#CellPicSunday – Gfpacificbee’s Insights & photography

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: 16 November

Storybook Walk Book 2

Previously on October 5th I shared with you Cramerton’s newly installed Story Walk in Goat Island Park and Greenway along with John Steiner (host of CellPic Sunday). The first Storybook was called “School is more than a Building” written by Kelley Donner. At the time I had not realized the Storybooks would be changing periodically. You may click to view the previous post here and view John’s CellPic Sunday post about the Storybook Walk here.

When Coleman and I went walking through Goat Island Park and Greenway last Sunday we discovered the Storybook for the Storybook Walk had been changed to “The Acorn & The Oak” written by Rhonda Accardo.

***The Acorn & The Oak***
***Storybook Walk***
***Goat Island Park and Greenway***
***Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max***

These first images of the Storybook were taken with my iPhone. The next set of images were taken with my Canon.

***Goat Island Park and Greenway’s***
***Storybook Walk with***
***“The Acorn & The Oak”***

If you ever get the opportunity to be near the Charlotte, North Carolina area, Goat Island in Cramerton is just a short drive south of the Airport. I would highly recommend stopping by to visit this lovely Greenway and take a walk along the Storybook Walk on the paved trail.

John’s Cell Pic Sunday-2025.11.16

Cameras: 1 set) Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max; 2 set) Canon EOS Rebel 2000D with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens.

Location: Storybook Walk; River Link Trail; Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA.

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

2025 Cell Pic Sunday — 19 October

Click on each image to enlarge.

John’s Cell Pic Sunday-2025.10.12

Photo Credit:©️2019 Deb L. Waters … Al Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Location: Andrew Jackson State Park; Lancaster, South Carolina. .USA

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

2025 Cell Pic Sunday — 05 October

Cramerton’s Story Walk

with John Steiner

Good Day Everyone! Welcome to my post for John’s Cell Pic Sunday. Previously on September 7th I ran a post introducing the Story Walk that was coming to Cramerton. At that time the Story Walk posts were in the ground waiting for the Story Walk story to be attached. You may view the original Story Walk post here.

During the following Monday I had an amazing opportunity to meet up with John from Journeys with Johnbo blog and his lovely wife, Lynn. We met at the entrance to Goat Island Park and Greenway and walked the trail to the Riverlink Greenway Trail. We walked the trail together enjoying the time together and discovering each story aspect along the Story Walk trail.

Walk along with us as we visit the Story Walk together. Below are some highlights of the Story Walk.

***Cramerton’s Story Walk***
***with John*** ***& Lynn***

Click on each image to enlarge.

Thank you John and Lynn for meeting up with me and letting me show you What Everyone Should See (LAPC #367). I really enjoyed our visit together.

I am linking up with John from Journeys with Johnbo blog’s CellPic Sunday. I am also going to link a day early to Judy’s Numbers Game.

John’s Cell Pic Sunday-2025.10.05

Joanne’s Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #367

Judy’s Numbers Game #93-215

Photo Credit:©️2022 Deb L. Waters … Al Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Story Walk; Riverlink Greenway Trail; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Cell Pic Sunday — 21 September

John’s Cell Pic Sunday-2025.09.21

Photo Credit:©️2022 Deb L. Waters … Al Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 13 Pro

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

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

2025 Cell Pic Sunday — 14 September

John’s Cell Pic Sunday-2025.14.09

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Settings: f1.9 • 1/67s • 30mm • ISO80

Location: Greenway Stables; 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 — 07 September

Cramerton’s StoryWalk

is Coming Soon

What is a StoryWalk? I’ve seen signs like these along other trails in other Greenways, however, I was not previously aware that they were apart of what is considered a StoryWalk.

A StoryWalk is an interactive activity that combines reading with physical activity by displaying pages from a children’s book along a trail.

Using pages from a deconstructed children’s book, a story is displayed along trails or walking paths on poster boards, attached to fences, or encased in outdoor frames. Pages are laminated, attached to signs or podium-style boxes and are accompanied by activity prompts and questions encouraging people to walk to find the next page.

StoryWalks are a fun and innovative tool to engage young readers and encourage activities that build early literacy skills like reading, writing, talking, singing, and playing.

The Cramerton StoryWalk is a permanent installation located along the Goat Island Greenway.

It featuring pages from a children’s picture book displayed on posts and combines reading with outdoor activity for families.

The installation of the StoryWalk was made possible through a grant from the Gaston Association of Realtors.

The StoryWalk concept was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vermont, and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Cameras: Apple iPhones 16 Pro Max

Location: StoryWalk; River Link Greenway Trail; Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North 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 Cell Pic Sunday: 08.17

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John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Silent Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: AJSP Lake; Andrew Jackson State Park; Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a wonderful week. Get Outdoors. Take a Hike. 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 Cell Pic Sunday: 29 June

Thankful

for our

Freedoms

*Veterans Memorial Room*
*Cramerton Historical Society Museum*

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Cramerton Historical Society Museum; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a wonderful week. Take time to Remember and Be Grateful for our Freedoms. Happy Independence Weekend America! Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Cell Pic Sunday: 12.10.2023 — Poinsettias

Cee’s Flower of the Day

John’s Cellpic Sundays

Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

Hey, Where are my Ordered Pillows?

