Let’s take a look at some of the Distractions on Street I’ve Viewed over the years …
Northern Cardinal on edge of road. Cute, but wouldn’t want to run it over. Bicyclist & Pedestrian activities Squirrel Rainbow in the SkyCaution Signs can be distracting especially when they’re funny. Orang Cones Blocking Road, Must turnaround. Road Work Sign in Western North Carolina (Road Work is still ongoing after Helene). Approaching Toll Booths in TexasLombard Street’s distinct hairpin turns and beautiful landscaping. San Francisco, CARailroad parallel to street Approaching Blowing Rock, NC Dinosaur in Cramerton Christmas Parade 2025Dog wandering in roads Sedona’s iconic red rock formations Sedona, Arizona First time Seeing Houston Astrodome Raindrops keep falling distracting my viewBeautiful Autumn Colours Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge Dan’s CFFC Street Views with Distractions
Dan withNo Facilities, the host of Cee’s Fun Foto Challengestarted a new theme series last week featuring Street Views. This new theme will run for approximately six (6) more weeks. This week Dan is looking for Street Views featuring Government Street Views.
Let’s take a look at some of the Government Street Views I’ve come across in my (or my family’s) neighbourhood and/or travels. These maybe more views from sidewalks than from streets, but hopefully you’ll still enjoy them and understand their significance.
U.S. Capitol Building Washington D. C. Circa 1985The Hancock County Courthouse Carthage, Illinois (where my husband was born, the city not the courthouse). Bureau of Engraving and Printing Washington D. C.Gaston County Veterans Services Gastonia, NC1913 – Federal Building and Post Office; Abilene, TX Later, (What I saw) U.S. Department of AgricultureYear Built: 1898. The Comal County Courthouse New Braunfels, TexasConfederate Hall Historical & Environmental Education Center (current name) DeKalb County, GeorgiaGaston County Veterans Services Gastonia, NCThe Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors Home in Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio (Where my maternal grandfather was treated after WWI). Cramerton Town Hall Police Department Cramerton, NCUnited States Naval Hospital Balboa Park San Diego, CA (Where my dad took his hospital corpsman (HM) training. Historical Sign of The Comal County Courthouse New Braunfels, TexasConfederate Hall within Stone Mountain Park DeKalb, Georgia The “War in Georgia” diorama and Confederate Hall were created and funded directly by the State of Georgia.CFFC Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge Dan’s CFFC
Dan withNo Facilities, the host of Cee’s Fun Foto Challengestarted a new theme series last week featuring Street Views. This new theme will run for approximately six (6) more weeks. This week Dan is looking for Street Views featuring Commercial Street Views.
Let’s take a look at some of the Commercial Street Views I’ve come across in my (or my family’s) neighbourhood and/or travels.
Pearson Ford on the Corner of Fairmont & ElCajon Blvd in San Diego, California. My dad worked here for over 35 years. Downtown Lancaster, SC where my dad occupant time in his earliest years. Early Days of San Diego. During beginning era of my families life in San Diego. Uptown Charlotte where My daughter, Coleman & I went out to eat. Main Street Lancaster, SC where my daughter & I used to live. Ashe County Cheese in West Jefferson, North Carolina. I visited here with my eldest son before we went hiking Mount Jefferson in Ashe County North Carolina. Across the street is their factory where we watched them making cheese. My cousins & mom visited this area in Alaska. Business District in Rock Hill, SC where we sometimes do business. Center Street where Coleman and I would hand out at Centennial Park or inside Confluence. Julian, California where I spent time with family or friends. We visited the Julian Bakery and the surrounding area back in 1978.A Postcard from my collection. I traveled on a bus with my grandmother down this street. My cousins & mom visited this area in Alaska after my dad passed. Ocean Boulevard Myrtle Beach, SC where Coleman and I walked during New Year’s weekend. This is the Ford dealership in Great Falls, SC where my dad worked at before he went in the US Navy. My brother & parents walked this street shopping & sightseeing in Germany Streets of Solvang, California where my parents & I visited in 1978.
