A Bird’s Eye View — Judy’s Numbers Game #40

Judy’s The Numbers Game #40 is this week and this week’s number is 161. 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 under that number and include 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 week in lieu of trying to find 161 in my photos, I have chosen a theme (instead of a single word) of A Bird’s Eye View. These were all taken by my dad from an airplane ✈️ in 1979 while flying back to San Diego from Germany.

Judy’s Numbers Game #40-161

Hammad’s Weekend Sky

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit: ©️1979 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: Across the Skies from Germany to San Diego, California

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

2024 CFFC: September – Piles or Stacks

Here are entries for this week’s CFFC:

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC) – Piles or Stacks

Photo Credit: ©2019-2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Cameras: 1 & 3) iPhone 14 Pro Max; 2, 4-5) Canon EOS Rebel T3i; 6) iPhone XR

Locations: 1-5) Gastonia, North Carolina; 6) Babyland General Hospital; Cleveland, Georgia, USA

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

2024 Wordless Wednesday: 09.25

Squirrel 🐿️ Watching

Sciurus carolinensis
Eastern gray squirrel

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

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

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i

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

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

Words for Thought #36: 09.24

Love ❤️ One Another

1 John 3:11 NIV

Think About It Tuesday

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

Location: Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA

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

Seven Pebbles for #Seven for September

Seven Pebbles
Seven Pebbles +
a few more

Becky’s Squares

Macro Monday

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

2024 Monday Window — Windows & Statues on …

HEIDELBERG CASTLE

Heidelberg Castle was one of several historical sites my parents saw while visiting with my brother and his family when he was stationed in Germany in 1979. My brother was his tour guide showing them the various interesting and historical sites. These statues surrounded by windows are just a few of the many contained around the walls of Heidelberg Castle.

  1. Sculpture of Ruprecht I the elder, Count Palatine on the Rhine, Elector, 1309, 1390, Friedrichsbau, built 1601to 1607. Sculpture and Windows on Heidelberg Castle.
  2. Statue of Ruprecht III on the Friedrich’s Wing of Heidelberg Castle
  3. Heidelberger Schloss Friedrichsbau; Statue Ludwig VI Heidelberger Schloss; Statue von Ludwig VI am Friedrichsbau; Heidelberg Castle.

Ludwig’s Monday Window 

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit:©️1979 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location:HEIDELBERG CASTLE, Heidelberg, Germany.

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

Monochrome Cell Pic Sunday/Monday Portrait

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Becky’s Squares 

Monday Portrait

Monochrome Monday

Hammad’s Weekend Sky

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max 

Location: Gardner Park Elementary; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA 

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

Flashback Seven Years to 2017 —- A Fun Drive

Destination Fun

Blue Ridge Parkway

Driving the Blue Ridge Parkway from South Carolina to the Virginia Border and back down to Pisgah National Forest and then on into South Carolina once again was a trip I’ll always remember.

It has been seven years since I made that trip with my eldest son. We took the drive on his birthday weekend in October 2017. We stopped at various milestones along the Blue Ridge Parkway to see the beautiful views and tour a few different places along the route. We stopped at Stone Mountain State Park in Roaring Gap, North Carolina and hiked the Stone Mountain Loop Trail beginning at the Upper Trailhead. We continued driving the Blue Ridge Parkway once we left Stone Mountain State Park; we drove to Wilson, North Carolina (Wilson was my married name & the surname of my children.)

On the adventure South on the Parkway, we took a detour to my Cousin Jim’s Produce Market for some fresh produce & a break to stretch our legs. Before we arrived at Jim’s Produce, we stopped for a photo by the Doc and Merle Watson Highway sign ( Doc & Merle Watson are my fourth cousin & fourth cousin once removed respectively).

Venturing further south, we stopped at several more milestones to enjoy the beautiful scenery and views overlooking the valley. We stopped for supper at The Pisgah Inn’s restaurant. The food was delicious and the views were spectacular. The Pisgah Inn is located in the Pisgah National Forest amongst the southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway (Blue Ridge Pkwy Milepost 408.6, Waynesville, NC).

