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2025 Thursday Doors: 20 November

Tesla Cybertruck

The 2025 Tesla Cybertruck is an electric pickup truck which has a distinctive stainless steel, wedge-shaped design. [When Coleman and I saw this Tesla Cybertruck near the Post Office in Downtown Cramerton it reminded me of the “Back to the Future’s” car. I know the “Back to the Future’s DeLorean DMC-12 does not exactly look like the new Tesla Cybertruck, but it to me back to memories of watching the “Back to the Future” movies with Michael J. Fox.]

The Tesla Cybertruck is available in two main trims: 1) the Dual-motor all wheel drive; and 2) the tri-motor “Cyberbeast”. Cybertruck is available with Full Self-Driving (Supervised), a suite of advanced driver-assistance features designed to provide more active guidance and assisted driving under your active supervision. [I’m not sure if I’m ready for a Self-Driving car. Are you?]

It also features Blind Spot Monitoring which uses illuminated warning lights and on-screen visualizations to help you safely check your surroundings.

The Cybertruck features a range of up to 325 miles, a 123kWh battery on the all-wheel drive model, and a 600 horsepower output for the dual-motor version.

The Tesla Cybertruck is designed to be the safest truck on the road. It has a low center of gravity, impact-absorbing castings and the lowest probability of rollover for any truck tested by NHTSA.

I’m not sure who in town owns this Tesla Cybertruck, but it was interesting to see in our small town. Would you drive one?

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Dan’s Thursday Doors

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion

Location: Front & Center Street Parking Lot; Downtown Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, 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.

Note: This Friday’s Which Way Challenge theme will be Which Way Challenge (CWWC): Any Which Way with People.

2025 November #Shadows #20

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Becky’s November #Shadows #20

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

Settings: f/10 • 1/125s • 20mm • ISO100

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

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

2025 Wordless Wednesday: November 19

Evening in

Downtown Cramerton

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Wordless Wednesday

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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

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

Macro Monday: 2025.11.17

Calendula officinalis

*Aka Pot Marigold, English Marigold,*
*Common Marigold, Poet’s Marigold*

Common Eastern Bumble Bees feasting on a beautiful Common Marigold. Nature’s bountiful beauty at work keeping the environment fresh and welcoming.

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Macro Monday (MM)

Macro Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens

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

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

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: 16 November

Storybook Walk Book 2

Previously on October 5th I shared with you Cramerton’s newly installed Story Walk in Goat Island Park and Greenway along with John Steiner (host of CellPic Sunday). The first Storybook was called “School is more than a Building” written by Kelley Donner. At the time I had not realized the Storybooks would be changing periodically. You may click to view the previous post here and view John’s CellPic Sunday post about the Storybook Walk here.

When Coleman and I went walking through Goat Island Park and Greenway last Sunday we discovered the Storybook for the Storybook Walk had been changed to “The Acorn & The Oak” written by Rhonda Accardo.

***The Acorn & The Oak***
***Storybook Walk***
***Goat Island Park and Greenway***
***Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max***

These first images of the Storybook were taken with my iPhone. The next set of images were taken with my Canon.

***Goat Island Park and Greenway’s***
***Storybook Walk with***
***“The Acorn & The Oak”***

If you ever get the opportunity to be near the Charlotte, North Carolina area, Goat Island in Cramerton is just a short drive south of the Airport. I would highly recommend stopping by to visit this lovely Greenway and take a walk along the Storybook Walk on the paved trail.

John’s Cell Pic Sunday-2025.11.16

Cameras: 1 set) Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max; 2 set) Canon EOS Rebel 2000D with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens.

Location: Storybook Walk; River Link Trail; Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA.

God Bless. Get Outdoors. Enjoy Nature. Take a Walk/Hike. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 November #Shadows #15

Shadows Along the Trail

*Coleman standing*
*amongst the #Shadows*

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Becky’s November #Shadows #15

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel 2000D with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens

Location: River Link Greenway Trail; Goat Island Park and Greenway 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.

#Leaf Peeping in Goat Island Greenway

Terri, host of Sunday Stills has challenged us to show our #Leaf colours. In our area are #Leaves have slowing been displaying their Autumnal colour schemes. Sunday we had a beautiful Sun Shiny day with a high in the low 70’s°, unlike the past couple of days with highs only in the upper 40’s° and freeze warnings.

