Anne Springs Close Greenway

2025 Macro Monday: 15 December

Callicarpa americana

American Beautyberry is a woody deciduous, perennial shrub native to the southeastern United States including the Carolinas.

Clusters of small flowers bloom on the late spring and early summer. However, what you are seeing here are clusters of vibrant purple berries in the Carolinas that peak in late summer through autumn (August to November). The vibrant berries often persist into early winter providing significant food for birds and wildlife, making it a quintessential fall shrub for the region. The colors vary; most common is the vivid purple, though white and pink varieties exist.

The American Beautyberry offers many ecological services. How might you ask does it work? Its seeds and berries provide an important food source for a tremendous amount of songbirds of America. Some of those include American robin, brown thrasher, northern bobwhite, purple finch and eastern towhee. It is also a nectar source for butterflies and has fragrant foliage.

What I found interesting is that the American Beautyberry has been used by farmers successfully since at least the early 20th century to repel biting bugs from mules and horses by rubbing it on their coats and under harnesses. Why did I found this information so fascinating? The location of this particular American Beautyberry shrub is located near the horse stables at Anne Springs Close Greenway.

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Macro Monday (MM)

Terri’s The #Flower Hour

Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)

Camera: Canon EOS 2000D with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.

Location: Greenway Horse Stables; Greenway Stables and Farm Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

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 Cell Pic Sunday: 14 December

*Coleman petting*
*an Owner’s Horse*
*at Anne Springs Close Greenway*

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Ultra Wide Camera

Location: Dogwood Trail; Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South 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 Thursday Doors: 02 October

Nature Center

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Dan’s Thursday Doors

Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max Ultra Wide Camera

Location: Nature Center; Lake Haigler Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a fantastic weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Hope to see y’all on Friday for the Which Way Challenge. This week the Which Ways will be CWWC: Any type of Rails, Runways, Elevators, or Hot Air Balloons. Have fun and Remember signs are always welcome.

2025 Which Way Challenge (CWWC): Any Which Way with Shadows and/or silhouettes

Welcome back to another Which Way Challenge (CWWC). This week I have chosen Any Which Way with Shadows and/or silhouettes for this week’s theme. Shadows can be on any path, sidewalk, trail, or road as long as the Which Way is clearly discernible. For further information regarding the Which Way Challenge (CWWC) feel free to check out the home page here.

Here are my entries …

Coleman’s Shadows/Silhouettes

Taken at Goat Island Park and Greenway at the end of the Riverlink Greenway Trail located in Cramerton, North Carolina.

*Coleman’s arm*
*over his*
*Shadow/Silhouette*

Trees and their Leaves Shadows

Coleman hiking down
to the Spillway
amongst many Shadows

The above Shadows were captured at the Lake Haigler Entrance of the Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Thank you to all who have supported and contributed to the Which Way Challenge this past week or at any time. Be sure to check out other Which Ways by clicking on the links below.

Geriatri’x’ Fotogallery’s Up And Down?

Brian from Bushboys World’s Lines (show the way)

Dawn from The Day After’s Way of the Fence Line

Pepper from HeavensSunshine’s A Straight and Crooked Path

Cameras: 1-2) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV & CPL filter attachments; 3-7) Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Locations: As Stated Above

God Bless. Get Outdoors. Enjoy a hike/walk in Nature. Admire Nature’s Beauty. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Thursday Doors: 31 July

Garrison-Webb Grist Mill

Located on the property of Anne Springs Close Greenway is the Garrison-Webb Grist Mill. The Garrison-Webb Grist Mill was established in 1780 and operated for approximately one hundred (100) years.

The mill was located along the banks of Steele Creek by Isaac Garrison and Theodoric Webb, who bought the land from Thomas Spratt. The mill was located near the first of four sanctuaries of Unity Presbyterian Church, a log structure built in 1788. This small collection of homes and other structures was named “Little York.”