It was a lovely and enjoyable trip, not just for the scenery, but always for the quality time spent with my son. Click on each photo for enhanced viewing. Have a wonderful day!

Lens-Artists Challenge #316 – Destination: Fun

Becky’s Squares 

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Memories

Throwback Thursday

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

Camera: Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Location: Various locations along the Blue Ridge Parkway; North Carolina

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing in our adventure memories. If you have the opportunity I’d recommend driving the Blue Ridge Parkway. You’ll enjoy the scenery as much as we did. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Silent Sunday: 09.22

No Words Needed

Silent Sunday

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

Experimenting with Various Effects — 1-to-3 Processing

Original
AI Magic Editor
Google Photos Magic Editor
Abstract AI Magic Editor
Google Photos Magic Editor
Holiday Spirit effect with Sparkle1 Overlay
Pic Collage
Monochrome via Pixlr
Hans effect
Pixlr
Sun effect
Pixlr

One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge-September 2024

Six Word Saturday

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

2024 CPC: The nights are drawing in

Soon Nightfall will begin earlier and earlier, as Autumn approaches the sunsets come more quickly (or so it may seem) and we adjust accordingly. These are some of my favourites, hope you enjoy them. Click on each photo to enlarge for enhanced viewing.

Cosmic Photo Challenge

#CosPhoChal

Hammad’s Weekend Sky

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

2024 Numbers Game #39 – 160 — Let’s Play!

 Judy’s Numbers Game begins each Monday with a new number. This week we are on Numbers Game #39 and the number is 160.

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 under that number and include 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.

Here are my entries for this week’s Numbers Game. Click on photos to enlarge.

Judy’s Numbers Game #39-160

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

2024 Thursday Door & Monday Window #12

This is my Twelfth installment of my combination of Thursday Doors & Monday Window featuring Antique Automobiles.

My dad loved cars shows, history, and anything to do with FORD. He started working for a FORD dealership while in high school in Great Falls, South Carolina. He worked there until he joined the United States Navy in 1948. After leaving the Navy, he again went to work for a FORD dealership. This time he worked of Pearson Ford in San Diego, California and continued working for FORD until he retired

This week we are continuing with Antique Automobiles from the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation with four Antique Automobiles from 1908-1949.

1908 Ford Model T
1949 Kaiser Traveler Sedan

Next week I’ll be continuing with Antique Automobiles from the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn, Michigan. Then the week after I’ll be showing Automobiles from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. Till next time, stay safe. Stay Strong. Stay Enthusiastic and Stay Positive.

Dan’s Thursday Doors

Ludwig’s Monday Window 

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 38

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit:©️1985 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation; Dearborn, Michigan, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation with us. Thank sharing your time and thoughts with us. Have a wonderful rest of your week. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 CFFC: September Week 3 — Diagonal Lines(s)

This week Cee is chosen to post a theme of diagonal line(s) for her Fun Foto Challenge. I went searching through my photos to see what diagonal lines I could find. Below are the diagonal line(s) I managed to select from my fotos.

As you might have noticed, I selected various different versions of diagonal line(s) for you to observe. From diagonals on a fire engine to power towers, to an airplane at a diagonal angle inline with a diagonal wire and even diagonal shadows. What interesting diagonal line(s) will you decide to share with all of us? Be sure to link your posts to Cee’s blog here.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge-Diagonal Lines(s)

Becky’s Squares 

Photo Credit:©️1972 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) & ©️2021-2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

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

2024 Wordless Wednesday/Becky’s Squares

Seven Beehives

Welcome to our Hive
Eden Acre Honey Farm

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Becky’s Squares 

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

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

2024 Weekend Sky #131: 09.16 — Rain ☔️ Rain 🌧️ Go Away

Not exactly a normal weekend, however, Monday’s are my daughter’s only day off, so it is her “weekend.” This was our view or perhaps lack of visibility yesterday while she was driving us home.