With a rare warm sunny day Coleman and I meandered down to Goat Island Park and Greenway for a hike along the River Link Greenway to check out the amazingly gorgeous Autumn colours vibrantly painted throughout the trail.

Here are a selection of images from our hike #Leaf Peeping through the Greenway …

Hope y’all enjoy the video clip of our #Leaf Peeping through the Greenway.

Terri’s Sunday Stills-#Leaf Peeping

Egidio’s Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #373-Looking Back at LAPC #31-Landscapes

Dawn’s Festival of Leaves

Judy’s Numbers Game #98-220

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2025 Week 45

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2025-Week 46

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel 2000D with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens

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

God Bless. Get Outdoors. Take a hike/walk. Enjoy communing with nature. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 SYD: 15 November

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 .

To do so, simply share the photo (not a screenshot) 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.

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 Desktop Wallpaper and Screensaver for my Laptop:

From My HP Laptop:

Desktop Background Wallpaper

*Coleman*
*Pulling Up a Seat*
*on a Pipe*

Desktop Screensaver

*Coleman checking out*
*the new Storybook*

From My Apple iPhone 16 Pro:

Focus

*Coleman making faces*
*while waiting for the*
*Veterans Day Service to begin.*

Reading Focus

*Coleman*
*Pulling Up a Seat*
*on a Branch*

Hiking Focus

*Coleman on the Entrance Bridge to Goat Island*

Personal Focus

Television Focus

*Coleman*
*Pulling Up a Seat*
*on a Railing*

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Clare’s Share Your Desktop-November

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2025-Week 46

Cameras: Canon EOS 2000D with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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

2025 Thursday Trios: 14 November

Autumn Trios

I know I’m a day late, but still wanted to share these trios with y’all.

Autumn Leaves

Hydrangea paniculata

These Hydrangeas change colors from seasonally, They change from white to limelight to brown tones in late autumn through winter. They are beautiful regardless of the colours they are displaying.

Carol’s Thursday Trios

Terri’s The Flower Hour

Also For:

Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)

Bren’s Floral Friday

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel 2000D with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens

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

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

2025 Which Way Challenge (CWWC): Any Which Way in Black and White

This Friday’s Which Way Challenge we will be continuing with Any Which Way in Black and White in memory of Cee and her Black and White Challenge (CBWC).

In Memory of
Cee’s Black & White Challenge

I have selected to post Black & White shots of Bridges in memory of Cee’s love of Bridges.

Coleman and I had such a lovely time together walking through the trails in Goat Island Park and Greenway on Sunday …

… I just had to share a little bit of our hike with y’all.

This is the first Bridge you cross when you enter Goat Island. Coleman is waiting for me to catch up …

Continuing on the Bridge, we see some amazing #Shadows ( I know this is not squared).

Here we’ve come to the second Bridge one crosses leading to the Dog Park.

And Finally, here is the third Bridge …

***Coleman pacing back & forth … He ran ahead … I do not walk as fast.***

From here it is just a little bit further to the end of the trail where there are benches you can relax and rest up for the hike back to the entrance of Goat Island Park and Greenway where our adventures began.

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Thank you to all who have supported and contributed to the Which Way Challenge this past week or at any time. Be sure to check out other Which Ways by clicking on the links below.

Geriatri’x’ Fotogallery Which Way in black and white

Brian’s Looking back (CWWC in CBWC)

Dawn’s Which Way in BnW for Cee

Suzette’s Azalea – Remembering Cee —#1Day4Cee

Majka’s Which Way Challenge: Remembering Cee with BW photos

Suzette’s Deb’s Which Way – Black and White

John’s CBWC (Cee’s Black & White Challenge) – In Memory of Cee Neuner

Deb’s Which Way Challenge

Cee’s Black & White Challenge

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

God Bless. Get Outdoors. Enjoy a hike/walk in Nature. Admire Nature’s Beauty. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Wordless Wednesday: November 12

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Wordless Wednesday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel 2000D with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens

Settings: f/10 • 1/250s • 55mm • ISO100

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

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

2025 November #Shadows #12

Discarded Pumpkin

Becky’s November #Shadows #12

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel 2000D with Canon EF-S55-250 mm lens

Location: Disc Golf Trail; Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North 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.

