#OptOutdoorsNC – Page 14 – Gfpacificbee’s Insights & photography

2024 SYD: November 15

Clare from Clare’s Cosmos invites every one of us to join her in posting photos of our wallpaper on our desktops and/or our smartphones.

Here are her suggestions for posting your desktop wallpaper photos:

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 🥰

Remember, those need to actually share your desktop, just share the photo or photos you enjoy looking at as your wallpaper or screensaver.

Here are my wallpapers/screensaver:

On my Laptop:

Wallpaper

*Laptop Background*
*Coleman on Playground*

Screensaver

On my Smartphone:

Personal Focus

Work Focus

*South Fork Catawba River*
*Goat Island Park & Greenway*

Television Focus

Reading Focus

Hiking Focus

Coleman off Trail
Riverside Park and Greenway

As you can see I use multiple wallpapers on my phone and laptop. I bet you can guess what or rather who is my main inspiration for my wallpapers. Click on each photo for enhanced viewing. Thank you Clare for hosting Share Your Desktop with us.

Clare’s Share Your Desktop-November

Camera: (All except #2-laptop screensaver); Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: 1 & 3) Gastonia, North Carolina; 4-7) Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Monochrome Madness: ‘Leading Lines’ in Nature

*Looking* 👀 *Towards*
*Robinwood Lake*
*Warlick Family YMCA*

*Coleman on*
*Exercise Equipment*
*Green Trail Warlick Family YMCA*

*Bridge at*
*Goat Island Park and Greenway*

*Panorama of Fishing Pier*
*Goat Island Greenway*

*Carolina Thread Trail*
*Riverside Park and Greenway*

Sarah’s, from Travel with Me, Monochrome Madness

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

2024 RDP: Wednesday 11.13 — Pull Up a Seat on a SEESAW

The Ragtag Prompt of Seesaw fits right into some of the pictures of Coleman I took this past weekend at Goat Island Park and Greenway. The Goat Island Park’s Playground only opened back up this past weekend after having been closed for renovations to repair damage generated by the strong winds and storms which caused flooding to the Greenway’s Playground and a majority of the rest of the Greenway.

When we went to the playground Coleman was hoping to be able to not only play on the playground’s equipment, but also with other children. However, that is not exactly how it worked out. Yes, he was able to play on the various playground equipment including the Seesaw, but not with other children. Other parents or grandparents kept their children at a distance from other children playing in the playground. Thus the many facial expressions displayed by Coleman. He found it difficult to enjoy playing on the Seesaw especially when no other child would get on the Seesaw with him. I tried getting on the Seesaw with him, however, that didn’t work so we. My end sank all the way to the ground and he was stuck up in the air until I could manage to extend my legs for my end to go up. (Actually I ended up having to get off for his end to come down.) Here are photos of Coleman Pulling Up a Seat on the Seesaw.

Ragtag Daily Prompt-Seesaw

#RDP

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 45

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

2024 FOTD: 11.14 — For Cee

Cee, I have loved being apart of all your challenges for the past three years. You have always been encouraging and inspiring with all your challenges, comments, and friendly kindness and support of my (all of our) photography and posts. I’m thinking of you and praying for you.

Here’s a Bouquet of Flowers for You

Cee’s Flower of the Day

One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge-November 2024

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you Cee for all your support and encouragement. I have cherished our blogging friendship. Chris, thank you for keeping us informed and taking care of Cee for us. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Judy’s Numbers Game #47-168

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.

Once Silent, Now Lively

The playground at Goat Island Park and Greenway had been “Silent” since the winds and storms caused by Hurricane Helene came through our area flooding many a Greenway including Goat Island Greenway. While there is still work to be done around the Greenway and the playground area, enough has been done to allow the playground to mostly reopen with the exception of the big green slide and a few other insignificant areas (at least as far as the children are concerned). The Goat Island Park and Greenway’s Playground now welcomes children once again inviting them to play, climb, and enjoy its equipment; hence the Playground is Alive and Lively once more.

Judy’s Numbers Game #47-168

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 45

Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2024 Week 45

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #243

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.