While rain is needed for plants to grow and the sustainability of earth and the world we live in, it also has its downsides. It isn’t pleasant to walk a child to and from school in the rain, but I do what I must. It isn’t easy to drive in a downpour with nearly zero visibility ( I’m glad I wasn’t driving). It isn’t easy keeping a child indoors when all he was to do is run, jump, climb, and play outdoors. Sometimes life isn’t easy, but we endure and carry on.

Hammad’s Weekend Sky

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Seen along the I-85 driving (I wasn’t driving) South from Charlotte, North Carolina, USA 

God bless. Get out and enjoy the outdoors. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much. 

Words for Thought #35: 09.17

Don’t Worry … God’s Got It.

He Cares for You!

1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)

Think About It Tuesday

Cee’s Flower of the Day 

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

Location: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Macro Monday— Seven Pinecones

Seven Pinecones

Macro Monday

Becky’s Squares 

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max 

Location: Springdale, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA 

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

Throwback Monday Portrait: Ring-tailed Lemur 

Ring-tailed lemur 
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden
September 2017

Monday Portrait

Becky’s Squares-#Seven for September 

Throwback Thursday

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

2024 Silent Cell Pic Sunday: 09/.15

Seven Arcade Games

Coleman’s First Arcade Experience
Shop Arcade Games

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Silent Sunday

Becky’s Squares

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max 

Location:Springdale, Lancaster, South Carolina, USA 

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

2024 Sunday Stills: September Color Challenge — Orange and/or Peach

Terri from Second Wind Leisure Perspectives hosts Sunday Stills Monthly Color each month. Her colour theme for September is Colors of Peach and Orange.

Here are my selections for Terri’s Color Challenge for September.

Terri’s Sunday Stills-Orange and/or Peach

Cee’s Flower of the Day

Becky’s Squares-#Seven for September

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

2024 LAPC #315: Common Object

Ritva with Ritva Sillanmäki Photography is hosting this week’s Lens-Artist Photography Challenge. She is challenging us to show Common Objects highlighting the ordinary we might not otherwise think to capture.

Here are my entries for Ritva’s Lens-Artist this week.

Coleman
in the bottom
of the Oven
Railroad Crossing
Sign in rear
of house

A “Missing Man” table,
also known as “Fallen Comrade”  table.

Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #315-Common Objects

LAPC

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

Numbers Game—Seven Years Ago Memories

Here are my entries for Judy’s Numbers Game for this week. These are all from 2017, seven (7) years ago. Previous Memories.

Judy’s Numbers Game #38-159

Becky’s Squares-#Seven for September

Throwback Thursday

Pull Up a Seat

Six Word Saturday

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

2024 CWWC: My Which Way — September– Week 2

For this week in doing Cee’s Which Way My Way I’m choosing a theme of Any Which Way. Basically Any Which Way you choose; be sure we can see your Which Ways Clearly. And as always, signs are welcome anytime. I’d love for y’all to join me in posting your Which Ways you have Chosen to Share. Remember to link your Which Way posts to Cee’s Which Way here or if you wish you can link to My Which Way here.

Road Trippin’ USA #5

Which Ways 

St. Louis, Missouri

And Westward

In the Summer of 1985 my parents went Road Trippin’ across the United States of America. They began their Road Trip leaving from their home in San Diego, California. They always planned what or whom they wanted to visit ahead of time.

This week I’m continue with their Road Trippin’ adventures for My Which Way of Cee’s Which Way Challenge in St. Louis, Missouri.

Last week we saw my parents driving southbound from Indianapolis, Indiana after they completed their tour of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Today, we are taking a look first around St. Louis, Missouri and then we’ll continue on their westward journey.

St. Louis, Missouri:

The first stop they made was in St. Louis was at the Gateway Arch National Park. At the Gateway Arch they were able to take a tram ride to the top. The tram lifts you up 630 feet up to the top of the tallest monument in the United States.

