Wordless Wednesday: Spinning at The Children’s Gardens

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T3i with Canon EF-S 18-55mm with Altura Wide-Angle Fisheye Lens for Canon

God Bless. Thank you for spinning around to my blog. I appreciate y’all.

FOTD: Scilla peruviana

Scilla peruviana

The Scilla Peruviana is also known as the Portuguese Squill. It is a spring-blooming bulb with striking, lavender-blue flowers. The flower heads can be as large as a softball, with star-like florets that open gradually over a period of 3 weeks or more. The plants have long, strappy leaves similar to a hyacinth, and grow 12-20” tall.

Information from www.longfield-gardens.com/article/all-about-scilla-peruviana.

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S 18-55mm Super Macro Lens

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge


W
HATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 19

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Sunday Sprinkler Splashing Smashing Stupendous Funtime

Coleman and I took a 4.3 mile long hike along from the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens Persimmon Trail connecting to the Carolina Thread Trail on Duke Kimbrell Trail and ending with connecting to Worrells Walk back up to the Gardens.

After the long hike Coleman deserved some . Sprinkler Smashing Stupendous Funtime. Here is a video of showing the Sprinkler Fun he enjoyed.

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Altura Fisheye Macro Lens for Canon.

Debbies One Word Sunday: Busy

God Bless. Have a wonderful week. Thank you for sharing in Coleman’s Sprinkler Funtime. I appreciate y’all.

RDP: 🌻Sunflower 🌻

Common Sunflower

Helianthus giganteus,

the giant sunflower
or tall sunflower
Swamp Sunflower
Helianthus angustifolius
I’m Grateful for you
crosscards.com

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Sunflower

Nature Photo ChallengeYellow

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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2023 April: Last on the Card

From my iPhone 14 Pro Max:

Coleman
and
his VW buses

From my Canon EOS T3i:

Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens
Belmont, North Carolina

Last Photo on Card Challenge

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

RDP: 2023 April 30 Sunday – Colorful

Colorful Petunias

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Sunday – Colorful

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS T3i

Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f5.6 ISO 125 250mm 1/400s

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CMMC: Pick Your Topic from My Photo – 2023 April

Landscape, Outdoors, Bird Houses,
Grey, Green, Yellow,
Cloudy, Trees,
Building, landscaped,
green, bird HOUSES, outdoors
Grey Cloudy Sky,
Building, Grass, Tree, Outdoors
Landscaped Covered Walkway,
Trees, Green, Yellow, Grey, Outdoors
Grey, Green, Yellow,
Landscaped Garden,
Flowers, Grass, Trees,
Outdoors, Spring, Cloudy
Building, Landscaping,
Grey, Green, Grass, Trees,
Pathway (Sidewalk)
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

All photos were taken at Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens.

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i

Lenses: Canon EF 18-55mm, Canon EF 74-300mm, Altura Macro Fisheye Lens for Canon

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time in the Gardens with me. I appreciate y’all.

FOTD: Yellowish Daffodil

Large-Cupped Daffodil
(Narcissus ‘Delibes’)

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge 

Floral Friday

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

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Artistic Doors

1 Artistic Door
1 Door to Closed
Butterfly Garden
Door to Wonder

These Artistic Doors 🚪 are displayed in various locations around the gardens at Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens. They are painted by local artists. Each door has a tag listing the artist who painted it.

Thursday Doors

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FOTD: Odontocidium Catatante

Odontocidium Catatante ‘Pacific Sun Spots’ 

Odontocidium, is the nothogenus comprising intergeneric hybrids of the two orchid genera Odontoglossum and Oncidium. Some refer to this orchid as a “Bacon Orchid.” The petals look similar to hanging bacon.

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Photo Credit: (c)2023 Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS T3i with a Canon 75-300mm lens

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2023 Whatsoever is Lovely – Camellia

Camellia japonica
‘Swan Lake’
Also Known As
Japanese Camellia,
Common Camellia &
White Camellia

WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 15

Silent Sunday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

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FOTD: Aphelandra sinclairiana

Commonly Called
Coral Aphelandra
Orange Shrimp Plant
Or
Panama Queen

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Copyright: ©️2023@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com … All Rights Reserved.

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

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Silent Sunday: Zantedeschia aethiopica

Commonly Known as
Calla Lily
And
Arum Lily

Silent Sunday

FOTD

WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Copyright: ©️2023@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com … All Rights Reserved.

