Found in Plants, Flowers, & Trees:
Found in & Around Animals:
Cee’s Black and White Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
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2023 CBWC: Patterns in Nature
CFFC: Farm Animals at the Greenway
American breed of indicine cattle
The Brahman is an American breed of zebuine-taurine hybrid beef cattle. Zebuine (Asian humped) cattle were present in the United States from 1849, when a single bull of Indian origin was imported from the United Kingdom to South Carolina. Cross-breeding of these with local taurine cows was the first step in the creation of the Brahman breed.
Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Floral Friday: 2023 May 26_Coneflower
(Eastern purple coneflower)
Echinacea purpurea is recognisable by its purple cone-shaped flowers. It is native to eastern North America and present to some extent in the wild in much of the eastern, southeastern and midwest United States. It is often known as the purple coneflower.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Horse Stables Entrance, Anne Springs Close Greenway
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A Glance Under the Bridge
Coleman & I went hiking along the Avon and Catawba Creeks Greenway and spotted the sand and water underneath the bridge. He loves looking at the water and sand fascinates him. He would have loved to go down and play in it.
While he was watching the movement of the water, I decided to play around the the different black and white settings on my iPhone. The above photos are the results.
Leanne’s Monochrome Madness
Bren’s Mid-Week Monochrome
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
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2023 Thursday Doors: Artistic Doors #4
Inside
Botanical Gardens
Along the Path
in the Gardens
Different Path
one Finds
Interesting Artwork
within the Gardens
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens.
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Horsing Around X 3
and
Resting
to
Roam
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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New Path for Adventuring: Highland Rail Trail
Bus Stop
for the Bus
to Arrive
first city
Bus Ride
to Highland Rail Trail
for a short Hike
Paved Trail
We Go
Coleman Goes
Carolina Thread Trail
Gastonia, North Carolina
Posting for Alive & Trekking’s Which Way Photo Challenge.
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SYW: 2023 May
This is my entry for Di at Pensitivity101 hosts Share Your World and here is my response for the week.
- Growing up, were you closer to your mother or father, or was it a balance of both depending on the circumstances? Growing up I was always closer to my dad. It was never a balance and when he passed away in 1996 apart of me was lost. What little there was between my mom and I became nonexistent sad to say.
- What was your favourite toy as a child, and do you still have it? I’m not sure that I had a favourite toy growing up, however, I do have a red and white stuffed monkey with a banana in one hand that I have had since I was about five years of age.
- Did you have any secrets? I don’t really have any secrets, but that doesn’t mean that I tell anybody and everyone about my life history. My life story is mine to tell when and if I choose.
- What did you want to be when you grew up, and are you anywhere close? I’m not sure if I remember what I wanted to be when I was in grade school. It might have been a teacher since I played school occasionally. The closest I came to being a teacher was being a substitute teacher for many years. In high school I thought I wanted to be a nurse and took a nurses aide class my senior year. In college I never did very well with the science classes especially anatomy and physiology. The closest I ever came to being a nurse was working as a nurses aide for a couple of years. After I got married, I became a teacher, nurse maid and many other things to my family. My oldest son has/had dyslexia and the school didn’t think it was something they Neto work with; therefore I taught him at home until he went to middle school. In my perspective, a mother (or parent) performs many diversified roles throughout their child/children’s life’s.
It’s not happiness that
brings us gratitude.
It’s gratitude that brings
us happiness.
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Wordless Wednesday: 24 May 2023 ___ Louisiana Blue Star
Louisiana Blue Star
(Amsonia ludoviciana)
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Lens-Artists Challenge #250– Skyscapes or Cloudscapes
over
Carowinds
Charlotte, North Carolina
(taken with an iPhone X in May 2018)
over
Port of Galveston
Galveston, Texas
(taken with an iPhone 11 Pro Max in February 2020)
South Carolina Welcome Center
Fair Play, South Carolina
Looking at Lake Hartwell State Park landing
(Taken with an iPhone 11 Pro Max in April 2020)
Dairy Barn
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
(Taken with an iPhone 13 Pro in December 2022)
Horse Road Entrance
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
(Taken with an iPhone 14 Pro Max on May 22, 2023)
from our Backyard
Gastonia, North Carolina
(Taken with an iPhone 14 Pro Max)
Amy of Lens-Artists Photo Challenge.
