with Coleman
investigating
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Taken with an iPhone 13 Pro.
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Thursday Doors: 2023 – Dome Door and Window Awning
with Coleman
investigating
Tag: #Coleman
with Coleman
investigating
Coleman trying out a rake at Anne Springs Close Greenway
Monday Portrait: Coleman Horse Loving
This is a fun challenge not hosted by anyone, so if you want to join in, just post a photo.
some Horse Loving
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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CFFC: 2023 February – Things People Play With
out the tractor
(to him it’s something to play with)
with a rake
is Funtime
on the complex
playground equipment
playing on chin up bars
many years ago
playing in
a Kayak
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Things People Play With
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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Silent Sunday: 2023 February 12 – Coleman Helping
LAPC #235: Shadows and Reflections in Monochrome
on the Trail
in & Along the Creek
Reflections in the Water
Coleman & Alona combined shadow
Shadows of Trees
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
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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
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Color My World Challenge: Forest Green
and
Baxter Village Trailhead
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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One Word Sunday Challenge: Weekly Prompt Colour – Valentine RED/RED
Johnson & Johnson
Baby toy
This toy I received as apart of a monthly toy subscription from Johnson & Johnson in 1982. It was a subscription offered to all new mom during that era.
Pump House
Rock Hill, South Carolina
The PUMP HOUSE is a former industrial pump house located on the Catawba River. It now houses a multi-level dining room, complete with a rooftop bar and deck that’s open for dinner and on weekends. One can enjoy terrific views from the main dining room or from the year-round deck, both on the third level.
wearing a RED shirt
standing on a RED caboose
The Little Red Caboose is a historic site in South Carolina. The Little Red Caboose is situated nearby to Millstone Park and Veterans Monument.
Autumn leaves turn fiery-red in an attempt to store up as much goodness as possible from leaves and soil before a tree settles down for the winter.
hanging on
RED monkey bars
The RED monkey bars are included in the playground equipment in Allison Park which we accessed from the Baxter Village Trailhead located in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
Weekly Prompts Color Challenge: Valentine Red
One Word Sunday: Red
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One – To – Three: Friends
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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CFFC: 2023 Familiar SMILES
Smiles from youngest to oldest ….
Grandson
Granddaughter
Daughter (youngest child)
Son (Middle child)
Son (Oldest child)
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge
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Silent Sunday: 2023 January – Week 5_Glencairn Gardens
2023 Doors : NC Museum Truck Doors+
Coleman
Now on to the North Carolina Transportation Museum for more Truck Doors.
Melville Dairy Foods
Dan’s Thursday Doors Challenge One Word Sunday challenge.
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Copyright: ©️2022@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com
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CBWC: 2023 January – Fences and Gates
holding GATE
attached to FENCE
FENCE
FENCE
leading to
Anne Springs Close Greenway
GATE and FENCE
Property of
Town of Fort Mill
NO TRESPASSING
Violators Will Be Prosecuted
around
Grandparents home
Photo Credit: 1-5 Deb L. Waters. 6 – Nornal Hule Waters
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Which Way Challenge: 2023 January – Week 4
Take a walk with me through the backwoods of the Greenway. See what my grandson and I see as we meander through the trees and along the creek on the Blue Star Trail. The Greenway is one of the happiest places that my grandson loves to be, hiking and enjoying nature.
We entered the Greenway through a path in a Fort Mill neighborhood. This was our first-time entry through this area. we were not sure where we were going or onto which trail, we would encounter as we hiked from this new point of entrance.
We missed the pathway to start with and crisscrossed through the trees until we emerged near a wooden bridge. We saw the Blue Star Trail sign and knew we were about to be in the Greenway. To the left of the wooden bridge is a swinging bridge that was blocked off with caution tape signifying it was unsafe to use. So, we crossed the wooden bridge to begin our hike for the afternoon.
Coming upon a crossroads we weren’t sure whether to go to the right or the left. We went to the left, and it took us away from the Greenway onto a section belonging to the Town of Fort Mill. We didn’t realize this until we stopped at a gate which indicated it was a restricted area. At such time we turned around and proceeded back the way we had traveled. The pathway runs alongside a creek. In the Greenway the trails run along creeks thus we didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary at first.
Once we arrived back at the crossroads, we proceeded to hike the direction we should have gone in the first place, to the right. In this direction we came to another swinging bridge, the Blue Star. This one was okay to cross. My grandson, Coleman loves to run across swinging bridges. It wasn’t that way the first time he went across one, but now he thinks they are fun to cross.
