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2025 Monochrome Madness (MM) #41 — Movement

Monochrome Movement

at the Concert

This week Leanne is hosting the Monochrome Madness challenge. She has chosen a theme of Movement to spark our interest and inspire our creativity.

Here are my selections for the challenge …

We arrive at the Town’s concert early not just to obtain our choice seats, but also to allow Coleman to run around with friends and burn off excess excitement and energy prior to the start of the concert events.

*Coleman Rolling*
*on the Grass*
*SS 1/800s*

Coleman enjoys rolling down the slight hill in our Centennial Center Park.

*Coleman hopping*
*on One Foot*
*SS 1/320s*

He was challenging a friend to hop on one foot and she was trying to show him how to do cartwheels. They had a fun time playing together last Friday evening.

Before long it was time for the Rick Hubbard’s Kazoobie Kazoo Kids Show. Rick was an outstanding guest musician entertaining the audience and involving the kids in attendance in his show. Here he is playing both a banjo and a Kazoo while entertaining everyone in attendance.

Rick Hubbard
Kazoobie Kazoo
Kids Show
*SS 1/320s*

The second event for the evening was a Concert by the Caleb Davis Band. Prior to any show the band warms up making sure their sound system is working properly and their instruments are properly tuned and ready for the show.

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness #41-Movement

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV filter attachment.

Location: Centennial Center; Downtown Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

Hi-ho, Hi-Ho … Off to School He Goes …

Monochrome Madness

Hi-ho, hi-ho, It’s off to school He goes.

Hi-ho, hi-ho, It’s off to the Bus-stop He goes.

Hi-ho, hi-ho, It’s off for the First day He goes.

Hi-ho, hi-ho, Waiting at the Bus-stop We Wait.

Hi-ho, hi-ho, And at the Bus-stop We Wait.

Hi-ho, hi-ho, We Wait and Wait …

Hi-ho, hi-ho, We Wait; Oh it’s coming … Bye Grandma.

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Greenway in Black & White

“What the human eye sees is an illusion of what is real. The black and white image transforms illusions into another reality.”
~ Ruth Bernhard

Click on each image for enhanced, enlarged viewing.

Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge-Black and White

Monochrome Monday

Monochrome Madness

Monday Monochrome

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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

God Bless. Have Fun. Enjoy Nature’s beauty in the great outdoors. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Thursday Doors: 01 May — in Monochrome

A few of our neighbours have been having construction or landscaping work down on their properties to improve their home and gardens. This truck was near the corner where I wait for Coleman’s bus to arrive bringing him back home.

Dan’s Thursday Doors

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion Camera Muted B/W

Location: Corner of South Main & 7th Street; Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. What’s new or unusual in your neighbourhood? Have a great weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Monochrome Madness: Free Week — Cloudy Skies

As I was sitting on the swing on the front porch keeping an eye on Coleman playing in the yard, I noticed the picturesque skyline filled with amazing cloudscapes. I grabbed my iPhone, changed the settings to muted black and white using the camera’s fusion mode I captured the view I was seeing .

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Hammad’s Weekend Sky

Skywatch Friday

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion Camera

Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Monochrome Madness (MM): 10 April

Cramerton Concert

The last Friday of the month from March through September the Town of Cramerton holds a Concert Event in the Park. The Concerts will feature artists (singers, bands, musicians) from different genres each month. With a different Genre each Concert the Town hopes to please the musical interests of practically every member of the community.

March’s Concert’s main feature was a band entitled Small Town Sunday. Small Town Sunday performed a mixture of Country music, Christian music, and Christian Country music. The group featured a trio of singers; Matt Branch, Holly Branch and Stephen Robertson plus a drummer, a keyboard musician, and guitarist. The music was fantastic, Coleman and I really enjoyed their music. A couple of song titles they performed are “THE DAYS HE CAN BELIEVE” (written in honor of Matt Branch’s father) and “That’s What I Love About Sunday.”

Here are a few photos I captured during the concert from my iPhone in Black and White.

*Matt & Holly Branch and Stephen Robertson*

To find out more about the musical band, Small Town Sunday click here.

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: The Graham & Gayle Bell Pavilion; Centennial Center; Town of Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Throwback Thursday Doors: January 16

Also Monochrome GeometricJanuary

These Throwback images are from my maternal grandfather’s collection of photos I was given from my maternal grandmother after his passing back in 1968. The photo images were originally on personal post cards.

Old Coal Trucks in early 1900’s.

