Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)
Photo Credit:©️2025 Fred Blackburn
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2025 Flower of the Day — Remembering Cee with Dahlias
Category: #PlantsandFlowers
2025 Macro Monday: 07.28
#SIMPLYRED #28
on a Zinnia
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Becky’s Squares-#SimplyRED #28
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens
Location: Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
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2025 #SimplyRED #25 —
Red Zinnia
(Panoquina ocola) on a
Red Common Zinnia
(Zinnia elegans)
#SimplyRED #25 (Becky’s Squares)
Photo Credit:©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
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#SimplyRED in Floral Macro
Gaillardia pulchella
Firewheel, Girasol Rojo
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Becky’s Squares-#SimplyRED #21
Photo Credit:©️2023 Deb L. Waters
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Crowders Mountain State Park; Kings Mountain, North Carolina, USA
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Cee’s Weekend FOTD — 20 July 2025
Toucan Yellow Canna Lily
(Canna x generalis ‘Toucan Yellow’)
– Canna Lily
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV & CPL filter attachments.
Location: Centennial Center; Downtown Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Take time to admire the Flowers. Remembering Cee’s love for Flowers. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2025 #SimplyRED #19
Becky’s Squares
Viola × wittrockiana
Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)
Photo Credit:©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens
Location: The Garden in The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Missing Cee. Stop and admire the Flowers. Capture their Beauty. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2025 Thursday Trios: 17 July (on the 18th)
Trios of
Canna indica
African arrowroot
edible canna,
purple arrowroot,
Sierra Leone arrowroot & other flowers
For more information about Thursday Trios check out Mama Cormier’s page by clicking here.
Remembering Bren’s Floral Friday
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Centennial Center; Downtown Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
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2025 Cee’s Flower of the Day: 16 July
Lagerstroemia indica
Crape Myrtle’s were introduced into the United States in the early 19th century. It gained popularity in the southern United States due to their ability to thrive in our warm climate.
Crape Myrtle’s are referred to as the Flower of the South. It typically blooms from July to September when other types of plants are ceasing to bloom.
Crape Flower, Crepe Myrtle,
Indian Crape Myrtle, &
Lilac of the South
The species epithet references its native origin in India. The common name is derived from the crepe paper-like petals and the bark and foliage features that are similar to the myrtle plant.
Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Downtown Cramerton; Town of Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
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2025 Macro Monday: 07.14
Heart of Jesus
#SimplyRED #14
Aka Heart of Jesus
The Caladium bicolor (Aka Heart of Jesus) is typically grown as a houseplant for its large, heart or lance-shaped leaves with striking green, white, pink, and red blotching. [These Plants were planted in large landscape planters in and around Centennial Center in Downtown Cramerton.] It is alright to plant it outside in USDA Hardiness Zone 10 as an ornamental.
The Caladium bicolor, called the Heart of Jesus, is named such as a nod to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a symbol of divine love in Christian tradition. The plant’s heart-shaped leaves echo the symbol of the Sacred Heart, making it a living embodiment of this spiritual icon.
(fancy-leaved caladium)
Caution: Caladium bicolor contains calcium oxalate crystals, making all parts of the plant poisonous to humans, livestock, and pets. If its sap comes in contact with the skin it may cause skin irritation. Ingestion of this plant may cause burning and swelling of the lips, mouth, and tongue, as well as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Be aware that if your pet consumes caladium your pet may exhibit vomiting. Other symptoms a pet may exhibit are drooling, pawing at mouth or face, and decreased appetite.
Caladium bicolor (Heart of Jesus) is pretty to look at, but it is extremely toxic if chewed or swallowed.