In 1830, it was decided to name the town Fort Mill referencing the Indian Fort near the Catawba River and the mill, referring to the Garrison-Webb Grist Mill along Steele Creek.

*The Rear of the*
*Garrison-Webb Grist Mill*

After extensive research archaeological evidence of the gristmill was found in the northwest section of the Anne Springs Close Greenway. Over the 100 years the mill was operational its ownership passed through to several owners, including John Springs and William E. White. The original mill burned down in 1889, and it is unclear if it was ever rebuilt.

*The Spinning Water Wheel*
*of the Grist Mill*

In 2008, the Anne Springs Close Greenway began efforts to recreate the mill in its original setting. The mill was designed to have a moving water wheel, but the wheel was not attached to any gears and was never intended to actually grind grain. The Greenway was mainly intended as a learning opportunity and to honor the history of the industry in the region.

Visitors to the Anne Springs Close Greenway may visit the Garrison-Webb Grist Mill by hiking the Blue Star Trail beginning at the Blue Star Entrance to the Greenway. Once on the Blue Star Trail you’ll cross foot bridges and Steele Street (a paved public road) and continue down a hill to the mill, which was constructed in 1780.

Dan’s Thursday Doors

Camera: Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Location: Garrison-Webb Grist Mill; Blue Star Trail; Blue Star Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a funtastic week. Get Outdoors and enjoy Nature. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Monday Portrait: 28 July

Coleman

… Sixth Birthday Portrait at Anne Springs Close Greenway

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Monday Portrait

Monday Monochrome

Monochrome Monday

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Lake Haigler 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.

2025 #SimplyRED #23 —

Becky’s Squares

Pop Up Canopy Tent

#SimplyRED #23 (Becky’s Squares)

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF75-300mm lens

Location: Comporium Amphitheater; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a fantastic weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Thursday Doors: 17 July

Hiking along the trail with Coleman we pass by this barn where horses are tended to by loving caring Greenway Stables staff. Here you see the view we see from the trail.

Anne Springs Close Greenway Barn
Greenway Stables Entrance

Below is a closer look at one of the barn doors.

And lastly, let’s get an enhanced view of the Red, White, and Blue Barn Quilt for one of two Squares for Becky’s #SimplyRED!

Now for a child’s Barn “built” by Coleman. This Little Tike Barn & Farm set once belonged to his Uncle John who is pictured in yesterday’s #SimplyRED!

Dan’s Thursday Doors

#SimplyRED! #17 (Becky’s Squares)

Cameras: 1-3) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF75-300mm lens; 4) Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Locations: 1-3) Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina; 4) Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a funtastic weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Monday Portrait: 14 July

American Angus /

Holstein Cross Breed

&

Puddle Reflections

Hello Everyone! Welcome to my World. My name is Wish. I am an American Angus and Holstein crossbreed, born on February 18, 2020 at Anne Springs Close Greenway.

I lost my mom, Annabelle in September 2020 making me an orphan needing the help of humans to survive. Thanks to the staff at Anne Springs Close Greenway I grew up with human friends and horses in the Greenway’s Dairy Barn pastures.

Being a tenderhearted cow, I helped raise and nurture Billy. He was also orphaned and bottle fed by the Greenway staff.

In April of 2024 I was moved to the Crandall Bowles Children’s Farm at the Greenway’s Stables and Farm Entrance. I have made new friends both four-legged and human. My best friend is Clarabelle, a black and white Holstein cow.

I am really excited and waiting patiently to see y’all at Anne Springs Close Greenway’s Crandall Bowles Children’s Farm.

Monday Portrait

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Greenway Stables 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.

