2026 CFFC: Inventions Of Gadgets and Gizmos

Dan Antion from No Facilities the host of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC) has chosen to start a new series of related themes dealing with Inventions and Gizmos. This is the second week of the new series for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge with Inventions starring Gadgets and Gizmos.

Here are a few examples of Gadgets and/or Gizmos I have found in our wanderings …

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Dan’s Fun Foto Challenge

Photo Credit: ©️2023-2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

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

2026 Monday Portrait #7 —16 February

Crotalus adamanteus

While visiting The Schiele Museum of Natural History, we paused to check out the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake .

The Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake is also known by Crotalus adamanteus (its Binomial name).

It is a species of pit vipers belonging to the family Viperidae. They are indigenous to the Southeastern United States of America.

It is the largest rattlesnake species and one of the more heavily venomous snakes in the Americas.

This Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake is safely encased behind a large glass window and is accessible by the staff. The staff do occasionally bring out various snakes and other animals for educational purposes.

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Monday Portrait 

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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

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

Monday Window – 2026 February 16

Kitty by a Window
– 2 — AI
creation by PR

Amber Jack

Reflective Windows

Yesterday, I shared some unique benches inside Amber Jack Seafood & Steak Restaurant. Today, I am letting you have a glimpse of the Windows we viewed from our table.

I loved seeing the reflections in the window from across the room.

This is a vertical window reflecting what was showing on the TV screen in another portion of the room.

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Monday Window 

Monday Window

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Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Amber Jack Seafood & Steak Restaurant; 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.

Macro Monday — 16 February 2026

Echinacea KISMET® ‘Yellow’

Sunny, Butter-Yellow Coneflowers

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Macro Monday (MM)

Terri’s The Flower Hour 

Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)

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

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Ultra Wide

Location: 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.

Jude’s Bench Challenge — 2026 February 15

Wagon Wheel Benches

Dining at Amber Jack Seafood & Steak Restaurant we noticed these unique benches in the foyer. The sign attached to the benches state “Please Do Not Sit.”

They may look inviting, but the owner insists on you refraining from sitting on the benches. Admire only.

Jude’s Bench Challenge

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Amber Jack Seafood & Steak Restaurant; 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.

2026 #OWS: 15 February

Red

Red Rose 🌹 for Valentines Weekend

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-2026.15.02

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

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: C.B. Huss Recreation Center; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. May you be filled with love, joy, and peace today and throughout the week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Tree Seating for Two (in Playscape)

Sophia Ruthann

and her Mom

My daughter has occasionally sat or hung from a tree since she was a teenager. When visiting the Playscape at The Schiele Museum of Natural History a she decided to try to sit in the tree with Sophia.

Here are a few of her Pulling Up a Seat in a tree …

XingfuMama’s Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2026-Week 7

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday-2026.02.14

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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

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

FOWC/RDP — Spring has not yet Sprung

Spring Back

to the River

I’m combining Fandango’s One Word Challenge with the Ragtag Daily Prompt Challenge joining FOWC’s Spring with RDP’s River for this post.

We are very much still in winter even though we haven’t had anymore snow as of yet. We have had many freezing temperatures in the evenings and early mornings. The past couple of days warmed up, however, chilly days and rainy days are still in the foreseeable forecast.

Since Spring has not yet sprung this year I decided to look back upon a delightfully sunny Spring day in 2022 (spring ended on June 21st in 2022). On this spectacular Spring day, Coleman and I hiked along the Catawba River in Rock Hill, South Carolina. We hiked along the Founders Trail which runs parallel to the Catawba River. And before you ask, Coleman did enjoy some refreshing playtime in the River.

Look closely to
see people tubing
down the River.
Kayakers enjoying
the Catawba River.
Coleman wading, playing, & watching the tubers floating down the Catawba River.
Collage of the Catawba River

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Fandango’s FOWC – Spring

Ragtag Daily Prompt (RDP): Thursday! River!