Debbies Six Word Saturday

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

Cell Pic Sunday: 2023 October 29

***A Horse and Coleman***
***Anne Springs Close Greenway***
***Horse Stables Entrance***
***Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA***

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Horse 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.

Silent Sunny Sunday: 2023 October 22

Sunny Sunday

Silent Sunday

John’s Cellpic Sundayk

XingfuMama’s Whatever is Lovely Challenge: 2023 – Week 43

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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.

2023 Cell Pic Sunday: Peeking through…

A Glimpse
through the Woods

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gaston County Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.

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

Coleman’s Dinosaur Day at Schiele Museum

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Silent Sunday

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

Cell Pic Sunday: 2023 September 24

Coleman Climbing
Gardner Park
Elementary Playground

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gardner Park Elementary School Playground; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA 🇺🇸

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

Almost Hidden

Stegosaurus
Dinosaur Exhibit
Schiele Museum

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

Sunny Irish Eyes for Sunday

Rudbeckia hirta ‘Irish Eyes’
(Black-Eyed Susan)

Leigha’s Sunny Sunday Challenge

Silent Sunday

Johns Cell-pic Sunday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2023 Week 36

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max f/1.8 • 1/918 • 6.86mm • ISO80

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

Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus) Caterpillar

Antheraea polyphemus Caterpillar 🐛

Johns Cellpic Sunday

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Video Created with Google’s Utilities Movie Feature

Location: Ferguson Park; Gastonia, North Carolina

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts watching my Cell Pic Sunday Video. I appreciate y’all.

Silent Cell Pic Sunday: Tagetes erecta

***Tagetes erecta***
***common names,***
***include African Marigold,***
***American Marigold,***
***or Aztec Marigold.***

Silent Sunday

Johns Cellpic Sunday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max f/1.8 • 1/4367 • 6.86mm • ISO 64

Location: In front of Gaston Inn; Gastonia, North Carolina

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

2023 Sunday Stills: Aug 13 – Yellow Museum Blossoms to Brighten Your Day

***Sedum sexangulare,***
***also known as***
***Tasteless Stonecrop***

***Black Eyed Susan***
***Coneflowers***

***Coleman***
***( not a flower, but blossoming before my eyes)***

Sunday Stills: Aug 13 Monthly Color Challenge: YELLOW (any shade)

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Johns Cellpic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

Silent Cell Pic Sunday: 2023 August 6

Silent Sunday

Johns Cellpic Sunday

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

Silent Sunday: 2023 July 30 – Gardenia jasminoides

Silent Sunday

Johns Cellpic Sunday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

God Bless. Thank you for visiting. I appreciate y’all.

Which Way ??

In a maze one chooses to go this way or that way. Sometimes the way you choose leads to a dead end and sometimes other choices lead you on the path that leads you out of the maze. In life it is similar; we decide which pathway we want to venture on. Sometimes the choices we make lead us to no where and other choices lead us to a more fulfilling path for our lives.

Alive and Trekking’s Which Way Photo Challenge.

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History’s Nature Trail; Gastonia, North Carolina

God Bless. Thank you for visiting the Maze at The Schiele Museum with us. I appreciate y’all.

2023 Silent Cell Pic Sunday: Spider Prey

Silent Sunday

Johns Cellpic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

God Bless. Thank you for visiting. I appreciate y’all.

Cell Pic Sunday – 2023 July 9

Johns Cellpic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

God Bless. Thank you for visiting. I appreciate y’all.

2023 RDP: Itch

After a week of solid rainfall Coleman and I were itching to get outside to roam around in nature. It was decided on Friday that we should be adventurous, after errands were completed. Our errands took us down to Lancaster which is an hour and a half away from our current home. Coleman was being extremely patient, he deserved a break on the way make home. Therefore, to relieve his itch to run around, we stopped at one of his favorite places.

What is that favorite place, you ask? It is the expansive Anne Springs Close Greenway. It was an extremely hot 🥵 and humid summer day. We walked around along the trails, across the swinging bridge, and up to the Wildflower Meadow to observe which flowers were thriving.

Rudbeckia hirta L.
AKA: Black-eyed Susan,
***Common Black-eyed Susan,***
Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan
Asteraceae (Aster Family)

These coneflowers are common in the Mountains and the western Piedmont of the Carolinas. They are abundantly growing throughout the Greenway’s grounds.

We took a short break for a bite to eat at the Greenway’s Canteen. Enjoying the cool air was nice, but Coleman was itching for a different kind of relief from the hot 🥵 sunny summer weather. What kind of relief do you think he was desiring?

He was itching to get relief splashing in the water at the Greenway’s Spillway. The Spillway was low, however, it still produced enough water flowing across for many to cool 😎 off and enjoy a splashing 💦 wonderfully amazing good time. Coleman delighted in sloshing and splashing through the Spillway’s water 💦.

