2025 SYD: March 15

Clare from Clare’s Cosmos invites everyone to join her in Sharing Your Desktop (SYD). Below are her suggestions for participating in the Share Your Desktop Challenge 

  1. To do so, simply share the photo* you have set as your wallpaper;
  2. Provide as little or as much detail as you wish;
  3. Use a pingback, or post a link here so I know you have joined in on the fun;
  4. Then finally, share the fun around.

I am sharing my Wallpaper from both my Laptop and my Smartphone. I enjoy looking at different images each month. Most of which revolve around Coleman (my grandson) and nature.

Here are my Desktop Wallpaper and Screensaver for my Laptop:

From My HP Laptop:

Desktop Background Wallpaper

Coleman
Taken with my
Canon EOS Rebel T3i

Desktop Screensaver

Coleman
Taken with my
Canon EOS Rebel T3i

From My Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max:

Personal Focus

Coleman
Taken with my Apple
iPhone 16 Pro Max

Reading Focus

Coleman
Taken with my Apple
iPhone 16 Pro Max

Hiking Focus

Coleman
Taken with my Apple
iPhone 16 Pro Max

Television Focus

Canada Geese
Taken with my
Canon EOS Rebel T3i

Sleep Focus

Coleman
Taken with my
Canon EOS Rebel T3i

As you can see Coleman and his antics and expressions are in all, but one of my wallpapers. These were all taken at Riverside Park and Greenway in Cramerton, North Carolina.

Clare’s Share Your Desktop-March 2025

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #261

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Location: South Fork Catawba River; Riverside Park and Greenway; Old Town; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Get Outdoors. Enjoy Nature. Capture the Beauty all around you. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Cee’s Flower of the Day: 15 March

Spring Flowers

Spring floral garden in Texas

Cee’s FOTD

God Bless. Springtime will be here soon. Enjoy the pleasant weather and the beautiful flowers all around. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with w. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Which Way Challenge (CWWC): March Week 2 —Any animal in your which way

Another week has passed (almost) and it’s time again for the Which Way Challenge (CWWC). For this week’s Which Way Challenge I have selected CWWC: Any animal in your which way. The animals can be any kind of animal you might see on any roads, paths, sidewalks, or trails. As always signs are always welcome.

Here are my entries for this week’s CWWC: Any animal in your which way.

Which Way with Birds, Butterflies, & Squirrels:

Which Way with Dogs:

Which Way with Horses:

Be sure to click on the links below to check out other Which Ways.

GERIATRI’X’ FOTOGALLERY’s WHICH WAY WITH LINES

Deb’s Which Way (CWWC) – Any Animal in Your Which Way

Photo Credit: ©️2021-2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

God Bless. Get Outside and Enjoy the Beautiful Outdoors. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Weekend Sky(Watch) Friday: March 14

Weekend Sky

Colourful Changes in Sunrise

From Pink, to Red, to Orange

Pink:

Friday Sunrise 6:30am

Red:

Friday Sunrise 6:35am

Orange:

Friday Sunrise 6:41am

Sunset:

Monday Multicolored Sunset 7:29pm

Skywatch Friday 

Weekend Sky

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Stay Warm. Take care of yourself and each other. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Goat Island Playground in Monochrome

Last weekend was a fairly warm sunny day, therefore, Coleman and I walked over to Goat Island Park and Greenway for him to run around a play outdoors awhile. He enjoys going to Greenways to hike and play.

While Coleman was playing a snapped a few shots of the various sections of the Playground using a couple of different lenses and attachments. I used Google monochrome filters to alter the images into black and white.

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters

Location: Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina , USA

God Bless. Get outside and enjoy the beauty in nature. Have a funtastic weekend. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Three Toy Trucks & a Boy …

… For Thursday Trios

Coleman
playing with his trucks
by the shore of the
South Fork Catawba River

Thursday Trios 

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

Photo Credit: ©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16Pro Max

Location: South Fork Catawba River; Riverside Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Enjoy Nature. Be Observant. Show Gratitude. Love to all. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Thursday Doors: 13 March

Thursday Doors
Teagan at Teagan’s Books

Sweet Peace Yoga Studio

Dan’s Thursday Doors

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Sweet Peace Yoga Studio ; Downtown Cramerton, Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Cee’s FOTD: 12 March

Orchids

Laelia purpurea carnea

Cee’s Flower of the Day

God Bless. Praying for Cee. Take Good Care of each other Chris. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Wordless Wednesday: 12 March

South Fork Catawba River Soars

Canada Geese
Soaring Over the
South Fork Catawba River

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.