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

Camera: Apple iPhone 13 Pro Wide Camera

Location: Catawba River; Founders Trail; Carolina Thread Trail; Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA

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

Which Way Challenge 2026: CWWC: Any Which Way Capturing People Unaware

Welcome back to the Which Way ChallengeThis Week’s Which Way Challenge are theme is Any Which Way Capturing People Unaware. They can be Any Which Way on any Road, Pathways, Walkways, Sidewalks, Stairs, Trail or Dirt Path etc. as long as your Which Ways are clearly visible. As always signs are welcome anytime.

Here are my entries for this week …

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Thank you to all who have supported and contributed to the Which Way Challenge this past week or at any time. Be sure to check out other Which Ways by clicking on the links below.

Lily’s Corner’s CWWC: Any Which Way displaying Winter or Summer

Geriatri’x’ Fotogallery’s It Is Still Winter

Brian’s Let’s see who is at the beach

Suzette’s Summer – Deb’s Any Which Way Challenge: Winter or Summer

Dawn’s Any Which Way Through the Winter Ice

For further information about the Which Way Challenge check out the home page here.

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Cameras: Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment; Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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

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

Note: Next Week’s Theme will be Any Indoor Pathway, Hallway, Corridor, Or Stairway.

2026 Thursday Doors: February 12

2023 badge by Teresa

Doors within

the Museum

Tuesday was another free night at the Museum. Free nights are on the second (2nd) Tuesday each month curtesy of Duke Energy. I captured these doors with my iPhone as we walked through the museum.

Venus Flytrap Door Decor

We walked through every hallway and corridor viewing everything even though we’ve been there several times before.

Emergency exit door

Coleman zooms around every corner and nook and cranny faster than I can possibly imagine catching up with him.

Interpretation Division
Staff Only

Soaring past this doorway and that doorway all the way to the final door to exit the museum.

Exit Door

Dan’s Thursday Doors-2026.02.12

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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

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

Monochrome Madness — 2026.02.11

Circles

and things that are Circular

Good Day y’all! This week Dawn from The Day After is the host for Monochrome Madness. She has chosen a theme of Circles. One may find circles or circular objects just about anywhere you look. Circles are all around us, from wheels, to bubbles, to water ripples, you name it circles are everywhere.

Here are a few circles of circulars I have found …

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Dawn’s Monochrome Madness-Circles

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness-2026.02.11

Photo Credit:©️2018-2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

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

Sunday Stills/The #Flower Hour #17 — Amethyst – 2026 February 11

This week Terri Webster Schrandt of Second Wind Leisure Perspectives combines her Sunday Stills Challenge with her Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge for a theme of Amethyst. She has also created her The #Flower Hour post using shades of Amethyst flowers.

Spring has not yet sprung in our area as of yet, therefore, I perused my photo archives to find appropriate images to use for all three challenges in one.

Here are my contributions …

Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge-#Amethyst

Sunday Stills-2026.02.11

Terri’s The #Flower Hour #17

Also posting in Remembrance of Cee …

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)

God Bless. Have a lovely week. Take time to observe nature’s beauty. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Wordless Wednesday — 2026.02.11

Icy Pond

The Pond
on the Nature Trail
at The Schiele Museum
of Natural History

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Wordless Wednesday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday 

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion

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

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

2026 CFFC: Inventions Throughout Time

Dan Antion from No Facilities the host of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC) has chosen to start a new series of related themes dealing with Inventions and Gizmos. He is starting the new series for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge with Inventions.

Here is what I have discovered …

Beginning back in my timeline of inventions …

1956 Videocassette recorder
invented by Ampex

Let’s look back a bit before my time …

NCR Mechanical Cash Register

The National Cash Register Company (NRC) was founded by John H. Patterson in 1884 in Dayton, Ohio. He pioneered the mechanical cash register to stop employee theft.

And even further back …

Letterpress on the
USS North Carolina

The letterpress printing machine was invented way back around 1440 by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany. The letterpress printing machine enabled mass production of books, revolutionizing the spread of information. It was a dominant printing method for over 500 years.