Being the first time, we hiked via this pathway we didn’t go very far. We were not wearing our proper hiking boots and we were just out for a short adventure. Therefore, we at this point went back to the house we were visiting to relax and reflect on our time in the woods.
God Bless. Thank you for meandering along the trail with us. I appreciate y’all.
Silent Sunday: 2023 – Let’s Hang
Hanging on
Blue Star Swinging Bridge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Copyright: ©️2023gfpacificbeeintrospection.com
Shot with an iPhone 13 Pro
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CFFC: 2023 Legs or Feet
Andrew Jackson State Park
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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Pull Up a Seat: 2023 – Week 2 By the Dam
Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2023-Week 2
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
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CFFC: Hands or Paws
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Every Which Way I Go Along a Trail ….
…. Coleman goes with me, either beside or in front leading the way.
the Path.
Access
of ability
Old Alike.
Over the weekend, Coleman and I enjoyed a beautiful sunshiny day hiking 🥾 along the Catawba River by the Fort Mill Dam. We’ve had a lot of rain lately and Coleman does not like to be cooped up in the home all day. It is always a joy to be able to take him out in nature where he can be free to run.
Which Way Challenge
Ragtag Daily Prompt – Travel
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Wordless Wednesday: A Ray of Sparkling Sunshine
Fort Mill Dam
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Cell Pic Sunday: At the Greenway Stables …
Visiting the Horses 🐎
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Sunshiny Skyline
above the
Catawba River
Fort Mill Dam
Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters
Copyright: ©️2023@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com
God Bless. Enjoy your Sunday. Thank you for viewing my skyline. I appreciate y’all.
Bloganuary Prompt #5: What brings you joy in life?
What brings me the most joy right now in my life is spending time with my grandson. The ability to share my love of God, Nature, the enjoyment of hiking, and shower him with my never ending love.
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Pull Up a Seat: 2023 – Week 1 @Catawba Riverwalk
on a
Fallen Tree
Prairie Loop
Trail Post
in Memory of
Paula Annette Nalley
Taking a Break
on a Log 🪵
Photo Credit: Deb L Waters.
Copyright: ©️2023@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com
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CFFC: Eyes = Windows
“The Eyes are the window to your soul.”
~ William Shakespeare
“The soul, fortunately, has an interpreter – often an unconscious but still a faithful interpreter – in the eye.”
~ Charlotte Bronte
Photo Credit: Copyright ©️2021@DebLWaters … All Rights Reserved.
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Last On The Card: December 2022
From the last week of December and the last week of the year 2022.
iPhone 13 Pro:
Canon Rebel EOS T3i:
Anne Springs Close Greenway
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Pull Up a Seat: 2022 Week 52
Pull Up a Seat ….
Tree Stump …
Stick out
your Tongue …
Look 👀
Around …
Smiling with
Glee.
Photo Credit: Copyright ©️2022@DebWaters74
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Monday Portrait: My Beloved Coleman
my beloved
grandson
God Bless. I trust your 2022 ended as you wished. Thank you for visiting. I appreciate y’all.
A Reflection: Best of 2022 – Coleman Style
A reflection of Coleman’s life throughout the year, 2022, before beginning the New Year. He’s grown so much in so many ways in such a short time.
The First Three Months: January-March…
January
February
March
The Next Three Months: April-June…
April
May
June
Onward to the Next Three Months: July–September…
July
August
September Now 3-Years-Old
The Last Three Months of 2022: October-December…
October
November
December
Where has the year gone? My little grandson, my hiking 🥾 buddy is not so little anymore. He’s become very adventurous. He loves to explore the outdoors. He love to visit Anne Springs Close Greenway. He has already hiked all 26 trails multiple times for more than 36 miles within the Greenway. He knows the trails better than some adults.
He does not like bad weather day’s especially since he does not like being cooped up in doors. He’d rather be outdoors all the time if he could. I pray his adventurous spirit will never be squashed.
Continue on little man, keep growing, keep learning, and always stay adventurous loving the outdoors.
Silent Sunday: 01/01/2023 – Fisheye View
on the
Swinging Bridge
Swinging Bridge
God Bless. Happy New Year! Thank you for visiting. See y’all in 2023. I appreciate y’all.
CFFC: Holiday Colors 2022
Not exactly a Holiday Color, but a Holiday picture
in his new
RED Flag shirt
stands above
Southern California Christmas Tree.
