Not Ready for Freezing 🥶 Cold

52° May not seem extremely cold 🥶 to some, however, it truly does to me. My grandson, Coleman thinks he needs to play outside regardless of the freezing temperatures. We’ve had freeze warnings for the past couple of days. Tonight ( or should I say), by early morning it is only supposed to be around 30°. That is freezing 🥶 cold weather.

I am thankful we do not leave in the mountains ( I do love the mountains though). Our near by mountains are 37° for a high and a low of 22° and sunny.

Do you enjoy cold weather? What is your weather forecast for this time of year?

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

Pull Up a Seat: Among Nature

When Coleman and I were near completion of our hike his mom met us along the trail. The first picture is of Coleman Pulling Up a Seat near his mom in front of the horse stables. The next two pictures of him choosing to Pull Up a Seat along the Dogwood Trail which we were hiking. For Coleman it does not better whether or not he has a chair, a log, or just decides to Pull Up a Seat upon the ground. He will Pull Up a Seat whenever and wherever he pleases.

***… On a Trail***
***surrounded by Leaves*** 🍁

***… On a Log*** 🪵
***Examining its Contents***

Pull up a Seat-Week 43

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 55-250mm lens.

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.

Monday Window: Under Construction #2

Coleman and I hiked at Anne Springs Close Greenway on Friday. When we were there, we noticed a tremendous amount of construction work going on. They are making improvements to the Farm area, adding a Childrens Farm area, and adding additional animals to the Farm. Some of these improvements include adding buildings, bathrooms, and educational shelter areas with a wooden walkway to be able to observe the farm animals more effectively. Given the construction work is ongoing and is not estimated to be completed until approximately April 2024, the windows for these buildings are still under construction.

The new improvements will really enhance the Farm and Children’s Farm areas in the Greenway. I know my grandson; Coleman is super excited to be able to pet the animals and be able to better watch and pet them up close and personal. If you’re ever in the area I would encourage you to drop by the Greenway for a visit.

Ludwig’s Monday Window

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 55-250mm lens.

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.

Thursday Trios: Patches & Stripes

In Remembrance of:

Sergeant Terry L. Wilson:

***Coleman wearing***
***his Pawpaw’s US Army Patches***
***including his stripes***

Airborne
Strategic Communications Command
***Sergeant***

Thursday Trios

Throwback Thursday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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2023 CosPhoChal: A Splash of Colour

I’m fairly new to adding just a splash of colour to a photo, hence, I’m not too sure about the quality of these choices. I hope you enjoy them regardless.

Cosmic Photo Challenge – A splash of colour

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Pull Up a Seat for Craft time

***Coleman at***
***Little Explorers***
***Spider*** 🕷️ ***Craft Time***
***Schiele Museum of Natural History***
***Gastonia, North Carolina, USA***

Pull Up a Seat: 2023 – Week 42

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

2023 CWWC: Any which way with Autumn or Spring Colors

A Drive Along the Blue Ridge Parkway

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Take a Ride with Us
on the Blue Ridge Parkway
in North Carolina

After a scenic drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway, it is nice to take a stroll or a crawl down the Scarecrow Pathway in Millstone Park located in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Bonus for October: Any Halloween themed Which Way Photo:

Cee’s Which Way Challenge: Any which way with Autumn or Spring Colors

Denzil’s Nature Photography Challenge-Autumn Colours – Part 2

God Bless. Thank you for trekking along with us on our adventures. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts. I appreciate y’all.

2023 SHARE Your Desktop: October 15

Wallpaper on My iPhone:

Wallpaper & Screensaver from My HP Laptop:

I know they all feature my grandson, Coleman. I never tire of looking at his pictures on my iPhone or on my laptop. I also never tire of spending time with him out in nature. He makes me smile, makes me laugh, and amazes me in how much he is growing and learning.

Share Your Desktop -October 2023

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2023 CWWC Part 2: Any which way with people in the Greenway

I decided to go ahead and do a part two to my CWWC – Any Which Way with People Challenge post. These photos are all taken at Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The hikers you see pictured here are all members of the Anne Springs Close Greenway Hiking Club. Coleman and I participate in hikes with the hiking club whenever feasible. When it is not possible to join the hiking club for a hike Coleman and I go to the Greenway or various other hiking trails to hike. (Just an FYI, Coleman has been hiking the Greenway trails since he was approximately one and a half years old (1 1/2).

