2025 CFFC/JusJoJan25 — January 16 — Week 3

Embracing Numbers

in Life

and Nature

Let’s roam around and embrace numbers in life and in nature. As many of you might know my grandson, Coleman and I enjoy hiking together out amongst the trees, along Greenways, and within our state and local parks. This first image is of a group of about eleven painted rocks some of which display a message which the painter wishes to convey. Others are just for the fun and beauty to hopefully bring you joy and a smile.

“Embrace life with a smile.” Author unknown

“Life is a journey, not a destination.”(Author unknown). As we continue embracing life and nature, shall we stop and enjoy the beauty of five flowers along the pathway.

“Where flowers bloom so does hope.”
— Lady Bird Johnson

As the flowers bloom and remind us there is hope for the world and life needs to be embraced wherever and whenever possible.

Embracing the living creatures two by two different yet enjoying the same space and time. Embrace the Numbers Two Horses sharing the pasture with Two Canada Geese at Anne Springs Close Greenway.,

“Strength lies in differences,
not in similarities.”
— Stephen R. Covey

Whether one is out in nature or in a classroom, there is unity in numbers. Children learn the importance of Embracing Togetherness. They can learn that even though we are different, we are all the same, united for a purpose.

Nine Students and a teacher all wearing green and embracing togetherness in the classroom.

“The unlike is joined together,
and from differences results
the most beautiful harmony.”
— Heraclitus

Leaving the indoor classroom for the classroom in nature, we can learn to embrace the beauty, the elegance, the love one for another, and the strength and power in unity and in numbers.

We can enjoy the beauty and elegance in every flamingo. We can admire their stance and embrace their uniqueness as we observe Five Flamingos and their reflections.

“Embrace the elegance
of a flamingo,
and let it inspire your life.”
— Unknown

Each friendship is as unique and beautiful as a flamingo.”- Unknown. Every creature whether human or animal is unique and beautiful in their own way. Every family has its own uniqueness. They may have the same numbers as other families or may not. They maybe similar, but still different in their own special way. No two families are exactly alike, that’s why we should embrace our own families with love and respect.

We see and observe various “families” in nature, like this family of Seven Canada Geese sticking together yet apart at Andrew Jackson State Park.

We are each of us angels
with only one wing,
and we can only fly
by embracing one another.
— Luciano De Crescenzo

Let’s keep on moving and striving for unity for there is power in numbers. Turtles gather together in numbers sunning on logs and enjoying time swimming together in a river. Fourteen Turtles embracing the warmth of the sun and being together in the South Fork Catawba River by South Fork River Park in Northern section of Gastonia, North Carolina.

“There is power in unity,
and there is power in numbers.”
From Dr. Martin Luther King’s
speech “Keep on Moving.”

Now for each of y’all to embrace the challenge and show us how you Embrace the Numbers.

Dan’s CFFC-Embrace the Numbers

#JusJoJan25

#1linerWeds

Becky’s GeometricJanuary 

God Bless. Embrace Life. Embrace One Another. Embrace Togetherness. Embrace the Numbers. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Throwback Thursday Doors: January 16

Also Monochrome GeometricJanuary

These Throwback images are from my maternal grandfather’s collection of photos I was given from my maternal grandmother after his passing back in 1968. The photo images were originally on personal post cards.

Old Coal Trucks in early 1900’s.

Not sure, but
I think this is
my maternal grandfather
next to the truck.
Original image

I have always thought these were taken in Deep Gap, North Carolina, but I am not one hundred percent (100%) sure. My maternal grandfather did work for a time for a coal mining company.

Remember for enhanced viewing click on each image.

