Leanne’s Monochrome Madness #24 – The best from your year
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Monochrome Madness #24 – The Best from 2024
Category: #OptOutdoorsSC
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
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 Which Way Challenge (CWWC) — Which way with the colors of Silver and Gold
This week’s theme will be CWWC: Which way with the colors of Silver and Gold. I will be looking forward to seeing y’all’s Which Way Challenge posts.
My entries here are from The Lindsay Pettus Greenway’s Lighting of the Greenway. Whenever Coleman and I are hiking in a Greenway, State or National Park, we do not Rush; instead we take our time strolling through the paths and trails in taking everything there is to see. Nature is amazingly beautiful and peaceful, there is never a need to Rush. Take your time, relax and enjoy your journey.
Covering a Bridge
Bonus: Gold at the Christmas Market
Please make sure your which way is the main object of your photo. Thanks.
Thank you GERIATRI’X’ FOTOGALLERY, Cee with FOTD, WoollyMuses, sharing your Which Ways.
Possible Upcoming Topics:
- CWWC: Dirt roads or dirt pathways or trails
- CWWC: Roads with any signs
- CWWC: Which way with the colors of brown or black
- CWWC: Any which way with people in it
- CWWC: Roads with vehicles and or traffic
- CWWC: Any which way with in black and white
- CWWC: Any which way with lines
- CWWC: Any animal in your which way
Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge: Things that are #Metallic
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Cameras: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max and Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Location: Town of Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Season Greetings. Enjoy your holidays. Remember the Reason for the Season. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Numbers Game #53 – 174
Judy from Life Lessons’ invites us to play along with her in her Numbers Game Challenge. Her instructions are simple, just 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.
Here are my entries for this week’s Numbers Game Challenge:
God Bless. Merry Christmas! Have a funtastic weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much
2024 FOTD: 12.12
Crape Myrtle
Common Crape Myrtle
Photo Credit:©️2022 Deb L. Waters .., All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 13 Pro Wide Camera
Location:Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 MM #23: Clouds in Monochrome
This week Brian from Bushboys World is the host for Monochrome Madness. His choice for the Monochrome Madness theme this week is Clouds.
Here are my contributions:
Let’s first take a look at a couple of image comparisons between an original color versus the converted black and white version of photo imageries of clouds.
The first three black and white photos in the left-hand column are from my archives and the other four phots are from my outlook in Apple iPhone’s Silverstone black and white feature of today’s cloudy skies.
Brian’s Monochrome Madness-Clouds
Photo Credit:©️2022-2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved
God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Wordless Wednesday: 12.11
Lake Haigler
Reflections
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #249
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Lake Haigler; Lake Haigler Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Enjoy your Yourselves! Don’t let the upcoming holiday season stress you out. Relax it’s not about the presents it’s about the birth of Christ. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Thursday Trios: 12.05
3 Trail Signs, 3 Trails, 3 Hikers
When hiking at Anne Springs Close Greenway there are occasions when you come to an intersection of sorts where more than two trails cross paths. Here Paradise Loop, Tunnel Trail, and Blue Star Trails connect. If you are Red not familiar with the trails, you might want to pick up a trail map at the entrance to the Greenway to help guide you along the trails as you hike. At this three-way crossing, you may continue on the trail (such as Paradise Trail) you are already hiking on or, if desired, you may switch to one of the other trails for further exploration and hiking.
Paradise Loop, Tunnel Trail, Blue Star Trail
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Looking at the photo you may wonder where the third hiker is located. It is simple really, behind the camera of course.
Photo Credit:©️2020 Deb L. Waters .., All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max Ultra Wide Camera
Location: Adventure Road Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 CPC: Looking for Trees with Bare Branches
For this challenge I went searching through my archives to see if I could find any Bare Branches that I might like to select for y’all to enjoy in this post. Guess what? I found several I liked that I hope you’ll like and enjoy as well.