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Becky’s Squares-#SimplyRED #14
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Centennial Center; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
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Wordless Wednesday: 09 July 2025
Zinnia elegans
common zinnia or elegant zinnia
Wordless Wednesday: 09 July 2025
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Ultra Wide Camera
Location: Greenway Farm and Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
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2025 #SimplyRED #8: 07.08
Canna indica
Aka Indian shot,
African arrowroot
Photo Credit: ©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens
Location: Centennial Center; Downtown Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
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#SimplyRED #7 in the Garden
Tomato Red Zinnia
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
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Benches, Chairs, and Other seating — Coleman’s Choices (Part Four)
Pull Up a Seat at
The Farmhouse Gardens
Daniel Stowe Conservancy
Welcome back to my saga of Benches, Chairs, and Other seating. This week we are continuing with Coleman’s Choices of Pulling Up a Seat at the Daniel Stowe Conservancy, we uncover a variety of seating arrangements Coleman selected to Pull Up a Seat. Coleman’s choices this week are located at The Farmhouse Garden Center on the grounds of The Village at Stowe.
Coleman’s Bench
Pull Up a Seat Choices
within the Gazebo
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Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2025-Week 27
Photo Credit: ©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Cameras: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV & CPL filter attachments.
Location: The Farmhouse Garden Center; The Village at Stowe; Daniel Stowe Conservancy; Belmont, North Carolina, USA
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Cee’s FOTD #Simply #RED#5 Camellia japonica
(Camellia japonica
‘Governor Mouton’)
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF75-300mm lens
Location: Glencairn Garden; Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Remembering Cee with #Simply #RED!. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
#Simply Red #3 #Red Floral Trios in Memory of Cee
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Enjoy the rest of your week and have a marvelous weekend. Take time to admire the flowers wherever you may wander. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Remembering Cee with Simply Red#2
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens
Location: The Farmhouse Garden Center; Daniel Stowe Conservancy; Belmont, North Carolina, USA
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2025 Macro Monday: 06.30
Hydrangea
Limelight Panicle Hydrangea
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Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
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2025 Flower of the Day: 27 June
Natchez Crape Myrtle
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Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV & CPL filter attachments.
Location: Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
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2025 Thursday Trios: 26 June
Farmhouse Garden Trios
The Farmhouse Garden Center is located at The Village at Stowe, a part of the Daniel Stowe Conservancy. It is more than just a Garden shop, it is a delightfully warm and inviting destination for those who love and admire plants and flowers regardless of you are a home gardener or not. The flowers are beautiful and displays are enticing.
Daniel Stowe Conservancy
Belmont, North Carolina
The Farmhouse offers educational opportunities such as workshops on wreath-making, floral arranging, gardening, and any and all other aspect related to plant care.
For more information about Thursday Trios check out Mama Cormier’s page by clicking here.
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV & CPL filter attachments.
Location: The Farmhouse Garden Center; Daniel Stowe Conservancy; Belmont, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Enjoy the rest of your week and have a marvelous weekend. Take time to admire the flowers wherever you may wander. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2025 CosPhoChal: Welcome Summer’s Floral Blossoms
We didn’t do anything different on the 20th than we would normally do on any other day. Coleman and I enjoy being outdoors and wander through the woods whenever we possibly can. Right now in our area the weather is in the mid to high 90’s, much too hot to be out in the sun for any length of time.
With the heat advisory regarding the extreme heat temperatures, we only go out for short periods at a time. In those short periods Coleman likes to check to see what new blossoms have started blooming. These are some of what we have seen within the past week till now.
Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge Shades of #Pink in the Great Outdoors
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Say hello to Summer
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
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2025 Macro Monday: 06.23
Toucan® Scarlet
Canna Lily
Cana Lily Toucan Scarlet’
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV & CPL filter attachments.
Location: The Center; Town of Cramerton; 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 Floral Cell Pic Sunday: 22 June
Canna Toucan® Yellow
(Canna Lily)
Canna Lily ‘Toucan Lily’
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location:The Center; Town of Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a wonderful week. Take time to admire the beautiful flowers. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Floral Forage Plus Hives = Eastern Bumblebee
Rubus bifrons +
Bombus impatiens
Walking along the Pathway parallel to the Big Pond we spotted the Blackberry Flowers. Coleman notices them quicker than I do, he really likes it if they have ripe blackberries on the vines.
