CFFC: Front of one Any Item

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

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FOTD: Gaillardia pulchella

Gaillardia pulchella
AKA: firewheel, Indian blanket, Indian blanketflower, or sundance
It is a North American species
of short-lived perennial
or annual flowering plants
in the sunflower family.
The common name, Indian Blanket,
may refer to the resemblance
of the inflorescence
to the brightly patterned blankets
made by Native Americans,
or to the ability of wild taxa
to blanket the ground with colonies.

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Crowders Mountain State Park Visitors Center, Kings Mountain, North Carolina, USA

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Pull Up a Seat: 2023 – Week 25

… On a Bench
… On a Slide
… On the Ground

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2023-Week 25

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Altura Macro Wide-Angle Fisheye Lens for Canon EG-S18-55mm.

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Macro Monday: Double Hemerocallis fulva #Kwanso”

Double Hemerocallis fulva “Kwanso”
Common Names: Orange Day-Lily,
Tawny Daylily, and Double Tiger Lily

My grandson and I spotted these spectacular flowers near the entrance to the Nature Trail at The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium located in Gastonia, North Carolina when we went there to go hiking this past week.

Macro Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Photo Credit: (c)Deb L. Waters

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

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Weekend Sky #105 – 2023 June

Over the
South Fork River
… Through
the
Trees
… Sky
View
Below
… Reflected
in the
River

Weekend Sky #105

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Cameras: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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Monday Window: Coleman’s View through a Playscape Window

Ludwigs Monday Windows

Monday Portrait

Photo Credit : Deb L. Waters

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WWE: Ripples and Reflections

Jez’s WWE challenge

Johns Cellpic Sunday

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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RDP: Visiting the Greenway Horses +

Ragtag Daily Prompt-Horse

Silent Sunday

Photo Credit: ©Deb L. Waters

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NPC #17: Bees & Informative Signs

Nature’s Pollinators
More than just Bees
Lindsay Pettus Greenway
Lancaster, South Carolina
Clover, South Carolina
Mason Bees 🐝
McDowell Nature Center and Preserve
Charlotte, North Carolina
Xylocopa virginica,
sometimes referred to as
the Eastern Carpenter Bee 🐝
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Pollinator Habitat
Eastern Bumble Bee
McDowell Nature Center and Preserve

Charlotte, North Carolina
Eastern Carpenter Bee 🐝
Lake Haigler
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Town Hall Busy Bees
Fall Scarecrow Display
Fort Mill, South Carolina
My Granddaughter, Alona,
in a Bee 🐝 Outfit
April 15, 2014
Charlotte, North Carolina

Nature Photo Challenge #17: Bees

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2023 CMMC: Pick Your Topic from My (Cee’s) Photo

My entry for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC), the topic is Pick Your Topic from My Photo below. This week Cee is combining it with Kammie’s, Oddball Challenge.

Surf board,
Drawn by my friend,
@normhere (Norm Daniels)
Surfboards,
Van Artwork
painted by my friend,
Norm Daniels
Surfboards, Truck, Sand, Beach, Summer Photographed by my friend Julee Vaughan
Summer, Seashells, Ocean waves, Blue
North Topsail Beach,
Onslow County, North Carolina
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge

Kammie’s, Oddball Challenge

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LAPC #254 : Spiritual Sites

Chapel/Meeting House
Andrew Jackson State Park
Lancaster, South Carolina
The Lake
@
Andrew Jackson State Park
Lancaster, South Carolina
View from
Fishing Pier
at
Andrew Jackson State Park
Lancaster, South Carolina
Brannon Family Cemetery
Bethune, Kershaw County, South Carolina
[Cemetery for my paternal ancestors]

Tina of Lens-Artists Photo Challenge

Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters

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Floral Friday: Helianthus schweinitzii

Helianthus schweinitzii
Common Name:
Schweinitz’s sunflower
It is a member
of the
sunflower family
(Asteraceae).

The Helianthus schweinitzii is a perennial wildflower endemic to the Piedmont physiographic province of North Carolina and South Carolina. It is one of the rarest species of sunflower in the United States. It is common along utility and highway rights-of-way in North Carolina and South Carolina. These particular Schweinitz’s sunflower are located along the Lake Trail at Crowders Mountain State Park.