Dan’s Thursday Doors 

Throwback Thursday

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Becky’s GeometricJanuary 

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

2025 Geometric Shapes In Ordinary Places

Becky’s GeometricJanuary

Plenty of variety
in Geometric Shapes
within the Neighbouring
House and Yard

Becky’s GeometricJanuary 

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Stay Safe. Keep Warm. Be Observant. Geometric shapes are all around. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Wordless Wednesday: January 15

Looking Beyond

&

Through the Trees

Chugga chugga Choo Choo

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Photo Credit: ©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

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

Location: Looking Westward from 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 Share Your Desktop: January 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 

  1. To do so, simply share the photo* you have set as your wallpaper;
  2. Provide as little or as much detail as you wish;
  3. Use a pingback, or post a link here so I know you have joined in on the fun;
  4. 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 Smartphone Wallpapers:

Personal Focus

Coleman & Muscovy Duck
in Riverside Park and Greenway

Hiking Focus

Coleman
checking out the
Disc Golf Catcher at
Goat Island Park and Greenway

Reading Focus

Coleman
playing in the Sand
at Riverside Park and Greenway

Here are my Wallpapers from my Laptop:

Laptop Desktop Wallpaper

Coleman sitting
on a Tree Limb
Goat Island Park and Greenway

Laptop Screensaver

Taken at
Goat Island Park
and Greenway

Clare’s Share Your Desktop-January 2025 

SYD

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Cameras: 1-3) Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max; 4-5) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.

Location: 1-2) Riverside Park and Greenway; 3-5) Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a funtastic week. Keep Warm. Stay Safe. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Numbers Game #56–#177

Judy invites us to join in with her to play  “The Numbers Game #56.”  Today’s number is 177. To play along, she suggests you 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 her 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.This prompt will repeat each Monday with a new number. If you want to play along, please put a link to your blog in comments below. 

Here are my contributions to The Numbers Game Challenge:

Judy’s Numbers Game #56-177

Cee’s Flower of the Day 

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 January 14 — GeometricJanuary

On the Ground & Underfoot

Coleman on his way to Confluence
… following the brick pathway
Coleman checking out …
… the different brick patterns

Becky’s GeometricJanuary #14

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

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

Location: Carolina Thread 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 Words for Thought #50: 01.14

Love Each Other

John 15:12-13 (NIV)


“The impulse of love that leads us to the doorway of a friend is the voice of God within and we need not be afraid to follow it.”

—Agnes Sanford

Think About It Tuesday

Photo Credit: © 2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

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

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. 

2025 GeometricJanuary #13

On the Riverbanks

Coleman’s Circles & Craters
Coleman
constructing craters
to clench & cradle
his measuring cups.

Becky’s GeometricJanuary #13

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

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

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

God Bless. Count your blessings one by one. Be Grateful for all you’ve been given. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Monday Portrait: 01.13 — A Dog on the Shore

Cockapoo
on the Shore
by the
South Fork Catawba River

Monday Portrait

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

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

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.

2025 Monday Window: January 13

Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden

Monday Window

To join the challenge, release a post featuring a window or windows any time during the week.

► Tag your post “Monday Window” (NOTE: Put a space between Monday and Window, no “s”, Window is singular.) The WordPress Reader will show most of the recent posts tagged this way (alas, not all).

► Add a comment to the latest Monday Window post and include a link to your latest Monday Window post.


Please visit the participating blogs. You will be delighted and astounded by the rich and imaginative offerings by the bloggers from around the world.

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2025 RDP: Tuesday! — Goat!

Goat at
Confluence South Fork
Town of Cramerton

Ragtag Daily Prompt-Tuesday! Goat!

Becky’s GeometricJanuary

Photo Credit: ©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Outside Confluence South Fork; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Be Kind. Love One Another as Yourself. Don’t let anything get your Goat. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 CellPic Sunday: 01.12

A Beautiful Relaxing View

South Fork Catawba River
Riverside Park and Greenway

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

XingfuMama’s Whatsoever Is Lovely Challenge-2025 Week 2

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #254

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

God Bless. Relax by the River. Be inspired to be You. Nature’s Beauty is amazing. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Silent Sunday: 01.12 —

Lingering Holiday Decorations

Bridge at
Goat Island Park
and Greenway

Silent Sunday

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

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

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

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

Snow Gone too Soon, Now Icy

For some snow last longer than others depending on your location. In the southeast, snow is not a yearly occurrence. The last Snow we saw was in late January of 2022, three years ago. This year we only received a dusting of snow before it changed to a wintry mix ending with freezing rain.