Cee’s Which Way Challenge – Any which way with people

God Bless. Have a great weekend. Enjoy a hike. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all.

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 Sunday Stills: Oct 8 —Natural Textures in Nature

Sunday Stills-Texture

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

Sunny Sunday: Beautiful Peaceful Sunshiny Day

***Coleman always brings***
***sunshine*** 🌞 ***into my life.***

“Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.”
2 Thessalonians 3:16 NIV (New International Version)

Both images were taken with my iPhone 14 Pro Max by Robinwood Lake at the Gaston County Warlick Family YMCA.

Sunny Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

God Bless. May you have a peaceful and joyous week. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.

Thursday Doors: In, Out, Around, and Through

Thursday Doors, hosted by blogger and author, Dan Antion.

Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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Thursday Trios: From Shades to Shows

Thursday Trios

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.

2023 CosPhoChal: Up, down and sideways

As Coleman and I were wandering through the Nature trail at the Schiele Museum; we featured Up the stairs and around the path downward until he ran off and into the Playscape sand pit. He brought along his friend Mr. Blue.

Coleman met Mr. Blue at the doctor’s office. He helped him adjust to receiving two shots. He was comforted by him and decided he did not want to leave him behind when we arrived at the museum.

***Why am*** ***I on my side?***
***How’d I get this way?***
***Please help me!***

Therefore, Mr. Blue tagged along by his Side any which way and everywhere he happened to go. Mr. Blue hadn’t realised he would be cast aside for Dinosaurs 🦕🦖🦕 Coleman discovered hiding in the sand.

***That’s not how I meant***
***… I wanted Upright.***

Please do not look down on Mr. Blue for being disappointed. I’ll have you know he was not forgotten. When it was time to go back Up the trail to go home, Coleman made sure he gathered Up his new friend when he was packing his belongings into his backpack.

Cosmic Photo Challenge: Up, down and sideways

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

Wordless Wednesday: 2023 October 4th_T-Rex Please Don’t Eat Coleman

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

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 with us. I appreciate y’all.

2023 Last on the Card: September 30

On my iPhone 14 Pro Max:

From my Canon EOS Rebel T3i:

***Coleman***
***Pulled Up a Seat***
***behind a Haystack***
***Schiele Museum Nature Trail***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

Last on the Card – September 2023

Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters

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

Brings Sunshine to my Soul

Coleman brings joy and sunshine to my soul. It brightens my day to see him smile and express himself in amazing ways.

Coleman does not get to have special treats like ice cream or popsicles on a normal basis when we are out at the museum or other places. He is lactose intolerant and cannot have any dairy or soy products. So on this rare occasion when I found out the ice cream vendor outside the museum had dairy free popsicles; I gave in and bought him one.

The joy I saw on his face as he was eating the strawberry mango popsicle brought a smile to my face and sunshine to my soul.

***Coleman bringing***
***Sunshine to my Soul***

Sunny Sunday

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens.

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

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

2023 Sunday Stills: Fence Me in or Don’t

Sunday Stills: Don’t #Fence Me In

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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2023 RDP: Saturday – Sepia

***Dinosaurs*** 🦕🦖🦕
***in Playscape***
***Schiele Museum***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

***Coleman playing***
***with a soccer ball*** ⚽️

Ragtag Daily Prompt (RDP) Saturday Challenge-Sepia

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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2023 RDP: Saturday – Sepia

Ragtag Daily Prompt (RDP) Saturday Challenge-Sepia

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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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.

2023 Thursday Trios — September 28 – Museum Autumn Festival

***Zinnia hybrida***
***‘Profusion Lemon’***

***Three Pallets***
of
***~~Watermelons~~ Pumpkins*** 🎃
***+ Coleman***

Thursday Trios

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens.

Location: The Farm and Nature Trail; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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Martha Rivers Park Monochrome Style

***Coleman Hang-time***
***in the Fitness Track***

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max Telephoto and Ultra Wide Cameras.