2025 November Autumnal #Shadows #10

Shadows of Acer negundo Trees

Aka Ash-Leaf Maple,
Ashleaf maple, Box elder

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Becky’s November #Shadows #10

Becca’s Sunday Trees – 611

Dawn’s Festival of Leaves 2025-Week # 7

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion

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

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

Macro Monday: 2025.11.10

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Macro Monday (MM)

Macro Monday

Camera: Canon EOS 2000D with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Canon 2x converter

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

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

2025 Silent Sunday: 11.09

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Silent Sunday

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

Location: Cross; Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Skywatch Friday/Weekend Sky: 11.07/.08

A Train Approaching

through the Sunrise

Skywatch Friday

Hammad’s Weekend Sky-2025.07.11

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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

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

2025 November Shadows #7

*Coleman*
*playing in the*
*#Shadows*
*at the YMCA*

Becky’s November Shadows #7

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

Let’s Explore Squaring with Nuts

#NovemberShadows#5

Coleman enjoys Exploring along the banks …

… of the South Fork Catawba River searching for Nuts.

He often finds Acorns …

which are true botanical Nuts from Oak trees.

He thinks the squirrels will eat them, however, …

the squirrels near us tend to enjoy …

swiping the bird seeds from our feeder.

As you can see he has gathered a handful of Acorns (Nuts).

RDP Tuesday! Explore!

Becky’s November #Shadows

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-N

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion & Ultra Wide Cameras

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

God Bless. Get Outdoors and Enjoy Nature’s Beauty. Have a terrific rest of your week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Wordless Wednesday: November 5

*Coleman walking by the*
*South Fork Catawba River*

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Wordless Wednesday

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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

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

2025 Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge — Grey

*Grey squirrel statue*
*McDowell Nature Preserve*
*Charlotte, NC*

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Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge-Grey

Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Location: McDowell Nature Preserve; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 November Shadows #4

Early Morning Sunrise

Becky’s November Shadows #4

Hammad’s Weekend Sky-2025.01.11

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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

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

Floral Macro Monday: 2025.03.11

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Macro Monday (MM)

Macro Monday

Cee’s FOTD

Cee’s FOTD

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

2025 Festival of Leaves #6/Sunday Trees #610

Capturing Leaves and such along the South Fork Catawba River before church this beautiful Sunny morning with Coleman. We enjoy walking along the riverbanks whenever the opportunity arises. And since we were feeling a bit better after being sick, it was an opportune time.

Leaves of American Sycamore trees …

The American Sycamore tree is native to Eastern North America; which includes the eastern and central United States, the mountains of northeastern Mexico, extreme southern Ontario, and extreme southern Quebec.

The American Sycamore is a long-lived species, typically surviving at least 200 years and likely as long as 500–600 years. Interestingly the species epithet occidentalis is Latin for “western,” referring to the Western Hemisphere and named as such by Carl Linnaeus since the only other species in the genus was P. orientalis (“eastern “), native to the Eastern Hemisphere. Therefore, it became confusing due to the fact that the American Sycamore was first known in the Eastern United States. Hence, it is sometimes referred to as the Eastern Sycamore in order to distinguish it from Platanus racemosa which was discovered later in the Western United States and called western sycamore.

Dawn’s Festival of Leaves

Becca’s Sunday Trees #610

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion & Telephoto Cameras

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

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

2025 November Squares #2

Squares are back hosted by Becky from The Life of B. Click the link in the previous line to Check out her post for details regarding the #NovemberShadows squares challenge.

*Coleman by the*
*South Fork Catawba River*
*Cramerton, NC*

Becky’s #NovemberShadows

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens.

Location: South Fork Catawba River; Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina. USA

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

2025 Silent Sunday: 11.02

*Stony Fork Baptist Church*
*Deep Gap, North Carolina*

Silent Sunday

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

Watching Train in Early Morning Sky

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Skywatch Friday-11.01.2025

Hammad’s Weekend Sky-2025.01.11

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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

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

2025 OWS: 26 October

DOUBLE Stacked

These are from one of the freight trains that pass by everyday while I(we) wait for the school bus. Coleman will never meet his maternal pawpaw during his lifetime, but he knows about him and what he looks like. He also knows that his Pawpaw drove an 18-wheeler for J. B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc..

When we saw these the other day Coleman recognized the J.B. Hunt logo and stated that that was the company his Pawpaw drove for. His Pawpaw drove an 18-Wheeler for J.B. Hunt from 1992 until a couple of years before his passing in 2018.