Getting a closer look we noticed the bee foraging the nectar from the flowers.
A little further down the pathway Coleman noticed some box-like structures through the grassy opening. As curious as he is he naturally wandered into the grassy opening to investigate the structures. After closer examination he informed me that they were Beehives.
walking towards
the Bee Hives
+ Blackberry Flowers
After checking out the Beehives from a safe distance, we walked back towards The Trailhead Store hiking past the Himalayan Blackberry Flowers. Noticing more than just the flowers, I zoomed in to examine what was feasting on its nectar. Then I noticed not only the Common Eastern Bumblebee, but also the Cetonia aurata, which is called the rose chafer or the green rose chafer.
+ Himalayan Blackberry Flowers
Two for one foraging on the European Blackberry flowers. Think it’s nice that different species can share their delicacies.
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV & CPL filter attachments.
Location: The Trailhead Store Pathway; The Village at Stowe; Belmont, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Admire its beauty and intricacies. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Floral Friday: 20 June —
Verbena in the Garden
Aka the purpletop vervain,
clustertop vervain,
Argentinian vervain,
tall verbena or pretty verbena
“Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help.”
May Sarton
God Bless. I am Grateful for each and every one of y’all. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.
2025 Thursday Trios: 19 June
VERBENACEAE
(Lantana camara)
Aka Lantana camara
(common lantana)
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV & CPL filter attachments.
Location: The Farmhouse Garden Center; The Village at Stowe; Daniel Stowe Conservancy; Belmont, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a beautiful relaxing weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2025 Flower of the Day: 18 June
Calibrachoa
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV & CPL filter attachments.
Location: The Farmhouse Garden Center; The Village at Stowe; Daniel Stowe Conservancy; Belmont, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Enjoy the Outdoors. Visit a Garden. Admire Nature’s beauty. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2025 Flower of the Day: 17 June
Flower Stand
Photo Credit: ©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV & CPL filter attachments.
Location: The Farmhouse Garden Center; Daniel Stowe Conservancy; Belmont, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Stop and admire the Flowers. Enjoy Nature’s Beautiful Creations. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2025 The Numbers Game #77-198
To play along, go to your photos file folder 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. This prompt will repeat each Monday with a new number. If you want to play along, please put a link to your blog in comments below.
Here are my contributions to the Numbers Game Challenge … Click on photos for enlarged and enhanced viewing.
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2025 Silent Sunday: 15 June
Hydrangea macrophylla
Endless Summer
Endless Summer
The Farmhouse Garden Center
Daniel Stowe Conservancy
Photo Credit: ©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV & CPL filter attachments.
Location: The Farmhouse Garden Center; Daniel Stowe Conservancy; Belmont, North Carolina, USA
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2025 Flower of the Day: 14 June
Veronica spicata
The Farmhouse Garden Center
at Stowe Conservancy
Click on image for enhanced viewing.
Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2025 Week 23
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV & CPL filter attachments.
Location: The Farmhouse Garden Center; Daniel Stowe Conservancy; Belmont, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Stop and admire the Flowers. Enjoy Nature. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2025 Thursday Trios: 12 June —
Trios Flowers & Fungi
Photo Credit: ©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: 1-6) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV & CPL filter attachments; 7-8) Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Rocky Branch Trail; Cramerton/Belmont, 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 Spring Festival #12 —
Spring Wildflowers
on
Rocky Branch Trail
I’m a few days behind, but it’s still Springtime. While Coleman and I were on our long (just shy of 5 miles) hike on Saturday we noticed a few sections of the trail lined with beautiful Wildflowers.
Here are my Wildflower contributions …
on our Hike
for
National Trail Day June 07, 2025
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Spring Festival 2025 #12 – 11 June
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens with Altura UV & CPL filter attachments
Location: Rocky Branch Trail; Belmont/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 Sunday Stills: Monthly Colour Challenge — Pink Out in the Carolinas & Georgia
Terri from Second Wind Leisure Perspectives has given the challenge of showing #Pink in the Outdoors for this week’s Monthly Color Challenge.