While there they also visited the Gateway Arch Museum and later took a Riverboat Dinner Cruise on a 19-century paddle-wheel riverboat. They rode on the Tom Sawyer Riverboat along the Mississippi River seeing stunning views of the skyline. It was a unique and relaxing way for them to experience seeing the Gateway Arch and downtown St. Louis.

Next up on their Road Trippin’ USA Adventure was to drive westward to the U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY has many sites and facilities available for visitors to see on a self-guided tour. Their visit stop at the Academy was the Barry Goldwater Visitor Center, here they explored the resources available to help them with their tour.

Among the many various facilities they were able to visit were the Planetarium, the Cadet Chapel, Honor Court, Polaris Hall, Arnold Hall, Dolittle Hall, Falcon Stadium, and Thunderbird Overlook. The Cadet Chapel is located at the base of the Chapel Trail. From the Chapel Trail, they were able to view the historical statues and sculptures on displayed at the Honor Court. The U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY’s Gift Shop is located on the second floor of Doolittle Hall, which I’m sure they bought souvenirs to bring home.

Next week I’ll continue with their Road Trippin’ adventures for My Which Way of Cee’s Which Way Challenge. We’ll begin in New Mexico and venture onto visiting the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona.

Cee’s Which Way Challenge 

Which Way My Way

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit: ©️1985 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35mm 

Location: St. Louis, Missouri; Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA 

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

2024 Thursday Door & Monday Window #11

This is my Eleventh installment of my combination of Thursday Doors & Monday Window featuring Antique Automobiles.

My dad loved cars shows, history, and anything to do with FORD. He started working for a FORD dealership while in high school in Great Falls, South Carolina. He worked there until he joined the United States Navy in 1948. After leaving the Navy, he again went to work for a FORD dealership. This time he worked of Pearson Ford in San Diego, California and continued working for FORD until he retired.

Last week I began posting Antique Automobiles from Washington D.C. and this week we are at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn, Michigan.

This week we are continuing with Antique Automobiles from the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation with four Antique Automobiles from 1911-1929.

1911 Packard Victoria
Henry Ford Museum
of American Innovation
1914 Buick
Henry Ford Museum
of American Innovation
1915 Chevrolet Royal Mail
Henry Ford Museum
of American Innovation
1929 Lincoln Sport Phaeton
Henry Ford Museum

of American Innovation

Dan’s Thursday Doors

Ludwig’s Monday Window 

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 37

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit:©️1985 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation; Dearborn, Michigan, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation with us. Thank sharing your time and thoughts with us. Have a wonderful rest of your week. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Thursday Trios — Flags in the Park

American Flag, POW Flag,
North Carolina Flag
Lineberger Park
Gastonia, North Carolina

Carol’s Thursday Trios-09.12

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Lineberger Park; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Wordless Wednesday: 09.11 — Sembach Air Base

U.S. Air Force
Sembach Air Base,
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit:©️1979 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: U.S. Air Force Sembach Air Base, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

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

Words for Thought #34: 09.10

“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” —Proverbs 19:21 (NIV)

Think About It Tuesday

Cee’s Flower of the Day 

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit: ©️1979  Nornal H. Waters ( My dad) … All Rights Reserved. 

Location: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens; San Marino, California, USA

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

2024 CFFC: September—Horizontal Line(s)

Cee has asked us to show some horizontal lines this week for her Fun Foto Challenge.

Here are my entries for Cee’s challenge this week.

Railroad Tracks
Fence Rails
Wood Bridge Planks

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge-Horizontal Line(s)

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

#Seven Sunsets for September

Becky’s Square Challenge

Hammad’s Weekend Sky

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Seen along the I-77 driving (I wasn’t driving) North from Lancaster County, South Carolina, USA 

God bless. Get out and enjoy the outdoors. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much. 