Trains Chug Chugging Down the Tracks

Our new home we moved to is a short distance from the railroad tracks; Coleman loves it. He is fascinated with trains and has his own Brio train set he designs different layouts for each time he sets it up to [play. A little off track there, however, the point is that he tries to run outside regardless of the weather every time he hears a train chug chugging along up or down the track. As in Johnny Cash’s song “I’ve Got a Thing About Trains,” Coleman has a thing about trains.

Whenever Coleman sees a train or hears a train a chug chugging down the track, he wants me to take a picture(s) of the train. Being the devoted Grandma that I am, of course, I oblige him and snap a picture or two, or three or sometimes more.

https://videopress.com/v/1xRWTgf7?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true

I’ve Got a Thing About Trains by Johnny Cash

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Craamerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Wordless Wednesday: 11.13

Shadows or Reflections or Both?

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #245

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: South Fork River, Goat Island Greenway; 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 #41: 11.12

Think About It Tuesday

Hammad’s Weekend Sky

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Old Town; 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 Silent Sunday/Monday Window: November Tenth/Eleventh

First Baptist Church

of Cramerton

Silent Sunday

Monday Window

Ludwig’s Monday Window

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: 8th Street; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Macro Monday: 11.11

Chrysanthemum × morifolium

Aka in the US as florist’s daisy
& hardy garden mum

Macro Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Weekend FOTD: 11.10

Sweetunia Burgundy Petunia

Petunia ‘Sweetunia Burgundy’

Cee’s Weekend FOTD

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location:Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Smell the Flowers. See the Beauty in Simplicity. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Weekend Sky: Friday 11.08/Saturday 11.09

From Afternoon

to Evening

to Dawn

Friday Afternoon:

Friday Evening:

Saturday Dawn:

Our view of the Skyline often changes from day to day; moment to moment; and even minute to minute. It can be beautiful clear blue skies one minute and a few hours, minutes, or seconds later you might encounter hazy grey skies or dark cloudy skies with an amazing view of the sun rising into the Sky.

Hammad’s Weekend Sky

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Old Town; 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.

Walking Town of Cramerton with Coleman

Interesting and Beautiful Finds

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 45

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

2024 CWWC: November Week 2 — Any Which Way

Cee’s Which Way My Which Way

I’ve been missing Cee’s posts. I pray she is doing alright. This week I am again posting a Which Way My Way showing Which Ways in My New Neighbourhood and Town. My grandson, Coleman and I are beginning to roam around our new neighborhood and town investigating what interesting things and places we can find in the area. Here are a few shots from our walk through our new town.

Cee’s Which Way Challenge-11.09.2024

Which Way My Way

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

2024 Monochrome Madness: Up in the Trees

What do you see when you look up into the Trees? Do you just see the leaves and branches? Or do you perhaps see a variety of birds singing their songs. This week we not only have spotted a few birds perched in the trees, but also squirrels fretting to and fro from branch to branch and tree to tree. Here is what we’ve managed to see and capture in monochrome.

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness: 11.08

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thankful He watches over every living thing; the birds, squirrels, and you and I. Take Care. Enjoy the Outdoors and your weekend. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Birds of the Carolinas #18/Bird of the Week #LXXXVII

Eastern Bluebird

The Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) is one of many common species of birds in North and South Carolina. It is a small North American migratory thrush which is found in woodlands, farmlands, and orchards.

The Male Bluebirds have a bright head, back, and wings. Their breast is a reddish-brown colour. The females are lighter with gray on the head and back and some blue on their wings and tail. The females breast is lighter in colour than the males, and is more orangish.

The Eastern Bluebird is observed east of the Rockies, from southern Canada down to the Gulf States, and southeastern Arizona to Nicaragua. Bluebirds tend to live in open country surrounded by trees, but with little understory and sparse ground cover.

The Eastern Bluebirds pictured above were observed sitting on a wire outside my front porch in our area of Western North Carolina. They are social, and sometimes gather in flocks of over a hundred. Even so, they are territorial during the breeding season and may possibly continue to defend a feeding area throughout winter.

Eastern Bluebirds eat mostly insects, wild fruit and berries. Occasionally, Eastern Bluebirds have also been observed capturing and eating larger prey items such as shrews, salamanders, snakes, lizards and tree frogs.

Eastern Bluebirds can live for around six (6) to ten (10) years. The oldest recorded Eastern Bluebird was at least 10 years, 6 months old. It had been banded in New York in May 1989, and was found dead in South Carolina November 1999.