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

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Colorful Flower Trios

Guzmania Bromeliad
Guzmania Bromeliads –
Scarlet-star – Drooped tufted airplant
Calla Lily Peter’s Pride
Pink Calla Lily

Thursday Trios

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Floral Friday

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

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Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC): 2023 April – Close Up or Macro

Viburnum: Old Fashion Snowball
Viburnum Opulus Roseum
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Alura Fisheye Macro Lens for Canon

Also posting as part of Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Wordless Wednesday

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WWE: Fountains at the Gardens

Fountains
around
The Gardens
(Fisheye View)
Display
Various
Heights
and
Styles
For
All
to
View
And Enjoy
at
Daniel Stowe
Botanical Gardens

One Word Sunday: Water

Water Water Everywhere

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i

Lenses: Altura Fisheye Lens for Canon and Canon EF 75-300mm

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Last on the Card: 2023 March

iPhone 14 Pro Max:

Black and White
My grandson, Coleman

Canon EOS Rebel T3i:

Pink Azaleas
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens
Belmont, North Carolina

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Last on the Card

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Macro Monday: Anthuriums

Anthurium
the largest genus
of the arum family, Araceae.
General common names include anthurium, tailflower, flamingo flower, and laceleaf.

Macro Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Copyright: ©️2023@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com

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FOTD: Crassulaceae kalanchoe

Aka
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Orange Kalanchoe
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens
Belmont, North Carolina

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Silent Sunday 

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Shot on Canon. Canon EOS Rebel T3i with a Canon 75-300 mm lens

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Thursday Doors_Old Tall Pine RR Door

Coleman looking
at the tracks
Tall Pine RR
TP
Wonder when
the Train
last ran
TP Door
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens
[The grass hides the RR track].

Dan’s Thursday Doors Challenge.

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Twice as Nice

Phalaenopsis – Moth Orchid – Double Spike
Orchid (Cymbidium)

Neoregelia carolinae,
the blushing bromeliad,
is a species

of flowering plant
in the genus Neoregelia.
Orchid Cambria
Odontoglossum ‘Francine’ Pink

Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Two

Cee‘s Flower of the Day Challenge

Floral Friday

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i

Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm

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Pull Up a Seat: 2023 – Week 13

One can select a variety of seating of your choosing around the beautiful picturesque Gardens.

In Loving Momory
of
Maria Ann Smal
Enjoy the views
as you relax
in a Adirondack Chair
Or have a snack
or drink by one
of the patio tables
However,
it is not wise
to choose Coleman’s
choice of Seating.

Pull up a seat

God Bless. Thank you for visiting the Gardens with me. I appreciate y’all.

Down a Garden Path

Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens
Belmont, North Carolina

Which Way Challenge

FOTD

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Share Your Desktop: 2023 March

Coleman and Alona
Goat Island Park and Greenway
Cramerton, North Carolina

Clare’s Share Your Desktop

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with an Altura Fisheye Lens

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Macro Monday: Pansy

Purple Pansy
Shot on Canon
at Martha Rivers Park

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Macro Monday

Cees’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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Silent Sunday: POW ~ MIA

U. S. Flag
POW ~ MIA
You Are Not Forgotten

Silent Sunday

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Shot on Canon. Canon EOS Rebel T3i with a Canon 75-300 mm lens f8 ISO 100 180mm 1/500s

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2023 Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: The Birds_A Day in the Life of a Sparrow

Sparrow
Almost Hidden
Watching the Field
Checking
out the
Dugout

Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: The Birds

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i

God Bless. Remember His Eye is on the Sparrow and He’s watching over you. I appreciate y’all.

WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 10

Garden Flowers
Martha Rivers Park
Gastonia, North Carolina

WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 10

Cee‘s Flower of the Day Challenge

Floral Friday

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

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

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Wordless Wednesday: Dandelions

I decided to display a slide show of Dandelions and Coleman blowing Dandelion seeds into the wind instead of just one picture for today’s post.

Wordless Wednesday

FOTD

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Shot on a Canon EOS Rebel T3i with a Canon 75-300 mm lens.

God Bless. Hope y’all don’t mind it is not completely wordless. Thanking for stopping by. I appreciate y’all.

Monday Windows: Flag Reflection

Window at
Martha Rivers Park
near the Baseball fields.

Ludwig Keck’s challenge Monday Windows

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

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Last on the Card: 2023 February

iPhone:

Celeste Daytime Moon

Canon EOS Rebel T3i:

Cherry Blossoms

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Last on the Card

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Water 💦 Water 💦 Everywhere: 2023_George Poston Park

Water Water Everywhere

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

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

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Nature Photo Challenge: Patterns

Bracket Fungi
Tree Branches
on fallen tree
Weathered Rock
Fence Gate
with Diagonal bars
Symmetrical Playground Tree 🌲

Denzil Nature: Patterns

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i

Lens: Canon 75-300mm

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CFFC: 2023 Things People Visit

A Church

Covenant Baptist Church
Gastonia, North Carolina

A Park …

George Poston Park
Lowell, North Carolina

A Country Store …

Lehman’s
Kidron, Ohio

A Playground …

Playground at
Cane Creek Park
Waxhaw, North Carolina

A Beach …

Topsail Beach
Topsail, North Carolina

A School …

Old School Room
Andrew Jackson State Park
Lancaster, South Carolina

CFFC -Things People Visit

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

There were many photos to choose from, however, I decided to choose some current and others from my archives. Hope you enjoy the selections.

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CBWC: 2023 February Week 3 – Arches, Domes, Half Circles

Dome
at
Gardner Acres
Swim Club
Arched
Bridge
Railing
Arched Railing

Cee’s Black and White Challenge

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Copyright: ©️2023@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com … All Rights Reserved.