Location: South Fork Catawba River; Riverside Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA 

God Bless. Have a fabulous rest of your week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Numbers Game #63-184

Judy Dykstra-Brown with the blog lifelessons hosts a challenge called The Numbers Game.  To play along, go to your photos file and type that number into the search bar. Then post a selection of the photos you find that include that number and  post a link to your blog in my Numbers Game blog of the day. If instead of numbers, you have changed the identifiers of all your photos into words, pick a word or words to use instead, and show us a variety of photos that contain that word in the title.This prompt will repeat each Monday with a new number. If you want to play along, please put a link to your blog in comments below. Here are my contributions to the album.

This week’s number is 184. Here are my entries for this week’s Numbers Game #63 challenge.

This week’s images are a mixture of places I’ve visited throughout the years. From California to Mexico; from Georgia to the Carolinas and northward up to Ohio. And of course, I had to include a picture of Coleman. I hope you enjoy and decide to play along as well.

Judy’s Numbers Game #63-184

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Throwback Thursday

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

2025 OWS: 9 March — Haze

Hazy Skies

Over the

Blue Ridge Mountains

Debbie’s One Word Challenge theme this week is Haze. My entries this week are from a trip with my eldest son in 2017. He had a birthday wish to drive the Blue Ridge Parkway.

We drove to the Parkway beginning our trip in Lancaster, South Carolina driving through Chester to the US-321N. This direction led us through Blowing Rock before traversing over onto the Blue Ridge Parkway. We (He) drove the Parkway from this southern point all the way to the North Carolina/Viginia Border. We did not drive the Virginia portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

We stopped at various milestones along the parkway for breaks, hiking, and to check out the scenery. At a few stops we incurred a bit of Haze which impaired the views somewhat.

We stopped more on the way back southbound than we did going northbound. Our northern most stop along the Blue Ridge Parkway was at Stone Mountain Overlook at Milepost 232.5. We stopped here shortly before proceeding to Stone Mountain State Park in Roaring Gap, North Carolina where we hiked the Stone Mountain Loop Trail. We had great views of Stone Mountain, saw the Middle and Lower Waterfalls, and visited the Hutchinson Homestead. The Hutchinson Homestead is a mid-19th century farm with well maintained old buildings, a large meadow with terrific views of Stone Mountain State.

Our next stops were at Devils Garden Overlook at Milepost 235.7; Doughton Park at Milepost 241.1; Bluff Mountain at Milepost 243.4; Raven Rocks Overlook at Milepost 289.5; Moses H. Cone Memorial Park (not pictured) at Milepost 294.1; Craggy Gardens (not pictured) at Milepost 364.6; and Mount Pisgah at Milepost 408.6.

It was a long enjoyable drive and valuable experience full of memories spent with my eldest son. As you can see from the images some of our views were obscured and opaque due to the hazy atmosphere.

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Haze

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit: ©️2017 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Location: Blue Ridge Parkway; North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have you had any hazy days lately? Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Pull Up a Seat on a Lone (Jude’s) Bench

While hiking a hidden (almost) dirt trail at Riverside Park and Greenway this past weekend, Coleman and I came upon this lone Bench in the middle of a sandy area near the South Fork Catawba River.

Backside of Bench

I am not sure if anyone else knows about this Bench and the Sandy area along the South Fork Catawba River or not. Coleman and I have not seen anyone else around the area. Most people stay near the Fishing Piers at the Greenways.

Frontside of Bench

It gives Coleman an opportunity to play undisturbed in the Sand with his Little Tikes construction vehicles. He is quite the “engineer” designing his own roads, bridges and tunnels in the sand.