In spite of this, most bluebirds die within their first year of life. Even though Starvation and freezing are a danger to the young, that is not their largest threat. The largest threat to the Eastern Bluebirds comes from other animals including humans. Some of the animals which are dangerous and threatening to the bluebirds are rat snakes, racers, American kestrels, and domestic cats.

Take time to enjoy nature. Observe your surroundings, you might see interesting birds or other interesting finds. The birds in the above two photos were first spotted by my grandson and he insisted I snap a picture of them. One is never too young to observe nature and enjoy birdwatching.

Birds of the Carolinas

Birds of the Week Invitation LXXXVII

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Thursday Trios: 11.07 — Ipomoea purpurea

Tall Morning Glory

*Aka common morning-glory,*
*purple morning glory*

The morning glory plants entwine themselves around structures, growing to a height of 2-3 m (6 ft 7 in – 9 ft 10 in) tall. Their leaves are heart-shaped and the stems are covered with brown hairs. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, predominantly blue to purple or white.

These Purple Morning Glories are located on the side of a small hill below railroad tracks up the street from our home. I found it interesting how they are entwined with the gravel as they climb the hill and how they rise up towards the sky in the mornings.

Carol’s Thursday Trios

#Square flower

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Becky’s Squares

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location:Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Smell the Flowers. See the Beauty in Simplicity. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Thursday Doors: 11.07 — Seen on our Walkabout

*in primo piano – photos*
Dan Antion’s Thursday Doors photo

While walking about our new town, I notice doors, windows, and the entire surrounding sites that might capture our interest. These are a couple we spotted this week while we were on our walkabout.

South Fork Commons
United methodist Church
Cramerton, North Carolina

This “Church” building is on the other side of the Railroad tracks from where we now live. I am not sure if any church services are available at this location. When I try to Google information regarding the church all I receive is information about South Fork Commons Apartment Homes. I am wondering if it has gone by the wayside the same as previously posted Mayworth School turned into Mayworth School Apartments. Maybe more investigation will determine the answer I am seeking.

Seen on a lower
level of a house
across from the Greenway

Dan’s Thursday Doors

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: 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 Judy’s Numbers Game #46 — 167

For Judy’s “The Numbers Game #46” Game she invites all to play along. Here are her ideas on how to play along in this challenge. This week’s number is 167. 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.

Judy’s Numbers Game #46-167

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2024 Week 44

God Bless. Take Care. Don’t be Upset and Angry about Political Results; Remember God is in Control. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Out of Storms & Marshes

Grows New Life

As Coleman and I were walking along the trail (and even a little off trail) around the Riverside Greenway, I noticed a marshy area where the flood waters were still surrounding many plants and vegetation. Other areas where the flood waters had recently receded were still mushy and difficult to walk through, but Coleman is a trooper and loves to explore everything. With all the devastation caused by the storm and strong winds, I was amazed to see signs of new plant life sprouting in amongst the tremendous amount of leaves near fallen trees. No matter how things may seem, God is in control. New life begins once again.

“The marsh did not confine them but defined them and, like any sacred ground, kept their secrets deep.”
From Where the Crawdads Sing.
– Delia Owens

*Marsh in Riverside*
*Park and Greenway*

“Every day is a fresh beginning; Every morn is the world made new.”
– Sarah Chauncey Woolsey

“Every moment is a fresh beginning.”
– T.S. Eliot

“Be a miracle that grows. Live deeply from the soul.”
Angie Weiland-Crosby

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

2024 Wordless Wednesday: 11.06

Rosa multiflora

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

#Square flower

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Becky’s Squares

Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2024 Week 44

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location:Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Smell the Flowers. See the Beauty in Simplicity. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 LAPC #323: Silence

Silence in Nature

“It is in the still silence of nature where one will find true bliss.” ©️(j.j.c) Pinterest

*Gaze upon the River*
*and enjoy the Silence*

“Be still and know that I am God”
Psalm 46:10

“For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him”
Psalm 62:1

“Silence provides a tranquil space that promotes a sense of peace, tranquility, and mental clarity.”
Whisperroom

*A Silent Playground*
*Waiting for Children*

“In the midst of chaos, silence is the key to serenity.”
Infinity Learn

Lens-Artist Photo Challenge-Silence

LAPC

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Locations: Riverside Park and Greenway plus Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 CPC: Reflections

Reflections in the South Fork River

I love capturing reflections, especially reflections in water. Coleman and I just happened to hike along a portion of the South Fork River on Saturday. It was a relaxing time walking along the (new to us) Riverside Greenway in Cramerton which runs alongside the South Fork River. We saw quite a few amazingly beautiful reflections in the river. Here an only a small portion of what I managed to capture with my iPhone.