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
March 2023
Carolina Thread Trail
Fort Mill, South Carolina
January 2023
Cramerton, North Carolina
November 2024
Cramerton, North Carolina
November 2024
Gastonia, North Carolina
March 2024
The Schiele Museum
Gastonia, North Carolina
March 2024
Fort Mill, South Carolina
February 2024
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
March 2024
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
March 2024
Most of these were taken in the afternoon, after the weather warmed up a bit, while Coleman and I were out hiking and enjoying nature. Right now as I write it is only 27° degrees outside. I’ve already been out in the freezing cold and gotten Coleman on the bus for school. I’m glad I’m inside now out of the freezing cold. Burr, I wish we didn’t have to go out in the freezing cold for him to get on a bus for school. Winter weather has arrived even it won’t be officially winter till the twenty-first.
Cosmic Photo Challenge-Bare Branches
Photo Credit: ©️2023-2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Cameras: Apple iPhone 13 Pro; Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max; and Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Locations: Crowders Mountain State Park; Baxter Village Trail; Old Town Cramerton; and Anne Springs Close Greenway; in North and South Carolina
God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Take a Hike. Stay Warm. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Silent Sunday: 11.24
A Walk Through a Garden
Photo Credit:©️2019 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone XR Rear Camera
Location: Glencairn Garden; Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Numbers Game #48 —169
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.
Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
God Bless. Take time for yourself. Walk around a Park or Greenway. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
RDP: Saturday — Grey
Grey in the Farm
I have plenty of photos of Grey clouds, Grey skies, but I chose to choose instead a Grey Zebu located in the Crandall Bowles Children’s Farm at Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
Ragtag Daily Prompt-Saturday Grey
Photo Credit:©️2022 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF75-300 lens.
Location: Crandall Bowles Children’s Farm; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for visiting the Farm with us. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Monday Portrait: 11.18
Lama pacos
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Crandall Bowles Children’s Farm; Greenway Farm Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for visiting The Children’s Farm with us. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Monday Portrait: 11.11
Highland cow
Crandall Bowles Children’s Farm
Crandall Bowles Children’s Farm
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Crandall Bowles Children’s Farm; Greenway Stables and Farm Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a funtastic week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Birds of the Carolinas/Birds of the Week LXXXVIII
Black Muscovy Duck
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) is a duck native to the Americas. Small wild and feral breeding populations have also established themselves in the United States, particularly in Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, the Big Island of Hawaii, South Carolina, as well as in many other parts of North America, including southern Canada.
Muscovy Ducks are large with the males growing to about 76 cm (30 in) long, and weighing up to 7 kg (15 lb). The females are relatively smaller, and only grow to approximately 3 kg (6.6 lb), roughly half the males’ size. They are predominantly black and white, with the back feathers being iridescent and glossy in males, while the females are more drab. The amount of white on their neck and head vary , as well as their bill. Their bill can be yellow, pink, black, or any mixture of these colors. (The Muscovy Ducks we saw all had a pinkish bill with one having a touch of black on the end.)
The Muscovy Ducks are a non-migratory species normally inhabits forested swamps, lakes, streams and nearby grassland and farm crops, and often roosts in trees at night. ( The Muscovy Ducks we saw are located near Patterson Pond at Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill, South Carolina.)
Their diet consists of plant material ( such as the roots, stems, leaves, and seeds of aquatic plants and grasses, as well as terrestrial plants obtained by grazing or dabbling in shallow water for small fish, amphibians, reptiles, crustaceans, spiders, insects, millipedes, and worms.
Muscovy Ducks, one of the oldest species of fowls domesticated in the world, have several spiritual meanings associated with them. They are associated with love and relationships in some cultures and with luck, prosperity, and even new life and fertility in others. The ducks also represent inner strength and courage. thethe Celtic culture that if you dream of a Muscovy duck or spot it while awake, it’s a sign to trust your intuition and strength and not give up in the face of challenges. According to Celtic culture if you dream of a Muscovy duck or spot it while awake, it is a sign to trust your intuition and strength and not give up in the face of challenges.
Flapping its wings
after coming out of the water.
The Egyptians believe the Muscovy duck has healing powers and can resurrect the dead, making it a sacred animal. The Egyptian culture sees Muscovy ducks as a symbol of starting afresh. Therefore, seeing a Muscovy duck in your dream is interpreted as a sign of resurrection.