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Double

John’s Cell Pic Sunday-2025.10.26

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion Camera

Location: Railroad Tracks; Corner of S. Main St. & 7th St.; Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. May you experience Double the fun, Double the happiness, and Double the love this week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Thursday Doors: 23 October

Town Hall

The town of Cramerton was originally a mill town providing light weight Khaki uniforms to the military known as Army Khaki. The Mill offices operated within the building currently known as the Town Hall.

The Town Hall building hosts the offices of the Cramerton Town Hall such as the Town Manager, Town Clerk, Finance Director, Planning Director, and the Zoning Administrator. It also is the location for the Cramerton Police Department.

*View of Town Hall*
*from the south side*
*of the* tracks

*Cramerton Town Hall/*
*Cramerton Police Department*

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Dan’s Thursday Doors

Thursday Doors

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.

2025 Monochrome Madness — 22 October

This week is a no theme week for Monochrome Madness, so I thought I’d share some from Standing on the Corner. Shots taken while waiting on the school bus watching the Train rolling slowly down the track. It was going slow … slower … slowly creeping to a stop not having enough power to complete its journey.

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To learn more about Monochrome Madness check out Leanne’s Monochrome Madness page here.

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness-2025.22.10

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion

Location: Standing on the Corner; Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Wordless Wednesday: 22 October

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Wordless Wednesday

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Corner of S. Main St. & 7th St.; Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Silent Sunday: 19.10

Rhododendron indicum

Silent Sunday

Cee’s FOTD

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

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

God Bless. Have a wonderful week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us.

2025 Which Way Challenge (CWWC): Any Which Way with Autumn Colours & News Note

Welcome back to another Which Way Challenge (CWWC). This week I have chosen Any Which Way with Autumn Colours for this week’s theme. Autumn Colours can be on any path, sidewalk, trail, or road as long as the Which Way is clearly discernible. This Theme will run for Two (2) Weeks. For further information regarding the Which Way Challenge (CWWC) feel free to check out the home page here.

Here are my entries … All of which were taken at Goat Island Park and Greenway along the Disc Golf Trail.

***Autumn*** 🍂 **and Colours in**
***Goat Island Park and Greenway***

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Thank you to all who have supported and contributed to the Which Way Challenge this past week or at any time. Be sure to check out other Which Ways by clicking on the links below.

Dawn’s Which Way: Path to the Sunflower Maze

Suzette’s CWWC Deb’s Which Way Challenge – With Signs

Which Way Challenge (CWWC)-Any Which Way with Autumn Colours

Cosmic Photo Challenge-Scenes from an Autumn Garden

Camera: 1-8) Canon EOS 2000D with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens; 9-14) Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

God Bless. Get Outdoors. Enjoy a hike/walk in Nature. Admire Nature’s Beauty. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Next Week’s Theme: CWWC: Any Which Way with Autumn Colours Continued (Week 2)

Noteworthy News: For the November Challenge the Which Way Challenge on Friday, November 7th, we’ll be joining Dan Antion from No Facilities (https://noFacilities.com) and Marsha from (https://alwayswrite.blog/), to post Black and White photos to remember Cee on her birthday. For the Which Way Challenge they can be Any Which Way in Black & White in memory of Cee’s Black and White Challenge (CBWC). It would be fantastic if you could include Bridges and/or Old Barns as Cee loved photographing them. If you desire include a thought or memory about Cee or your experiences with her challenges.

2025 Flower of the Day: 16 October

Clematis terniflora

Clematis terniflora, also known as Japanese clematis is a weedy, twining perennial vine in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae that is native to Japan, Korea and central and southern China.

*Aka Japanese Clematis*,
*Japanese virgin’s-bower*

Japanese Clematis, even though it may look beautiful, it is a vigorous grower in full sun or partial shade and spreads by self-seeding, layering, and runners.

Aka Sweet Autumn Clematis,
Sweet Autumn Virginsbower

It has escaped cultivation to invade forest edges, right-of-ways, and areas along streams and roads. It climbs other vegetation, forming dense blankets that block sunlight to the plants underneath. The showy white flowers appear in late summer. It is considered an invasive species in some states in the eastern US.

Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)

Camera: Apple 16 Pro Max Ultra Wide Camera

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

God Bless. Get Outdoors. Take a Walk. Enjoy Nature. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 LAPC #369 – Dreamy

Lens-Artists

Photo Challenge #369

Ann-Christine from Leya is this week’s host for the Lens-Artist Photography Challenge. She has chosen a theme of Dreamy which is different and thought worthy for determining what to post. I think I might have figured out a couple of options.

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”
Henry David Thoreau

*Coleman*
*beyond a*
*Field of Wildflowers*

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
Harriet Tubman

“Dream what you dare to dream. Go where you want to go. Be what you want to be.”
Earl Nightingale

*Coleman*
*waiting on the*
*Bank above the*
*South Fork Catawba River*

Ann-Christine’s Land-Artist Photo Challenge #369 -Dreamy

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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

God Bless. Dream a little Dream or two, make your Dreams a Reality. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 SYD: 15 October

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 .

To do so, simply share the photo (not a screenshot) 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.

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 Desktop Wallpaper and Screensaver for my Laptop:

From My HP Laptop:

Desktop Background Wallpaper

*Coleman hiking in*
*Goat Island Park & Greenway*

Desktop Screensaver

*Coleman Through the Trees*
*Goat Island Park and Greenway*

From My Apple iPhone 16 Pro:

Reading Focus

*Coleman Leaning Back on a Tree*
*Branch Goat Island Park and Greenway*

Hiking Focus

*Coleman*
*Hiking along the*
*South Fork Catawba River*
*at Goat Island Park and Greenway*

Personal Focus

*Coleman*
*Disc Golf Trail*
*Goat Island Park and Greenway*

Click on each image for enlarged viewing.

Clare’s Share Your Desktop-October

Cameras: Canon EOS 2000D with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens

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

Floral Macro Monday: 2025.10.13

‘Limelight’ Panicle Hydrangea

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Macro Monday (MM)

Macro Monday

Cee’s FOTD

Cee’s FOTD

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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

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

2025 OWS: 12 October — (Remember the) Fallen

Our Fallen Brothers is called Marine Corps Interrogator Translator monument, it honours those who died in combat. The monument is a 38,000 pound stone and is etched with the names of nine Marines who died in combat, some in World War II, Vietnam, Korea, and Afghanistan.

Marine interrogators and translators worked to question prisoners of war in their native language and translate the information for intelligiance purposes.

The Marine Corps Interrogator Translator Monument serves as a symbol of their sacrifice. This Monument is one of several Memorial Monuments honouring Fallen Soldiers located within the Lejeune Memorial Gardens in Jacksonville, North Carolina near Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base.

Always Remember our Fallen.

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Fallen

Camera: Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Location: Marine Corps Interrogator Translator Monument; Lejeune Memorial Gardens; Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Remember the Fallen. Honour their Sacrifice. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Silent Sunday: 12 October

*View of Bass Lake*
*Moses H. Cone Memorial Park*
*Blue Ridge Mountains*

Silent Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Location: Bass Lake; Moses H. Cone Memorial Park; Blue Ridge Mountains; Blue Ridge Parkway; North Carolina, USA

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

Soaring High Above the Cloudy Skies

I had plenty of time to look and Skywatch (Weekend Sky) on Friday afternoon waiting and waiting and waiting on the school tbus to bring Coleman back from school. I walked to the bus stop, arrived in plenty of time before the bus was supposed to arrive, but alas I had to wait what seemed like forever before it finally arrived.

I was traffic going up the hill and down the hill and no bus came from either direction for a long, long time. I watched the clouds up above in the sky, then watched a lone black bird soaring overhead. It soared back and forth and to and fro giving a very entertaining show for me while I stood, and stood, and stood some more. Is it a Coragyps atratus (Black Turkey Vulture) or a Ictinaetus malaiensis (Black Eagle)? I’ll let y’all decide and give me your feedback.

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I know that the image may not be the best to determine the species. I only had my smartphone with me at the bus stop. Google Lens gives both as suggestions. Go figure.

Now how about looking at some zooming on “land” instead of in the “air.”

You may see the Sky contrast from the early morning Sky above the Amtrak to the afternoon Sky. All images taken from the bus stop up the street from our home.