It also allows me to have a peaceful serene tranquil relaxing place to Pull Up a Seat to relax and enjoy watching Coleman play.

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2025-Week 10

Jude’s Bench Challenge

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.

Location: South Fork Catawba River; Dirt Trail; Riverside Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

2025 Monday Portrait: 03.10

Greenway Trail Guest Lou

Coleman and I met Lou and his owner while hiking the Carolina Thread Trail at Goat Island Park and Greenway. He was friendly and welcomed the attention. Later he enjoyed romping around with the other dogs in the dog park located at the far end of the trail.

Monday Portrait

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment. 

Location: Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Get outdoors. Take a walk and enjoy the sunshine while seeing the beautiful landscape and interesting views all around. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Sunday Trees — 2025.10.03

Salix babylonica

Aka Babylon Willow,
Weeping Willow

Sunday Trees

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

Flower of the Day: 2025 March 9

Cee’s FOTD

Narcissus hispanicus

Wild Spanish Daffodil

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Carolina Thread Trail; Riverside Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Silent Sunday: March 09

Construction on the Riverbank

Coleman & his Little Tike Truck
South Fork Catawba River

Silent Sunday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #260

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.

Location: South Fork Catawba River; Riverside Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA 

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

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: 9 March

Coleman says, “Can you see me?
Now can you see me, Grandma?

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #260

Photo Credit: ©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: By the South Fork Catawba River; Riverside Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

Canada Goose Gliding Across the River

Canada Goose
South Fork Catawba River

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #260

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 

Location: South Fork Catawba River; Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA 

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

2025 Thursday Doors: March 6

Historic Baltimore School Doors

This Historic Baltimore School is a little less than a mile walk from our home. Coleman and I visited here last weekend. The school building is in bad shape, however, funds are being raised to restore and preserve the school building. It already has Historic recognition and is awaiting the necessary funds to begin the restoration process. It will be used as a community center and museum once it is restored.

Restoration and Preservation is necessary for future generations to learn and understand the historical structure significance of the Baltimore Village School. To learn and understand why there was such a need for the school and how people and society’s views back then were so dramatically different than they are today.

I didn’t live in this area back during that time period. I do remember when buses were used to transport black students from one neighbourhood to another to integrate the schools. Times were definitely different back in the day.

Dan’s Thursday Doors

Photo Credit: ©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Cameras: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.

Location: Historic Baltimore School; Historic Baltimore Village; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Take a Walk. Visit an Historic Site. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Yellow, Yellow, I Spy Yellow

The Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge colour for this week is Yellow. I have decided to combine this week’s challenge with Judy’s Numbers Game Challenge with various Yellow images to brighten your world.

“Be the yellow fire of inspiration in your corner of the world.”

Yellow can be seen all around us; on vehicles like school buses, construction vehicles, and cars.

“Yellow: the color of warmth, joy, and endless possibilities.”

SIMPLYBEYONDHERBS.COM

“In the garden of friendship, yellow blooms of laughter and joy never fade.”

– Unknown

Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Yellowish

Judy’s Numbers Game #62-183

Cee’s Flower of the Day

God Bless. Be a Ray of Sunshine. Spread joy to all around you. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Cee’s FOTD: March 3rd

Calico Aster 

Calico Aster 
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
‘Horizontalis’

Photo Credit: ©️2021 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

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

Location: Catawba River Access; Fort Mill Dam; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

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

2025 Monday Portrait: 03.03

Unexpected Trail Visitor

Coleman and I go hiking along trails whenever the weather isn’t too cold and windy to roam about outdoors. We often encounter other hikers/walkers walking their dogs on the trails in Greenways and, Nature Preserves, as well as State and Local Parks.

What or should I say whom we never expected to see while hiking on the trail was a man hiking with his Cat. He had a pet carrier on his back with the Cat inside on a leash. The Cat could (and did) leap to the ground, walk around and investigate the area and then spring back up to her carrier whenever she desired to do so.

These are shots of the Cat in his carrier people watching…

Monday Portrait

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.