Quote by Charles Kettering

On to other inventions seen at various museums …

Robots anyone?

Early Robots as seen in The Discovery Center in Abilene, Texas in March of 2020.

The Joe Steinlauf Bed Bike

The Joe Steinlauf Bike, often referred to as the Bed Bike, is on display (at least it was in August of 2021) at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, North Carolina. The Bed Bike is an unconventional contraption designed by using a metal headboard.

“One rule of invention;
before you can invent it,
you have to imagine it.
By James Gunn
Olympia typewriter

The Olympia Typewriters were produced by the German company Olympia-Werke AG (founded 1903 in Wilhelmshaven). This typewriter was donated to the St. Simons Island Lighthouse Museum (St Simons, Georgia) in 1970 by Eileen Humphlett. It was one used by the author Eugenia Price.

Click on each image to enlarge.

Photo Credit: ©️2017-2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

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

One Day Back in Time …

… We Visited A Bronze Statue

on a Lusciously Green Lawn

One day back in Time my daughter and I took a vacation to meet some cousins in Ohio.

One day our one of our cousins took us sightseeing. On another day, we visited Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) as a perspective future college for my daughter to attend.

One day we walked the vast campus viewing the luscious Green lawn with a fascinating Bronze statue called “Circle of Friends.”

Circle of Friends Statue
by Gary Lee Price
COTC
Newark, Ohio

One day we learned that the circle represents the world coming together, ‘paws’ clasped in friendship and unity.

One day we were fascinated by Price’s use of one animal from each of the seven continents, representing the entire world and our need for interaction and cooperation.

One day we interacted inside the circle joining in with the “Circle of Friends.”

One day I pray the world will come together in friendship and unity interacting and cooperating with one another peacefully.

Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – Green

#Weekly Prompts The One Day Prompt (20)

Ragtag Daily Prompt Saturday-Time

Ragtag Daily Prompt Sunday-Bronze

Natalie’s Public Art Photo Challenge

Photo Credit:©️2012 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Location: Central Ohio Technical College; The Ohio State University at Newark; Newark, Ohio, USA

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

Monday Window – 2026 February 09

Kitty by a Window
– 2 — AI
creation by PR

Also Posting for

Pull Up a Seat

and Thursday Doors

Taxco Mexican Grill

Over the weekend my daughter treated us out for supper at the Taxco Mexican Grill. This was a new (to us) location of the Mexican restaurant chain. Normally Coleman won’t eat meat except for vegetarian “meat.” However, he decided he wanted to try the grilled chicken strips off the kids menu and loved them.

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Monday Window 

Monday Window

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Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2026-Week 6

Dan’s Thursday Doors

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Taxco Mexican Restaurant; Belmont, 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.

Macro Monday — 09 February 2026

Salvia rosmarinus

Rosemary

Rosemary is a fragrant herb from the mint family grown in The Farm at The Schiele Museum of Natural History in Gastonia, North Carolina.

Rosemary grown in the Garden in the Farm has several qualities that are beneficial for the Garden and the Livestock living in the Farm.

  • A Natural Pest Repellent to keep mosquitoes and cabbage moths away
  • Boosts health in crops like sage and cabbage
  • An aromatic, woody, low-maintenance drought-tolerant evergreen hedging
  • The aromatic stalks can be used in chicken coops to reduce insects
  • The leaves can be fed to livestock in small quantities to boost immune systems
  • It invites beauty and life into the garden by being a magnet for pollinators. It attracts bees, honeybees, bumblebees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
  • It can be added to feed for cows, goats, sheep, and pigs as a natural phytogenic feed additive.

How do you like to use rosemary? Do you plant it in your garden? There are many benefits of rosemary not only the health of farm animals, garden plants, and it has benefits for your health as well.