Photo Credit: Julee Vaughan
Cabbage Patch
Ornaments
decked out in
Holiday Colors
Bell
Dayspring.com
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Midweek Monochrome #120 – Coleman’s Christmas
CMMC – December 2022 Alphabet Letters V or W at the beginning of a word
Here’s my entries for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge.
Wednesday morning Ho Ho Waffles 🧇.
Waffles
Coleman Wanders
across a Wooden Bridge
into the Woods 🪵.
the Water 💦
in the Creek.
at the Dairy Barn
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Christmas 🎄 Past: Memories
Reflecting back on Christmases past is something I don’t often do. This year I have been trying to remember what Christmases used to look like while I was growing up. Odd thing is I cannot remember much about them. Not what gifts were given or received. I know I gave and received them, but if you asked me what I received in any particular year I would not be able to tell you.
These photos are from my archives. Most likely taken by my father, Nornal Hule Waters.
The first photo by the date is of my very first Christmas taken with my dad, & my brother. So, this one my mom probably snapped. This first Christmas was spent in Great Falls, South Carolina. Great Falls is a town (not a city). The second photo is also taken in Great Falls, SC with my mom I presume the following year. And the third photo was taken in San Diego, California when I was either in Junior High or a sophomore in high school. Definitely before 1974. My brother went into the Air Force early in 1975 and was no longer home for Christmas afterwards.
The one constant which I remember is that every Christmas Eve growing up, we went to a Christmas Eve Service at church. We would dress up in our very best church clothes to attend the special service. It would be filled with music, both from the choir and the audience. It would be a joyous occasion, extremely uplifting. The emphasis would be given though a message (some would call a sermon) as well as the music on the true meaning of Christmas. The birth of Jesus Christ and the visit by the three wise men presenting the Christ child with precious gifts. This tradition was not continued each and every year after my marriage and living what I consider my hometown (not my birth city). Sadly, it is one that I remember and miss the most.
The above pictures were taken after I had my eldest son and later after my marriage. The first photo is of my eldest son, John Thomas Waters III. He was named after my paternal grandfather who was also named after his paternal grandfather. The next one is the first Christmas photo after my marriage. And the last one is with my daughter for her first Christmas.
The next group of photos are random pictures of my family throughout the years.
More Random Christmas Photos:
Capture the memories with your family and friends while you are still able. You never know when one of them may no longer be with you. Photographs speak a thousand words, more than you’ll ever know. I wish I could spend another holiday with my dad, mom, husband, and grandparents, but sadly they will only be here in spirit.
I pray y’all had a wonderful Christmas and will have a blessed New Year.
Cosmic Photo Prompt: Show Us Your Christmas – 2022
& his
Brio World
Lift & Load Set
Remote control
Paw Patrol Motorcycle
Blaze vehicles
My grandson had to wait half the day before he could open his Christmas Presents due to his mom working in the morning. He was having a hard time understanding his needed to wait for his “Ho Ho” presents. Before then he and I enjoyed some cuddle time.
I trust y’all enjoyed your holiday (or at least the day) relaxing.
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CMMC: Pick Your Topic from My Photo – December 2022
From my archives: Disney Frozen on Ice
of
Fake Animal
on Ice
The above photos were taken at a performance of Disney’s Frozen on Ice at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina back on April 16, 2016.
Christmas 🎄Tree
2022
We just barely got a tree this year. This is Coleman’s first HoHo (Christmas) Tree. He was so delighted that he finally has a HoHo Tree.
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, SC
Another Throwback from my Archives.
taken July 4, 2012
in Lancaster, South Carolina
Midweek Madness
Challenge
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CBWC: Shadows & Reflections – 2022
Shadows captured January 2022:
of my daughter
and grandson
Reflections Depicted at Andrew Jackson State Park:
Reflected
in the Lake
Reflections Recorded at Lake Haigler:
Reflections
in Lake Haigler
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Shadows of a 2022 Christmas Tree:
& His First
Christmas Tree
Displaying Shadows
on the Wall
Cee’s Black and White Challenge – Shadows and Reflections
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New Lenses Trial: Macro/Fisheye
I bought myself a couple of new lenses for Christmas. Hey, I figured the only way I would receive any thing for Christmas was to buy want was on my wish list myself. Anyway, one of the new lenses I bought is a Altura .35X Fisheye HD lens attachment 58mm lens with Macro.
