2023 Which Way Challenge: Any which way with lines

Our first stop here was actually our last time of Coleman’s Friday Adventures. The Gastonia Municipal Airport showing the runway and some airplanes.

At Gastonia Municipal Airport
Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

Next up was our first stop of the day; the Lake Haigler Entrance to the Anne Springs Close Greenway for a hike around the lake. It is always a great day when we can spend time in nature at the Greenway. There are always amazingly beautiful views and is filled with tremendous fun.

Fishing Pier
Lake Haigler
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
A Gaggle of Geese
Lined up in a row
by the Horse Hitching Post
Lake Haigler Entrance
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
Springmaid Trail Race
Signs & Coleman
point the Way
Haigler Loop
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA
Panorama of the Kayak Pier
Lake Haigler
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

Cee’s Which Way Challenge-Any which way with lines

Photo Credit: (c)2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and iPhone 14 Pro Max

Locations: 1) Gastonia Municipal Airport; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA 2) Lake Haigler Entrance; 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.

2023 MWM: Patio Views

From Cirrocumulus to Coleman and downward to Chewbacca:

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Backyard; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.

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

2023 Floral Friday: November 10_Zinnias

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge 

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

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 55-250mm lens.

Location: By Gibson House; Horse Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina. USA

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

2023 Thursday Trios: November 9

Three people walking
to an Airplane
Three Airplanes at
Gastonia Municipal Airport

The next selections are from the Anne Springs Close Greenway’s Lake Haigler Entrance which we visited on the same day as the Gastonia Municipal Airport.

Thursday Trios

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max and Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens.

Locations: 1,2) Gastonia Municipal Airport; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA 3-6) Lake Haigler Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

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

2023 CMMC: November – Red Devil (dark red) Color

Autumn is the time of year we can see beautiful and colorful leaves abounding in nature from the greens trying to hang around, varying shades of orange and yellow and the awesome shades of Red in the leaves on the many plants and flowers amassed in our surroundings.

Seeing Autumn Leaves and …

Amazing shades of Red in flowers

And not to deter from the Red in the plants and flowers; I’m throwing in a Throwback photo from the early 60’s.

Throwback Thursday Photo

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-Red Devil (dark red) Color

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Throwback Thursday

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

2023 CFFC: Makes You Laugh or Smile

What or who makes me laugh? The answer to that is easy to answer. It is hands down, my grandson, Coleman. He has been my joy and inspiration since he came into my world four years ago. I have had the privilege of watching him grow and develop into an awesome little boy. Yes, at times he annoys and frustrates me when he doesn’t listen or follow given instructions, but then he’ll want a hug and says, “I love you”! You have to listen carefully; he talks with a lisp, so it is sometimes difficult to understand what he is saying. Even though some people have a difficult time, most of the time I can understand him and when he tells me he loves me; it brings a smile to my face and joy to my heart.

Coleman makes me Smile 😊

The joys and laughter Coleman brings throughout his life

And sometimes Laugh.
2021 v. 2023

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Makes You Laugh or Smile

Photo Credit: (c)2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

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

2023 OWS: Autumn Brightness

Debbie’s One Word Sunday – Bright

Cosmic Photo Challenge-Autumn Colors

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

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

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

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

Cell Pic Sunday: 2023 November 5 – Autumn Water Reflections


Anne Springs Close Greenway
Lake Haigler Entrance
Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #196

Terri’s Sunday Stills – Leaves, Autumn or Spring & Monthly Color Challenge – Brown

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

2023 FOTD: November 5 – Rudbeckia fulgida

Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii
Black-eyed Susan

Silent Sunday

Sunny Sunday – November 5

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens. Settings: f/5 • 1/1000 • 146mm • ISO100

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

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

2023 CWWC: Hiking the Greenway in Black & White

Our first stop, always, when we arrive at the Greenway is to make a track to the restrooms. When we get hiking it could be an hour or more before we reach one again, therefore we want to be prepared.

The Ramp to the
Gibson House porch
and restrooms.

Next we gaze out upon the pond to the right of the Gibson House. Horses are often in view as are various birds at times. The beauty of the reflections in the lake are always amazing to see. The walkway around the pond is new and still under construction.

