosted by Leanne Cole. She has chosen to challenge us to post images which show water flowing. Mine not only includes waterfalls, but also Spillways, Oceans, Dams, Lakes, Rivers and Garden Fountains. Water flows in many different ways from straight upwards to upstream and downstream, including over rocks and barriers.

Now to show y’all my entries …

The Spillway
at Kings Mountain State Park Blacksburg, SC
Fountain at
Glencairn Garden Rock Hill, SC
Sesquicentennial State Park
Columbia, South Carolina
Fountain at
Glencairn Garden Rock Hill, SC
Catawba River
The Riverwalk Trail
Rock Hill, SC
North Topsail Beach Onslow County, NC
The Spillway at
Kings Mountain
State Park Blacksburg, SC
Fort Mill Dam
Fort Mill, SC
Spillway at
Lake Haigler
Anne Springs
Close Greenway
Fort Mill, SC
Spillway at
Lake Haigler
Anne Springs
Close Greenway
Fort Mill, SC
North Topsail Beach Onslow County, NC
Upper Widow’s
Creek Falls
Stone Mountain
State Park
Roaring Gap, NC
The Spillway
at Kings Mountain State Park Blacksburg, SC
Catawba River
The Riverwalk Trail
Rock Hill, SC
Leanne’s Monochrome Madness #FlowingWater

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Leanne’s Monochrome Madness #61-Flowing Water

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

God Bless. Have a funtastic week ahead. May your week be filled with love, laughter, and happiness. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Anyone wishing to join in and participate, please go to the Monochrome Madness page to find out how.

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
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.

Schroering Forest Playground
Lake Haigler Entrance
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina

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Monday Monochrome 

Monochrome Monday

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness 

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.

Monochrome Madness — 2026 May 14

Ancestral Cemeteries

This week is a free week for Leanne’s Monochrome Madness. I took my inspiration from Brian’s MM post on cemeteries. I decided to share some of the cemeteries my ancestors are buried within. They are spread from coast to coast and from sea to shining sea.

Here are my entries for our free Monochrome Madness week …

Greenwood Memorial Park; San Diego, California, USA
Greenlawn Cemetery
Great Falls, South Carolina, USA
Roscoe Cemetery
Coshocton, Coshocton County, Ohio, USA
Brannon Family Cemetery
Bethune, Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA
Brannon Family Cemetery
Bethune, Kershaw County, South Carolina, USA
Old DuQuoin Cemetery
Du Quoin, Perry County, Illinois, USA
St Thomas a
Becket’s Church, Hampsthwaite, North Yorkshire, England
Laurel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
Deep Gap, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
Greenlawn Cemetery
Great Falls, South Carolina, USA
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
Point Loma, San Diego, California, USA

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Leanne’s Monochrome Madness 

Photo Credit:©️Debbie L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

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

Monochrome Madness — 2026 April 29

Republic Textile Mill #3

The Republic Textile Mills Company was founded in Great Falls, South Carolina around 1905-1910 by the Southern Power Company (later became known as Duke Power Company). It was founded to capitalize on Catawba River water power. The Republic Textile Mills Company expanded to three mills by 1923.

Republic Textile Mill #3

[My paternal grandfather worked in the #3 Mill located on Argonne Avenue kitty-corner from Walnut Street where my paternal grandparents lived. When he worked there the Mills were owned by J. P. Stevens and Company.]

J.P. Stevens Mill #3
(previously known as
Republic Textile Mills Company)

The Republic Textile Mills Company operated as a major textile producer in the region, complete with a company town, before being sold to J. P. Stevens and Company in 1946. The #3 Mill opened in 1923. The company town included a company store, where workers could charge goods against their wages.

Republic Textile Mill #3
(Aka JP Stevens Mill #3)

The Mills ceased all operations due to the broader decline of the textile industry. The last of the Mills closed its doors around 1985.

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Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Photo Credit:©️1963 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved.

Location: Corner of Argonne Avenue and Walnut Street; Great Falls, South Carolina, USA

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

Monochrome Madness #58 — 2026 April 23

Things Beginning with “P”

This week Monochrome Madness is hosted by Sarah from Travel with Me. She has chosen to challenge us to post images which begin with the letter “P”. Interestingly enough, it wasn’t that difficult to find images in my archives which begin with “P”.

Here are my entries …

Let’s begin by walking out onto the Porch …

Front Porch

Next, how about a trip back in time …

Pennzoil Indy Race Car
captured on 35mm at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Hall of Fame in
August of 1985
by my dad.

Now back to more current “P” images …

Playground
at T. Jeffers Center
Pump House
by the Catawba River &
the Piedmont Medical Center Trail
in Rock Hill, SC
Pig
at the Children’s Farm
in Anne Springs Close Greenway
in Fort Mill, SC
Patterson Pond –
Canada Geese enjoying a swim
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, SC
A Preserved replica
of a Brown Pelican
in The Schiele Museum
of Natural History
Gastonia, NC
Pretty colourful Petunias
The Schiele Museum
of Natural History
Gastonia, NC

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness #58-Begins with P

Sarah’s Monochrome Madness-Begins with P

God Bless. Have a funtastic week ahead. May your week be filled with love, laughter, and happiness. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Monochrome One-To-Three Photo Processing

Playing around with an old image from the 1960’s …

Original Digital scan of a photo
~ Approximately 1968
in San Diego, California
Adjusted contrast &
slightly blurred background
Increased warmth of image
Adjusted lighting, contrast,
and added color to the girl’s sweater
Enhanced image. Strengthen quality.
Adjusted lighting and contrast.
Also changed the background
to one of my favourite places
of my youth, Mission Beach.

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

XingfuMama’s One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge-April 2026

Photo Credit:©️1968 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved.

Location: 228 S. Meadowbrook Drive; San Diego, California, USA

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

Monochrome Madness #57 — 2026 April 08

Minimalistic Views

This week PR from Flights of the Soul is the host for the Monochrome Madness Challenge. For information about the challenge check out Leanne’s Page about how to participate in Monochrome Madness by clicking here.

PR has chosen a theme of Minimalism for this week’s Monochrome Madness theme challenge.

Here are my entries …

Monochrome Madness

PR’s Monochrome Madness-Minimalism

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness #57-Minimalisn

God Bless. Have a funtastic week ahead. May your week be filled with love, laughter, and happiness. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.