I managed to locate a few Purple images and are shown below …
Purple Camping Chair at Andrew Jackson State Park Coleman with my Purple hiking stick Coleman with my Purple hiking stickPurple board in a maze at The Schiele Museum of Natural History’s Nature Trail Ripley’s Aquarium Myrtle Beach, SCRipley’s Aquarium Myrtle Beach, SCPurple Butterfly Bush Flower Daniel Stowe Conservancy Stokesia laevis Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden Purple Butterfly Bush Flower Daniel Stowe ConservancyCatawba Crape Myrtle: Pure Purple Elegance DSBGDendrobium Orchid Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden Tradescantia pallida (Purple Heart)Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge Dan’s CFFC The Crayola Box of 8 – Purple
God Bless. Have a lovely week. Enjoy a walk/hike if possible. Keep Cool. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
God Bless. Have a lovely week. Enjoy a walk/hike if possible. Keep Cool. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Dan from No Facilitieshosts the Fun Foto Challenge at and this week he is asking for our The Crayola Box of 8 – Blue . I have gone into my recent and archive files to see what I could locate to best represent this week’s theme. I will also be sharing Blue Along Trails as part of Friday’s CWWC post (Stay tuned to more Blue and feel free to share your blue with Cee’s Which Way Challenge as well as Dan’s CFFC challenge this week.
Here are my entries …
Blue American Agave Plant Abilene, TXCommelina communis, aka Asiatic dayflowerColeman sliding at Warlick YMCA Gastonia, NCBlue Mask 2020 Abilene, TxRobinwood Lake Warlick YMCA Gastonia, NCAmerican Airlines Flying through the Blue Skies Coleman Trekker Loop Anne Springs Close Greenway Fort Mill, SCColeman playing in sand Warlick YMCA Gastonia, NCThe Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium Gastonia, NCRobinwood Lake Warlick YMCA Gastonia, NCEarly Explorers The Schiele Museum of Natural History Gastonia. NCColeman on Trail Warlick YMCA Gastonia, NCLake Crandall AnneSprings Close Greenway Fort Mill, SCThe Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium Gastonia, NCBlue Glove made into a Balloon The Schiele Museum of Natural History Gastonia. NCBlue Leisure Suit My dad and Pawpaw Great Falls, South Carolina
Coleman on Trail Warlick YMCA Gastonia, NCCee’s Fun Foto Challenge Dan’s CFFC -Blue
God Bless. Enjoy your week. May it be filled with love, joy, laughter, and lots of fun. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Dan from No Facilitieshosts the Fun Foto Challenge at and this week he is asking for our The Crayola Box of 8 – Green . I have gone into my recent files to see what I could locate to best represent this week’s theme. Thank you Dan for the link-up withCWWCwith CFFCfor a Which Way Challenge theme of Any Which Way with Yellow along a Trail, Path, or Road. There is still time to participate if you’re interested. I am linking this post with Terri’s Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge-(Ever)Green.
Here are my entries …
Coleman in a Green Greenway shirtRiverside Park and Greenway Cramerton, North Carolina Daniel Stowe Conservancy Trailhead store trails Belmont, NCBald Cypress Tree Daniel Stowe Conservancy Trailhead store trails Belmont, NCDaniel Stowe Conservancy Trailhead store trails Belmont, NCHaigler Loop Anne Springs Close Greenway Fort Mill, South CarolinaHaigler Loop/ Wagon Loop Anne Springs Close Greenway Fort Mill, SCLake Haigler Haigler Loop Anne Springs Close Greenway Fort Mill, SCLake Haigler Haigler Loop Anne Springs Close Greenway Fort Mill, SCColeman at Lake Haigler Haigler Loop Anne Springs Close Greenway Fort Mill, SCLake Haigler Haigler Loop Anne Springs Close Greenway Fort Mill, SCHaigler Loop Anne Springs Close Greenway Fort Mill, SCHaigler Loop Anne Springs Close Greenway Fort Mill, SCAnne Springs Close Greenway Fort Mill, SCThe Garden at The Schiele Museum of Natural History Gastonia, NCThe Garden at The Schiele Museum of Natural History Gastonia, NCThe Garden at The Schiele Museum of Natural History Gastonia, NCThe Garden at The Schiele Museum of Natural History Gastonia, NCThe Garden at The Schiele Museum of Natural History Gastonia, NCThe Garden at The Schiele Museum of Natural History Gastonia, NCColeman on the Nature Trail The Schiele Museum of Natural History Gastonia, NCGreen Bench Nature Trail The Schiele Museum of Natural History Gastonia, NCCee’s Fun Foto Challenge Dan’s CFFC The Crayola Box of 8 – Green
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.