Location: Martha Rivers Park; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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2023 CFFC: Autumn – Metal in The Farm

All Autumn – Metal photos included in my entry this week were taken during the Autumn Festival this past Saturday at The Schiele Museum of Natural History & Planetarium in Gastonia, North Carolina.

***Turkey in a***
***Metal & Wood Coop***
***The Farm***
***Schiele Museum of Natural History***

***Potatoes*** 🥔
***in a Metal Basket***
***The Farm***
***Schiele Museum of Natural History***

***Coleman in an***
***Artificial Metal Pumpkin***
@ ***Autumn Festival***

Coleman
on a haystack
surrounded by pumpkins
@ The Autumn Festival
@ The Schiele Museum of Natural History
Gastonia, North Carolina

***Coleman***
***Autumn Festival***
***Schiele Museum***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Autumn – Metal

Cameras: iPhone 14 Pro Max and Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens.

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

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

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.

2023 CWWC: Bridges Found in Nature

***Bridge @ Lineberger Park***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

***Kings Mountain State Park***
***Blacksburg, South Carolina***

GARDEN OF THE WAXHAWS TRAIL
Andrew Jackson State Park
Lancaster, South Carolina

***The Founders Trail***
is a beautiful natural surface trail along the Catawba River with a sidewalk connection to the Riverwalk: Piedmont Medical Center Trail and River Park. Located in the Fort Mill/Rock Hill area of South Carolina.

***These bridges are at various locations***
***along the Blue Star Trail within***
***Anne Springs Close Greenway***
***which crossover the many***
***creeks, streams, and other waterways***
***connecting many trails for individuals***
***to enjoy hiking and exploring the Greenway.***
***Fort Mill, South Carolina***

CWWC: Any Type of Bridge

Sunday Stills

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

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2023 NPC #29: Spiders and Their Webs

I mostly see Spider Webs. It is a rare occasion when I can see and capture a Spider 🕷️ in its web. I’m not well mastered in the art of capturing Spiderwebs when I’m snapping photos out in nature. That being said; here is my contribution for Denzil’s Nature Photo Challenge #29.

Spider Webs:

Spiders:

***Argiope aurantia Yellow garden spider***

Spider-Man shirt:

Nature Photo Challenge #29 – Spiders and their Webs

Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters

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2023 CFFC: Kellogg’s Rice Krispies – Snap! Crackle! Pop!

Cee’s challenges vary from week to week this weeks is to see what interesting posts we select to go along with her them of Kellogg’s Rice Krispies – Snap! Crackle! Pop!. Here are my selections, maybe not what you might think but I hope you’ll enjoy them nonetheless.

The Snap!

Alligator snapping turtle
(Macrochelys temminckii)

Crackle!

Roaring Crackling Fire 🔥

Pop!

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge-Kellogg’s Rice Krispies – Snap! Crackle! Pop!

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Have a Seat Around the Lake

For our time of reflection and remembrance of the events of September 11, 2001 Coleman and I paid a visit to Andrew Jackson State Park we we could have a time of relaxation, hiking 🥾, and just plain ole fun.

Mostly Coleman’s choices
for Pulling Up a Seat.

Coleman had some fun time at the Playground 🛝, then we walked around most of the lake (ignoring a trail closed sign for a short bit) and then proceeded back towards the Picnic tables 🧺 for a small snack. After his snack, it was back to the playground for him to burn off more energy and to enjoy himself in the Playground.

Pull Up a Seat – Week 37

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Seat

Cameras: Slides 1-6: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens. Slides 7-8: iPhone 14 Pro Max.

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

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

2023 CWWC: September-Any type of Step, Stairs Around Parks and Home

***The Cone Manor***
***Moses H. Cone Memorial Park***

Cee’s Which Way Challenge-Any type of Step, Stairs

God Bless. Thank you for visiting my upstairs downstairs stairs and steps. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2023 SYD: 15 September

On My Laptop:

On My Phone:

Share Your Desktop – September

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Coleman Slide Funtime

On Monday, Coleman and I ventured down to Andrew Jackson State Park for a relaxing afternoon of hiking around the lake and in the playground.

The following depicts Coleman’s version on how to approach and go down a slide.