Here are my entries for the Monthly Color Challenge. They are mostly outdoor #Pinks, I did include a few indoor #Pinks though.
Greenville Zoo Greenville, SC
Cleveland , Georgia
Cleveland , Georgia
Fight Alone
Breast Cancer Awareness
Terri’s Sunday Stills Monthly Colour Challenge-Shades of #Pink in the Great Outdoors
Photo Credit:©️2013-2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
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2025 Macro Monday: 06.09
Rudbeckia triloba
Thin Leaved Coneflower
Three-lobed Coneflower
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV & CPL filter attachments.
Location: Rocky Branch Trail; 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: 08 June
Retiboletus ornatipes
Photo Credit: ©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV & CPL filter attachments
Location: Rocky Branch Trail; Rocky Branch Park; Belmont, 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 Flower of the Day: 05 June
Echinacea x ‘Cheyenne Spirit’
Photo Credit: 2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Centennial Center; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Take time to admire the Beautiful Flowers. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2025 1-to-3: June —Confluence Outdoor Planter Stand
The challenge is to simply take one photo and get creative with it by processing it in three different ways.
This is a planter stand with a variety of flowers in front of Confluence on Center Street in Cramerton, North Carolina.
Here are the contributions for June 2025:
Original:
Edit One:
Pic Collage Photo Editor
Edit Two:
with increased warmth,
saturation, and vibrance
Pic Collage Photo Editor
Edit Three:
with expansion to 16:9
Pixlr Photo Editor
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: In front of Confluence; Center Street; Cramerton, North Carolin, 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 Flower of the Day: 03 June
Caneberries
Caneberries are a group of berries which includes Blackberries, Raspberries, Boysenberries, Loganberries, and a few more varieties. Caneberries grow on tough, woody stems called canes. They are a part of the Rosaceae family and are also known as bramble berries. Caneberries are aggregate fruits, which means that they are made up of many clusters of individual drupelets. They thrive in cool, moist climates.
They are popular for their nutritional value and can be used in various culinary applications. Caneberry harvest typically occurs from June through August.
Caneberries are grouped by four plant characteristics: 1) growth habit (trailing, semi-erect, or erect); 2) fruiting habit (primocane or floricane); 3) presence or absence of thorns (thorny or thornless); and 4) fruit color (raspberries only).
These particular Caneberries are semi-erect; growing upright in the beginning and bending over to trail along the ground if not supported. In the Southern region of the United States, blackberries and raspberries benefit from a trellis for commercial production.
Caneberries are a good source of fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Caneberries can be enjoyed fresh, frozen, or used in jams, cobblers, ice cream, and other dishes. When they are ripe they can be eaten straight from the plant, which Coleman would have loved to do on our latest hike. Unfortunately for him, they were not ripe yet.
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV & CPL filter attachments
Location: South Fork Trail; River Link Greenway; Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a fantastic week. Enjoy Nature. Capture its beauty. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2025 Macro Monday: 02 June
Orange Coneflower
on an Orange Coneflower
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion Camera
Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; 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 Cell Pic Sunday: 01 June —
Cicuta maculata
Water-hemlock, Beaver Poison
John’s CellPic Sunday – 01 June 2025
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: South Fork Catawba River; Riverside Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a wonderful Sunday. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much
2025 Flower of the Day: 31 May
Yesterday, after talking a long hike along the South Fork River Trail we stopped in Confluence for a bit of respite and to cool off from the high humidity. Luckily it didn’t rain until after we arrived back home.
On display to the left of the entrance is a Kayak. Normally, it is just the kayak … no decoration inside of it. We found it to hold a pot of White Mandevilla which drew our attention to the beautiful flowers.
Enjoy. Click on each image for enhanced viewing.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge: 31 May 2025
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Out Front; Confluence; Center Street; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Take Care. Be Observant. Admire the beauty all around. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2025 Spring Festival #11 —
Springtime Blossoms
in the Neighbourhood
Welcome to my Week #11 Floral contribution to Dawn’s Spring Festival 2025.