Location: Anne Springs Close Greenway, Fort Mill, South Carolina; The Schiele Museum of Natural History, Gastonia, North Carolina; Daniel Stowe Conservancy, Trailhead Store Trail, Belmont, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Enjoy your week. May it be filled with love, joy, laughter, and lots of fun. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Welcome back to another Which Way Challenge (CWWC). I trust everyone has had a good week and able to spend some time to take a walk or hike in the vast outdoors. This week’s theme for the Which Way Challenge is CWWC: Any Which Way with Yellow along a Trail, Path, or Road. The Which Way can be any Trail, Path or Road as long as the Which Way is clearly discernible. As always signs are always welcome.
For this week’s Which Way Challenge I am linking with Dan’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC) – The Crayola Box of 8 Yellow. Please feel free to connect with his post by clicking here.
For further information regarding the Which Way Challenge (CWWC) feel free to check out the home page here.
Coleman & his mom on Haigler Loop Anne Springs Close Greenway Fort Mill, SCYellow Flowers along Rocky Branch Trail Cramerton, NCYMCA Trail Sign Gastonia, NCRoad signs on way to the Historic Baltimore Fishing Pier Cramerton, NCDSBG Eastern Bluebird Trail Daniel Stowe ConservancyBelmont, NCSytz Trail System Warlick Family YMCARiverwalk Trail, aka Piedmont Medical Center Trail Yellow Bush Lineberger Park Gastonia, NCYellow Leaves by the Pier Riverside Park and Greenway Cramerton, NCRocky Branch Trail Belmont, NCYellow Sign on Avon and Catawba Creeks Greenway Coleman by a YMCA Trail signYellow Flowers along Rocky Branch Trail Cramerton, NCColeman on the Rock Wall at The Schiele Museum of Natural History’s Nature Trail Coleman Piedmont Medical Center Trail Rock Hill, SCDaniel Stowe Conservancy (formerly known as Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden)Which Way Challenge (CWWC) 2026: Any Which Way with Yellow along a Trail, Path, or Road
And as a Bonus I’m adding a few Yellow Flowers … For Cee’s Flower of the Day, Bren’s Floral Friday, & Terri’s The #Flower Hour.
Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare)Heliopsis helianthoides, aka rough oxeye, smooth oxeye and false sunflower.Lance-leaved Coreopsis, Lanceleaf Tickseed, Sand CoreopsisSolidago nemoralis Solidago nemoralis, aka gray goldenrod, prairie goldenrod, & dyersweed goldenrodYellow Pansies The Schiele Museum BrassicaCoreopsis lanceolata L. Aka Lanceleaf Coreopsis,Barbarea vulgaris, aka Yellow Rocket Yellow RocketcressHeliopsis helianthoides, aka rough oxeye, smooth oxeye and false sunflower.Cee’s Flower of the Day, Bren’s Floral Friday, & Terri’s The #Flower Hour
Click on each image to enlarge.
Thank you to those who have participated and supported the Which Ways Challenge. I appreciate y’all sharing your Which Ways with us.
For an idea of other’s Which Ways from this past week’s challenge, be sure to click on the following links below.
God Bless. Get Outdoors. Take a Walk/Hike. Enjoy Nature’s Beauty. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
*** Note Next Week’s theme: CWWC: Any Which Way in Your Neighbourhood
Dan from No Facilitieshosts the Fun Foto Challenge at and this week he is asking for our The Crayola Box of 8 -Yellow. I have gone into my recent files to see what I could locate to best represent this week’s theme. I am also linking this Friday’s CWWC with Dan’s CFFC for a Which Way Challenge theme of Any Which Way with Yellow along a Trail, Path, or Road.
Here are my entries …
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge Crayola Box of 8 – Yellow
Location: Unity Community; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
God Bless. Enjoy your week. May it be filled with love, joy, laughter, and lots of fun. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Ladder 41 Cramerton Fire Department Christmas Parade 2025 Cramerton, NCRed Fireworks Cramerton, NCRed Sky by Day Morning Sunrise Cramerton, NCCanna discolor (aka Achira or edible canna) Gastonia, NCColeman wearing a Red shirt on a Red Caboose Fort Mill, SCRed Cup Do Not Give Into The War Within TILVAHALLAPROJECT.comRed Andirondack chairs Daniel Stowe Conservancy Belmont, NCEldest son’s 2006 Pontiac GTO Winter of 2014 Lancaster, SCRipley’s Aquarium Broadway at the Beach Myrtle Beach, SCRed Azalea (Rhododendron simsii) Gastonia, NC Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge Dan’s CFFC – Red
God Bless. Enjoy your week. May it be filled with love, joy, laughter, and lots of fun. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Dedicated To Those Who Have Crossed The Bar And To Those Who Will Follow
United States Coast Guard Dedicated By The Chief Warrant Officers Association, Silver State Chapter And Chief Petty Officers Association, Las Vegas Mavericks Chapter 11 November 1998
“To care for him who has borne the battle… and for his widow… and for his orphan.” Abraham Lincoln Memorial Day May 25, 1998 Donated By: Las Vegas Chapter 11 Disabled American Veterans
No Words are really necessary. May we never forget those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Thank you to my daughter for capturing these images.
