This blog is for my insights on life, the Bible, hiking adventures with my grandson and whatever is important to me
WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 29
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Ludwigs Monday Windows
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Debbies One Word Sunday: Empty
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Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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The best time of the year to photograph water lilies or spider lilies in the Carolinas is mid-May through early June. That is when they are at their peak and estimated in 100% full peak of magnificence. These Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies were shot at Landsford Canal State Park. The Landsford Canal State Park is the home of the world’s largest population of Rocky Shoals Lilies. They bloom annually on the shoals along the Catawba River. You can get a closer look at the Spider Lilies if you access the river via a canoe or kayak. There is a 1.5-mile roundtrip Canal Trail you can hike which will take you to an overlook where you can get a panoramic view of the botanical white wonder of the Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies. Landsford Canal State Park is located in Catawba, Chester County, South Carolina.
Denzil Nature #21: Water Plants
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Hammad Rais’s Weekend Sky #108
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF75-300mm lens.
Location: Lake Haigler; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina
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In a maze one chooses to go this way or that way. Sometimes the way you choose leads to a dead end and sometimes other choices lead you on the path that leads you out of the maze. In life it is similar; we decide which pathway we want to venture on. Sometimes the choices we make lead us to no where and other choices lead us to a more fulfilling path for our lives.
Alive and Trekking’s Which Way Photo Challenge.
John’s Cellpic Sunday
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Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History’s Nature Trail; Gastonia, North Carolina
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Which activities make you lose track of time?
There are two activities I participate it regularly which would make me lose track of time. One is Hiking and the other is Reading.
Hiking is an activity I enjoy participating in, sometimes with a group, but mostly just with my grandson. He loves the outdoors and enjoys hiking. He has been hiking with me since he was 1 1/2 years old. We go to various Greenways and State Parks to hike. When we are out in the woods in nature we hike until he gets tired. His endurance is amazing. Sometimes we are so enthralled with enjoying our environment and the beauty of God’s creation that time is of no importance. A planned hike for an hour can end up being for three or four. We do not rush our hikes; instead we simply enjoy our hikes and being in nature with each other.
Reading is an activity I enjoy and keeps my mind active and alert. I read everyday, sometimes not just once in the day but throughout the entire day. The minimum amount of time I spend on my daily reading is thirty minutes. Most of the time I read for longer than that especially if the book is extremely captivating. The more engrossed I am into the story, the more deeply I am entranced and lose all track of time. At those times, I keep reading even when my body is telling me I should close the book and go to sleep.
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Leannes Monochrome Madness
Hammad Rais’s Weekend Sky #107
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Cee’s Black and White Challenge
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max f/1.8 1/120 6.86mm ISO50
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Here are this week’s questions:
1. Do you prefer a sofa (aka couch, settee) or an armchair to relax in? I’ve almost always have sat on a couch to relax in. However, my preference is to relax in a Rocker Recliner, where I can have the options of sitting, rocking, or reclining.
2. Do you prefer to sit at a table to eat your meals, or on a tray? I grew up always sitting at a table for meals. Since being on my own, I have not always had a table and chairs to being able to sit at to eat my meals. Therefore, I have used a tv table tray to eat my meals.
3. Do you enjoy a glass of wine with your main meal? No, I do not enjoy a glass of wine with my main meal or any meal. I have never been a wine drinker and gave up drinking any kind of alcohol many years ago.
4. How do you like your chips (aka fries), with salt, sauce, mayo or something else? I rarely eat chips or fries of any kind. However, one the slim chance that I would eat them I would eat them plain and unsalted.
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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Ocean, Blue, Shore, Sand, Sky, Water, White
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge
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Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters
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List 10 things you know to be absolutely certain.
These are things I believe to be true and certain. I could list many more things of which I am certain, however, I will stop at the requested amount of ten.
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I do not have my own personal garden where I currently reside. There are various Gardens close by where I am able to visit occasionally with my grandson. The following are a few examples of what can be seen at the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens in Belmont, North Carolina.
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Around the garden.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Location: Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens Belmont, North Carolina
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Sunday Stills-Tiny or Small
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Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Please don’t troll on by, stop and have a look. Trolling doesn’t always have a negative connotation. Fishermen troll the waters while trying to catch fish. Bargain Hunters troll Flea Markets and Yard Sales for terrific finds to take home.
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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #258: Fences
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Have you ever had surgery? What for?