Coleman’s Slide Fun
Andrew Jackson State Park
Lancaster, South Carolina, USA

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday-Almost wordless

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

2023 CWWC: September – Any type of Walk

For this week’s challenge I decided to share our Walks in a different format than normal. Hope y’all enjoy.

Video showing our latest walk
The Schiele Museum of Natural History
Gastonia, North Carolina

Cee’s Which Way Challenge – Any type of Walk

Cameras: iPhone 14 Pro Max and Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens with an Altura Wide Angle Fish-Eye attachment.

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

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

LAPC: Black & White and Monochrome

I normally try to take photos as we go hiking in our neighborhood, along the various trails and sometimes we hike more than one trail in a given day. As always my hiking buddy is my (recently turned 4) grandson, Coleman. He loves spending time outdoors especially when he gets to go hiking in the woods, along the creeks, rivers, and lakes.

On this particular day we rode the transit bus from near our home to the Avon Catawba Creeks Greenway. We hiked the Greenway seeing many amazing sights along the way. We hiked the entire 2.7 mile paved greenway. The Avon Catawba Creeks Greenway connects Lineberger Park to Ferguson Park. The Catawba Creek Greenway portion runs through wooded and open creek areas between several residential areas and junctions at the Avon Creek Greenway. Combined, the Avon and Catawba Creeks Greenway is approximately 3 miles. We ventured over onto Robinwood Road from the Greenway and on down to the Gaston County Warlick Family YMCA to continue hiking some more after a bit of a rest and a snack while overlooking Robinwood Lake.

Lens-Artist Photo Challenge-Black & White and Monochrome

Leannes Monochrome Madness

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max and Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens.

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time as we hiked along the Greenways to the Warlick YMCA. It was a pleasurable afternoon. We appreciate y’all and any thoughts you’d like to share.

2023 CFFC: September_AllState – You’re in good hands.

Good Hands in the Park:

Family in Good Hands:

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: AllState – You’re in good hands.

Throwback Thursday

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One-To-Three Photo Processing Challenge: Turtle 🐢 Sand Time

I know there are more than three photos, however, I couldn’t resist trying out different processing effects so I included all of them.

One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge-September 2023

Taken: 2023 September 4 1:38pm

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max Telephoto Camera. f/2.8 77mm

Location: Back patio; Gastonia, North Carolina

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Monday Portrait: In Black & White

Coleman’s Expressions:

Leannes Monochrome Madness

Monday Portrait-Coleman

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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2023 Pull up a Seat: Week 35_September

On this day Coleman and I hiked from Avon Catawba Creeks Greenway to the Warlick Family YMCA approximately a 2.5 mile hike. Coleman enjoys hiking with me, he also loves to test out the fitness equipment and Pull Up a Seat wherever he chooses. It is good to sit and rest occasionally along the trail.

***Coleman at an Outdoor Table***
***Warlick Family YMCA***

***Coleman on a Slide***
***Warlick Family YMCA***

***Coleman***
***Resting before***
***getting on a bus***
***to go home***

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2023-Week 35

Cameras: iPhone 14 Pro Max and Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens.

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

Last on the Card: 2023 August 31

From my iPhone 14 Pro Max:

Video:

Raindrops Keep
Falling on my Head

Photo:

From my Canon EOS Rebel T3i:

Collage:

***Coleman***
***Antics and Expressions***

Last on the Card – August 2023

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CWWC (Cee’s Which Way Challenge): Any type of Road

Welcome Cee and thanks for taking on the Which Way Challenge. I appreciate you and am looking forward to all you have to bring to challenge us on our Which Way Challenge adventures.

I’ve held off posting a which way challenge knowing you were taking over. Most of my “roads” are trails Coleman and I hike. I hope you’ll enjoy coming along on our Which Way hiking adventures.

I know only the first photo has an actual road in it, however, Coleman and I mostly travel on dirt pathways. We walk most everywhere, sometimes riding the bus to get to a location where we plan to hike. Hopefully next time I’ll be able to be more in tune with the theme.

Cee’s Which Way Challenge – Any Type of Road

Cameras: iPhone 14 Pro Max and Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens

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

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