Welcome to Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC), the topic is Pick Your Topic from My Photo below. Possible topics shed (small building), sign, mural, wood, coffee, tree, green, roof, green, black, red, yellow, etc. What else can you come up with?
Let’s begin our journey with a coffee cup of tea to get energized.
My daughter, Trisha and Granddaughter, Alona
Walking Past the Sheds and observing the surroundings…
Spying cats on Rooftops …
Continuing the journey to spot some intriguing murals …
And then venturing through the trees for a lovely enjoyable hike.
My entries this week for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge we’re all taken when Coleman and I went hiking at one of his favorite places, Anne Springs Close Greenway.
Muhlenbergia capillaris (Hair-awn or Pink Muhly) Checking you out …The Gulf fritillary or passion butterfly (Dione vanillae) on Zinnias
Happy October! This month has begun with several trips to the Schiele Museum and lots of hiking. First of was The Early Explorers program at the museum. Early Explorers is for preschoolers (2-5 year olds). They do interactive play, songs, story time , and a craft each week based on a weekly theme. This week’s theme was Pumpkin.
Coleman’s Pumpkin 🎃 Craft art
Later in the day we rode the city transit over to the Gaston County Warlick Family YMCA.
Tree 🌲 Fungi
We meandered down & around along the Green Trail to enjoy a hike and look at we saw. We noticed some interesting fungi and some very active bees 🐝.
Bee 🐝 Pollination
The bees were having a pollinating party 🎉 it seemed. They were flitting to and fro devouring the sweet nectar of these bright yellow flowers.
Windshield Leaf 🍂
Lastly, we spotted a autumn 🍂 leaf 🍂 clinging to the windshield of his mom’s car later in the afternoon.
For this challenge I’m continuing the visit to the Schiele Museum of Natural History. This time I have selected photos taken inside the museum instead of outside photos in my last challenge entry.
Young QuailsBarbeque PitTurtle swimming in an Aquarium
Book Presentation Gaston County Library Gastonia, North Carolina Amish Romance & Mystery Fiction Books for SaleGenealogical Books about My Maternal Ancestors Homeland & Family Written by My Cousin, John Lane Idol Jr. My brother’s home Library Coleman Visiting a Little Library Book Stop Gastonia, North Carolina
Ostrich Riverbanks Zoo Columbia, South Carolina Orange Day-lilyCymbidium Latigo ‘Cookesbridge Sunset’ OrchidSimpson’s grass pink and it is in the Orchid family (Orchidaceae)OrchidsOHIOAtlantic Ocean My Eldest Son and I at the Atlantic Ocean in Topsail Beach, North Carolina February 2017
Laurel Springs Baptist Church Deep Gap, North Carolina Fairfield Cemetery West Lafayette, Ohio Bobcat Anne Springs Close Greenway Fort Mill, South Carolina Coleman on a Farmall Tractor Clover, South Carolina North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park Raleigh, North Carolina
Catawba Woven Basket Disc Golf MarkerIpomoea pandurata Wild Potato Vine Shot on Canon EOS Rebel T3iCampsis radicans American Trumpet Vine Coleman on his New 2-Wheel Bicycle
My entry for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC), the topic is Pick Your Topic from My Photo below. This week Cee is combining it with Kammie’s, Oddball Challenge.
Hosta plantaginea, the fragrant plantain lily sprouting up amongst the Green leaves Green leaves 🍃 on Trees The Lake & Green Vegetation @Crowders Mountain State Park Coleman checking out Light Green Kayaks
AnolIs carolInensIs Aka AmerIcan Chameleon (Green Anole LIzard) They are closely related to Iguanas. GraffItI Art under the BrIDge SmIleyFaceFootprInt In the TreeColeman sIttIng on the FIrepIt at Anne SprIngs Close Greenway
My selections for Cee’s April CMMC were all shot at The Schiele Museum of Natural History in Gastonia, North Carolina when I took my grandson, Coleman there this week.
Multiple Shades of Green Lake Crandall Anne Springs Close Greenway Fort Mill, South Carolina Coleman in Light Green Kayak Andrew Jackson State ParkElaeagnus umbellata (Autumn Olive)Laurus nobilis, Aka Bay Laurel, True Laurel, & Sweet BayEuphorbia seguieriana Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens Belmont, North Carolina Coleman & Alona Ashbrook High School Greenwave SignLight Green Flag Shirt Mental Health Awareness Til Valhalla Project.ComCee’s Midweek Madness Challenge
God Bless. Thank you for visiting. I appreciate y’all.
Geometric Shapes Clover, South Carolina Brown, Geometrical Shapes, Walkway, Green, TreesAnne Springs Close Greenway Fort Mill, South Carolina Brick, Brown, Chairs James K Polk Museum Charlotte, North Carolina Sidewalk, Brick, Windows,Green Billy Graham Library Charlotte, North Carolina Trees, Green, Brick, Sidewalk, Windows, Billy Graham Library Charlotte, North Carolina
These were take at Glencairn Gardens in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Most of the plants and flowers are not in bloom. It appeared as if the had been trimmed way down for winter. Best time to visit the Gardens is in the springtime.
The next entry isn’t a flower and is added just for kicks. The photo was taken with my iPhone by my three year old grandson. All other photos were taken by me with my Canon Rebel EOS T3i.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge for this week is the Alphabet Letter A at the beginning of a word.
Here are my entries….
Andrew Jackson on screen Andrew Jackson Statue Alabama We Dare Defend Our Rights Alabama Motto Alabama Welcome CenterWall Art North Carolina Transportation Museum Piedmont Airlines Airplane Aquilegia formosa
Here’s my entries for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge.
Wednesday morning Ho Ho Waffles 🧇.
Mini Waffle IronHo Ho Tree Waffles Waffle Iron & Waffles Into the Woods Coleman Wanders Coleman Walking across a Wooden Bridge into the Woods 🪵.Coleman Watching the Water💦 in the Creek. Windmill at the Dairy BarnCee’s Midweek Madness Challenge
It’s been cold and rainy all week. On Wednesday, Coleman and I decided to try to beat the rain and ventured out to visit Forest at Anne Springs Close Greenway Horse Stables. It was sure cold 🥶 though. However, Coleman enjoyed his time visiting the horses. [Those pictures are saved for another post].
Hanging Planter on the ground at the Gibson House
We spotted these Violet and White Flowers by the Gibson House on the way back to the car whilst trying not to get the camera wet. So naturally I had to capture them with a few snapshots. After all I did have my camera around my neck.
Blue Toyota Tundra following a Black Honda PilotWhite Chevrolet Z71 Off Road Averitt Express 18 Wheeler GMC Pickup Hidden within the TreesPTC Pilot Mountain, Inc. Gas TankerA line of 18 Wheelers parked along the treesSilver Toyota Tacoma T RD 4 x 4 Sport Wildlife Removal ALL ABOUT ANIMALS NC
Twisted Trees along the TrailBaxter Community Center Association Posted on a Tree along the TrailSlightly Tilted and Twisted Trees from a Slanted ViewCactus Plant spotted while Hiking