2024 OWS/Pull Up a Seat in Something RED

Here are a few REDS for your selection to Pull Up a Seat and catch your breath. Maybe you’d enjoy taking a trip in a mini

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Red

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-Week 37

Becky’s Squares-#Seven for September

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit: 1-4) ©️1979 Nornal H. Waters (my dad); 5)©️2024 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Cameras: 1-4) Minolta XG-7 35 mm; 5) iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

2024 Monday Portrait: 09.09 — #Seven for September

Throwback to 2017

Sundance, the Sunshine Bear

I visited the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, South Carolina with my daughter, Trisha and granddaughter, Alona back in August of 2017 [Seven (7) years ago]. We were able to enjoy the various zoo animals and the entertaining antics of Sundance, the Sunshine Bear.

Sadly, Sundance passed away on April 30, 2022 due to declining health. He came to the Riverbanks Zoo along with his brother, Butch, at the young age of only nine (9) months old. Sundance had a gentle disposition, kind eyes, and loved to interact with his zookeepers. He was known as the Sunshine Bear, always bringing a bit of sunshine to those who came to see him.

Monday Portrait

Becky’s Squares-#Seven for September

Throwback Thursday

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

Camera: Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Location: Riverbanks Zoo and Garden; Columbia, South Carolina, USA

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

2024 Silent Sunday: 09.08

Presidential Wax Figure

Hall of Presidents
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Silent Sunday

Throwback Thursday

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

Seven Butterfly-bush blossoms delight your Saturday

Butterfly-bush

Becky’s Square Challenge

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Lineberger Park; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. Take time to enjoy the beautiful flowers. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 LAPC #314: Shorelines

I once lived very close to Southern California beaches, but I have not lived there for many years. Pacific Beach, Mission Bay, Coronado Beach, and La Jolla Shores are some of my favourites and hold precious memories.

For years I have enjoyed the peacefulness of God near the shorelines of a couple different lakes. One of my all time favourites is the lake at Andrew Jackson State Park in Lancaster County, South Carolina.

Another lake my grandson and I have enjoyed relaxing, observing nature, having fun is Lake Haigler at the Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

One last “lake” to share with y’all is one we visit and enjoy the peace and tranquility of the beautiful atmosphere is at Little Glade Millpond off the Blue Ridge Parkway in the North Carolina Mountains.

I could sit at the shore of a lake anytime anywhere. I dream of walking along the shores of the California coastline. I have fond memories of doing just that. Someday, I hope to take my grandson to see & play in the Pacific Ocean. What shoreline do you wish you could walk along everyday? Click one of the links below to join the challenge & link your own adventures along Shorelines.

Lens-Artist Challenge: Shorelines

Anne’s LENS-Artist —Shorelines

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

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

2024 Thursday Trios — Three Astronauts

Apollo 11 Crew

Wax Figures

Apollo 11 Crew
Neil A. Armstrong; Michael Collins; Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.

The Wax Figures of the Apollo 11 Crew was one of the wax displays in the Hall Of Presidents Wax Museum in west Colorado Springs, Colorado back in the day. According to Krdo.com, the records show that the museum opened in 1969 and closed in 1996, with the wax figures sent to other wax museums around the country.

Carol’s Thursday Trios-09.05

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit:©️1985 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: Hall of Presidents Wax Museum; Colorado Springs, Colorado USA 

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

2024 Wordless Wednesday: 09.04

Huck Finn

Tom Sawyer

Riverboat Cruises

Riverboat Cruises
Huck Finn
Tom Sawyer
St. Louis, Missouri

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #235

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit:©️1985 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: Tom Sawyer/Huck Finn Riverboat Cruises; St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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

2024 CFFC: Column and Vertical Line(s)

Columns and Vertical Line(s) can be found all around us if we only stop at observe the world wherever we may be.