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: 13 July

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Horse Stables Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a wonderful week. Get Outdoors. Take a Hike. Visit a Farm. Enjoy all of God’s Beautiful Creations. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Which Way Challenge (CWWC): Any Dirt roads or dirt pathways or trails [Bonus if RED is included]

Hope y’all have had a fantastic week so far. It’s Friday already and time for another Which Way Challenge. This week we are looking at (CWWC): Any Dirt roads or dirt pathways or trails [Bonus if RED is included]. They can be any type of Dirt Road, Dirt Pathway or trail you travel as you take a walk/hike. Remember your Which Ways should be clearly discernible. Since the month is #SimplyRED for Becky’s Squares, I’ll be checking to see if y’all have any RED in your Which Ways. The photos can be ones you’ve taken recently or from your archives. Let’s all have fun!

Here are my Which Ways for this week’s challenge …

*Coleman wearing **RED** on the dirt trails.*
*Notice the **RED** on the Trail Signs.*

Coleman wearing a **RED**
*South Carolina Gamecocks shirt*
*while hiking on the*
*North Steele Creek Trail*

*Coleman running back and forth*
*on the Blue Star Swinging Bridge*
*wearing a **RED** Shirt*

***RED*** Jacket, ***RED*** backpack,
***RED*** on Trail Signs,
***RED*** Horse Blanket,
and a ***RED*** car at
***Anne Springs Close Greenway***

Quite a number of my collages have RED in Squares so I figure this counts as Double as also included in #SimplyRED-Becky’s Squares

Geriatri’x’ Fotogallery’s The Russian Border

gwh photos2’s 2025 Which Way Challenge: Any type of signs – July 4, 2025

Dawn’s Which Way: With Signs

Deb’s Which Way Challenge (CWWC)-Any Dirt roads or dirt pathways or trails [Bonus if RED is included]

Becky’s Squares-#Simply RED

Camera: Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Location: On the Trails; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a wonderful weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Thursday Trios: 10 July

Triple Nays Triple Horses

Horses at the Greenway Stables …

Horses, Horses, Horses waiting for feed …

Coleman Triple inspects Three Horses and adorns them with his love and affection.

For more information about Thursday Trios check out Mama Cormier’s page by clicking here.

Thursday Trios

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Greenway Stables; 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. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Monochrome Madness (MM) #38 – Starting with an H

H’s in ASCG

H’s were not hard for me to locate for this week’s MM challenge. Why was it so easy? We just recently took Coleman to visit the Horses at Anne Springs Close Greenway. He loves to visit and spend time loving on the Horses.

H is for Horses, Horse Stables and Hay …

Naturally, where you find Horses you’re sure to find plenty of Hay and Hay bales when you visit the Greenway Stables.

H is for Hay and Hay Bales …

Round Hay Bales
at Anne Springs Close Greenway

Now for a visit to one of the other four entrances to the Greenway. What’s a visit to the Lake Haigler entrance without a hike down to gaze over Lake Haigler.

H is for Lake Haigler …

Lake Haigler
Anne Springs Close Greenway

However, to visit all of Lake Haigler you’ll need to go on a Hike on Haigler Loop.

**Haigler** Loop
*Anne Springs Close Greenway*

Sarah from Travel with Me’s Monochrome Madness -Starting with an H

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Cameras: 1-4) Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max; 5-8) Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Greenway Stables Entrance and Lake Haigler Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a terrific week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Monday Portrait: 07 July

Bos taurus

Bos Taurus is the scientific name for Texas Longhorns also referred to as American Longhorn. They are a domestic breed of cattle known for their characteristic horns which can extend up to five feet, from tip to tip.

The breed was developed originally as a result of cross breeding between feral and domestic cattle. They are a result from hybrid breeding of Spanish retinto (criollo) stock and English cattle.

Anglo-American frontiersmen brought the English cattle to Texas from southern and midwestern states in the 1820s and 1830s.

The colouring of the Longhorn is the most spectacularly of all cattle. They have shadings and combinations so varied that no two are alike.

Even though Texas Longhorns are primarily associated with the history of Texas, they have a lesser known connection to South Carolina’s past.