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
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RDP Sunday: Nap
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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2023 May: Whatsoever Is Lovely — Week 21
Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies
Landsford Canal State Park
Catawba, South Carolina
Landsford Canal
Catawba, South Carolina
WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 17
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Mischelle Oyko (Shared with me from friend in hiking club)
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2023 May 21: Pets and Playgrounds
Gable Oaks Apartments
in Rock Hill, SC
Gardner Park
Elementary School
Gastonia, NC
Schiele Museum
Gastonia, NC
preferred “playground”
out on a trail.
Persimmon Trail
Carolina Thread Trail
Belmont, North Carolina
Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge.
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
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Weekend Sky: 2023 May 20-21
Saturday Evening:
Red Rose Festival
Lancaster, South Carolina
(Photo Credit: Shirley Hunter)
Sunday Afternoon:
to Watch
the
Flit about
the Sky Above
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2023 OWS: RED Knockouts
Rose Bush
Knockout
Rosebuds
Rose Bud
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit:©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max 24mm f1.78
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Macro Monday: 2023 May 22 —Daylily
(Hemerocallis ‘Buttered Popcorn’)
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Coleman’s Profile: 2023 May 19
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max Main Camera —- 24mm f1.78
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2023 Monday Window: City Transit Windows
from the Inside Out
Photo Credit : Deb L. Waters
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Track to Many Imperceivable New Adventures
John’s Cellpic Sunday
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Weekend Challenge: The Door
to
Gastonia Transit Station
in
The Door
Gastonia Transit Station
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
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RDP: Disappearing Coleman
slowly
out
Sight
Until
Disappears
Magically
Vanishing
Away
Ragtag Daily Prompt Saturday: Vanish
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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CMMC: Pick Your Topic from My Photo – Oddball Challenge
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge–Pick Your Topic from My Photo
Kammie’s, Oddball Challenge
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NPC #13: Butterflies
All of the butterfly 🦋 photos I’ve captured so far were all taken within the grounds of Anne Springs Close Greenway. First photos are of Eastern Tiger Swallowtails shot with an iPhone 13 Pro.
(Papilio glaucus)
Swallowtail Butterfly
Male tiger swallowtails are bright yellow with black tiger stripes on the tops of their wings. You can sometimes find groups of male swallowtail butterflies gathered on the ground around mud puddles or other damp spots. This is a behavior called puddling. The butterflies are sucking minerals and other substances out of the damp ground. (This behavior can be seen quite often at the spillway at Anne Springs Close Greenway.)
Other butterflies found within Anne Springs Close Greenway:
the hackberry emperor,
is a North American butterfly
that belongs to the
brushfooted butterfly family,
Nymphalidae.
It gets its name from
the hackberry tree.
[Camera: iPhone 11 Pro Max]
Limenitis arthemis
Limenitis is a genus of
brush-footed butterflies,
commonly called the admirals.
[Camera: iPhone 11 Pro Max]
Nature Photo Challenge– Butterflies
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
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Share Your World: My Thoughts on Birthdays
This week Di is asking us these questions;
Here are this week’s questions:
Children aside, do you celebrate your birthday/anniversary or is it just a normal day for you?
For me, my birthday is just an ordinary normal day. It is not recognized by my children. Oh, I wish and long for acknowledgement, but henceforth it does not come and by nightfall I am disappointed.
Do/did you always give your child a birthday party when they were young?
I did not always give my children a birthday party. However, when I did it was usually just with family including cousins.
If your child was born on Christmas Day (or a few days either side of the 25th), did they have a ‘half birthday’ in June, two presents/celebrations, or something else?
None of my children were born near Christmas, but I do have a good friend and an “old” neighbor who was born the day after Christmas. If I remember right, and I might not, his parents tried to make his birthday special & not just combine his birthday with Christmas.
I do have a daughter that was born on “traditional” Memorial Day (traditional meaning before they made it always on a Monday). We tended to celebrate her birthday with the patriotic theme of red, white, and blue.
Would you prefer to give your child a party, or take them and a few friends on a special outing?
A party is nice, but also a lot of work and expense. When my children weren’t so young, I took them out to a restaurant of their choosing. I remember, in my teen years, my parents took me out for my birthday at the restaurant of my choice with cake and present(s) at home afterward.