Now for a look at The Day After …

For my friends in Atlanta, Georgia, they welcomed the snow. They had plenty for their to be played in, but alas it won’t last for long there either.

And my friend’s view in Van Wyck, South Carolina …

©️2025 Donnie Hicks
Van Wyck, South Carolina

Here’s a view of it snowing from Fort Mill, South Carolina …

©️2025 Maria De Jesus
Fort Mill, South Carolina

Contrasting with our views …

Six-Word Saturday

Becky’s GeometricJanuary

God Bless. Stay Safe. Keep Warm. Be Observant. Geometric shapes are all around. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Cee’s Weekend FOTD: January 11

Camellia japonica 

Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden

Cee’s Weekend FOTD

Photo Credit:©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

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

Location: Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden; Belmont, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Weekend Sky: Week 2 — January 10

❄️Snow 🌨️ Snowing ❄️ Snowfall 🌨️❄️

Thursday Afternoon, 01.09

Blue Skies with an Afternoon Moon

Thursday was cold with lows in the low twenties (21°) warming into the low 40’s.

Friday Afternoon, 01.10

Currently, it is 29° and snowing where we live. Normally, if we get snow ❄️, we don’t get it until near the end of January/early February. We haven’t seen snow since mid-January 2022. WSOC 9 Now reported that this is the “First snow in Charlotte in 1076 days.”⁦ [The Town of Cramerton is just 18-20 minutes southwest of Charlotte International Airport.]

As you may have noticed, Coleman managed to scoot past me without proper attire to see our first drops of snow ❄️. Don’t worry, I didn’t let him stay out for very long with no jacket or shoes.

It is supposed to keep snowing until around 6:30 (more or less) and then switch over to a wintry mix throughout the evening and on into early Saturday morning.

Hammad’s Weekend Sky

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Numbers Game #55-176

Judy invites us to join in with her to play  “The Numbers Game #55.”  Today’s number is 176. To play along, she suggests you 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 her 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.This prompt will repeat each Monday with a new number. If you want to play along, please put a link to your blog in comments below.

Here are my contributions to The Numbers Game Challenge:

Judy’s Numbers Game #55-176

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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)

Cee’s Which Way Challenge

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

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

Photo Credit: ©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

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

South Fork Catawba River
South Fork Catawba River
South Fork Catawba River

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #253

Photo Credit: ©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

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 Words for Thought #49: 01.07

God’s Loving Mercy

South Fork Catawba River
Riverside Park and Greenway


“God’s love never ceases. Never… God doesn’t love us less if we fail or more if we succeed. God’s love never ceases.”

— Max Lucado

Think About It Tuesday

Photo Credit: © 2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

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

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. 

2025 GeometricJanuary #7: 01.07

Airport Geometrics

Charlotte-Douglas International Airport

My daughter snapped this photo while at the airport the day after New Year’s Day. It seems like a Geometric Field of wondrous shapes and objects.

Becky’s GeometricJanuary

Photo Credit:©️Trisha L. Wilson (my daughter) … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Plus

Location: Charlotte-Douglas International Airport; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Good Bless. Take time to be Grateful. Appreciate your Blessings. 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)

Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters .., All Rights Reserved.

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.

Monday Window: 2025 January 6

Monday Window
AI creation by PR

Geometric Windows

& Scaffolding

One week of the New Year is done and gone, looking forward to all there is to discover as we continue moving forward in 2025. Here is my First Monday Window for 2025 …

New Home Construction
shows Geometric Designs

Monday Window

Becky’s GeometricJanuary

Monday Window is a weekly blog post challenge featuring one or more photos of windows, prominently or as the main subject.