Cosmic Photo Challenge (CPC)-Reflections

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: South Fork River; 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 so very much.

2024 Monday Window: 11.04

MAYWORTH School Apartments

Monday Window

Ludwig’s Monday Window

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

2024 PPAC: Cramerton Public Art

We have recently moved to Cramerton, North Carolina. Wherever we are living, Coleman and I enjoy walking around the area seeing all the beautiful sights and interesting places we can discover.

On Friday after Coleman got off the school bus, we walked up the street; under a railroad overpass; past the post office, the fire department, the entrance to Goat Island Park and Greenway; continuing onward and upward until we reached the Community Center and playground. [The playground at Goat Island is temporarily closed for repairs due to Hurricane Helene damage from its wind and flooding.] The following are some of Cramerton’s Public Art displays around the town.

*WWII Soldier And his Daughter*
*Town Of Cramerton, North Carolina*

*Genuine Cramerton Army Cloth*
*Wall Mural*

*Metal Wind Spinner*
*Cramerton Recreation Center*

*‘Goat in a boat’ greets*
*Cramerton residents, visitors*
*Wall Mural*

Concrete Fireman Statue & Coleman
Cramerton Fire Department

We hope you have enjoyed our walking tour of Cramerton’s Public Art.

Photographing Public Art Challenge (PPAC)

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

A Trio of Rosa Multiflora Squared for Cee’s Weekend FOTD

Squaring for Cee & Becky

*Aka Japanese rose,*
*many-flowered rose,*
*seven-sisters rose*

#Square flower

Cee’s Weekend FOTD

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Becky’s Squares

Carol’s Thursday Trios

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location:Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Smell the Flowers. See the Beauty in Simplicity. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Silent Cell Pic Sunday: November 3rd

Riverside Baptist Church

John’s CellPic Sunday

Silent Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Riverside Baptist Church; 171 S Main St, Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

A Walk Through the Neighbourhood

Cee’s Which Way My Which Way

I’ve been missing Cee’s posts. I pray she is doing alright. This week I am again posting a Which Way My Way showing Which Ways in My New Neighbourhood. My grandson, Coleman and I are beginning to roam around our new neighborhood investigating what interesting things and places we can find in the area. Here are a few shots from yesterday’s walk through the neighbourhood.

Cee’s Which Way Challenge-11.02.2024

Which Way My Way

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

Our Beautiful View from the Porch

We recently moved and our new to us rental home has a swing on the front porch which Coleman claims is his swing. We haven’t had a swing on a porch since we lived with my uncle years ago. The beautiful views from our front porch are amazingly beautiful (even the view that is not of the sky).

Hammad’s Weekend Sky

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

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

2024 FOTD: 10.22 — Symphyotrichum racemosum

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Monochrome Madness #19: 10.17 — Steps and Stairs

This week Aletta from nowathome blog is hosting this week’s Monochrome Madness challenge. She has chosen a theme of Steps and Stairs. Feel free to join in on the fun and post your monochrome photos of Steps and/or Stairs.

Here are my selections for Aletta’s Monochrome Madness Challenge.

*Schiele Museum Nature Trail*
*Gastonia, North Carolina*

*Crowders Mountain State Park*
*Kings Mountain, North Carolina*

*Lake Haigler Loop*
*Anne Springs Close Greenway*
*Fort Mill, South Carolina*

*Gibson House*
*Greenway Stables Entrance*
*Anne Springs Close Greenway*
*Fort Mill, South Carolina*

Aletta’s, from nowathome, Monochrome Madness

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

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

2024 CMMC: October Fern Green Color

Green in the Garden

Green by the Lake

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge

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

2024 Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Mainly Orange — Autumn Orange +

— Autumn Orange

Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Mainly Orange

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

2024 Words for Thought #38 — 10.08

Create – Renew – Restore

Pray for all those affected by Hurricane Helene.

