Transportation Museum
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Monday Windows: Warehouse Windows with a View
Transportation Museum
Tag: #PhotographyChallenge
Transportation Museum
Pull Up a Seat: 2022 Week 52
Pull Up a Seat ….
Tree Stump …
Stick out
your Tongue …
Look 👀
Around …
Smiling with
Glee.
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CBWC: Anything MadeFrom Wood 🪵 in SC
Train Set
Rocking Chair 🪑
Horse 🐎 Stables
Cee’s Black and White Challenge
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Monday Portrait: My Beloved Coleman
my beloved
grandson
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Silent Sunday: 01/01/2023 – Fisheye View
on the
Swinging Bridge
Swinging Bridge
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CFFC: Holiday Colors 2022
Not exactly a Holiday Color, but a Holiday picture
in his new
RED Flag shirt
stands above
Southern California Christmas Tree.
Photo Credit: Julee Vaughan
Cabbage Patch
Ornaments
decked out in
Holiday Colors
Bell
Dayspring.com
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Weekend Sky# 83: Week 52 – December 2022
on the
Dairy Barn
Illuminated
by the
Sunset
on way home
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Floral Friday: 12/30/2022
They grow everywhere around here.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Midweek Monochrome #120 – Coleman’s Christmas
CMMC – December 2022 Alphabet Letters V or W at the beginning of a word
Here’s my entries for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge.
Wednesday morning Ho Ho Waffles 🧇.
Waffles
Coleman Wanders
across a Wooden Bridge
into the Woods 🪵.
the Water 💦
in the Creek.
at the Dairy Barn
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Christmas 🎄 Past: Memories
Reflecting back on Christmases past is something I don’t often do. This year I have been trying to remember what Christmases used to look like while I was growing up. Odd thing is I cannot remember much about them. Not what gifts were given or received. I know I gave and received them, but if you asked me what I received in any particular year I would not be able to tell you.
These photos are from my archives. Most likely taken by my father, Nornal Hule Waters.
The first photo by the date is of my very first Christmas taken with my dad, & my brother. So, this one my mom probably snapped. This first Christmas was spent in Great Falls, South Carolina. Great Falls is a town (not a city). The second photo is also taken in Great Falls, SC with my mom I presume the following year. And the third photo was taken in San Diego, California when I was either in Junior High or a sophomore in high school. Definitely before 1974. My brother went into the Air Force early in 1975 and was no longer home for Christmas afterwards.
The one constant which I remember is that every Christmas Eve growing up, we went to a Christmas Eve Service at church. We would dress up in our very best church clothes to attend the special service. It would be filled with music, both from the choir and the audience. It would be a joyous occasion, extremely uplifting. The emphasis would be given though a message (some would call a sermon) as well as the music on the true meaning of Christmas. The birth of Jesus Christ and the visit by the three wise men presenting the Christ child with precious gifts. This tradition was not continued each and every year after my marriage and living what I consider my hometown (not my birth city). Sadly, it is one that I remember and miss the most.
The above pictures were taken after I had my eldest son and later after my marriage. The first photo is of my eldest son, John Thomas Waters III. He was named after my paternal grandfather who was also named after his paternal grandfather. The next one is the first Christmas photo after my marriage. And the last one is with my daughter for her first Christmas.
The next group of photos are random pictures of my family throughout the years.
More Random Christmas Photos:
Capture the memories with your family and friends while you are still able. You never know when one of them may no longer be with you. Photographs speak a thousand words, more than you’ll ever know. I wish I could spend another holiday with my dad, mom, husband, and grandparents, but sadly they will only be here in spirit.
I pray y’all had a wonderful Christmas and will have a blessed New Year.
Cosmic Photo Prompt: Show Us Your Christmas – 2022
& his
Brio World
Lift & Load Set
Remote control
Paw Patrol Motorcycle
Blaze vehicles
My grandson had to wait half the day before he could open his Christmas Presents due to his mom working in the morning. He was having a hard time understanding his needed to wait for his “Ho Ho” presents. Before then he and I enjoyed some cuddle time.
I trust y’all enjoyed your holiday (or at least the day) relaxing.
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Wordless Wednesday: Spillway After the Rain
Linking up with Sandee @ Comedy-Plus WordlessWednesday
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Monday Portrait: Last for 2022
Photo was taken at the Anne Springs Close Greenway Horse Stables Entrance. The Greenway has many different types of farm animals besides the many, many horses.
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God Bless. Wishing y’all a Happy & Blessed New Year!
Monday Windows: Stained Glass
Stained Glass
Window
Organized 1873 Rebuilt 1937
Deep Gap, North Carolina
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FOTD: Kalanchoe Provincial 2
Captured this plant with my iPhone 13 Pro at my local Aldi’s.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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CMMC: Pick Your Topic from My Photo – December 2022
From my archives: Disney Frozen on Ice
of
Fake Animal
on Ice
The above photos were taken at a performance of Disney’s Frozen on Ice at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina back on April 16, 2016.
Christmas 🎄Tree
2022
We just barely got a tree this year. This is Coleman’s first HoHo (Christmas) Tree. He was so delighted that he finally has a HoHo Tree.