Surgeries, Have I had any? Yes, I have had a few surgeries. The first one I know about was a tonsillectomy when I was around seven years old. I do not recall much about it, except for knowing I had the surgery to remove my infected tonsils. The next surgery that I can remember was for a Laparoscopy. This was a selective surgery I chose after my sixth pregnancy, which would (and has) prevented me from getting pregnant again. Even though I had six pregnancies, I only gave birth to three living children. The third and last surgery which occurred was after an accident in 1996. That surgery was to fix a broken leg. During the surgery a titanium rod was inserted to connect the bones and enable me to walk. It took months for me to regain the use of my leg, but it has been fully healed and i am able to hike many miles with my grandson nowadays. I do need a future surgery, but not sure when it will occur. The future surgery will be to remove cataracts from my eyes, the first being my left eye which I am almost blind causing me to rely on my right eye to see practically everything. This problem, however, does not prevent me from my photography, hiking, reading, or blogging.
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Debbies One Word Sunday: Three
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Alive and Trekking’s Which Way challenge
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Location: Anne Springs Close Greenway, Dairy Barn Entrance, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Johns Cellpic Sunday
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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The following are the two photos I’ve been enjoy on my desktop from June 16 through the present July 15th.
Clare’s Share Your Desktop
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Camera: 1st – Canon EOS Rebel T3i 2nd – iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge – July Magenta Color
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Cee’s Black and White Challenge – Two Items
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Have you ever seen a metal driver’s license? I had never seen one before myself until I started going through my dad’s old photo albums. This particular album had various items my dad saved over the years.
According to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, from 1933 to 1957, motorists were required to carry their South Carolina driver’s license on a stamped brass tag, usually carried on a key ring. This required drivers to turn off the ignition to show an officer their license. The brass tags were not used during the time immediately before and after World War II when metals were scarce.
The stamped brass South Carolina Driver’s License Tag included the year of expiration on top, followed by the driver’s name, address, city, & state. On the bottom of the Brass Tag is stamped South Carolina Driver’s License.
My dad’s Brass South Carolina Driver’s License tag was definitely an interesting item for me to discover. I have barely started going through this photo album with the various items he saved over the years. Stay tuned for more interesting discoveries.
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Nature Photo Challenge #20: Black
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Located in the Catawba Indian Village at The Schiele Museum of Natural History’s Nature Trail in Gastonia, North Carolina. This was the first time I stepped inside the hut to see the interior space. I was surprised and delighted to see the exhibits located in its interior.
Leannes Monochrome Madness
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Here are this week’s questions:
1. How do you like your coffee/tea? I’m an iced tea drinker. I drink unsweetened tea. I keep water in the fridge (not commercially bottled) to make my tea and I don’t actually put ice in it. Sometimes I will add flavoring like peach 🍑, mango 🥭, or raspberry.
2. Are you a dunker (of biscuits/cookies)? I am not a dunker of any kind. I never felt the need to soften biscuits or cookies and certainly don’t like anything of any sort in any of my drinks.
3. What is your favourite biscuit/cookie? My favourite biscuits are Honey-butter biscuits. My favorite cookies are simply called “Grandfather’s Favorites. They are a homemade cookie made from my grandmother’s recipe.
4. Have you ever baked your own biscuits/cookies? Yes, I have baked my own homemade biscuits and cookies. Unfortunately, my favorite homemade cookies I do not bake much right now because my grandson is lactose intolerant and it calls for sour milk. Normally buttermilk has been substituted for the sour milk.
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Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2023-Week 28
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Subject: Trisha Lynn Wilson, my daughter and Coleman’s mom.
Location: Playscape, The Schiele Museum, Gastonia, North Carolina
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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge-Side of Any Item
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Lens-Artists Challenge #257: Simplicity Photography
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
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CosPhoChal-Shadows and Silhouettes
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: The Schiele Museum Farm, Gastonia, North Carolina
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Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens.
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Ludwigs Monday Windows
Photo Credit : Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF75-300mm lens. Settings: f/5.6 ISO125 1/160s 105mm
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What is your favorite genre of music?
Today’s Daily Prompt is asking what our favorite genre of music happens to be. I know mine has changed over the years. I enjoy a variety of genres including jazz, classical, pop, classic rock (from the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s), country, blue grass, and gospel. At the present time my favourite genre of music is southern gospel. Some of my favourite southern gospel artists include Ivan Parker, The Revelators Quartet, Kings Cause, and Russ Adair. I also love to hear Randy Travis sing southern gospel and country.
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Johns Cellpic Sunday
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Gfpacificbee’s Insights & photography 