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Skywatch Friday-10.10.2025

Hammad’s Weekend Sky-2025.10.10

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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

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

2025 Thursday Trios: 09 October

Chugging Along

Five days a week as I wait at the bus stop before (with Coleman) school and after school (waiting for Coleman), I watch the Norfolk Southern Trains chug chug chugging up and down the railroad tracks. Coleman loves to watch the trains (he would love to ride in one one day). Sometimes when I am waiting for him to arrive back at the bus stop in the afternoon I’ll capture the Norfolk Southern Trains chug chugging along with my smartphone. Then he’ll watch the train later in the afternoon.

Here is a trio gallery of the Norfolk Southern Trains as they zoom past me standing on the corner.

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Thursday Trios

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion

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

God Bless. Enjoy your week and always be observant of your surroundings. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Monochrome Madness — In the Water (Leaves and Reflections

Walking through Goat Island Park and Greenway was/is a fantastic way to unwind and reflect on the goodnesses I have been blessed with throughout my life and in the environment I currently dwell. God is so good, He’s so good to me. His artistic creations and colour palette are displayed in all the different places we meander through here on earth. The changing colour scheme with every season keeps me in awe of his mighty power to make all things new and beautiful in His time.

This season of change from Summer to Autumn the colours have become more subdued and neutral bringing out the amazing shades of brown, tan, red, and orange. Today, however, I am picturing signs of Autumn as seen through a black and white colour palette.

***Autumn***
***Seen through a***
**Black & White Lens**

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #281

Camera: Canon EOS 2000D

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

God Bless. Get Outdoors. Capture the beautiful Autumn colours. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Wordless Wednesday: 2025 08 October

Abstract Water Reflection

*#2 Abstract Water Reflection Comparison*

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #281

Camera: Canon EOS 2000D with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens

Settings: f/7.1 • 1/200s • 89mm • ISO100

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

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

Tuesday’s Flower of the Day — 2025.07.10

Verbesina occidentalis

Seen on our walk through Goat Island Park and Greenway after church on Sunday. Beautiful yellow flowers popping out calling attention to their lovely blossoms.

Aka Small Yellow Crownbeard,
Southern Crownbeard, Stick Weed
Yellow Crownbeard

Cee’s FOTD

Terri’s The Flower Hour

Camera: Canon EOS 2000D with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens

Settings: f/5.6 • 1/250s • 152mm • ISO250

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

God Bless. Admire Nature’s Beautiful Flowers. Have a great weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Floral Macro Monday: 2025.06.10

Rosa carolina

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Macro Monday (MM)

Macro Monday

Cee’s FOTD

Cee’s FOTD

Camera: Canon EOS 2000D with Canon Ef-S55-250mm lens

Settings: f/5.6 • 1/250 • 175mm • ISO160

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

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

2025 Cell Pic Sunday — 05 October

Cramerton’s Story Walk

with John Steiner

Good Day Everyone! Welcome to my post for John’s Cell Pic Sunday. Previously on September 7th I ran a post introducing the Story Walk that was coming to Cramerton. At that time the Story Walk posts were in the ground waiting for the Story Walk story to be attached. You may view the original Story Walk post here.

During the following Monday I had an amazing opportunity to meet up with John from Journeys with Johnbo blog and his lovely wife, Lynn. We met at the entrance to Goat Island Park and Greenway and walked the trail to the Riverlink Greenway Trail. We walked the trail together enjoying the time together and discovering each story aspect along the Story Walk trail.

Walk along with us as we visit the Story Walk together. Below are some highlights of the Story Walk.

***Cramerton’s Story Walk***
***with John*** ***& Lynn***

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Thank you John and Lynn for meeting up with me and letting me show you What Everyone Should See (LAPC #367). I really enjoyed our visit together.

I am linking up with John from Journeys with Johnbo blog’s CellPic Sunday. I am also going to link a day early to Judy’s Numbers Game.

John’s Cell Pic Sunday-2025.10.05

Joanne’s Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #367

Judy’s Numbers Game #93-215

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Story Walk; Riverlink Greenway Trail; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

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Evening in

Downtown Cramerton

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Calendula officinalis

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Storybook Walk Book 2

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Shadows Along the Trail

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Autumn Trios

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Discarded Pumpkin

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Shadows of Acer negundo Trees

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A Train Approaching

through the Sunrise

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DOUBLE Stacked

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Town Hall

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Rhododendron indicum

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Clematis terniflora

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‘Limelight’ Panicle Hydrangea

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Chugging Along

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Abstract Water Reflection

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Verbesina occidentalis

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Rosa carolina

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Cramerton’s Story Walk

with John Steiner

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