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge 

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

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

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Thursday Doors: Rustic Cabin

Staff Only
Can I
go inside?
No,
The Door 🚪
is locked .
A Glance
through the
Door 🚪

Thursday Doors

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Altura Macro Wide-Angle Lens for Canon EF-S18-55mm with Fisheye Attachment.

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CBWC: Lost or Left Behind

Sometimes People
Don’t Follow
the Rules
Leave No Trace
Discarded Box 📦
& Chain Link Fencing
Trash Left Behind
Forgotten Animal Crackers
Lost or Left Behind
Hiking 🥾 Stick

Cee’s Black and White Challenge

Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters

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MWM: Throwback Homes

1939 Home
on
Water Street
in
Coshocton, Ohio
1940 Home
[My Mom at 8 yrs old on Porch]
And
Vintage Horse 🐎 Trailer
Coshocton, Ohio
1940 Rental Home
[ My Mom & Her Brother, Jerry]
Ocean Beach, California
1941 Home
[My Mom & Jerry]
2912 E Street
San Diego, California

Throwback Thursday

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness
Bren’s Mid-Week Monochrome

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

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Wordless Wednesday: Rubus cuneifolius

Rubus cuneifolius,
the sand blackberry

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max and Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Altura Macro Wide-Angle EF-S18-55mm lens for Canon

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RDP: JAUNT

For Coleman and me, The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium is just a short jaunt of a bus ride away. The bus stop is an even shorter jaunt away from our place than the Planetarium.

The following is what we saw at the Planetarium when we jaunted out for an amazing adventure.

Ragtag Daily Prompt-Jaunt

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

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CFFC: Whole of one Any Item

Turtles Sculpture
Located at
The Schiele Museum Pond
Little Tyke Turtle
filled with Water,
Toys, & Coleman
Coleman on his
Radio Flyer
Big Wheel
Clarkia purpurea Calflora

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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Summer Views Around Gastonia

Playing in the Sand
Water 💦 Time in a Pool
Visiting a Lake
Summer Camp at the Y

Cosmic Photo Challenge-Summer Views

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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Macro Monday: Trifolium pratense

Trifolium pratense,
red clover,
is a herbaceous species
of flowering plant
in the bean family Fabaceae,
native to Europe, Western Asia,
and northwest Africa,
but planted and naturalized
in many other regions.

Interesting Facts:

Red clover is a good pollen and nectar source for bumblebees.

Red clover’s flowers and leaves are edible, and can be added as garnishes to any dish. They can be ground into a flour.

The flowers often are used to make jelly and tisanes, and are used in essiac recipes. Their essential oil may be extracted and its unique scent used in aromatherapy.

It is widely grown as a fodder crop, valued for its nitrogen fixation, which increases soil fertility. For these reasons, it is used as a green manure crop.

Macro Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge 

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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FOWC: Balloons Adrift

These Hots Air Balloons Adrift over Plano, Texas and New Mexico were photographed by my brother approximately in 2002. These photos were among ones he gave to me along with old pictures of my mom’s and dad’s.

The last photo (Slide 7) I dedicate in memory of Barcardi Girl, Bren.

Fandango’s One Word Challenge:Adrift

Water Water Everywhere

Photo Credit: Larry D. Waters

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Monday Window: Seeing the World through Reflection

Reflected View
The Schiele Museum
Gastonia, North Carolina

Ludwigs Monday Windows

Photo Credit : Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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FOTD: Verbena rigida

Verbena rigida
Common Names:
Purple Verbena
Rigid Verbena
Sandpaper Verbena
Slender Vervain
Tuberous Vervain


Slender Vervain is a perennial that spreads by rhizomes and is native to South America. Is an annual north of zone 7 but needs winter protection in that zone. It has naturalized from southeastern North Carolina to Florida and is very tolerant of heat and drought.

These Verbena rigida are in the garden in front of The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium in Gastonia, North Carolina.

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Photo Credit :©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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Monday Portrait: A Goat’s Greeting

Hello there!
A Goat &
our Shadows

Monday Portrait 

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

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In memory of Bren: Flowers For a Beautiful Lady

Like many others I was saddened to hear of Bren’s passing. I couldn’t just pick one flower. Bren loved photographing flowers so much and she loved life. I didn’t know her very long, but still I called her my friend. She liked my posts, made encouraging comments, and I enjoyed participating in her challenges. She was always kind, compassionate, and supportive.