Walking the neighbourhood today, these are some of the flowers we saw in bloom. The Calla Lilies are from different neighbouring gardens.
Aka Spanish Dagger, Spanish Bayonet
Orange Coneflower
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Take time to admire the beauty of God’s creations. Observe the Flowers, how they grow and blossom. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2025 Flower of the Day: 29 May
Table Decor
Narcissus
Daffodil tube ‘Dutch Master’
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Location: Cramerton Independent Presbyterian Church; Eighth Avenue; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a wonderful day. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2025 CosPhoChal: Wildflowers
Wild for Wildflowers, regardless if they are along a walkway, beside the road, or in a Wildflower Garden or Meadow. Flowers are beautiful wherever they blossom.
Here are a few we have captured over the past few years.
Photo Credit:©️2020-2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
God Bless. Have a fantastic week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2025 Flower of the Day: 27 May
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Blue Dogbane,
Willow Amsonia,
Woodland Bluestar
The Eastern Bluestar, of the Dogbane family, is a 1-3 ft., erect-stemmed perennial forming large, multi-stemmed clumps. The smooth stems are crowded with narrow, oval leaves which turn golden-yellow in the fall. The rim of the Blue, tubular flowers flare out into a star-shape, appear in loosely conjested clusters at the tips of the stems. These flowers grow in wet to moist and sandy soiled areas. The Blue Star’s growth has naturalized northeast as far as Massachusetts. However, its primary habitat is the southeastern and eastern regions of the United States.
Photo Credit:©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Settings: f/1.78 • 1/843s • 106mm • ISO64
Location: Crandall Bowles Children’s Farm; Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a wonderful week. Stay safe and dry. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
[Just a side note: when I typed in made of glass for Dan’s CFFC this flower popped up in the selected images. So I took it as a sign to use it for Cee’s FOTD.]
2025 Flower of the Day: 26 May — Calla Lilies
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max + Google Effects
Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Have a lovely relaxing day. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
2025 Spring Festival #10 —
Limonium perezii &
Calandrinia ciliata
Welcome to my Week #10 Floral contribution to Dawn’s Spring Festival 2025.
Beautiful Sea Lavender and Red Maids of are a Spring delight along the La Jolla Shores for visitors and locals to enjoy and admire. [In my youth I used to spend a tremendous amount of time along the sands and in the water at La Jolla Shores. At that time I didn’t pay no mind to the floral landscape, but I greatly appreciate its beauty nowadays.]
aka Perez’s sea lavender
and seafoam statice
Sea lavender blooms intermittently for months and nearly year round in frost-free coastal climates. Their dry, papery petals retain the colour well, making them an excellent choice for dried arrangements. They are also ideal for seaside gardens or decorative containers.
& Red Maids
Sea Lavender (Limonium perezii) is primarily pollinated by bees, butterflies, and other flying insects. These insects are attracted to the beautiful clusters of small, fragrant flowers that grow on the plant.
Aka Calandrinia ciliata
Red Maids might be considered weeds in some places, however, in the majority of areas they are considered wildflowers. Red Maids sure have beautiful deep pink flowers that open mostly in the afternoon.
The leaves are edible and cattle love them, but the black oil-rich seeds are what made the plant a substantial part of Southern California Indian diets. The leaves, especially the young leaves and young shoots, may be eaten fresh, although due to their content of oxalic acid, should be eaten sparingly.
The wildlife-friendly plant grows up to about 8″ tall and makes a good ornamental in the garden that is easily plantable by seed.
Dawn’s Spring Festival 2025 #10
Photo Credit:©️2025 Ron May … All Rights Reserved.
Location: La Jolla Shores; La Jolla, California, USA
God Bless. Admire the flowers, watch them grow and bloom. Nature is a beautiful artist painting amazingly beautiful flowers and beautifully colourful landscapes. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
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