Location: Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Get outdoors. Take a walk and enjoy the sunshine while seeing the beautiful landscape and interesting views all around. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Pull Up a Seat on a Trail Bench

Coleman and I hiked a new (to us) trail today after he arrived home from school and switched shoes. We had to walk approximately one mile alongside the road (not every section had a sidewalk), across the C. Claudius Dawson Bridge (which crosses over the South Fork Catawba River) and cross the forked road before reaching our destination to eventually begin our hike for the afternoon.

On our hike we periodically encountered a wooden Bench here, there, and yonder along the Rocky Branch Trail. Here are a few of the Benches we happened upon throughout our hike.

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2025-Week 9

Jude’s Bench Challenge

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Photo Credit: ©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Rocky Branch Trail; CarolinaThread Trail; Belmont/Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Last on the Card — February

Brian from bushboy.blog is the host for the #LastontheCard challenge. His rules are simple to follow. As per Brian, Your last photo doesn’t have to be on the very last day of the month if you didn’t take any photos on that day. Maybe it was earlier in the month when the last photo was taken.

Brian’s rules are simple:
1. Post the last photo on your SD card or last photo on your phone for the 31st or whenever your last photo was taken.
2. No editing – who cares if it is out of focus, not framed as you would like or the subject matter didn’t cooperate.
3. You don’t have to have any explanations, just the photo will do
4. Create a Pingback to this post or link in the comments
5. Use the tags The Last Photo and #LastOnTheCard

Here are my Last photos for February 2025 …

From my iPhone 14 Pro Max:

Coleman
at the
South Fork Catawba River
via the Rocky Branch Trail
Cramerton/Belmont, North Carolina

From my Canon EOS Rebel T3i:

South Fork Catawba River
Via Riverside Park and Greenway
Cramerton, North Carolina

Brian’s The Last on the Card-February 2025

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Cameras: 1) Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max; 2) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV filter for Canon. 

Location: Belmont/Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Silent Sunday: March 2

Magnolia ‘Jane’

Aka Jane Magnolia
Magnolia

Silent Sunday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2025 Week 09

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: N. Main Street; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a lovely fun-filled day. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

1-to-3 Photo Processing: 2025 February

Walking around Riverside Park and Greenway this week along a dirt trail Coleman and I came across this small tree with a few Green Sprouts popping amongst a sand-filled area near the South Fork Catawba River. Its location seemed an oddity, life beginning anew.

Here’s playing around with varying aspects of the image …

One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge-February 2025

Photo Credit ©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.

Location: Dirt Trail parallel to South Fork Catawba River; Riverside Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Weekend Sky(Watch) Friday: March 01

Shades of Red

Before the Rains

A look at our morning skies prior to the Sun’s rising. Coleman has to get on the school bus when it is still dark outside. While we wait for the bus, we often observe the sky. Thus we are able to see some interesting and amazing Skyscapes.

These were taken approximately around 6:30-6:40 am for the past three mornings. Quite an interesting array of the “painted” skies in our neighbourhood.

Skywatch Friday 

Weekend Sky

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Stay Warm. Take care of yourself and each other. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC) — Blue and ??

Dan Antion with No Facilities blog is the host for CFFC. Dan has chosen a theme this week of Blue and ? with Blue being the dominant Color in the image.

Here are my entries for Dan’s CFFC challenge this week.

Dan’s CFFC-Blue and ?

Jude’s Bench Challenge

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2025-Week 8

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

2025 OWS: Floral Displays ready for Spring

After days of freezing cold temperatures and wintery weather, it was a delightful afternoon with a high of 56° and a feels like in the low 60°’s.

After wandering around the trail at Goat Island, it was wonderful to see the floral display at the Center in downtown Cramerton.

Ceramic Flower pots filled with new floral life …

… Could Spring be on the way? Or is the Weather fooling us? Only time will tell. I’ll enjoy the beautiful floral displays and the warmth of the Sun while I can.

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Floral

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Photo Credit: ©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location; The Center; Downtown Cramerton; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

Looking Inside Out at Snow

Kitty by a Window – 2 — AI creation by PR

Taking a peek outside through the bedroom window blinds at the Snow ❄️ falling down from above before deciding to allow Coleman to go outside and “play” in the freezing cold 🥶 weather.