(Not really my rose, but I can dream)
Photo Credit: (c)Deb L. Waters
As a side note, today’s my birthday. I spent the day with my grandson, Coleman (But then again, I usually do). We took the city transit bus into downtown. His first time on a bus ride. First time for both of us in this area (we only moved here in February). We rode the bus downtown and then walked a short distance and hiked the Highland Rail Trail. (He loves to go hiking). The paved trail was just 1.8 miles in length one way. We stopped shy of the end of the trail and walked back to the bus station to wait for the bus to return home. (Coleman was ready to go.) After my daughter got home, she insisted on us going out to eat for my birthday. We hadn’t done that in over three years. We went to a new to us restaurant called Noodles & Company. World Kitchen. It serves many different times of noodle dishes. Italian, Asian, Vegan, and more. I had the Zucchini Pesto with Grilled Chicken. It was delicious. My grandson had the kids grilled chicken, but he was too antsy to sit still and eat. (He fell asleep shortly after we got back home). I did very much appreciate her thoughtfulness. My sons couldn’t bother with acknowledging my birthday. I am thankful for my online friends new and old who sent their birthday greetings. No body wants to be forgotten on their birthday even if they don’t care for celebrations.
#Keepitalive
#SYW
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Sunday Stills: Floral Shades of Purple
Clematis viticella,
the Italian leather flower,
purple clematis,
or Virgin’s bower,
is a species of flowering plant
in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae,
native to Europe
in a Garden Planter
the common sage
or just sage,
is a perennial,
with blue to purplish flowers.
Sisyrinchium angustifolium,
commonly known as
narrow-leaf blue-eyed-grass
Viola × williamsii,
known as
hybrid horned pansy,
tufted pansy,
or
just horned pansy
Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge. This is also my entry for Kate’s Whatsoever Is Lovely Challenge.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
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2023 CBWC: Steps or Ladders
Landsford Canal State Park
Catawba, South Carolina
Lake Haigler Entrance
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Lake Haigler Loop
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Lake Wylie, South Carolina
And
Mary Alma Waters
on Back Steps
14 Walnut Street
Great Falls, South Carolina
Photo Challenge
Steps or Ladders
Leanne’s Monochrome Madness
Bren’s Mid-Week Monochrome
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
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CFFC: Catching People Unaware
This week Cee asks us to share photos of catching people unaware. These photos were taken from the Duke Kimbrell Trail of the Matthews-Belk South Fork River Corridor which is a part of the Carolina Thread Trail network of Greenways, trails, and blueways.
The people were enjoying a day on Lake Wylie with their families and friends. They were completely unaware that someone hiking along the was taking photos of their activities.
The young girls were enjoying Stand-up Paddle boarding on the waters of Lake Wylie as their family watched and gave any necessary advice and/or assistance.
As you can see one is having fun with stand-up paddle boarding and another chose to sit and kayak along through the water.
This activity may still be fairly new to them as it seemed they didn’t venture too far away their families Pontoon.
Coleman and I had fun to stopping along the trail to watch their activity. Coleman would probably have preferred to be in the water along with them.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge-Catching People Unaware
Also Posting for Alive & Trekking’s Which Way Photo Challenge.
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens.
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2023 Cosmic Photo Challenge: Against the Sky
Lens-Artists #249: Art in the Park_Artistic Doors #3
is located inside
Daniel Stowe
Botanical Gardens building
located along
the Garden pathway.
we encounter
even more
artistic doors
Each Artistic Door
is accompanied
by a card
listing the artist.
Sofia of Lens-Artists Photo Challenge-Art in the Park
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens.
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2023 May: Share Your Desktop
This month my desktop scrolls between two photos. One from my archives and one current photo.
From my Archives:
Pink Rose
From my Garden
taken in May of 2013
in Lancaster, South Carolina
From my Current:
Shot on iPhone 14 Pro Max
in April of 2023
in Gastonia, North Carolina
Clare’s Share your Desktop; May 2023
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
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Wordless Wednesday: 2023 May 17_’Dalmatian Purple’
from our
picnic table
the
Visitor
while Coleman snacked
Digitalis purpurea
‘Dalmatian Purple’ Foxglove
Earliest blooming of all Foxglove.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens.