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, SC
Another Throwback from my Archives.
taken July 4, 2012
in Lancaster, South Carolina
Midweek Madness
Challenge
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Silent Sunday: December 25, 2022
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, SC
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Pull Up a Seat: Seating Around the Greenway
My selections this time come from the trails around Wagon and Haigler Loops as well as by the Canteen at Anne Springs Close Greenway.
Pull Up a Seat Along Wagon Loop:
on stone blocks
a short distance
Coleman relaxes
on a bench.
Pull Up a Seat beside Lake Haigler:
Bruce T. Rush Pavilion:
at one of eight picnic tables
within the Rush Pavilion.
The Bruce T. Rush Pavilion is located at the Lake Haigler Entrance of the Anne Springs Close Greenway. It is an open-air shelter, available for rental, which features a hardwood ceiling with a stone fireplace. It overlooks the beautiful Lake Haigler. It is an ideal area for company picnics, birthday parties, receptions, and small intimate wedding ceremonies.
In Front of the Canteen:
in one of
several rockers
out in front
of the Gateway Canteen.
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Which Way Shall We Go? This Way or That Way… Left, or Right?
My grandson, Coleman and I loved to venture out into nature and roam through the trees whenever the weather permits. It has been raining a lot here lately, so we haven’t been out much. Only twice this week. Coleman loves to go hiking at the Anne Springs Close Greenway which is only a few miles from where we currently live. The Greenway has five different entrances, and we choose a different entrance to begin our hiking each time we go.
From the Horse Stables Entrance: Should we go to the Left or to the Right?
to the Left
onward to
See the
Farm Animals
Next, we switched to the Lake Haigler Entrance for some hiking near Lake Haigler.
Posted as part of Which Way Photo Challenge
by alive and trekking
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Midweek Monochrome: # 119 – A Relaxing Hike through the Greenway
Show
Ring
hiking along
the trail
Leanne’s Monochrome Madness
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Floral Friday #83: December 23, 2022
Spotted this plant by the checkout counter at our local Aldi’s.
The Kalanchoe is a group of exotic succulents prized for their unusual foliage and flowers. The scientific name is Kalanchoe blossfeldiana. It is a herbaceous and is commonly cultivated as a house plant of the genus Kalanchoe native to Madagascar. A few of the English common names are flaming Katy, Christmas kalanchoe, florist kalanchoe and Madagascar widow’s thrill.
Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)
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LAPC # 229 : Perfect Patterns
Patterns
Aligned
Boards
Patterns
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Thursday Doors: Lake Haigler Doors
Lending
Library
Nature
Center
Close Greenway
Gateway Canteen
Thursday Doors
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Ragtag Daily Prompt: Morass
According to the Oxford Dictionary Morass means an area of muddy or boggy ground.
Here’s my photo of a muddy area on the Wagon Loop at Anne Springs Close Greenway. So muddy the horses left their shoe impressions.
prints
And according to Webster Thesaurus.com synonyms include: chaos, quagmire, tangle, and snarl to name a few.
So here’s my pick for a tangled mixed up mess.
mixed up
lumber🪵
at the
Stables
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Monday Windows: Looking Outward
looking
Outward
at the dog
Sitting by
a Window
Looking
at Me
Photos taken at Anne Springs Close Greenway Canteen in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
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Weekend Sky: Mid-December — See the Arrow? The Airplane?
an Airplane?
What do y’all think?
We observe the sky and are amazed at the views we see. I love the following poem about Clouds.
Clouds
I pause watching the clouds roll by.
Thankful I am alive to see how truly
amazing and beautiful they are. As soft
and fluffy as a feathered pillow. One day
I’ll rest my head on them remembering
the day I dreamt it were possible.
https://laceann.com
amongst the
blue sky.
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Cell Pic Sunday: December 18, 2022
Instead of a normal cell pic, I am choosing to share a collage I made on my cell phone. The top two photos were taken on a cell phone whereas the bottom photo was taken on my Canon Rebel EOS T3i camera. Hope this is okay since it was created on my cell phone.
Middle: Coleman & Alona taken in 2020.
Bottom: Coleman taken on Saturday, December 17, 2022
Wishing y’all a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!
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Monday Portrait: Close-up with a Horse
got
my
Eye
on
You
Posted as part of Monday Portrait.
Cee’s Black and White Challenge (CBWC) – Close Ups
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Silent Sunday: December 18, 2022 – Reflections
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
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Share Your Desktop: Horsing Around – December 2022
My Screensaver:
….to
see you.
My Wallpaper:
Enjoying
a Run
Posted as part of Share your Desktop, hosted by Clare from Clare’s Cosmos.
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CMMC: Violet or White Color – At the Gibson House
It’s been cold and rainy all week. On Wednesday, Coleman and I decided to try to beat the rain and ventured out to visit Forest at Anne Springs Close Greenway Horse Stables. It was sure cold 🥶 though. However, Coleman enjoyed his time visiting the horses. [Those pictures are saved for another post].
on the ground
at the
Gibson House
We spotted these Violet and White Flowers by the Gibson House on the way back to the car whilst trying not to get the camera wet. So naturally I had to capture them with a few snapshots. After all I did have my camera around my neck.