Coleman’s bedroom window

The Snowfall is beautiful to look 👀 from the inside out, but it’s freezing 🥶 to be outside while the Snowfall is falling down upon us.

Monday Window

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Bedroom Window; Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Cell Pic Sunday: February 23

Can You Help Me Out Here?

Northern Mockingbird

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16Pro Max

Location: View from Front Porch; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Silent Sunday: February 23

Snow Capped

Plant Life

Silent Sunday

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L.Waters … All Rights Reserved.

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

Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Take Care. Stay warm. Spread the Love of Friendship. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Cee’s FOTD: February 23

Semperflorens Begonias

Pink Wax Leaf Begonias

Also known as Bedding Begonia, Wax Begonia, and Wax Leaf Begonia

Pink Wax Begonias

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Photo Credit: ©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gastonia, North Carolina

God Bless. Take Care. Share Nature’s Beauty. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Footprints in the ≠ “Sand”but Snow

Deuteronomy 1:31 (NLT)

Six Word Saturday

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Back Porch; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Weekend Sky(Watch) Friday

❄️ Snow ❄️ — Not Enough? Or Too Much?

For the past few days we have had intermittent grey cloudy skies and freezing temperatures and light snowfall showers off and on throughout the day and night. Not enough Snow? There was not enough Snow for Coleman to really play in and definitely not enough Snow to build a snowman.

Too much Snow? Why do I ask? Let me tell you, I’m partial to warmer sunnier weather like in Spring and Summer. I’m not too keen on winter freezing temperatures or having to wait at bus stops for Coleman’s school bus (which tends to run late lately). Maybe I should plan on moving to a warmer climate location? If I did or when we move; if I wanted to see Snow then I could drive to the mountains. I believe I (we) could have a delightful great time without driving into the mountains during the freezing cold winter Snowy season.

If you love Snow, enjoy.

Lightly Snowing in Southwestern North Carolina

Skywatch Friday

Weekend Sky

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Cameras: 1) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens; 2-5+Video) Apple 16 Pro Max

Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Stay Warm. Take care of yourself and each other. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 RDP: Thursday —Chopper

In the Air Force

… On the Ground

Helicopter Flying over
Gastonia, North Carolina

Harley-Davidson “Chopper” Motorcycle
North Carolina Transportation Museum
Spencer, North Carolina

Ragtag Daily Prompt Thursday-Chopper

Photo Credit: 1)©️2023; 2)©️2021 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Cameras: 1) Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max; 2) Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Location: 1) Gastonia, North Carolina; 2) NC Transportation Museum; Spencer, North Carolina, USA

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

3 + 3 Horses X 3

Thursday Trios

Three Przewalski’s Horses
( aka “the Last Wild Horse”)
San Diego Wild Animal Park
(Currently Known as Safari Park)

Three Horses
approaching the Stables
at Anne Springs Close Greenway

Three Horses
Munching on Hay
in the Pasture at
Anne Springs Close Greenway

Carol’s Thursday Trios 

Photo Credit: 1) ©️1978 Nornal H. Waters; 2)©️2021 Deb L. Waters; 3) ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Cameras: 1) Minolta XG-7 35 mm; 2) Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max; 3) Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Locations: 1) San Diego Wild Animal Park (Aka San Diego Safari Park); Escondido, California; 2-3) Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

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

Catfish Corner — Walk through the (Thursday) Door

… Enjoy some

Delicious Catfish

While visiting my Aunt in Texas in 2020 I would take a walk around her neighbourhood several times a week. Mostly I would walk for the exercise, but also investigating the area around where she lived just to see what I could see. I would try to average around 10,000 steps each time I ventured out for one of my walkabouts.

On this particular walkabout, I had across seem interesting places with signage drawing my attention. This remarkable place, Catfish Corner, is a restaurant which unquestionably serves Catfish. However, they have a wide variety of other entrees to please any sophisticated palate. I believe regardless of what your preference is for food consumption, you’ll enjoy whatever you choose to order at the Catfish Corner.

780 S. Treadaway Blvd.
Abilene, Texas

Brighten the doorstep, all are welcome within …

Catfish Corner
Restaurant

Bring your friends along, y’all enjoy the food and fellowship together.