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WWE #175: Abstracts, Ripples, & Reflections
among the Ripples
and Waves
Water Abstract
Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #175
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens
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FOTD: Simpson’s grasspink
This gorgeous wildflower is called grass pink
and it is in the Orchid family (Orchidaceae).
The genus name “Calopogon” is Greek
and means “beautiful beard.”
It refers to the hairlike structures
on the upper petal.
It has a bulb-like corm
that resembles a tuber,
hence the name “tuberosus.”
The slender grass-like leaves
give rise to the name “grass pink.”
It is a stunning wildflower.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens with Altura Wide Angle Fisheye Lens.
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FOTD: Simpson’s grasspink
This gorgeous wildflower is called grass pink
and it is in the Orchid family (Orchidaceae).
The genus name “Calopogon” is Greek
and means “beautiful beard.”
It refers to the hairlike structures
on the upper petal.
It has a bulb-like corm
that resembles a tuber,
hence the name “tuberosus.”
The slender grass-like leaves
give rise to the name “grass pink.”
It is a stunning wildflower.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens with Altura Wide Angle Fisheye Lens.
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Nature Photo Challenge #12: 🌲Trees 🌲
in
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Horse 🐎 Stables Entrance
Fort Mill, South Carolina
amongst Trees
along the Trail
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Blue Star Entrance
Fort Mill, South Carolina
and
Tree 🌲 Reflections
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Lake Haigler Entrance
Fort Mill, South Carolina
(Photo Credit: Larry Underwood)
all set up
for Relaxation
Surrounded by Trees 🌲
Andrew Jackson State Park
Lancaster, South Carolina
hiking along
Persimmon Trail
lined with Trees 🌲🌲
Belmont, North Carolina
Is he hiding within the Trees 🌲?
He’s hard to keep up with,
I always have to tell him
to slow down &
wait for me to catch up.
Persimmon Trail
from
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens
Belmont, North Carolina
Nature Photo Challenge #12: Trees
Alive & Trekking’s Which Way Photo Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters (All except # 3)
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2023 Monday Windows: NEW BRAUNFELS RAILROAD MUSEUM
The New Braunfels Railroad Museum resides within the 1907 International and Great Northern Depot. In October of 1986, the New Braunfels Historic Railroad and Modelers Society was granted a long-term lease of the closed depot. At that point the restoration and museum efforts were begun. It interior was painted and the exterior was repainted to match one of the previous remodels of the depot. Brick pavers and new sidewalks were added to aid in the preservation of the museum artifacts and displays. Then again in 2007 the members undertook a compete make-over of the display area. This included new custom-made display cases, track lighting, and additional displays of items that had previously needed to be stored. Displays include a rare velocipede from the late 1800’s; several restored baggage carts, a complete telegraphy system and its history; a history of “standard time”; area specific photos; lanterns, timetables, passes, uniforms, and various other “tools” required of the railroad employee to sufficiently get his job done.
Railroad Depot Circa 1890
I visited the New Braunfels Railroad back in February of 2020 when I made a took a bus trip to Texas to visit relatives. When they had appointments in the New Braunfels area I would tag along and walk the streets sightseeing to see interesting sights in the area. I found the museum to be fascinating and enjoyed my self-guided walking tour.
Photo Credit : Deb L. Waters
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Monday Portrait: Eastern Gray Squirrel
Eastern Gray Squirrel
The Eastern Gray Squirrel is particular known in other parts of the world as simply the grey squirrel. It is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus. It is native to eastern North America (my part of the country), where it is most prodigious and ecologically essential natural forest regenerator. These squirrels I’ve seen before in several campgrounds, Greenways, and along several hiking trails in the area. I usually see them more in the country and not so much in the city near apartments or townhomes.
My grandson woke me up early to watch the squirrel on our back fence eating the dog’s food. He was fascinated watching the squirrel. Most squirrels I’ve seen do not have as long a tail as this Eastern Gray Squirrel. This shot he seemed to be saying; “Why you looking at me? Can’t you see I’m enjoying my breakfast at your expense? Thank you, I appreciate the food.”