In Memory Of Bren Brashley

I hope you understand one flower was just not sufficient. It took me awhile to be able to write this post. The day I found out about Bren was the anniversary of my husband’s passing from Cancer. Even though the news made me feel sad inside, i know she’ll live on in are heart’s and memories forever.

Her images of flowers were exquisite and inspirational.

Debbies One Word Sunday: One

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S 18-55mm and Altura macro wide angle fisheye lens for Canon lenses.

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Weekend Sky: Flying High Amidst the Clouds

Except for a few clouds it was a beautiful day even though it was a bit humid. Coleman and I still loved being hiking outside in nature.

Weekend Sky #104

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Cameras: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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Cell Pic Sunday: A Child’s View

Coleman
looking at
carving in the wood
Coleman looking
at the water
Crowders Mountain State Park


Johns Cellpic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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Forever Memories —- I miss my Dad!

My Dad, Nornal Hule Waters in Monochrome:

Nornal Hule Waters,
Forever in my Heart ♥️

My Dad in Color:

This last picture of my Dad with my mom , my brother & myself is the very last picture I have of him before he passed from Cancer. It was taken in 1994, he passed 12-31-1996.

Silent Sunday

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2023 Which Way Photo Challenge – Crowders Mountain

Coleman
trekking along the trails
at
Crowders Mountain State Park
Kings Mountain, North Carolina

It was a beautiful day for hiking until the rains came pouring down. Luckily Coleman and I completed our hike and were headed to the car before the rains began pounding down upon us.

Posting for Alive & Trekking’s Which Way Photo Challenge.

Photo Credit: (c) Deb L. Waters

Cameras: iPhone 14 Pro Max and Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Altura Wide-Angle Macro Lens with Fisheye Attachment for Canon.

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2023 CBWC: All Things Farm Related

Chickens 🐓
Pig 🐖
Farmall Tractor 🚜
Hay Stacks 🌾
Amish Horse Drawn Reaper-Binder 🐎
Throwback Photo
My mom with pony
in Coshocton, Ohio

Cee’s Black and White Challenge – All Things Farm Related

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness
Bren’s Mid-Week Monochrome 

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

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WWE: Water Abstract+ – Robinwood Lake

All photos taken of Robinwood Lake from the Warlick YMCA in Gastonia, North Carolina were shot with my iPhone 14 Pro Max.

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #178

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FOTD: A Child’s Gift

Leucanthemum vulgare,
commonly known as
oxeye daisy
Coleman’s
Floral Gift
to his Mom

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Floral Friday

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Altura Macro Lens for Canon EF-S18-55mm f/5.6 ISO 200 55mm 1/100s

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SYD: 2023 June

Simpson’s grasspink
(Calopogon tuberosus var. simpsonii)
Coleman
on a
Curved Tree
Duke Kimbrell Trail
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens
Belmont, North Carolina

Clare’s Share your Desktop; June 2023

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

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Thursday Doors: View Through a Bus Door

Thursday Doors

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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Thursday Trios: Vintage Wooden Paddles

These Vintage Oars and Paddles are just a few of the ones on display at the Warlick YMCA located in Gastonia, North Carolina. These evoke the memories of summers on the lake canoeing and kayaking and having the most fabulous time of one’s life.

Thursday Trios

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max 

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2023 CFFC: Half of one Any Item

Half of Pier

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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2023 RDP: Label

Bench Label
Park Bench with Label
Crowders Mountain State Park
Kings Mountain, North Carolina

Ragtag Daily Prompt- label

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Altura Macro Lens for Canon. EF-S18-55mm

Settings: f/9 ISO100 53mm 1/200s

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Wordless Wednesday: A Peaceful View

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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Weekend Sky #104: 2023 Sunday June 11 @ Crowders Mountain

The Weekend Sky changed throughout the day as my Grandson, Coleman, and I were hiking 🥾. By the time we were finishing our hike around the Lake at Crowders Mountain State Park; the gray clouds started rolling across the sky and later the rains 🌧️ began pouring down upon us.