Dan’s Thursday Doors

Photo Credit:©️2020 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Location: Catfish Corner; 780 S. Treadaway Blvd.; Abilene, Texas, USA

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

2025 CFFC: February 18 — Red and ??

Red Flowers and Whatnot

Here are my entries for Dan’s CFFC and Judy’s Numbers Game. I’m also linking up with Cee’s Flower of the Day challenge.

I decided to also link to Natalie’s Public Art Challenge and Jude’s Bench Challenge .

Dan’s CFFC-Red

Judy’s Numbers Game #61-182

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Natalie’s Public Art

Jude’s Bench Challenge

Terri’s Sunday Stills: Monthly Color Challenge-Rosy Red

God Bless. Enjoy the rest of your week. Stay Warm. Take Care. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 OWS: February 16 — Cross

Southern Cross of Honor

At the End of Life a Cross Signifies a life of service and dedication … The Southern Cross of Honor is placed on the graves of Confederate Veterans who served honourably during the American Civil War. For further information about the Southern Cross of Honor click here.

This Southern Cross of Honor is placed on my paternal 2X Great Grandfather’s grave. My 2X Great Grandfather John Thomas Waters ( Gravemarker reads THO’S WATERS) served honourably during the Civil War as a soldier of the Lucas Guards, a South Carolina unit of the Confederate Army.

[This is a part of my ancestral history and is not up for discussion. Like most soldiers regardless of who what unit or side of any war they served in, he and his comrades believed in what they were fighting for during their time period in history.]

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Cross

Fandango’s One-Word Challenge-End

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit:©️2016 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens.

Location: Brannon Family Cemetery; Bethune, South Carolina, USA

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

2025 Cee’s FOTD: February 18

Cercis canadensis v. texensis

Texas Redbud

Photo Credit:©️2020 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max Telelphoto Camera

Location: S. Seventh Street; Abilene, Texas, USA

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

2025 Monday Window: February 17

Kitty by a Window
– 2 — AI creation by PR

Construction Windows

Construction Windows

Another of the many new home constructions in our area. This is the view of the windows on the side of the house under construction.

Monday Window

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion Camera

Location: Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

2025 Monday Portrait: February 17

Lovruary

Love & Affection
between a
Horse & a boy
(aka Coleman)

Monday Portrait

Photo Credit:©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 13 Pro Wide Camera (taken 2/14/23)

Location: Greenway Stables; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a week full of love and happiness. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 Silent Sunday: February 16

Relaxing Reflective Reflections

Catawba River
Landsford Canal State Park
Catawba, South Carolina

Silent Sunday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

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

Camera: Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Location: Catawba River; Landsford Canal State Park; Catawba, South Carolina, USA

God Bless. Looking forward to Spring and the Spider Lilies. Have a terrific day. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2025 SYD: February 15

Clare from Clare’s Cosmos invites everyone to join her in Sharing Your Desktop (SYD). Below are her suggestions for participating in the Share Your Desktop Challenge 

  1. To do so, simply share the photo* you have set as your wallpaper;
  2. Provide as little or as much detail as you wish;
  3. Use a pingback, or post a link here so I know you have joined in on the fun;
  4. Then finally, share the fun around.

I am sharing my Wallpaper from both my Laptop and my Smartphone. I enjoy looking at different images each month. Most of which revolve around Coleman (my grandson) and nature.

Here are my Desktop Wallpaper and Screensaver for my Laptop:

Desktop Wallpaper:

Coleman
sitting on a tree branch
at Goat Island Park and Greenway.

Also My Smartphone Hiking Focus

Desktop Screensaver:

Coleman
playing with his Brio Train set
& his MagnaTiles on his Road mat.

Smartphone Wallpapers:

Personal Focus

Coleman
Swinging on a rope
at Goat Island Park and Greenway

Reading Focus

Coleman
playing at the
CLT Airport Overlook

Share Your Desktop-2025 February

Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Cameras: 1) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens; 2) Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max; 3-4) Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

God Bless. Play Along. Share Your Desktops with Clare’s Share Your Desktop Challenge. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.