The Pond
Horse Road Entrance
Anne Springs Close Greenway

After that short period, we venture towards one of several hiking trails. On this particular day we chose to hike the Dogwood Trail. Coleman is leading the way. In case you were wondering, he usually always leads the way as we hike along the trails.

Coleman leading the way
to the Dogwood Trail

On this day and almost any day in the Fall, the trails are covered with leaves 🍁 🍃 🍁 of varying shades. Coleman pauses to wait for me to catch up. He goes a but fast for my pace.

Coleman standing
on Dogwood Trail

Hiking Trail signs are posted at regular intervals along the Trail. This is one of the many signs hikers will encounter as they hike along the trail. It designates directions for you to decide which way you’d prefer to hike. It informs you of which trail you are hiking so you do not get lost or sidetracked from your desired route. If you scan the QR code, it will bring up an online map and other pertinent information about the trail.

Coleman standing behind
the Dogwood Trail signs.

Cee’s Which Way Challenge-Black and White

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

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

Camera: 1, 3-5) iPhone 14 Pro Max; 2) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 55-250 mm lens.

Location: Horse Road Entrance; Dogwood Trail; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA.

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

2023 Floral Friday: November 3

View from Down Under:

Looking Upward
Zinnia

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge 

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

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 55-250mm lens.

Location: By Gibson House; Horse Stables Entrance; Anne Springs Close Greenway; Fort Mill, South Carolina. USA

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

Peek-A-Boo I See You – Thursday Doors

Thursday Doors, hosted by blogger and author, Dan Antion.

Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 55-250 mm lens.

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

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

2023 CMMC: Close Up or Macro

My entries this week for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge we’re all taken when Coleman and I went hiking at one of his favorite places, Anne Springs Close Greenway.

Muhlenbergia capillaris
(Hair-awn or Pink Muhly)
Checking you out …
The Gulf fritillary
or passion butterfly
(Dione vanillae)
on Zinnias

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-Close Up or Macro

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 55-250 mm lens.

Location: Horse Stables Entrance; 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.

Sticks and Stones Around the Carolinas

Sticks and Stones can be found high and low and all around. Some stones can be walked on, but be careful you don’t stumble and get hurt. Some stones draw your attention to an amazing object or view. While other stones bring about sadness and the memories you wish you could still feel and hold onto.

Sticks can be a nuisance or extremely useful, as in an outdoor fire pit. Sometimes branches and limbs break off of tress during storms and cling together along a body of water. Sometimes sticks need to removed from a trail so hikers don’t stumble over them and get hurt. At other times a fallen tree is cut up and the wood is out to good use. I’m not sure why my maternal grandfather and his sister were sitting on top of the pile of sticks (wood), they may have needed a break after piling it all up in a neat stack.

Throwback Photo
Maternal Grandpa & Grand Aunt
Sitting Atop of a Pile of “Sticks”
Deep Gap, North Carolina

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge-Sticks and Stones

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters

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

Last on the Card: 2023 October

From my iPhone 14 Pro Max:

My Delicious Supper
Tostada on Naan Bread

From my Canon EOS Rebel T3i:

Autumn 🍂 Colors & Reflections
Airport Pond
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

Last on the Card – October 2023

Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters

Cameras: 1) iPhone 14 Pro Max; 2) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 55-250mm lens

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

2023 LAPC #273 Symmetry

Here are my entries for this week’s Lens-Artist Photo Challenge hosted by Sofia.

Wine Vineyard
Raffaldini Vineyards & Winery
Ronda, North Carolina, USA
Garden in
Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
Fence Gates
The Schiele Museum of Natural History
Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
Balboa Park
San Diego, California, USA

Lens-Artists Photography Challenge #273- Symmetry

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

Wordless Wednesday: Ilex cornuta

Ilex cornuta,
the Chinese Holly,
is one of the old reliables
of southeastern landscapes.
AKA Horned Holly.
Aquifoliaceae plant family.

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 55-250mm lens.