You may find them near Ports of Call, in diners/restaurants, in the mountains, or in your neighbourhood. I chose to display my choices in monochrome to contrast the lines instead of the scenery.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge-Column and Vertical Line(s)

Photo Credit: 1-5) ©️1979 Nornal H. Waters (my dad); 6)©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Cameras: 1-5) Minolta XG-7 35 mm; 6)iPhone 14 Pro Max

Locations: 1-3) Ports of Call, San Pedro, California; 4) The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California; 5) Sequoia National Park, Tulare County, California; 6) Gastonia, North Carolina

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

2024 Squared Macro Monday

Begonias

Pink Clubbed Begonias
Shot at 7:17 am

Macro Monday

Becky’s Squares-#Seven for September

Cee’s Flower of the Day

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Last on the Card – August

Brian’s Busboys World is the host for Last on the Card requests us to share our last photo on our SD cards or on our phones for August 31 or whenever your last photo was taken. No editing — just however it came out in focus, blurry, or whatever it may be. No explanations necessary. Be sure to create a pingback to Brian’s post or leave a link in his comments. Be sure to tag your post with The Last Photo and #LastOnTheCard.

Here are my Last on the Card photos for August:

From my Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max:

Coleman’s Brio Railroad design

From my Canon EOS Rebel T3i:

From my Dad’s Minolta XG – 7:

The last photo I digitized in August.

Brian’s Busboys World is the host Last on the Card

God Bless. Have a great week and join in on the fun. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Monday Window/OWS: 09.02 —

Hauptstraße

Main Street

Hauptstraße, Königswinter, Germany

Ludwig’s Monday Window 

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-Window

Becky’s Square -#Seven for September

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit:©️ January 7, 1979 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: Hauptstraße, Königswinter, Germany

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

Monday Portrait #Square for September

Dachshund

My Aunt’s Dachshund Misty
taken on March 7th

Monday Portrait

Becky’s Squares-#Seven for September

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit:©️03.07.2020 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max

Location: Abilene, Texas, USA

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

2024 Sunday Stills: Before and After

Before & After-Bridge Changes from Tropical Storm

Before and After-Life Changes from Children to Adulthood:

Before & After
Doyce Eileen (Watson) Waters
& Jerry Alexander Watson
Brother & Sister

Before & After-Same House — Changes through the Years:

Before & After
6441 Birchwood Street
San Diego, California
Changes through Time
1990-2021

A Well Hiked Bridge & it’s Storm Related Collapse:

Before and After Changes to the Tunnel Trail Road Bridge After the Effects of a Tropical Storm at Anne Springs Close Greenway.

Terri’s Sunday Stills-Before and After

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

2024 Thursday Doors & Monday Window #9

This is my Ninth installment of my combination of Thursday Doors & Monday Window featuring Antique Automobiles. For the past seven weeks I’ve been posting Antique Automobiles from California. Last week I will began posting Antique Automobiles from Washington D. C. and now continuing on from the East Coast before moving on to Dearborn, Michigan.

This week I decided to post photos of antique automobiles from the Rohr Museum of Antique Cars. I am not sure if this museum was apart of the National Museum of American History’s Smithsonian Automobile Collection in Washington D.C. or a separate museum possibly in Manassas, Virginia. I have googled the museum but cannot find any information regarding the Rohr Antique Automobile Museum. I do know my parents toured the National Museum of American History in D.C. and then drove through Manassas to my brother’s home before driving to Dearborn, Michigan.

In these photos you can see the Virginia license plates and the Rohr Museum Antique Cars sign hanging near a window. Next week I’ll be showing antique automobiles and such from Dearborn, Michigan. Stay tuned for further adventures into the Antique Automobile World.

Dan’s Thursday Doors

Ludwig’s Monday Window 

Throwback Thursday

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2024-34

Photo Credit:©️1985 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: National Museum of American History; Washington D.C., USA

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

2024 Judy’s Numbers Game #36 — 157

Welcome to “The Numbers Game #36”. Today’s number is 157. 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 under that number and include 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.

I couldn’t locate photos with the number 157, so I decided to choose a Word — Airplane.

Judy’s Numbers Game #36-157

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit: ©️1985 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved and ©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35mm and iPhone 14 Pro Max

God Bless. Have a funtastic rest of your weekend. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.