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Macro Monday (MM)

Terri’s The Flower Hour 

Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)

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

Photo Credit: ©️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. Have a fantastic week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2026 #OWS: 08 February

Outside In

Blast From the Past

Coleman
Looking In
From Outside

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Debbie’s One Word Sunday-2026.02.08

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

Camera: Apple iPhone 13 Pro Wide Camera  

Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA

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

Silent Sunday: 2026 02.08

Cabbage Patch

Cabbages in a
Raised Garden at
The Schiele Museum
of Natural History

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Silent Sunday-2026.02.08

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

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

God Bless. Have a wonderful week filled with love, laughter and a warm sense of peace. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2026 Cell Pic Sunday: 08 February

Mallards in

Lake Haigler

Mallards enjoying
a mildly sunny afternoon
in Lake Haigler at
Anne Springs Close Greenway

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John’s Cell Pic Sunday-2026.002.08

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

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow

Or maybe even today …

We have had a few weeks of freezing weather producing Ice and Snow storms with little sight of the Sun.

Sunrise 7:21am

So far when the Sun has tried to peeked through the rain clouds have covered it up.

Hopefully the Sun will bring a little warmth to our area. However, even though 45°F is warmer than our freezing 9°F lows it is still not what I consider a warm day.

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday-2026.02.07

Skywatch Friday – 07 February 2026

Hammad’s Weekend Sky-02.07.2026

Photo Credit: ©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion

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

God Bless. Here’s praying for warmer days, brighter tomorrows, and love & peace for y’all. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Which Way Challenge 2026 CWWC: Any Which Way displaying Winter or Summer

Welcome back to the Which Way ChallengeThis Week’s Which Way Challenge are theme is Any Which Way Displaying Winter or Summer. They can be Any Which Way on any Road, Pathways, Walkways, Sidewalks, Stairs, Trail or Dirt Path etc. as long as your Which Ways are clearly visible. As always signs are welcome anytime.

In our neck of the woods, we are in the midst of ongoing back to back winter storms. North of the I-40 usually gets hit with Snow ❄️ during the winter months, but south of the I-40 rarely receives more than a sprinkling or trace of Snow accumulation on the ground. This year we have been hit with an extreme Winter Ice Storm followed by an extreme Arctic Winter Snow Storm and winter is not over so there is opportunity for chances of more ice, sleet, or snow before the season is over.

This past weekend the Snow was packed on top of the ice that hadn’t had a chance to melt yet. This made the road (the one next to the railroad tracks) an excellent place for some neighborhood fun. Two of the neighbour families had sleds they brought out and invited Coleman to sledding with them. So naturally, I bundled him best I could (he didn’t have any snow pants, overalls, or any kind of snowsuit) and we met the neighbours at the corner by the tracks.

Here are a few examples of the Funtime Coleman enjoyed playing in the Snow ❄️ …

This was Coleman’s very first time to go sledding. (Pull Up a Seat on a Sled) In between runs the boys enjoyed throwing snowballs at the adults and Riley’s older sister. A wonderful good time was had by all.

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Thank you to all who have supported and contributed to the Which Way Challenge this past week or at any time. Be sure to check out other Which Ways by clicking on the links below.

Dawn’s After the Snow Before the Ice on my Street

Geriatri’x’ Fotogallery’s It Is Still Winter …

Suzette’s A Bridge – Deb’s CWWC Any Which Way— Your Choice

gwh photos2s Which Way Photo Challenge: January 30, 2026

In Primo Piano’s ski-lift

Deb’s Which Way Challenge (CWWC)

XingfuMama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge 2026 – Week 6

XingfuMama’s Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2026 Week 6

Photo Credit: ©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.

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

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

Note: Next Week our theme will be —CWWC: Any Which Way Capturing People Unaware.

2026 LAPC #383 – Looking Back to Shapes & Designs (#174)

Tina of Travels and Trifles is this week’s host for the Lens-Artist Photo Challenge. She has chosen to Look Back at #174 and asking us to display images showing Shapes and Designs.

Here are my contributions taken from my latest jaunt out in the freezing cold … and some from our recent mini vacay at the beach.