Spanish cattle, including those that would eventually be known as Texas Longhorns, were brought to Florida by Spanish settlers. These cattle, along with others brought by British settlers, were captured during raids and taken to South Carolina, where they interbred with existing British breeds. This interbreeding resulted in a distinct cattle population in South Carolina with characteristics that reflected both Spanish and British influences.

Holstein Friesian and Bos taurus
Anne Springs Close Greenway

Monday Portrait

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Greenway Stables 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.

2025 Silent (Almost) Cell Pic Sunday: 06.07

A Horse Lovin’ Kind of Day

Anne Springs Close Greenway

Coleman Visiting the Greenway Horses

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Silent Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Horse Stables Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

2025 Thursday Doors: 03 July

Trailer Doors

Dan’s Thursday Doors

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a wonderful weekend. Enjoy the Outdoors. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Stay tuned for the Which Way Challenge on Friday. This week our theme is Any Which Way with Any type of Signs.

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.

Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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 Wordless Wednesday: 28 May

Mirror Image

*Lake Haigler*
*Anne Springs Close Greenway*
*Fort Mill, South Carolina*

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #269

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Lake Haigler; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South 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 MM#30 — Three Cropped Versions of One Image

Leanne is this week’s host for the Monochrome Madness challenge. She has chosen a theme of showing One image cropped in three different ways (1 image cropped 3 ways).

Here are my original image and cropped versions from my original.

*Cropped & angled to focus on the black cow*

*Cropped to the left to focus on the horses*

Monochrome Madness #30 – 1 image cropped 3 ways

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location Greenway Stables 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.

2025 Cee’s Weekend FOTD: 22/23 March

*Pansies,*
*Creeping Jenny*
*(Lysimachia nummularia),*
*and*
*Euphorbia martinii*
*‘Ascot Rainbow’*

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Gideon House; Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thinking of you Cee! Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Cee’s Flower of the Day: 18 March

Helleborus

*Aka Christmas Roses,*
*Hellebores Lenten Roses,*
*Winter Roses*

Cee’s FOTD

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Take time to smell and admire the Flowers. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 LAPC/Monday Portrait: 17 March

Affection Between

a Boy (aka Coleman)

and a Horse

For this week I am combining Monday Portrait with the Lens-Artist Photography Challenge. This week’s Lens-Artist Challenge #340 is hosted by Ritva with a theme of Portraits.

My Portraits for these challenges were taken when we visited the Horses at Anne Springs Close Greenway. Coleman loves visiting the Horses whenever an opportunity presents itself. From the images you can visualize how much he loves visiting the Horses and the respond affectionately towards him.

Here are my entries:

Monday Portrait

Lens-artists challenge #340 – Portraits

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Greenway Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina.

God Bless. Enjoy the Outdoors. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

3 + 3 Horses X 3

Thursday Trios

Three Przewalski’s Horses
( aka “the Last Wild Horse”)
San Diego Wild Animal Park
(Currently Known as Safari Park)

*Three Horses*
*approaching the Stables*
*at Anne Springs Close Greenway*

*Three Horses*
*Munching on Hay*
*in the Pasture at*
*Anne Springs Close Greenway*

Carol’s Thursday Trios

Cameras: 1) Minolta XG-7 35 mm; 2) Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max; 3) Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Locations: 1) San Diego Wild Animal Park (Aka San Diego Safari Park); Escondido, California; 2-3) Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a fantastic week and upcoming weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Monday Portrait: February 17

Lovruary

*Love & Affection*
*between a*
*Horse & a boy*
*(aka Coleman)*

Monday Portrait

Camera: Apple iPhone 13 Pro Wide Camera (taken 2/14/23)

Location: Greenway Stables; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a week full of love and happiness. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Cee’s Weekend FOTD: February 15/16

Agraulis vanillae on Zinnia elegans

Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) on a Red Zinnia Elegans (Zinnia elegans)

Cee’s Weekend FOTD

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens

Location: Lake Haigler Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a wonderful weekend. Smell the Flowers. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Which Way Challenge (CWWC): January Week 5 — Any Which Way (Your Choice)

Welcome back to the Which Way Challenge (CWWC), I’m so glad you are enjoying this challenge. For this week I have decided to let it be your choice, Any Which Way. Just be sure your Which Ways are clearly defined. Remember signs are always welcome in your Which Ways.