We enjoyed watching the Black Muscovy Ducks swimming in Patterson Pond, as well as them flapping their wings as they came out of the water, shaking the water off to dry themselves.
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Patterson Pond; Crandall Bowles Children’s Farm; Greenway Stables and Farm Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South 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.
Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2024 Week 44
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
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.
2024 Greenway Autumn Squares: 11.06
For C & B
I miss Cee when I do not see her posts and pray she is well. I love Squaring for Becky & appreciate all she & Cee do for our blogosphere.
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Lake Haigler Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thinking of Cee & Becky. Pray you’re feeling better. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Monday Portrait: 11.04
Horse Lovin’
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Horse Stables; Greenway Farm Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for visiting The Stables with us. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
Coleman atop of Round Hay Bales
Pull Up a Seat
On A Trio
of Haystacks
Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 43
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Lake Haigler Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Thursday Doors: 10.31 — Hobbit Doors
Dan Antion’s Thursday Doors photo
Hiking along Steele Creek Trail at Anne Springs Close Greenway, Coleman and I stopped to pay a visit to the Hobbit’s Homes before continuing on our way. If you’re not looking carefully you could miss seeing the Hobbit’s Homes hidden within the tree.
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Dairy Barn Entrance; Steele Creek Trail; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
RDP: Friday – Thankful/SATURDAY — PUMPKIN
Out of Hardship
Comes Blessings
For the past few months, we have been in unrest. I live with my daughter and grandson whom I take care of while she works. Up until recently (like three months ago) her husband (who never liked my being there) was also in the home. He moved out leaving my daughter with a whole heap of debt and a rental amount she could not afford without his assistance. He really didn’t think he should contribute to the financial obligations before he moved out and definitely didn’t think so afterwards even though his name was also on the lease. this made it difficult for my daughter to find another place to live; one in which she would be able to afford. Thus, creating extreme hardship and high levels of stress and anxiety.
Ready for Children’s Pickin’
After much searching and reaching out to anyone and everyone she finally found another place for us to move to. Just one catch, the landlord was still working on the house, and she didn’t have the financial resources to move in immediately. Therefore, we had additional expenses of staying in a motel for a week until everything could be completed to satisfaction. during this transitional period my grandson was missing several days of kindergarten and speech class.
So, what do you think I did? Since we couldn’t provide transportation to his school, I took him to enjoy one of his favorite pastimes, hiking. Coleman and I went hiking three days in a row to his delight. In the mist of trials, it was a blessing to enjoy being out in nature spending quality time with him. Our motel for the week was a short distance from his favorite hiking place, Anne Springs Close Greenway. Therefore, where else would I take him but to the Greenway, of course. These Pumpkins were seen on our fourth day of hiking. They were situated at the Lake Haigler entrance to the Anne Springs Close Greenway. The Greenway also had other fun Fall/Autumn activities set up for the children to enjoy. During this week we visited three of the five entrances to the Greenway. Each entrance offers different trails and activities for visitors to utilize and enjoy.
I am extremely grateful for my daughter and her strength and persistence in searching and locating a place for us to live and feel at peace. Home is the nicest word in our vocabulary right now. We are all thankful for having a home to live in. Thankful to be out of the motel. Thankful to be out of turmoil. Thankful to be relieved of a heavy load of stress and worry. I know, all our troubles and worries should be laid in the hands of God, our Heavenly Father. It is difficult sometimes to lay everything at his feet and not continue to worry.
We (mostly me) still have a tremendous amount of unpacking to do but alas, it will all get done in due time. I am still processing the fact that we have a home to live in. Understanding that we are all safe and can relax and enjoy our home (it is a rental, but it is our home for now). Coleman has his own little room, with his own bed (he had been having to share mine). He has a fairly good size yard to play in and we don’t have to worry about him not having enough space to run and pay. This home is a blessing, and I am truly thankful for being allowed to share it with my daughter and grandson.
Ragtag Daily Prompt-Saturday_Pumpkin
Ragtag Daily Prompt-Friday_Thankful
Photo Credit: (c) 2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Pumpkins) Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA; Home) Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for visiting with us. Thank you for sharing your time ana thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Wordless Wednesday: 10.30
Beautiful Day for a Hike
for Cee & Becky
Hiking amongst the
Autumn 🍂 Leaves
Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2024 Week 43
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Dairy Barn Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a wonderful weekend. Take care. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Numbers Game #45-166
Play along with Judy’s Numbers Game; this week is Game #45 with the number 166.