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Monday Windows: 2023 Coleman’s View

Coleman watching
the raindrops falling
Coleman’s view
What’s so fascinating?

Ludwig’s Monday Windows

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

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Silent Sunday: 2023_Pedestrian Bridge over South Fork Catawba River

Located at
Goat Island Park
and Greenway

Silent Sunday

Water Water Everywhere

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i

Settings: f/5.6 • 1/200 130mm ISO 100

Taken: 2023 February 18 12:04 pm.

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One Word Sunday Challenge: Through

Views looking THROUGH a tunnel.

Viewing the light
THROUGH the tunnel
beyond my
daughter & grandchildren.
My daughter & granddaughter
before they go
THROUGH
the tunnel.
Looking Through
the tunnel
through a
Fisheye Lens
What do I see
looking THROUGH
the tunnel?
I see my daughter
& granddaughter
THROUGH
a Fisheye Lens

Travel With Intent blog, One Word Sunday Challenge.

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Copyright: ©️2023@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com … All Rights Reserved.

God Bless. Thank you for viewing through my tunnels. I appreciate y’all.

Pull Up a Seat: 2023 Week 8_February Week 4

Coleman
sitting on a
Black Pipe
Coleman
and Alona
resting on a
Blue Bench

Blue benches like this one are located all around the park and trails at Goat Island Park and Greenway. Punched into it is Cramerton, NC.

Alona
perched on a
six-foot post

This post was taller than any of us are, so it took two of us to help her up onto the post.

Coleman demonstrating his many expressions while perched on the same post his half-sister was on above.

These were taken with my Canon EOS Rebel T3i on Saturday, February 18th when we visited Goat Island Park and Greenway. The Goat Island Park and Greenway is located in Cramerton, North Carolina just a few miles from where we recently moved (a week ago). The Park and Greenway have many different features for people of all ages and abilities. It has two separate playgrounds: one for children 1-4 years old and another one for children 5-12 years old. It has two pedestrian bridges which cross over the South Fork River, a fishing pier, river access, 1/2 mile of asphalt walking trail, and an Adult Fitness Pavillion. In addition to these features, it also has Large and Small Picnic Shelters, three permanent cornhole courts, two permanent ping pong tables, and an 18-hole Disc Golf Course. For the cornhole, ping pong, and Disc Golf one3 must bring their own equipment in order to play.

Pull Up a Seat

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Copyright: ©️2023@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com … All Rights Reserved.

God Bless. Thank you for visiting Goat Island Park and Greenway with me. I appreciate y’all.

Wordless Wednesday: 2023 – Canada goose (Branta canadensis)

Canadian Geese
Swimming
Downstream
in
The South
Fork River
at
Goat Island
Park and Greenway

Wordless Wednesday

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f4-5.6

Copyright: 2023@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com. … All Rights Reserved.

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time with me observing the Canadian Geese at Goat Island Park and Greenway. I appreciate y’all.

Share Your Desktop: 2023 February

Bird in Flight
over Fort Mill Dam,
Catawba River Access

Clare’s Share Your Desktop

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LAPC #235: Shadows and Reflections in Monochrome

Trees & Human Shadows
on the Trail
Reflections & Shadows
in & Along the Creek
Shadows on Land &
Reflections in the Water
Shadows:
Coleman & Alona combined shadow
Shadows of Trees

Lens-Artist challenge

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness
Bren’s Mid-Week Monochrome #122

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Shot on Canon Rebel T3i Lens: Canon 18-55mm; Altura Super Macro with Altura Fisheye

Copyright: ©️2023@gfpacificbeeinteospection.com … All Rights Reserved.

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Whatsoever Is Lovely Challenge: 2023 – WEEK 6_February 5th

This weekend was a rare time spending with my granddaughter, my grandson, and my daughter all on a hiking trail. My daughter does not have her daughter all the time and she does not usually like to go hiking like my grandson and I do. So, being able to be outdoors in nature with all three of them was a lovely experience full of joy.

My grandson loves to climb. It was fun to watch his half-sister follow his lead in climbing up on top of the tunnel. My daughter’s heart was beating so fast, their actions scared her. It is a normal occurrence for me to watch my grandson climb when we are out in nature. If something can be climbed, he’ll climb it.

Whatsoever is lovely blog challenge

Whatsoever Is Lovely

God Bless. Thank you for sharing in my lovely experience. I appreciate y’all.

Color My World Challenge: Forest Green

Green plants
and
Trees along
Baxter Village Trailhead
Coleman
in Green shirt
observing
Rosmarinus officinalis Arp
(Rosemary)

Color My World’s Forest Green challenge

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon Rebel T3i Lens: Canon18-55mm with Altura Super Macro Lens plus Altura Fisheye Lens

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Wordless Wednesday: 2023 February- Week 2

Lone Leaf
Glencairn Garden
Rock Hill, South Carolina

Wordless Wednesday

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