*Not sure, but*
*I think this is*
*my maternal grandfather*
*next to the truck.*

I have always thought these were taken in Deep Gap, North Carolina, but I am not one hundred percent (100%) sure. My maternal grandfather did work for a time for a coal mining company.

Remember for enhanced viewing click on each image.

Dan’s Thursday Doors

Throwback Thursday

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Becky’s GeometricJanuary

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2024 MM #23: Clouds in Monochrome

This week Brian from Bushboys World is the host for Monochrome Madness. His choice for the Monochrome Madness theme this week is Clouds.

Here are my contributions:

Let’s first take a look at a couple of image comparisons between an original color versus the converted black and white version of photo imageries of clouds.

The first three black and white photos in the left-hand column are from my archives and the other four phots are from my outlook in Apple iPhone’s Silverstone black and white feature of today’s cloudy skies.

Brian’s Monochrome Madness-Clouds

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Hammad’s Weekend Sky

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2024 CWWC: November Week 4 — Stairs, Steps, and/or Ramps

Cee’s Which Way My Which Way

I’ve missed Cee so much and know this is a difficult time for her and Chris. Praying for strength and comfort for them both. I’ve been trying to keep up with the Which Way Challenge even though Cee is unable to do so. I encourage everyone who wishes to show Cee our Which Ways by posting your Stairs, Steps, and/or Ramps this week. . Just post any Which Way you desire and link up to Cee’s Which Way Challenge.

This week I am again posting a Which Way My Way showing Which Ways one might use by venturing up or down Stairs, Steps, and or Ramps. This week I chose to post my Stairs, Steps, and Ramp in Monochrome. You may use Monochrome, but not necessary. You may choose any format you desire if you choose to participate.

We begin our Which Way by walking down our front Steps …

Journeying on our way Coleman decides to climb the Steps at Cramer United Methodist Church …

Next, we explore the Kayak Ramp and Stairs at Goat Island Park and Greenway …

Kayak Ramp & Stairs
Goat Island Park and Greenway

Coleman and I continue our wandering around Cramerton, the next day, after he walks down the School Bus 98 Steps …

After Coleman exits the school bus, we drop off his school backpack and grab his hiking backpack with snacks and drinks. Then, we head on down to Riverside Park and Greenway for a relaxing afternoon noon of hiking and exploring.

While hiking the trail, we come upon the Stairs to one of several Fishing Piers at the Greenway …

*Catawba Riverkeepers*
*Water Recommended Flow Sign*
*by the Fishing Pier Staircase*

Lastly, we see interesting Halloween Decorations on each side of a neighbouring house Front Porch Steps …

*House #89 Decorations*
*and Front Porch Steps*

Hope you enjoyed visiting our Which Ways this Week. I would love to see y’all’s Which Ways. Remember to click on each photo for larger enhanced viewing.

Cee’s Which Way Challenge

Which Way My Way

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Goat Island Park and Greenway; Plus Riverside Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Thursday Trios: 11.21 — In Monochrome

Pulling Up a Seat

Downtown Cramerton

Carol’s Thursday Trios

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 47

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Downtown Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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2024 RDP: Wednesday 11.13 — Pull Up a Seat on a SEESAW

The Ragtag Prompt of Seesaw fits right into some of the pictures of Coleman I took this past weekend at Goat Island Park and Greenway. The Goat Island Park’s Playground only opened back up this past weekend after having been closed for renovations to repair damage generated by the strong winds and storms which caused flooding to the Greenway’s Playground and a majority of the rest of the Greenway.

When we went to the playground Coleman was hoping to be able to not only play on the playground’s equipment, but also with other children. However, that is not exactly how it worked out. Yes, he was able to play on the various playground equipment including the Seesaw, but not with other children. Other parents or grandparents kept their children at a distance from other children playing in the playground. Thus the many facial expressions displayed by Coleman. He found it difficult to enjoy playing on the Seesaw especially when no other child would get on the Seesaw with him. I tried getting on the Seesaw with him, however, that didn’t work so we. My end sank all the way to the ground and he was stuck up in the air until I could manage to extend my legs for my end to go up. (Actually I ended up having to get off for his end to come down.) Here are photos of Coleman Pulling Up a Seat on the Seesaw.

Ragtag Daily Prompt-Seesaw

#RDP

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 45

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Goat Island Playground; Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2023 Thursday Trios: October 19 _At the Museum

***Three Children***
***Little Explorers***

Thursday Trios

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.

God Bless. Hope you enjoy the visit. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts. I appreciate y’all very much.