Think About It Tuesday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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.

Close Up of a Lovely Pink Rose

Macro Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Cracker Barrel; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Weekend FOTD: 10.05/.06 —

Phoebis philea on Canna indica

Aka Orange-barred Sulfur
on Indian shot,
African arrowroot

Cee’s Weekend FOTD

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

Pull Up A Seat — Then & Now

Boone, North Carolina

Comparing the Doc Watson “Man of the People” Statue from 2016 to 2024. The first photo was taken when I was in Boone, North Carolina for a family reunion. [Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson is my fourth cousin].

The Statue was dedicated on June 24, 2011. It commemorates the Grammy Award-winning artist and Watauga County (Deep Gap) native Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson. The depiction of “Doc” Watson sitting on a bench playing a model of his favorite guitar, customized Gallagher was created
Alexander M. Hallmark, a local Blowing Rock, NC, Sculptor. The inscription on the statue reads Doc Watson / “Just one of the People.”

The bronze statue of Doc Watson is located at the Northeast corner of North Depot and West King streets in downtown Boone, North Carolina.

Pull Up a Seat 2024 Week #40

Six Word Saturday

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

2024 Numbers Game #41 – 162

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.

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. Below are my contributions to the album:

I am choosing to post photos of volunteers helping across Western North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Appreciate Prayers for every affected person, family, animal in the areas impacted.

You might not think about this being Weird, Wild, or Oddballs, however, I think it is in an amazing way. Weird in that this is not something you see or experience every day. Wild to see all the Numerous Volunteers leaving their homes to come and help communities, towns, cities, families in tremendous need. Oddballs in that I never imagined the Pack Mule Teams, helicopter pilots, and many others coming together for a single mission.

All of this unity coming together to restore, rescue, and rebuild to lovely to see. This is the very essence of Whatsoever Is Lovely.

Thank you Cajun Navy! Thank you Mike Tobber and crew with Cajun Navy! Thank you National Guard! Thank you Garrett Mitchell and Volunteer Helicopter Pilots! Thank you Linemen! Thank you Search and Rescue Teams! Thank you Mountain Mule Packer Ranch! Thank you to all Volunteers for helping those affected by Hurricane Helene. I appreciate all you’ve accomplished and will continue to do to support the community and families impacted by the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene.

Judy’s Numbers Game

Sunday Stills-A World of Weird, Wild, and Oddballs

Whatsoever Is Lovely Challenge-2024 Week 39

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

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

2024 CFFC: October — Old buildings: barns, sheds, houses

Old Buildings Houses, School, & Church:

Old Sheds:

Old Barns:

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge-Old Buildings

Throwback Thursday

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. Please Pray for Hurricane Helene Victims, Relief Workers, & Volunteers during this difficult time. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Words for Thought #37 — 10.01

Rejoice in the Lord Always

Pray for all those affected by Hurricane Helene.

Think About It Tuesday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #239

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.

Macro Monday: 09.30 — Bee 🐝 Happy 🐝 Bee Grateful 🐝

Dahlia coccinea

***Bombus impatiens,***
***common eastern bumblebee***

Macro Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

God Bless. Pray for Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina & Tennessee as they try to recovery from Hurricane Helene. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

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

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

2024 Wordless Wednesday: 09.25

Squirrel 🐿️ Watching

***Sciurus carolinensis***
***Eastern gray squirrel***

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i

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

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

Seven Pebbles for #Seven for September

Becky’s Squares

Macro Monday

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

Monochrome Cell Pic Sunday/Monday Portrait

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Becky’s Squares

Monday Portrait

Monochrome Monday

Hammad’s Weekend Sky

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

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

Becky’s Squares

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Memories

Throwback Thursday

Camera: Apple iPhone 7 Plus

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

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing in our adventure memories. If you have the opportunity I’d recommend driving the Blue Ridge Parkway. You’ll enjoy the scenery as much as we did. I appreciate y’all very much.

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

Hammad’s Weekend Sky

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

Words for Thought #35: 09.17

Don’t Worry … God’s Got It.

He Cares for You!

Think About It Tuesday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Location: Gastonia, 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 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