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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2023 CBWC: Vanishing Point
Photo Credit: Nornal H. Waters
In Charlotte, NC
Kings Mountain, MC
In Belmont, NC
Royal Caribbean
Enchantment of the Seas
In Costa Maya, Mexico
Photo Challenge
Photo Credit: 2-6; ©️Deb L. Waters
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Mother’s Day is meant to honor and celebrate the unconditional love of a mother. It is celebrated in many countries around the world on the second Sunday of May every year. This year it falls on May 14th.
Did you know that the ancient Greeks and Romans used to celebrate festivals honouring mother goddesses such as Rhea and Cybele. ( I did not know this about them). The ancient festivals were held in the springtime and were dedicated to motherhood and fertility.
Our current tradition of celebrating Mother’s Day in the United States was designated in a proclamation by President Woodrow Wilson in 1914. It declared the second Sunday of every May as Mother’s Day. Many people choose to give cards, flowers, or other heartfelt gestures to show their appreciation, affection, and gratitude for their mothers or the significant person who demonstrated mother like qualities toward them.
“The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.”
Honoré de Balzac
Most cards contain famous quotes or sayings regarding mother’s or motherhood, however they may not confer how you really feel. The words that touch a mother’s heart the most are the words that come straight from the heart.
My mother and I were never friends and never close after I became an adults on was living in my own. I never felt like she liked me or approved of anything I ever did in my life. Even though I felt that way I still knew, in her own way, she loved me. I cannot express any heartfelt appreciation, gratitude, or love to her on this earth, but I can still remember her & try to honour her.
mothers everywhere
a blessed &
Happy Mother’s Day!
(www.barbourbooks.com)
From Deb & Coleman
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Silent Cell Pic Sunday: Dog Food Snatcher-Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
John’s Cellpic Sunday
Photo Credit: (c)Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Weekend Sky: 2023 May
around
the Sun
These sky pictures are from a friend, captured from the Caribbean.
Photo Credit: Jim Elder
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Sunday Stills: #Sacred Spaces – Churches, Temples, and Spiritual Centres _ Church of my Youth
San Diego, California
The above photo is of the church I grew up in as a child. It holds many memories for me. The church was originally founded in North Park, San Diego in 1912 as Scott Memorial Baptist Church, in memory of U.S. Army chaplain Winfield Scott. My family and I began attending this church approximately in the Spring of 1958. The exact time I am not really sure about. I know we moved to San Diego in April of 1958. [My mom attended First Baptist Church of San Diego beginning in her pre-teen years. My maternal grandmother served as a cook for that church until shortly before she passed.]
Scott Memorial Baptist Church is where I first learned about God, about his love. grace, and forgiveness. It is the church I was baptized in at the young age of seven. It was where I learned to memorize scripture, study the Bible under the marvelous leadership of our Youth Pastor Jeremiah Riffe. It is through their youth program that I learned to enjoy hiking and camping.
This church has undergone several changes over the years. For example, after twenty-five years under the same pastoral leadership the leadership changed, and a new senior pastor was introduced. More pastoral changes occurred over the years as well as changes to the name of the church.
Formerly Scott Memorial Baptist Church
San Diego, California
This photo is of how the church looks at the present time. The leadership has changed, the name has changed, however, the teachings are still built on the foundation of Biblical Truth with a message of God’s Grace, love and hope anchored in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. They believe in making resilient disciples who direct their lives to live as Christ lived and taught. The building is the same and the teachings are primarily the same. It doesn’t matter that some of the people has changed, or the staff has changed, or that the name has changed and now goes by Grace Church San Diego. When I look at it or see the activities through the eyes of my friends, I still see it as a special place and it will continue to have special meaning for me.
Terri’s Sunday Stills: #Sacred Spaces – Churches, Temples and Spiritual Centres
#TBTMemory #IRememberWhen
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CMMC: Imperial Purple
(Viola cornuta Penny Primrose Picotee)
Meadow Sage
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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Floral Friday: Yellow Bearded Iris
Califora Pleasant Peasant
(Reblooming) Bud
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 20
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S 18-55mm Super Macro and Altura for Canon Wide-Angle Fisheye Lenses
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CFFC: Abstracts
Not sure if these all fit the category of abstract or not, but these are my entries anyway. What do you think? Will they suffice? Hope you enjoy them regardless.
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Gfpacificbee’s Insights & photography 