Monday Window posts are published each Monday morning at 3:15 UTC.

To join the challenge, release a post featuring a window or windows any time during the week.

► Tag your post “Monday Window” (NOTE: Put a space between Monday and Window, no “s”, Window is singular.) The WordPress Reader will show most of the recent posts tagged this way (alas, not all).

► Add a comment to the latest Monday Window post and include a link to your latest Monday Window post.


Please visit the participating blogs.You will be delighted and astounded by the rich and imaginative offerings by the bloggers from around the world.

See Monday Window posts in Reader

2025 Weekend Sky: January 5 – Week 1

Beautiful Skies

Hammad’s Weekend Sky

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #253

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250 mm lens and Altura UV & Star Filter attachments

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

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

2025 Silent Sunday: January 5

South Fork Catawba River
Riverside Park and Greenway

Silent Sunday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #253

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

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

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

God Bless. Relax by the River. Be inspired to be You. Nature’s Beauty is amazing. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: 01.05

South Fork Catawba River
Riverside Park and Greenway

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

XingfuMama’s Whatsoever Is Lovely Challenge-2025 Week 1

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #253

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

God Bless. Relax by the River. Be inspired to be You. Nature’s Beauty is amazing. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

GeometricJanuary Floating Down the Catawba River

Coleman was playing with his small soccer ball on the bank of the South Fork Catawba River. He tried making a blockade to keep it from sliding into the water, but alas it failed. His soccer ball with its geometric shapes rolled down into the river.

These depict the travel of his soccer ball floating down the South Fork Catawba River, lost to him forever. Bye, bye soccer ball. Click on each image ( if desired) for larger enhanced viewing.

Becky’s GeometricJanuary

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday 

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #252

Photo Credit:©️2025Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Cameras: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV and Star-6 Filter attachments

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. 

2025 Pull Up a Seat with a View by the River

& a Companion

When Coleman and I visited the Greenway on New Year’s Afternoon we actually Pulled Up a Seat on a bench on the other side of the Pier. Couldn’t resist taking a picture of this one with the resident Muscovy Duck sitting nearby.

This Muscovy Duck was friendly with no qualms about approaching Coleman. ( Those pics are for a future post). It would come really super close to Coleman. When we first arrived Coleman sat down with his construction trucks and dinosaurs near his favourite tree. The Muscovy Duck seemed to think that tree was its spot. It appeared to be saying “Why are you in my area?” It walked all around Coleman and decided he was friendly enough, so he would share the area.

It wasn’t until some people came to the river with a dog that the duck switched locations to the area pictured above.

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2025-Week 1

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #252

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

God Bless. Talk a Walk. Pull Up a Seat and Relax in Nature. Enjoy the Views. 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

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

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.

Monochrome Madness #24 – The Best from 2024

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness #24 – The best from your year

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): Any Dirt roads or dirt pathways or trails

Cee’s Which Way Challenge

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.

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

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 GeometricJanuary Squaring: 01/03

Finding Geometric Patterns in ordinary objects is easy to do if you’re observant. Here is my entry for Becky’s GeometricJanuary for day three …

Geometric shapes
in, on, and around
a golf ball in the sand.

Becky’s GeometricJanuary-2025.01.03

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

2025 Thursday Trios: January 2

Rabbits in Garden

It takes Three
to Watch
over the Garden

Carol’s Thursday Trios-01/01/2025

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Side Garden; Cramer Memorial United Methodist Church; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. May your blessings abound throughout this New Year. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Thursday Doors: January 2

GeometricJanuary

NC Transportation Museum

Be Careful
The Back Shop
The Back Shop
North Carolina Transportation Museum

The Back Shop is the largest building on the grounds of the North Carolina Transportation Museum. When it was constructed in 1905 for Spencer Shops, it was the largest industrial building in the state. It was used for the complete overhaul of steam locomotives. The North Carolina Transportation Museum is located in Spencer, North Carolina. It is a great place to visit for “Kids” of all ages. Coleman enjoyed it when he was only two.