Weekend Sky #104

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Cameras: iPhone 14 Pro Max and Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Altura Macro Wide-Angle Fisheye Lens for Canon.

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2023 CMMC/OWS: June – Kelly Green Color

Hosta plantaginea,
the fragrant plantain lily
sprouting up
amongst the Green leaves
Green leaves
🍃 on Trees
The Lake & Green Vegetation
@Crowders Mountain State Park
Coleman checking out
Light Green Kayaks

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge

One Word Sunday Challenge-Green

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

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Macro Monday: Petunia axillaris

Petunia axillaris,
the large white petunia,
AKA: wild white petunia
or white moon petunia,
is an annual herbaceous plant
in the family Solanaceae, genus Petunia.

Macro Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge 

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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2023 Sunday Stills: Shades of Pink

Pink Flamingos
Pink Ribbon
Pink Kalanchoe
Pink Carnations
Hibiscus mutabilis,
also known as
the Confederate rose,

Terri’s Sunday Stills Challenge-Pink

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2023 Monday Windows: June 12_Bus View

Looking Out the Bus
Window at the Buses

Ludwigs Monday Windows

Photo Credit : Deb L. Waters

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2023 Monday Portrait: Eye Captivating

This horse’s EYE
captivated my attention.
The eye looked unusual,
and it drew me
to the horse.
Greenway Horse Stables
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina

Monday Portrait 

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

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Silent Sunday: PPAC – Sidewalk Art

Natalie’s Photographing Public Art Challenge

Silent Sunday

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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The Schiele Museum: The Henry Hall of the American Indian Exhibit

The Schiele Museum has many different types of artifacts in their many exhibit collections. My grandson loves the Dinosaur Exhibits. However, today I want to bring attention to The Henry Hall of the American Indian Exhibit.

The Schiele Museum of Natural History was established in 1961. From its very beginning, it has been a steward of Native American material culture and artifacts.

The Founders of the Museum, Bud and Lilly Schiele, donated agricultural tools, jewelry, and other items from Native groups across the country to form the basis of the museum’s collections.

The Exhibit tells stories of migrant Indians across North America, including in the southeast, northeast, southwest, far west and the plains. In each of these areas the curators present Native American perspectives. The Henry Hall addresses Native American views of nature and society depicting their differing views from their European and American counterparts. The Native American Advisory Committee provided assistance in developing mutually acceptable policies and procedures for collections, exhibitions, and programs.

I found the Henry Hall of the American Indian really interesting and unlike any others. The Schiele Museum has a section along its Nature Trail depicting an example of a Catawba Indian Village. The Catawba Indian Village was also interesting to see the types of homes they once lived in.

The Schiele Museum is open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4 pm; Saturday 10 am to 5 pm; and on Sunday from 1 to 5 pm. All are welcome to visit for a minimal charge. It is well worth the visit. My grandson loves it and we would highly recommend everyone to come and visit the museum.

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Whatsoever is Lovely: 2023 Week 23 June 11

Located at the
Warlick YMCA
Gastonia, North Carolina

WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 23

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max f1.78 48mm ISO80

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LAPC #252: What’s Bugging You?

Fire ants 🐜
on
Euphorbia rigida
Common Name(s):
Gopher Spurge
Rigid Spurge
Upright Myrtle Spurge
Eastern Carpenter Bee 🐝
on Rudbeckia hirta,
commonly called Black-eyed Susan
Bombus pensylvanicus,
the American bumblebee,
on Cosmos sulphureus
, also known as sulfur cosmos
and yellow cosmos.

The differential grasshopper

(Melanoplus differentialis)
is a species of grasshopper
belonging to the genus Melanoplus.

Leptoglossus oppositus

a species of
leaf-footed bug
on a picnic table

Donna’s Lens-Artist challenge

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2023 CBWC: In or on Water

Aquarium
in
The Schiele Museum
Great Egret
Grizzly Bear
in
San Diego Zoo
U. S. Naval Vessel
during World War I
Coleman
In
Kayak
at
Andrew Jackson State Park
Coleman
in
Small Pool

Cee’s Black and White Challenge

Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters

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2023 FOTD: Garden Roses

Roses located
along the side of
The Schiele Museum
The Schiele Museum
In
Gastonia, North Carolina

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge 

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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