My Which Way selections for this week are my grandson, Coleman’s choices for how prefers his Which Ways. They include dirt trails, bridges, and even trees.

Here we are hiking at Anne Springs Close Greenway beginning on North Steele Creek Trail and crossing onto the Blue Star Trail.

We parked at the Dairy Barn Entrance down almost to the Spillway, then ventured onto North Steele Creek Trail for our hiking adventures of the day. After our fill of hiking we eventually wound our hiking around and back up to the Dairy Barn parking lot to go back home.

To learn more about Anne Springs Close Greenway and what all it has to offer click here.

I am grateful for those who shared there Which Ways last week. To view their Which Ways clink on their links below:

Gwh photos2’s CWWC: Stairs, Steps, Ladders – January 24, 2025

Which Way Challenge (CWWC)-Any Which Way

Camera: Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Location: North Steele Creek & Blue Star Trails; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Get Outdoors. Enjoy Nature. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Wordless Wednesday: 12.11

Lake Haigler

Reflections

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #249

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.

Adventure Road Entrance
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.

Carol’s Thursday Trios

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 Monday Portrait: 11.18

Lama pacos

Monday Portrait

Macro Monday

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

Monday Portrait

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.

Black Muscovy Duck
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.

Birds of the Carolinas

Birds of the Week LXXXVIII

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 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.

#Square flower

#AutumnSquares

Cee’s Flower of the Day

FOTD

Becky’s Squares

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.

Coleman atop of Round Hay Bales

Pull Up a Seat

On A Trio

of Haystacks

Carol’s Thursday Trios

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 43

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge

#AutumnSquared

Becky’s Squares

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

*in primo piano – photos*
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.

Dan’s Thursday Doors

Becky’s Squares

#Autumn Squared

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.

***A Pile of Pumpkins***
***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

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

*(Original)*
*Hiking amongst the*
*Autumn* 🍂 *Leaves*

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

#AutumnSquared

#Square flower

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Becky’s Squares

Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2024 Week 43

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 Words for Thought #40: 10.29

*Romans 8:37 (NASB)*
*Lake Haigler*
*Anne Springs Close Greenway*
*Fort Mill, South Carolina*

Pray for all those affected by Hurricane Helene.

Think About It Tuesday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #243

God Bless. Thank you for visiting. Have a wonderful week and enjoy nature. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. 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.

Judy’s Numbers Game #45-166

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 Portrait: 10.28

Greenway Cows

Monday Portrait

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

Monochrome Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

#Square flower

Becky’s Squares

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

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

Silent Sunday

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

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

**Mexican sunflower,**
the **red sunflower**

#Square flower

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Becky’s Squares

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.

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

*Tithonia diversifolia: Mexican sunflower*

*Autumn* 🍂 *Leaves* 🍁
*Anne Springs Close Greenway*

Helianthus angustifolius L.
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.

#Square flower

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Becky’s Squares

Judy’s Numbers Game #44-165

Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2024 Week 42

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 42

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

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.

Dan’s Thursday Doors

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

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.

Carol’s Thursday Trios

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.

Callicarpa americana

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Nature Center

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Garrison-Webb Grist Mill

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Coleman

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Becky’s Squares

Pop Up Canopy Tent

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American Angus /

Holstein Cross Breed

&

Puddle Reflections

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Triple Nays Triple Horses

Anne Springs Close Greenway

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H’s in ASCG

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Bos taurus

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Helleborus

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Affection Between

a Boy (aka Coleman)

and a Horse

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