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Tina’s Lens-Artist Challenge #383-Shapes & Designs

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

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

2026 Thursday Doors: February 5

Oceans One Resort

When we were at Myrtle Beach for New Year’s, I captured some of the resort buildings views facing the ocean. Yes, I was also fascinated by the Ring-billed gulls soaring through the air. However, looking closely I also noticed the sliding glass doors facing the ocean. [Our room only had a side view of the ocean, not a full straight-on view.]

Sliding Glass Doors
Oceans One Resort

These are the beach side view of the Oceans One Resort in Myrtle Beach. It would have been nice to slide open those doors and relax on the balcony and watch the ocean views.

Beach View of
Sliding Glass Doors
Oceans One Resort
107 S Ocean Blvd,
Myrtle Beach, SC

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Dan’s Thursday Doors – 2026.02.05

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.

Location: Oceans One Resort; 107 S Ocean Blvd; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA 

God Bless. Take an Adventure. Capture the Beauty, the Ordinary, or whatever captures your eye. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Monochrome Madness — 2026.02.04

This week is a free non-themed week for Monochrome Madness. Seeing as we’ve had a few winter storms and we were inundated with Snow ⛄️ I am sharing a few monochrome images of Snow ❄️ Snow ❄️ Snow ❄️.

The View traversing
down our driveway.
A View of our
Front Steps & Icicles
Snow ❄️ by
the Railroad Tracks

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Leanne’s Monochrome Madness-2026.02.04

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment. 

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

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

2026 CFFC: Detailed/Abstract or Both

Dan Antion from No Facilities the host of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC) has chosen to continue his themes dealing with this, that, or both. This week’s them is Detailed or Abstract or Both to finish up the “This, that, or both” series.

Let’s go slipping and sliding into Details and Abstraction …

Ready, Set, … Go
Sledding

Dan’s Fun Foto Challenge-Detailed or Abstract or Both

Photo Credit: ©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Cameras: 1) Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Telephoto; 2) Canon EOS Rebel 2000D with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.

Location: By the Railroad Tracks; S. Main St.; Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a warm day filled with sunshine, love, and happiness. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2026 RDP — Splendiferous Snow Sledding

Coleman & Riley

Ragtag Daily Prompt: Monday-Splendiferous

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.

Location: By the Railroad Tracks; Old Town; Riverside Community; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA

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

Monday Window – 2026 February 02

Beach Bums

Kitty by a Window
– 2 — AI
creation by PR

Beach Bums is a chain of beach clothing stores providing an array of beach clothing and accessories to suit your lifestyle and needs.

Beach Bums

This Beach Bums location also rents Luxury Golf Carts to satisfy your desires to get around the beach area more proficiently. Whatever your beach needs might be Beach Bums has what you’re looking for to accommodate your needs or wants.

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Monday Window 

Monday Window

See Monday Window posts in Reader

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Beach Bums; Myrtle Beach, South 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.

2026 Monday Portrait #5 —02 February

Green Iguana

Iguana iguana

Click Image to Enlarge

Monday Portrait

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Location: Ripley’s Aquarium; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA

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

2026 #OWS: 01 February

Inside Out

My daughter is house/dog sitting for the week while Coleman and I remain at home. This is her view in Mt. Holly, North Carolina.

Looking Out a Window
From my daughter’s phone

Debbie’s One Word Sunday-2026.02.01

Photo Credit:©️2026 Trisha L. Wilson … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Plus Fusion

Location: Mt. Holly, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Have a warm (or cool if you’d rather) day and week. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2026 CFFC: Up/Down or Both

Dan Antion from No Facilities the host of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC) has chosen to continue his themes dealing with this, that, or both. This week’s them is Up or Down or BothI can’t imagine anyone being eavesdropper to hear on our discussion about my past family vacations to Stone Mountain in DeKalb County, Georgia. Memories are precious to recall regardless of whether they’re from long ago or just a few weeks ago.