We only put up a Christmas tree yesterday and today after my daughter arrived home from work and ate her supper (Coleman & I already ate) we decided to wrap Christmas presents. Mind you, my grandson, Coleman is supposed to be sleeping. We almost get them all wrapped when he starts saying “eat, eat.” So, we stop wrapping and get him out of his room to come out and eat again. When he saw the wrapped presents, he thought “HO HO” (What he calls Santa) had already come and he thought he could open presents. We had a time trying to convince him that “HO HO” still needed to come and he had to eat and go back to bed.
Since we had most of the presents wrapped and sitting by the tree, I thought I might as well take a few pictures. Some are using the wide angle and others are using the Fisheye. This is the first time I’ve tried using a Fisheye lens. It will take me awhile to figure things out in using it.
Wide Angle Shots (First one is on Manual, I forgot to adjust the settings):
Fisheye Shots:
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Merry Christmas! Feliz Navidad! Happy Holidays to one and all! Enjoy and Blessings to y’all. I appreciate y’all.
Pull Up a Seat: Seating Around the Greenway
My selections this time come from the trails around Wagon and Haigler Loops as well as by the Canteen at Anne Springs Close Greenway.
Pull Up a Seat Along Wagon Loop:
on stone blocks
a short distance
Coleman relaxes
on a bench.
Pull Up a Seat beside Lake Haigler:
Bruce T. Rush Pavilion:
at one of eight picnic tables
within the Rush Pavilion.
The Bruce T. Rush Pavilion is located at the Lake Haigler Entrance of the Anne Springs Close Greenway. It is an open-air shelter, available for rental, which features a hardwood ceiling with a stone fireplace. It overlooks the beautiful Lake Haigler. It is an ideal area for company picnics, birthday parties, receptions, and small intimate wedding ceremonies.
In Front of the Canteen:
in one of
several rockers
out in front
of the Gateway Canteen.
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Which Way Shall We Go? This Way or That Way… Left, or Right?
My grandson, Coleman and I loved to venture out into nature and roam through the trees whenever the weather permits. It has been raining a lot here lately, so we haven’t been out much. Only twice this week. Coleman loves to go hiking at the Anne Springs Close Greenway which is only a few miles from where we currently live. The Greenway has five different entrances, and we choose a different entrance to begin our hiking each time we go.
From the Horse Stables Entrance: Should we go to the Left or to the Right?
to the Left
onward to
See the
Farm Animals
Next, we switched to the Lake Haigler Entrance for some hiking near Lake Haigler.
Posted as part of Which Way Photo Challenge
by alive and trekking
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Midweek Monochrome: # 119 – A Relaxing Hike through the Greenway
Show
Ring
hiking along
the trail
Leanne’s Monochrome Madness
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Thursday Doors: Lake Haigler Doors
Lending
Library
Nature
Center
Close Greenway
Gateway Canteen
Thursday Doors
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Monday Windows: Looking Outward
looking
Outward
at the dog
Sitting by
a Window
Looking
at Me
Photos taken at Anne Springs Close Greenway Canteen in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
Photo Credit: (c)2022@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com
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Cell Pic Sunday: December 18, 2022
Instead of a normal cell pic, I am choosing to share a collage I made on my cell phone. The top two photos were taken on a cell phone whereas the bottom photo was taken on my Canon Rebel EOS T3i camera. Hope this is okay since it was created on my cell phone.
Middle: Coleman & Alona taken in 2020.
Bottom: Coleman taken on Saturday, December 17, 2022
Wishing y’all a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!
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MWM #119 – A Child’s Perspective
Coleman,
my 3 year old
grandson
coloring
on a
whiteboard
Artwork
to
grip
It
Gripping
Photo Credit:
1st photo: ©️Coleman Gouveia (my 3 yr old grandson). All others: ©️2022@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com
Posted as part of Mid-Week Monochrome. Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness photography challenge.
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Pull Up A Seat: #47 – Baxter Village Trailhead
on Element
a Swing
of Coleman
on a Slide
he’s sitting on
Coleman
Pulls Up A Seat
wherever he chooses
in front of
Fort Mill Library
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Silent Sunday: Tunnel View
Share Your Desktop: November 2022
My Screensaver:
Fort Mill, South Carolina
My Wallpaper:
Coleman
Posted as part of Clare’s Share Your Desktop Photography Challenge.
Photo Credit: (c)2022@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com
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