Cell Pic Sunday: October 15 – Sorghum

Sorghum is a cereal grain plant that belongs to the grass family Poaceae. It is thought to be native to Africa and is widely grown in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Sorghum has numerous varieties, including grain sorghums, used for food; grass sorghums, grown for hay and fodder; and broomcorn, used in making brooms. Sorghum grain is a nutritious food rich in protein, dietary fiber, B vitamins, and minerals.

For human consumption, the gluten-free grain is usually ground into a meal that is made into porridge, flatbreads, and cakes. The characteristic strong flavour can be reduced by processing. The grain is also used in making edible oil, starch, dextrose (a sugar), paste, and alcoholic beverages.

The Sorghum plants pictured here are located in The Farm at The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium in Gastonia, North Carolina. These plants as well as other plants grown in the Garden are grown and given to the animals for feed.

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History’s Garden in The Farm; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.

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

MWM: Monochrome Kinda Day …

Yesterday, October 11, I thought I was going to take photos with my Canon, however, that was not possible. Why? I goofed and forgot to change out the battery for a fully charged one and somehow the camera got put away in the on position. Therefore, the battery was dead and I was unable to use my Canon for my photography. Lesson learned, always check battery before leaving the house.

Luckily I always have my iPhone on me and sometimes use both while out and about around town or on a hiking trail. Instead of just using the normal mode I switched the iPhone settings to monochrome and proceeded to snap shots at the Schiele Museum’s Block Party, Dinosaur Theatre, And The Farm.

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.

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

2023 CMMC: September Macro or close up_Diodia virginiana

Diodia virginiana
common name
***Virginia buttonweed***

***Black & White***
***Virginia buttonweed***

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-September Macro or Close Up

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Floral Friday

Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max f/1.8 • 1/303 • 6.86mm • ISO64

Location: Gastonia, North Carolina

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2023 CMMC: August- Books, Magazines, etc.

***Book Presentation***
***Gaston County Library***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

***Amish Romance & Mystery***
***Fiction Books for Sale***

Genealogical Books
about
My Maternal Ancestors
Homeland & Family
Written by My Cousin, John Lane Idol Jr.

***Coleman Visiting***
***a Little Library***
***Book Stop***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge- Books, Magazines, etc.

Leannes Monochrome Madness

Mid-Week Monochrome

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts. I appreciate y’all.

2023 CBWC: Finale

From 2021:

***Coleman***
***Fort Mill Dam***
***Fort Mill, South Carolina***

***North Carolina***
***Transportation Museum***

From 2022

***Coleman overlooking***
***Lake Haigler***
***from the***
***Kayak Dock***

***Fishing Pier***
***Andrew Jackson State Park***
***Lancaster, South Carolina***

From 2023:

***Coleman***
***Avon Creek Greenway***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

***Coleman***
***Green Trail***
***Warlick YMCA***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

***Trisha***
***(Coleman’s Mom)***
***Playscape***
***Schiele Museum***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

***Coleman & his Shades***
***Warlick YMCA***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

***Coleman***
***Playscape***
***Schiele Museum***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

Cee’s Black and White Challenge-Finale

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts. I appreciate y’all.

MWM: Lineberger Park

***Train Tracks***
***around the***
***Playground***

***Coleman***
***in the only***
***“Train” available —***
***Not Real, Disappointing***

Leannes Monochrome Madness

Mid-Week Monochrome

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

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2023 CBWC: Some Hot, Some Cold, and One Hot & Cold

***Mango Scotch Bonnet Culinary HOT*** ***Sauce***

Coleman’s first Snow ❄️

Cee’s Black & White Challenge– Hot and Cold Items

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

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2023 CFFC: Contrast

Color vs. Black & White

***Deep Pink & Middle Yellow Flowers***
***vs.***
***Black & White***

***Purple & lone Yellow Flowers***
***vs.***
***Black & White***

***Red & Yellow Flowers***
***vs.***
***Black & White***

***Pink & Yellow Quilt Square***
***vs.***
***Black & White***
***[Side Note: Quilt made by my Maternal Grandmother]***

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge -Contrasts

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina

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2023 CBWC: Silhouettes (August 3)

Cee’s Black and White Challenge-Silhouettes (August 3)

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2023 MWM: Early Log House

***Early Log House***
***Catawba Indian Village***
***Schiele Museum of Natural History***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

A Look Inside an Early Log House:

Outside an Early Log House:

***Coleman thinking about Shutting the Door***

Weakened by diseases. broken treaties , and the loss of tribal lands to European settlers, many Catawba people moved westward into the North Carolina Mountains where they were greatly influenced by their Cherokee neighbors, This cabin known as a Log House (ca. 1860) contains European-style fumiture, crockery, and other items that reflect the time period. It reflects the continued assimilation of the Catawba People into European settler culture and is similar to many 19th century homes found in non-native seftlements of the mountains and piedmont.