I’ve drawn from the past and present to bring together a few Ups and Downs to meet this week’s challenge theme.

Here are my contributions …

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Dan’s Fun Foto Challenge (CFFC)

JusJoJan26-Eavesdropper

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

2026 Macro Monday: 26 January

California Golden Violet

Aka Viola pedunculata,
Johnny jump up,
or yellow pansy

Click on image to enlarge. 

Macro Monday (MM)

Terri’s The Flower Hour 

Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)

Photo Credit:©️2026 Donna Phillips … All Rights Reserved. 

Location: San Diego, California, 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.

2026 LAPC #380 – Around the Corner (at the Beach)

What we saw as we walked out of our hotel room and walked onto the beach to observe the Atlantic Ocean was different and unique to our surroundings. It was the first time for Coleman to visit the beach and step into the Atlantic Ocean. I hadn’t been to this beach since 2010 or any other beach since 2020.

Here are a few interesting finds seen on our walk the day after New Year’s Day.

Our first sighting after walking out of the hotel …

The outdoor pool area
with plenty of places
to Pull Up a Seat.

Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, the outdoor pool areas were closed for the season (unheated & closed).

The Pirate Shipwreck
Lagoon Kids’ Waterpark

The outdoor pools and kids shipwreck area would not be comfortable to get into without any heat during the wintertime. Moving away from the pools here’s what we discover next …

Coleman checks
out the “Dolphin,”
a unique design
for a trash receptacle.

The next thing Coleman spots is the beach access, and away he goes …

Coleman headed
out to the beach

Once out onto the sandy beach, Coleman turns left to see what he might discover.

Naturally, Coleman
is anxious to discover
what he might find.
Maybe some Seashells?
Mostly broken,
but a few
whole Seashells

We walked quite a ways down the beach before turning around. Coleman was enthralled with watching the Ring-Billed Gulls (just known to him as Seagulls). Here are a few of our Gulls sightings …

And how can we not watch the waves rolling in and out of the Atlantic Ocean, you can’t go to the beach and not . Can you?

We hope y’all enjoyed walking along Myrtle Beach’s Seashore with us.

Anne’s Lens-Artist Photo Challenge #380

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2026-Week 3

Photo Credit: ©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T7 (2000D) with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.

Location: Atlantic Ocean; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA

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

2026 Skywatch Friday/Weekend Sky: 01.03

Friday, a beautiful sunny afternoon was a perfect time for a walk along the beach. Observing the ocean, searching for Seashells, and enjoying the beautiful sky views.

Click on image to enlarge. 

2026 Skywatch Friday-01.03

Hammad’s Weekend Sky-2026.01.03

Photo Credit:©️2026 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion 

Location: Atlantic Ocean; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA

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

2025 Wordless Wednesday: 17 December

Coleman gazing at the icy river

Click on image to enlarge. 

Wordless Wednesday-2025.12.17

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere

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

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion

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

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

2025 SYD: 15 December

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 .

To do so, simply share the photo (not a screenshot) you have set as your wallpaper; Provide as little or as much detail as you wish; Use a pingback, or post a link here so I know you have joined in on the fun; 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. 

I will only be sharing a small portion of my Desktop/Wallpaper images that I am seeing. The reason being I have been required to not post any pictures on any form of social media at this time of our newest family member, aka my new granddaughter.

Here are my Desktop Wallpaper and Screensaver for my Laptop:

From My HP Laptop:

Desktop Background Wallpaper

Coleman at
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Horse Stables

Desktop Screensaver

Muscovy Ducks
in Patterson Pond
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina

From My Apple iPhone 16 Pro: 

I have two images alternating on my Hiking Focus for my iPhone …

Coleman petting
a rider’s horse
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Coleman
Canon EOS 2000D

Click on each image for enlarged viewing. 

Clare’s Share Your Desktop-December  

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

Cameras: Canon EOS 2000D with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV Filter attachment.