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.
All my photography this week has been done with my Apple iPhone as we have been in transition, moving from one place to another and having to stay at another place in between locations further a week. Therefore, I am choosing a theme of Coleman in the Greenway fur this week.
Photo Credit: (c) 2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Lake Haigler entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Monday Window: 10.28 —
Downtown Lancaster Windows
Photo Credit : Deb L. Waters
God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Monday Portrait: 10.28
Greenway Cows
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Crandall Bowles Children’s Farm; Greenway Farm Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for visiting The Farm with us. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Monochrome Monday: 10.28
Squaring in Monochrome for C & B
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Stables Entrances; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a wonderful weekend. Take care. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Silent Cell Pic Sunday: 10.27
A View Thru the Trees
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location:Lake Haigler; Lake Haigler Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Weekend FOTD Squared for C & B
Tithonia rotundifolia
the red sunflower
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Stables Entrances; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a wonderful weekend. Take care. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Coleman’s Fascination with Watching “Flychines” Fly
Coleman has been fascinated with “Flychines” (better known as Airplanes) since he was about two (2) years old. He loves to watch “Flychines” fly through the skies. He enjoys watching them takeoff and land whenever possible. Yesterday he had a terrific view and ability to observe “Flychines” flying into Charlotte-Douglas International Airport while his mom was working at the airport.,
Charlotte-Douglas International Airport
The video was created through Google Photos Highlight Video creator. In watching this video you’ll be able to see what Coleman was seeing and possibly understand his fascination with “Flychines.” Be sure to look closely, if you do you might just notice the windows on the Airplanes.
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge – Fascination
Ludwig’s Monday Window
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Charlotte-Douglas International Airport; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Caring for Cee & Becky with Autumn Squares
I miss Cee when I do not see her posts and pray she is well. I love Squaring for Becky & appreciate all she & Cee do for our blogosphere.
Autumn in the Greenway
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Aka Swamp Sunflower,
Narrow-leaved Sunflower
I am also linking this post to Judy’s Numbers Game #44-165 using Autumn 🍂 as my theme for the Challenge.
Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2024 Week 42
Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 42
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Lake Haigler and Stables Entrances; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a wonderful weekend. Take care. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Thursday Doors: 10.24 — Open Work Truck Door
in primo piano – photos
Dan Antion’s Thursday Doors photo
As Coleman and I were hiking toward Lake Haigler on Tuesday afternoon, we saw a work truck in the middle of one of the wider trails. We paused to speak with the men from the truck. They were there to repair the railings on a bridge damaged by Hurricane Helene. They stated that it took four days to cut and clear Seventy-Two trees which had fallen due to the strong winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Helene. The workers have a tremendous amount of work to still do to continue repairing the damage and destruction caused by Hurricane Helene here at the Anne Springs Close Greenway.
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Lake Haigler Entrance (near Lake Haigler); Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Thursday Trios: 10.24 — Rustic Giddy Up Horses
Giddy-Up Horses
These Rustic Wooden Horses were in a fenced off area near the Children’s Schroering Forest Playground at the Lake Haigler Entrance of the Anne Springs Close Greenway.
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Schroering Forest Playground, Lake Haigler Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Monochrome Which Way in the Greenway
Cee’s Which Way My Which Way
I’ve been missing Cee’s posts this week. I pray she is doing alright. This week I am again posting a Which Way My Way showing Which Ways in Monochrome. My grandson, Coleman and I had the privilege of hiking in our favorite Greenway on Tuesday. I only had my smartphone with me; I chose to take some of our adventures in monochrome and silvertone via my smartphone features. I hope you’ll enjoy them.
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
I hope y’all will share your Which Ways with us. I am linking to Cee’s Which Way Challenge and Leanne’s Monochrome Madness.