Dan’s Thursday Doors

Becky’s GeometricJanuary

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit:©️2021 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Location: The Back Shop; North Carolina Transportation Museum; Spencer, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. I’m Grateful for the friendships I’ve made through the various blogging challenges on WordPress. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Wordless Wednesday: January 1

Leaves Hanging On

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Photo Credit: ©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

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:

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

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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

Ephesians 1:3

Think About It Tuesday

Photo Credit: © 2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

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. 

CFFC: The Tall and the short of It

First off, let’s take a look at a TALL building in Abilene, Texas. I visited my Aunt (my mom’s sister) in 2020 during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Since our plans of visiting other relatives didn’t pan out due to social distancing mandates, I took many long walks around my Aunt’s neighborhood. I was not just out for the exercise, but also to explore the area. I came across this Tall Building on one of my walkabouts.

The Enterprise Tower
Abilene, Texas

The Enterprise Tower was originally known as the First State Bank Tower and then Bank of America Building. It was constructed in the early 80’s and completed in 1984. This is the tallest building in Abilene with its twenty (20) stories at Two Hundred Eighty-Five (285) feet (87 meters). It ranks as the 6th tallest building in West Texas.

And now we’ll take a look see at a building on the shorter side of things located at The Schiele Museum of Natural History’s Catawba Indian Village in Gastonia, North Carolina. The Schiele Museum is a favourite place Coleman enjoys visiting. [The museum also has Dinosaurs 🦖 🦕 on display.]

Early Log Cabin

Information listed on the sign in front of the Early Log Cabin …

This log house reflects the rapid change that the Catawba lifestyle was undergoing throughout Scots-Irish and German settlements of this region in the 18th century. This home is a native adaptation of the log cabins being built by these settiers. The first Catawba cabins were built of unhewn logs with shingle roofs and a central smoke hole. These smoke holes began being replaced with chimneys of stone and logs, as seen here, in the mid-1700s.

This Early Log Cabin is one of several different types of homes in the Catawba Indian Village that were once used by the native Catawba Indians in our area.

Dan’s CFFC

Photo Credit: 2020-2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved

Cameras: 1) Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max; 2) Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

God Bless. May your blessings be long upon the Earth and be you experience tons of joy, peace, love, and happiness throughout the rest of 2024 and all throughout 2025. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. 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

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

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.

A Few Ripples and a Splash

Water Water Everywhere

Coleman and I hiked to the Historic Baltimore Fishing Pier on Christmas Day. Whenever we a near a lake or river, Coleman likes to throw sticks, rocks, or whatever he can find into the water. He likes seeing the ripple effect and even more so when he can get a big splash from whatever he throws into the water.

Here’s what I managed to capture from his efforts …

Jez’s  Water Water Everywhere #251

WWE

Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: 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. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. Have a wonderful week and a Happy New Year. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Monday Window: 12.30

North Carolina

Transportation Museum

Railroad Car

Railway Cars located at The North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, North Carolina. The Museum has several Trains, Train Engines, Airplanes, Antique Cars and other transportation vehicles on display for visitors to see for a minimal cost.

I took Coleman to the North Carolina Transportation Museum back in 2021 just after he turned 2. He loved seeing the variety of transportation vehicles on display.

Monday Window

Ludwig’s Monday Window 

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit: ©️2021 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max Telephoto Camera 

Location: North Carolina Transportation Museum; Spencer, North Carolina, USA

2024 Weekend FOTD: 12.28/29

Wood Spurge


Cee’s Flower of the Day

Cee’s Weekend FOTD

Photo Credit: ©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

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.