Coleman playing
in the
Greenway’s Spillway

Ragtag Daily Prompt-Itch

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

John’s Cellpic Sunday

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

WWE: Ripples and Reflections

Jez’s WWE challenge

Johns Cellpic Sunday

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

Cell Pic Sunday: A Child’s View

***Coleman***
***looking at***
***carving in the wood***

***Coleman looking***
***at the water***
***Crowders Mountain State Park***

Johns Cellpic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

God Bless. Thank you for visiting. I appreciate y’all.

Silent Sunday: PPAC – Sidewalk Art

Natalie’s Photographing Public Art Challenge

Silent Sunday

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

Silent Sunday: PPAC_Wall Art

***Wall Mural***
***Schiele Museum & Planetarium***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

Natalie’s Photographing Public Art Challenge

Silent Sunday

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

2023 May: A Relaxing View

***Canada Geese***
***Relaxing***
***in the Pond***

***At the***
***Horse Stables Entrance***
***Anne Springs Close Greenway***
***Fort Mill, South Carolina***

Silent Sunday

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Kate’s Whatsoever Is Lovely Challenge.

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

Track to Many Imperceivable New Adventures

Six Word Saturday

Silent Sunday

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

Silent Cell Pic Sunday: Dog Food Snatcher-Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Silent Sunday

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Photo Credit: (c)Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

Silent Sunday: Silent almost …Coleman

It’s been raining a lot off and on so to relieve boredom I decided to play around with the utilities feature in Google Photos. There are features where you can make collages, animations, and movies. The following is the movie & collage I made.

Silent Sunday

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

2023: Whatsoever is Lovely – Week 17

***Grist Mill***
***The Schiele Museum***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

W HATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 17

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Silent Sunday

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max Panorama

God Bless. Thank you for visiting. I appreciate y’all.

Silent Sunday: Carya cordiformis

***Botanical Name:***
***Carya cordiformis***

***Common Name:***
***Bitternut Hickory***

FOTD

Silent Sunday

John’s Cellpic Sunday

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2023 Pull Up A Seat: Coleman Style

***Coleman on a Wooden Swing***
***Ashbrook High School***
***Gastonia, NC***

***Coleman on an Honor Monument***
***Al Hess Cross Country Trail***
***In Honor of Alfred John Hess Jr.***
***Ashbrook Cross Country Coach***

Pull Up a Seat

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

God Bless. Pull Up a Seat and share the adventure. Thank you for visiting. I appreciate y’all.

Cell Pic Sunday: 2023 March 26_Ti Plant

Cordyline Fruticosa Ti Plant
Cordyline fruticosa
***is an evergreen flowering plant***
in the family Asparagaceae.
It is identified by a wide
***variety of common names,***
***including ti plant,***
***palm lily, cabbage palm.***

My grandson and myself saw many beautiful plant and flowers while we had a short visit (short due to rain) to Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens in Belmont, North Carolina. This photo was taken with my iPhone 14 Pro Max at f/1.8 • 1/57 • 6.86mm • ISO 250.

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

God Bless. Thank you! I appreciate y’all.

Wordless Wednesday: Star Spangled Banner Waving

***United States Flag***
***North Carolina State Flag***
***Waving Freely***
***O’er the Land***
***of the Free***

Wordless Wednesday

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Shot on an iPhone 14 Pro Max

God Bless. Thank you for the visit. I appreciate y’all.

Silent Sunday: Cross

Silent Sunday

Cell Pic Sunday

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Shot with an iPhone 13 Pro

God Bless. Thank you for hanging with me. I appreciate y’all.

Whatsoever Is Lovely: 2023_Week 8

***Forest***
***a young Foal***
***residing at***
***Anne Springs***
***Close Greenway***
***Horse Stables***

WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 8

Cell Pic Sunday

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

God Bless. Thank you for allowing me to share Forest with you. I appreciate y’all.

CFFC: 2023 February – Things People Play With

***Coleman checking***
***out the tractor***
***(to him it’s something to play with)***

***Coleman playing***
***on the complex***
***playground equipment***

***Coleman’s uncle***
***playing on chin up bars***
***many years ago***

***Coleman***
***playing in***
***a Kayak***

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Things People Play With

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

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

A Rose Bouquet: A Beauty for your day.

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

FOTD

Floral Friday

CFFC

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time. Have a Wonderful Rose 🌹 Day! I appreciate y’all.

Sunny Sunday! #6 – Helianthus

Helianthus annuus is the taxon name for this flower. Most people would recognize the common name for it though. The common name is Common Sunflower.

Sunny Sunday!

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

God Bless. Have a Sunny Son-shiny Sunday! Thank you for visiting. I appreciate y’all.

Cell Pic Sunday: At the Greenway Stables …

Visiting the Horses 🐎

Cell Pic Sunday

God Bless. Thank you for visiting the Stables with us. I appreciate y’all.

Storybook Walk Book 2

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