Gfpacificbee’s Insights & photography
This blog is for my insights on life, the Bible, hiking adventures with my grandson and whatever is important to me
All photos were taken along the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina back October of 2017 when my eldest son and I took a scenic drive on the Parkway to delight and enjoy the amazingly beautiful autumn views.
Ragtag Daily Prompt (RDP) Saturday Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
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Tantalizing and refreshing leaves
Emitting aromas which are
Agreeable and pleasurable to my taste buds.
Tea is a refreshing drink that can be fixed many different ways. It can be made hot or cold depending on one’s preference. Various flavors can be added to it to soothe and calm one’s senses or just for the enjoyment of added flavor. Most of the time I prefer to drink ice cold tea. I usually drink black tea, but occasionally drink flavored white or green teas. When I drink flavored teas, my go to flavors are a combination of peach and mango. Even though a good percentage of people will brew hot tea to make ice tea, I have always used Lipton unsweetened instant tea. It is quick an easy to fix and can be used for hot or cold and flavors can be easily added however you desire.
Ragtag Daily Prompt – Saturday: Tea
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Driven is having a compulsive or urgent quality; highly motivated and energetic. Do you have a Driven personality? What is the force behind being driven?
Not everyone has a driven personality. I currently do not myself. People with driven personalities are ambitious, persistent, and have a strong desire to succeed. They put in a tremendous amount of work in order to achieve their goals. You might wonder what traits appear in someone with a driven personality. Let me make a list for you containing some of these traits:
There are many different things which can be the driving factor for a successful person. What a person is driven by is affected by what they value. Below is a list of some of the things which successful people value and are driven by to succeed.
Don’t be addicted to money. Work to learn. don’t work for money. Work for knowledge.
Robert Kiyosaki
/ http://www.geckoandfly.com
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Natural and necessary
Antidote to Acquire and
Promote improved Performance
Naps are beneficial and not just for children. Naps can be a way to refresh and recharge mid-day. They can give you the boosted energy you need to meet the demands of your afternoon and evening. They can help to improve your mood, mental awareness, and added energy levels. They help in reducing daytime sleepiness, also boosts your learning and performance. For children, they can improve their behavior and emotional self-regulation, as well as aid their memory and language learning.
Coleman doesn’t like or want to take naps if you suggest or tell him to take one. That being said, when he is worn out he will nap basically anywhere. Sometimes I just wish he would nap sooner so he would listen and follow instructions better, instead of falling asleep when he’s supposed to be eating.
Naps are not for everyone, but if you feel like you need to take a nap do not feel guilty about taking one. Remember naps are beneficial to the mind as well as the body.
Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters
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Ragtag Daily Prompt Saturday: Vanish
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Ragtag Daily Prompt Saturday: Bucket
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
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Nature Photo Challenge–Yellow
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Ragtag Daily Prompt: Sunday – Colorful
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS T3i
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f5.6 ISO 125 250mm 1/400s
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It wasn’t hard to find logs while my grandson and I went walking through the backwoods of our neighborhood. The following is what we discovered.
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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For this challenge I went to my archives. I grew up in San Diego. California. I miss the beaches, the warm sunshiny weather, and friends I had there. Some still live there while many others have moved away, like me, due to the high cost of living.
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Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Taken in February 2020 with an iPhone 11 Pro Max from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.
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Stone Mountain State Park stands prominently just beyond the eastern edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina. Straddling the border between Wilkes and Allegheny County, Stone Mountain, NC is a beloved place for locals to hike, fish, picnic, ride horses, and survey the Piedmont spreading eastward.
The 15,000 acres encapsulated by Stone Mountain State Park includes historic sites where homesteaders settled in the 1800s, first-rate camping facilities, miles of trails for hiking or horseback riding, numerous streams, and extensive picnicking grounds for day visitors.
State Mountain State Park
ADDRESS: 3042 Frank Parkway, Roaring Gap, NC 28668
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Copyright: ©️2017@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com
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All shots taken with a Canon EOS Rebel T3i camera.
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Copyright: ©️2023@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com
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Limit is a point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass.
Trail Limits:
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Ragtag Daily Prompt for Sunday January 8th is FOLLOW. One of the things I think about when I hear the word follow is the song “I have Decided to Follow Jesus.” Following Jesus is something I try to dop on a daily basis, but I know I fail miserably at times. Most of us follow something or someone whether we realize it or not. Children follow their parents’ instructions; employees follow their employer’s rules and regulations, we all follow the laws of our governments, and when I go hiking with a group or just with my grandson, I follow the group leader or follow my grandson, Coleman.
This Sunday I had the opportunity to go on a short hike with my grandson and my granddaughter. It is a rare occasion when my granddaughter, Alona, is allowed to spend time with her mother or myself. Whenever possible I enjoy taking her out to the Greenway or to a State Park and spend time with her out in nature. Today, we took her to the Anne Springs Close Greenway to have her meet Forest, a foal at the Greenway Horse Stables.
On the trail by the stables, we followed Coleman, we followed Alona, and sometimes we followed their mom to know the direction we should go. Most of the time Coleman is the one who runs ahead and leads the way on the trails.
Wherever the paths my lead you, I trust you’ll follow the path with the least resistance and follow you heart whenever possible. May God guide your paths, may He bless you and keep you safe and fill your life with love and happiness.
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Photo Credit: Deb L Waters
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The prompt for today is Esculent.
Esculent means fit to be eaten, edible; especially a vegetable.
This sweet potato 🍠 and carrots 🥕 🥕 were eaten with sweet deliciousness. It was so esculent to devour.
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Photo Credit: Deb L Waters
Copyright: ©️2023@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com
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