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

Observing What’s in the Space Between

This week’s host for Monochrome Madness is Stupidity Hole with a theme of The Space Between. Looking forward to exploring the various interpretations on The Space Between.

Monochrome Madness

Here are a few I came up with for this week’s challenge …

The Road Between
leading to Hearst Castle
The Boy (Coleman) Between
the Railings on the Bridge
at Anne Springs Close Greenway
The Feathers Between
Coleman’s Fingers
The South Fork Catawba River
Between the Grounds
of Goat Island

Click on each image to enlarge.

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness-2025.12.13

Stupidity Hole’s Monochrome Madness-The Space Between

Photo Credit:©️1979-2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved. 

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

2025 Monochrome Madness (MM) — Scenes from a Playground

Schroering Forest Playground

Anne Springs Close Greenway

Good Day! This being an off week for Monochrome Madness I am doing my own thing, not following with Sand patterns or fence posts like Leanne or Brian. Hope you will not tire of seeing my grandson, Coleman.

Today I am continuing the Coleman’s adventures in the Greenway from his birthday adventures. After cooling off in the Spillway, it was drying off time which (for Coleman) meant playtime in Schroering Forest Playground.

The Schroering Forest Playground is nestled amongst trees a short distance from the Domtar Forest Porch (featured here) where we relaxed sipping cool refreshing water.

Climbing Structure
for ages 5 and Up

The climbing structure is Coleman’s favourite area to play in the Schroering Forest Playground. He has always loved to climb and is not afraid to climb anything (even though, I think his mom is sceptical). She’s probably worried he’ll fall, however, I’m not worried he climbs anything and everything anytime anywhere.

The Schroering Forest Playground was constructed in the Lake Haigler Entrance to Anne Springs Close Greenway in 2024. The intention of this unique playground is to reteach children how to play in the woods.

A mom (aka Coleman’s mom)
watching her son
enjoying the Playground.

The playscape and structures are specially crafted to help activate sensory skills, foster creativity and problem-solving through free play, reduce stress, increase physical activity, develop confidence in the outdoors, improve cognitive abilities and facilitate outdoor learning. Key features of the Schroering Forest Playground include a central climbing structure for older children and a corresponding structure for younger guests.

I’ve been taking Coleman to play in the woods and interact with nature since he could walk. He prefers being outdoors and in the woods over being in the house any day. He enjoys hiking all the trails in Anne Springs Close Greenway and if he can combine hiking with playing all the better as far as he is concerned.

[Click on each image for enlarged viewing.]

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

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

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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

Gander at a Gaggle of Geese

A Gaggle of Canada Geese
on the Banks of the
South Fork Catawba River

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday-17 May 2025

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

Camera: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion Camera

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

God Bless. Have a Gander of your surroundings. Enjoy nature’s beauty. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Wordless Wednesday: 08.14 —- Comparison

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Comparing Photos
from 1963 and 1985
of
Carlsbad Caverns
National Park Signage
with Family

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit: ©1963 & 1985 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35mm (I’m not sure what camera my dad had in 1963).

Converter: Wolverine Digital Converter 

Location: Carlsbad Caverns National Park; Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA 

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

2024 Thursday Doors & Monday Window #4

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

1934 Packard

Convertible Sedan

The antique automobiles I have been sharing were photographed by dad when he (possibly we) went to a car show in California way back in July of 1980. My dad loved attending Car Shows and we went to many of them over the years.

California
ORELLO

Dan’s Thursday Doors

Ludwig’s Monday Window 

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit:©️1980 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved. 

Camera: Minolta XG-7 35 mm

Location: California, USA

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

2024 CellPic Sunday: 07.07

Eulithis diversilineata

Eulithis diversilineata

Lesser Grapevine Looper
Our Backyard Visitor

John’s CellPic Sunday

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

2024 Share Your Desktop: June 15

Clare at Clare’s Cosmos hosts the Share Your Desktop Challenge. She invites us all to share our desktops; whether that be from our desktops, laptops, tablets, or smartphones it does not matter. Join in the challenge and let us all see what you look at every day.