Location: Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery; Boulder City, Nevada, USA
God Bless. Trust you had an awesome Memorial Day (Americans). Enjoy your week. May it be filled with love, joy, laughter, and lots of fun. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
Dan from No Facilitieshosts the Fun Foto Challenge at and this week he is asking for our Leftover signs . I have gone into my archives to see what I could locate to best represent this week’s theme.
Here is my entry …
Señor Frogs Cozumel, Mexico Signs to almost everywhere in Alaska Gastonia Transit Bus Stop (Sadly, No More)Gotha Greenway Gibson House Anne Springs Close Greenway Ramsey Creek Park Early Explorers Schiele Museum Heritage Society Sam Houston Memorial Park Duke Kimbrell TrailPrivately Owned Horses Do Not Pet or FeedAttention Daycares and Summer Camps …Operation Playground Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge Leftover Signs
Note: For Friday’s Which Way Challenge (CWWC) I’ll once again be linking it withDan’s Fun Foto Challenge – Leftover Signs. This will be Part 2 of the Which Way Challenge (CWWC): Any Which Way with Signs. [Please make sure your Which Ways are clearly distinguishable while posting any signs for this challenge.]
Welcome back to another Which Way Challenge (CWWC). I trust everyone has had a good week and able to spend some time to take a walk or hike in the vast outdoors. This week’s theme is CWWC: Any Which Way with Signs. This theme will run for two weeks [05.15.2026-05.22.2026]. The Which Way can be any path, sidewalk, trail, or road as long as the Which Way is clearly discernible. As always signs are always welcome.
For further information regarding the Which Way Challenge (CWWC) feel free to check out the home page here.
For this week’s Which Way Challenge I am tying into Dan’s CFFC theme of Informational Signs. You may use any road, pathway, sidewalk, trail, paved or unpaved as long as your Which Ways are clearly visible. Signs are always welcome and this week recommended in your WhichWay.
We encounter signs wherever we go. We might not always notice them or recognize their importance. Sometimes Signs can inform us of where we are or where we’re heading. At other times Signs can give us an informative history of a location. Still other Signs let us know what we should/can or cannot do. Let’s take a look at some examples …
Signs let us know our location …
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
City of Rock Hill River Park Rock Hill, South Carolina
Tunnel Trail Two Way Traffic Anne Springs Close Greenway Fort Mill, South Carolina
Piedmont Medical Center Trail No Motor Vehicles Rock Hill, South Carolina
Ed Yount Trail Watch For Wildlife South Fork River Gastonia, North Carolina
Now we’ll take a look at a couple of more informative Signs about the history or nature of an area or trail …
Nation Ford (Gives an historical perspective of the area) Anne Springs Close Greenway Fort Mill, South Carolina
DSBG Eastern Bluebird Trail (Gives Information regarding Bluebirds and the nesting boxes they use.) Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden Belmont, North Carolina
Lastly, but not least, we’ll look at a gallery of images of Signs that let us know what we should/can or cannot do …
Attention No Swimming No Wading No Diving Ramsey Creek Park Lake Norman, SCCan/Cannot Do’s/Don’t’s South Fork Park By Stuart W. Cramer High School Cramerton, NCShare the Trail Speed Limit 10 Riverwalk TrailBR-3 Lost or Injured Call 911 Stay Put Rocky Branch TrailHaigler Loop Anne Springs Close Greenway Walk Bike Thru Tunnel Avon/Catawba Creeks GreenwayLake Haigler Trail Anne Springs Close Greenway Informative Signs Stating Do’s and Don’t’s
Click on each image to enlarge.
Thank you to those who have participated and supported the Which Ways Challenge. I appreciate y’all sharing your Which Ways with us.
For an idea of other’s Which Ways from this past week’s challenge, be sure to click on the following links below.
God Bless. Get Outdoors. Take a Walk/Hike. Enjoy Nature’s Beauty. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.
*** Note: Next Week we will be continuing our exploration and sharing the theme of CWWC: Any Which Way with Signs Part 2 [05.22.2026]. This will also tie in with Dan’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC) – Leftover Signs. Feel free to link to his post as well next week. ***