These photos of an Early Log House and its contents are examples of how the Catawba Indians lived and how European culture influenced their everyday existence.

Leannes Monochrome Madness

Mid-Week Monochrome

Thursday Doors

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Catawba Village; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina.

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2023 CBWC: Everyday Moments

***Coleman expressions***
***on the bus***

Coleman going
Round and Round
in the Maze

***Coleman in shades***
***on his 4th Birthday***
***07/25/23***

Cee’s Black and White Challenge- Everyday Moments

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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Y Thursday Trios

***Trio of***
***Eastern Sensitive-Briar***
***(Mimosa microphylla)***

***Trio of Flags***
***waving in the breeze***

Thursday Trios

Leannes Monochrome Madness

Mid-Week Monochrome

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i and iPhone 14 Pro Max

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2023 OWS: Empty

***Empty Kitchen Sink***
***Watching You***

***Empty Hersheys Simply***
***Chocolate Syrup Bottle***
***on an***
***Empty Water Bottle***

Debbies One Word Sunday: Empty

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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2023 CBWC: Things Found in a Kitchen

***Cabinets, Sink, Refrigerator, Stove***

***Coffee pot, Toaster, Stove,***
***Dishwasher, Sink, Microwave,***
***Refrigerator, Paper Towels***

***Sink, Faucet, Counter, Stove,***
***Kitchen Helper (AKA Coleman),***
***Dish-brushes, Pots, Wooden Spoon***

***Alona***
***with her***
***Kitchen***

***Throwback Photo***
***Dining Table, Chairs, Glasses,***
***Plates, Silverware, Serving Dishes, Food***
***and Family Gathered Together***

Cee’s Black and White Challenge

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2023 CBWC: Two Items

***Coleman***
***and his***
***Big Wheel***

***Coleman***
***and his***
***Sand Bucket***

***Doyce Eileen Watson***
***in front***
***of home***

Cee’s Black and White Challenge – Two Items

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2023 NPC: Black Around the Area

***Black Kitten***
***born under a***
***manufactured home***
***searching for food***

The rusty blackbird
(Euphagus carolinus)
These birds migrate
***to the eastern and***
***southeastern United States,***
***into parts of the Grain Belt,***
***sometimes straying into Mexico.***

***Black Horse***
***Stalled at***
***Anne Springs Close Greenway***

***Black Train***
***Norfolk Southern Railroad***
***near Glencairn Gardens***

Nature Photo Challenge #20: Black

Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters

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MWM: Inside a Catawba Thatched Hut

Thatched Hut
Catawba Indian Village
The Schiller Museum
Gastonia, North Carolina

***Animal Hide*** &
***Skeletal Remains***
***Woven Basket***

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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2023 RDP: Strike a Pose

Ragtag Daily Prompt-Strike

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2023-Week 28

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

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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2023 MWM: Quackling & Paddling Around

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

Location Rankin Lake Park, Gastonia, North Carolina

Leannes Monochrome Madness

Water Water Everywhere

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2023 CBWC: Beginning with the letters B or W

Boats:

Bikes:

Balloons:

Cee’s Black and White Challenge

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness
Mid-Week Monochrome

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2023 CBWC: Bigger than a Bread Box

***Little Library*** 📚
***Black and White***

Cee’s Black and White Challenge and Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Leannes Monochrome Madness

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

Settings: f/7.1 1/320s ISO500 210mm

Location: South Fork Trail and Blueway Access, McAdenville, North Carolina

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CBWC: Lost or Left Behind

***Sometimes People***
***Don’t Follow***
***the Rules***
***Leave No Trace***

***Discarded Box*** 📦
***& Chain Link Fencing***

***Lost or Left Behind***
***Hiking*** 🥾 ***Stick***

Cee’s Black and White Challenge

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MWM: Throwback Homes

***1939 Home***
on
***Water Street***
in
***Coshocton, Ohio***

***1940 Home***
***[My Mom at 8 yrs old on Porch]***
***And***
***Vintage Horse*** 🐎 ***Trailer***
***Coshocton, Ohio***

***1940 Rental Home***
***[ My Mom & Her Brother, Jerry]***
***Ocean Beach, California***

***1941 Home***
***[My Mom & Jerry]***
***2912 E Street***
***San Diego, California***

Throwback Thursday

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness
Bren’s Mid-Week Monochrome

God Bless. Thank you for visiting my family’s Throwback Homes. I appreciate y’all.