Posted as par Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC) and Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge.
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Water 💦 Water 💦 Everywhere #155 – From 2020 In the Gulf
from
Royal Caribbean
– RDP – Monday –
Triple
Ships 🛳️
Boats 🛥️
Ships 🚢
more Boats 🛥️
and Ships 🛳️
Open
Waters
💦
Along
In the
Gulf of Mexico
Carnival
Cruise 🚢
Ships 🛳️
Photo Credit: 2020@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com
Posted as part of Jez’s Water Water Everywhere Photography Challenge.
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Floral Friday # 81: December 16, 2022 – Salvia lyrata
It is sometimes grown in gardens for its attractive foliage and flowers, though it can prolifically seed, easily becoming a lawn weed.
Photo taken @ Andrew Jackson State Park in April 2018 with an Apple iPhone X.
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Bren’s Floral Friday Challenge.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge.
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Triple the Perception Makes Quite an Impression
Hung in Front
of Three Rockers
Laid Anterior to
Three Windows
enjoying
a run
of
Stable
Doors
Running
So Full
of Energy
On a blustery
cold wintery
rainy morning.
Mama Cormier’s Thursday Trios.
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MWM #119 – A Child’s Perspective
Coleman,
my 3 year old
grandson
coloring
on a
whiteboard
Artwork
to
grip
It
Gripping
Photo Credit:
1st photo: ©️Coleman Gouveia (my 3 yr old grandson). All others: ©️2022@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com
Posted as part of Mid-Week Monochrome. Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness photography challenge.
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Wordless Wednesday: December 14, 2022
Monday Window: Flower Box – Pearl Valley
Pearl Valley
Ohio
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge.
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Pull up a Seat Challenge: Week 49 – Ohio Flashback
In a Buggy
Lehman’s
Kidron, Ohio
Pulled Up a Seat
in an
Airplane
MMS
MissionaryMaintenance
Service Facility
Ohio
in a
HighChair
@ English Ivy
Restaurant
Coshocton, Ohio
Photo Credit: 2011@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com
Posted as part of Kate’s PULL UP a SEAT photo challenge.
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Weekend Sky #81: December 2022 – Colors Delightful
Monday Windows: Arched Barred Windows
Abilene, Texas.
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Cell Pic Sunday: December 11, 2022 – Autumn 🍂 @ AJSP
Andrew Jackson
State Park
Lancaster,
South Carolina
Posted as part of John’s Cell Pic SundayChallenge.
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Last my Card: November 2022
Last on my iPhone 13Pro
Camping Area
Campers Only
Trash & Recycle
Andrew Jackson State Park
Lancaster, SC
Last on my Canon Rebel T3i
Thread
Trail
Photo Credit: ©️2022@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com
Posted as part of Brian’s Last Photo on Card Challenge.
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Silent Sunday: Bird Watching
female Cardinalis cardinalis
(Toxostoma rufum)
(Baeolophus bicolor)
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CMMC: Macro or Close-up – December 2022
Honey Bee
on
Goldenrod
the Madonna Lily
or White Lily
Common Name:
Daylily or Day Lily
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC)
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Water Water Everywhere – AJSP Lake
Photo Credit: 2022@gfpacificbeeintrodpection.com
Posted as part of Jez’s Water Water Everywhere Photography Challenge.
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CBWC: All About Nature in My Favorite Place
scratch
right here,
please?
Andrew Jackson
State Park
in
Andrew Jackson
State Park
Resident
Squirrel 🐿️
(polliwog)
Swimming
Photo Credit: 2022@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com
Posted as part of Cee’s Black and White Photography (CBWC) Challenge.
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Thursday Trios #63 – Along the Trails
Archery Range
Anne Springs
Close Greenway
Shooting Range
ASCG
Fort Mill, SC
of
Hikers
Which Trail
shall we
take?
in
Three Stalls
of Horses
Grazing
in the Field
on the Shore
at
Andrew Jackson
State Park
of Geese
AJSP
Photos Credit: ©️2022@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com
Posted as part of Mama Cormier blog ‘s challenge Thursday Trios.
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Mid-Week Monochrome #117: Around a Campground
Andrew Jackson
State Park
Lancaster, South Carolina
Shelter 2
to the
Lake
at the
Lake
for a
game of
Horseshoes?
Photo Credit: ©️2022@gfoacificbeeintrispection.com
Posted as part of Mid-Week Monochrome. Leanne Cole’s Monochrome Madness photography challenge.
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Pull Up a Seat: 2022 – Week 48
Group Seating
Andrew Jackson
State Park
by the lake
AJSP
Paddle Wheeler
AJSP
@ Central Ohio
Technical College
Rest Stop
Warner Library/Student Center
COTC
Newark, Ohio
Photo Credit: 2022@gfpacificbeeintrospection.com
Posted as part of Kate’s Pull Up a Seat Photo Challenge.
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