Cee’s Which Way Challenge-10.24.2024
God Bless. Have a funtastic day. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Wordless Wednesday: 10.23 — Amazingly Beautiful View of Lake Haigler @ ASCG
Looking Out Upon
Lake Haigler
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #242
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Lake Haigler; Lake Haigler Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Click on image for enhanced viewing. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very, very much.
Hurricane Storms Cause Erosion on Trails
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Hurricane Storm damage is heard all over the news and online media. What you hear about are the most heavily affected areas communities and immediate surrounding areas. What you do not hear about is how the storms affected other areas within the outlying areas of the Hurricane’s path. Trails in the Piedmont region of the Carolinas are southeast of the majority of heavily damaged areas, but still affected at a lesser impact level.
The Trails still need maintenance and repairs even though they are not as horrific as those in Western North Carolina. South Carolina Trails still endure erosion and other damages caused by the strong winds and heavy rains that occurred during Hurricane Helene’s passing through the area. The photo above pictures just one of the hiking trails that suffered severe weather damage erosion in South Carolina not far from where I live.
God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. 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.
Gastonia, North Carolina
Kings Mountain, North Carolina
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Greenway Stables Entrance
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Aletta’s, from nowathome, Monochrome Madness
God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Wordless Wednesday: 10.16 — Almost
A Place of Quiet Reflection
“Art is not a reflection of reality, it is the reality of a reflection.”
~ Jean-Luc Godard
“It’s on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly.”
~ Claude Monet
Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #241
Photo Credit:©️2019 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max
Location: Lake at Garden of the Waxhaws Trail; Andrew Jackson State Park; Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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2024 Monday Portrait: 10.14 —
Coleman’s Horse Affection
Photo Credit:©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250 mm lens
Location: Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
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2024 Macro Monday: 10.14 — Red Leaf
Photo Credit: ©️2022 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF75-300 mm lens.
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2024 Weekend FOTD: 10.12/.13
Perennial Garden
Andrew Jackson State Park
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.
Our Which Way Relaxing Hike — AJSP
This week Cee is allowing us to post any type of road, path, step, bridge or sign. I have chosen to post some paths, steps, dirt trails, and wooden paths and bridges along the Lake Nature Trail at Andrew Jackson State Park. I took these photos when was camping there the summer after my mom passed. It was a relaxing, peaceful, meditative experience of communing with nature.
Cee’s Which Way Challenge-10.10.2024
Photo Credit:©️2019 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone XR and iPhone 11 Pro Max
Location: Nature Trail; Andrew Jackson State Park; Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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2024 CMMC: October Fern Green Color
Green in the Garden
Green by the Lake
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge
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2024 FOTD: 10.09 — Helianthus agrestis
Photo Credit:©️2020 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 11 Pro Max
Location: Lake Haigler Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Take time to smell the flowers and enjoy nature. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Sunday Stills: Plant a #Tree — Watch the #Leaves Change
Plant a Tree
Let it Grow
Into the Trees
We Love to Go
― Munia Khan
“Trees exhale for us so that we can inhale them to stay alive. Can we ever forget that? Let us love trees with every breath we take until we perish.”
“When one plants a tree they plant themselves. Every root is an anchor, over which one rests with grateful interests, and becomes sufficiently calm to feel the joy of living.”
— John Muir
I feel right at home when I am walking through the forest of trees whether I am alone or out hiking with my grandson. Being in the woods has a calming effect on me. It is relaxing and uplifting at the same time; a time of reflection and communing with God, the Creator of all things on Earth and in Heaven. The Autumn hues of the leaves are beautiful and mesmerizing. Autumn is a great time for observing the changes in nature. I love to be out in the forest amongst the trees all year round. It is so much better than being cooped up in doors. Enjoy the views of the trees and nature I and my grandson love to roam and wander through on a regular period.
— Paolo Coelho
“In a forest of a hundred thousand trees, no two leaves are alike. And no two journeys along the same path are alike.”
“Together we can preserve the forest, securing this immense treasure for the future of all these our children.”
— Chico Mendes
Terri’s Sunday Stills-Leaves and Trees
All Quotes from One Tree Planted.
God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Have a walk amongst the Trees. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
2024 Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Mainly Orange — Autumn Orange +
— Autumn Orange
Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Mainly Orange
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