2023 CBWC: All Things Farm Related

***Throwback Photo***
***My mom with pony***
***in Coshocton, Ohio***

Cee’s Black and White Challenge – All Things Farm Related

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness
Bren’s Mid-Week Monochrome

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2023 CBWC: In or on Water

***Aquarium***
in
***The Schiele Museum***

***Grizzly Bear***
in
***San Diego Zoo***

***U. S. Naval Vessel***
***during World War I***

***Coleman***
In
***Kayak***
at
***Andrew Jackson State Park***

Cee’s Black and White Challenge

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2023 Pull Up a Seat: June – Week 22_Around Gastonia with Coleman

***… On a Library*** ***Floor***
***(Color Pop***)

P ull up a seat

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness
Bren’s Mid-Week Monochrome

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2023 CBWC: Any Kind of Seating

My any kind of seating involves any seating that Coleman deems acceptable for a place for him to sit. His choices of seating are not always what I would choose, but hey, if he’s happy with his choice of seating who am I to say it’s not his kind of seating.

***Seating at the Greenway***
***An Adirondack Chair***
***& a Picnic Table***
***with benches***
***Anne Springs Close Greenway***

***Coleman’s Seating***
***on an Adult Exercise Equipment***
***at Avon and Catawba Creeks Greenway***

***Coleman’s Seating***
***on another piece of***
***Adult Exercise Equipment***
***at Avon and Catawba Creeks Greenway***

***Coleman’s version of Seating***
***along the Green Trail***
***at the Warlick YMCA***
***( A Rock*** 🪨 ***for Seating)***

***Coleman’s Seating***
***On a Bar***
***on Exercise Equipment***
***on the Power Loop***
***of the Styz Trail System***
***at the Warlick YMCA***

***Color Pop Close-Up***
***of Coleman Sitting***
***on the Exercise Bar***
***Warlick YMCA***
***SYTZ Trail System***

Cee’s Black and White Challenge

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness
Bren’s Mid-Week Monochrome

XingfuMama’s Pull Up a Seat Photo Challenge

God Bless. Thank you for allowing me to share Coleman’s choices for his any kind of seating. I appreciate y’all.

2023 CBWC: Patterns in Nature

Found in Plants, Flowers, & Trees:

Found in & Around Animals:

Cee’s Black and White Challenge

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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

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2023 CBWC: Steps or Ladders

***Steps***
Landsford Canal State Park
Catawba, South Carolina

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

***Coleman on Steps***
Lake Haigler Loop
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina

***Coleman on Ladder***
***Lake Wylie, South Carolina***

***John Thomas Waters***
***And***
***Mary Alma Waters***
***on Back Steps***
***14 Walnut Street***
***Great Falls, South Carolina***

Cee’s Black & White
Photo Challenge
Steps or Ladders

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness
Bren’s Mid-Week Monochrome

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WWE #175: Abstracts, Ripples, & Reflections

***Bottle Floating***
***among the Ripples***

***Monochromatic***
***Water Abstract***

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #175

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens

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2023 CBWC: Vanishing Point

***In Germany***
***Photo Credit: Nornal H. Waters***

***At Harris Teeter***
***In Charlotte, NC***

***At Crowders Mountain***
***Kings Mountain, MC***

***At Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens***
***In Belmont, NC***

***Taken from***
***Royal Caribbean***
***Enchantment of the Seas***
***In Costa Maya, Mexico***

***Cee’s Black & White***
***Photo Challenge***

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2023 CBWC: Fountains and Sprinklers

First up is a Water Fountain located at Glencairn Gardens. It was taken when I took my Aunt Irene there for a visit to see the spring flowers in May of 2019.

Fountain @
Glencairn Gardens
Rock Hill, South Carolina

Next is a Coca Cola water Fountain located inside Carowinds taken back in August of 2018 when my granddaughter, Alona and I paid a visited.

***Fountain*** ⛲️
@ ***Carowinds***
***Charlotte, North Carolina***

Then we see Coleman observing the water spraying out of the Fort Mill Dam. This was taken when we visited in May of 2021.

***Fort Mill Dam***
***Fort Mill, South Carolina***

The last photo is I shot I captured of Coleman playing with the Water hose . I loved how the water was sprinkling up towards him. It was taken where we lived at the time in Clover, South Carolina in September of 2021.

***Water*** 💦
***sprinkled up***
***from***
***Water*** 💦 ***Hose***
***by Coleman***

Cee’s Black and White Challenge

Jez’s WWE challenge

Monochrome Movement

at the Concert

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