Here are my desktops, wallpapers, wall savers, from my Laptop and my iPhone:

From my HP Laptop:

Laptop Wallpaper:

My Grandson, Coleman
Anne Springs Close Greenway

Laptop Desktop:

Patterson Pond
Anne Springs Close Greenway

From my iPhone 14 Pro Max:

Reading Focus:

Alpaca
Crandall Bowles Children’s Farm
Anne Springs Close Greenway

Television Focus:

Horse Drinking Water
Greenway Stables Entrance
Anne Springs Close Greenway

Personal Focus:

Coleman with the Horses
Greenway Stables
Anne Springs Close Greenway

Hiking Focus:

Coleman Hiking
Dogwood Trail
Anne Springs Close Greenway

Share Your Desktop-June 2024

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

Cameras: Laptops) Canon EOS Rebel T3i; iPhone) iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

2024 CWWC: 05.31 ———Any Way You Choose

At Stone Mountain Park

We begin our journey in n July of 1972, having made it from California to Georgia we stop for a bit of fun. We were glad to pull into the park and finally be able to get out of the car and stretch our legs. After traveling cross country for days we were more than ready to enjoy some fun and excitement.

Driving into Stone Mountain Park
in Stone Mountain, Georgia

We enjoyed a time of Sun, Sand. and Water Fun relaxing on the beach.

Sun, Sand. and Water Fun

Next, we moved forward to wait our turn for a ride on one of the Paddle-boats. The paddle-boats are large Riverboats which give tourists and guests a thirty minute ride out on Stone Mountain Park Lake. [From what I have discovered, the Riverboats no longer operate on Stone Mountain Park Lake.]

Riverboat Marina Complex
Area to wait for a
Riverboat Cruise
🚢 ride.

Moving forward out into the lake aboard the Scarlet O’Hara, we had an opportunity to see a uniquely captivating side of the park. The Scarlet O’Hara was one of two (2) paddle boats in the Stone Mountain Fleet that once cruised the lake delighting guests with the beautiful scenic views. It was a side wheeler which could carry up to One Hundred Fifty (150) passengers on board.

Scarlet O’Hara

The Henry W. Grady was the name of the other Stone Mountain paddle boat. It was designed to carry approximately three hundred (300) passengers. Its sole purpose was to be used for private party charters.

The Riverboats departed the Riverboat Marina Complex approximately every half hour moving forward into the lake giving guests a chance to enjoy the waterways, and the beauty surrounding Stone Mountain. The short cruise lasted about twenty (20) to thirty (30) minutes. While out on the lake on one of the paddle-boats you might have noticed the sunken remains of the very first riverboat, the Robert E. Lee, seen at the bottom of the lake.

Cee’s Which Way Challenge-2024.05.31

Becky’s Squares-Renew/Moving Forward/Reconstruct

Throwback Thursday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #222

Photo Credit:©️1972 Nornal H. Waters (my dad) … All Rights Reserved. 

Location: Stone Mountain Park Lake; Stone Mountain Park, Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing in our memories of cruising on a Riverboat. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 SYD: May 15

Can you believe it? We are half through the month of May and one-fourth (1/4) of the way through twenty twenty-four (2024). It is already time for another of Clare’s Share Your Desktop where Clare asks us to share our desktops/wallpaper either from our desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphones.

Now it’s my turn to share my desktops/wallpapers with you. First up is from my iPhone followed by my laptop.

From my iPhone 14 Pro Max:

Personal Focus

Coleman

Hiking Focus

Coleman at a crossroads
between Dogwood, Timberline
and Peach Loop Trails

Reading Focus

Lake Haigler
Anne Springs Close Greenway

From my HP Laptop:

Screensaver Wallpaper

Coleman

Desktop

Horses
at Dairy Barn Entrance
Anne Springs Close Greenway

Clare’s Share Your Desktop

Photo Credit:©️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.