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

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

2023 FOTD: Splashing 💦 Zinnias

Garden of Zinnias

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge (FOTD)

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

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 55-250mm lens. f/8 • 1/200 • 65mm • ISO100

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

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

Pull Up a Seat: Among Nature

When Coleman and I were near completion of our hike his mom met us along the trail. The first picture is of Coleman Pulling Up a Seat near his mom in front of the horse stables. The next two pictures of him choosing to Pull Up a Seat along the Dogwood Trail which we were hiking. For Coleman it does not better whether or not he has a chair, a log, or just decides to Pull Up a Seat upon the ground. He will Pull Up a Seat whenever and wherever he pleases.

… By the Horses
… On a Trail
surrounded by Leaves 🍁
… On a Log 🪵
Examining its Contents

Pull up a Seat-Week 43

Photo Credit: (c) 2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 55-250mm lens.

Location: Horse Stables Entrance; 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.

Monday Window: Under Construction #2

Coleman and I hiked at Anne Springs Close Greenway on Friday. When we were there, we noticed a tremendous amount of construction work going on. They are making improvements to the Farm area, adding a Childrens Farm area, and adding additional animals to the Farm. Some of these improvements include adding buildings, bathrooms, and educational shelter areas with a wooden walkway to be able to observe the farm animals more effectively. Given the construction work is ongoing and is not estimated to be completed until approximately April 2024, the windows for these buildings are still under construction.

The new improvements will really enhance the Farm and Children’s Farm areas in the Greenway. I know my grandson; Coleman is super excited to be able to pet the animals and be able to better watch and pet them up close and personal. If you’re ever in the area I would encourage you to drop by the Greenway for a visit.

Ludwig’s Monday Window 

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

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 55-250mm lens.

Location: Horse Stables Entrance; 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.

Macro Monday Portrait – You Said You Wanted a Close-Up

While hiking at the Anne Springs Close Greenway, we stopped by to visit with the horses. I took plenty of photos during our hike, most of the horses we’re approachable and really do not mind the many visitors to the Greenway looking at them or petting them. Then sometimes you see a horse that really wants to get a Close-Up view of you or let you get an extremely Close-Up view of him.

Is this Close Enough?
Okay, I’ll Cooperate.
Is this Better?

Monday Portrait

Macro Monday

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

Masked & Ready …

Hammad’s Weekend Sky #121

Photo Credit: ©️2023 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. I appreciate y’all. Take care Hammad. Already had this one ready to go. Happy Halloween 👻!

Cell Pic Sunday: 2023 October 29

A Horse and Coleman
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Horse Stables Entrance
Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA

John’s Cellpic Sunday

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Horse Stables Entrance; 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.

Beautiful Sunset

Horse Road Entrance
Anne Springs Close Greenway

Fort Mill, South Carolina

WHATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 43

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

CWWC: Roads with vehicles in the photo.

Old US 421 S
Deep Gap, North Carolina
Doc and Merle Watson Highway
US – 421
Deep Gap, North Carolina
Tractor Pull
The Bethune Chicken Strut
Bethune, South Carolina
Spots and Stripes Railroad
Riverbanks Zoo & Garden
Columbia, South Carolina
Bobcat smoothing a Trail
Horse Road Entrance
Anne Springs Close Greenway
Fort Mill, South Carolina
Coleman’s Railroad
with his Railway &
miscellaneous vehicles
Rock Hill, South Carolina

Cee’s Which Way Challenge – Roads with vehicles

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

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

Floral Friday: Nicotiana tabacum

Tobacco
(Nicotiana tabacum)
Flowering Tobacco Plant
Close-Up of Tobacco Flowers

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge 

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

2023 Thursday Doors: Decorated for the Season

Decorations on Doors can be interesting and insightful this time of the year. Some choose to keep it simple; others minimalistic, and still others go all out in their decorations for Halloween. Whether you choose to decorate for Autumn or for Halloween is entirely up to you. Not everyone chooses to decorate their doors or their yards to coincide with the holidays/seasons. That is perfectly okay. Me, myself, I choose not to decorate the outside of our apartment for Halloween. It is a holiday I celebrated as a child, but as an adult I no longer do. These are a few doors I seen lately displaying Autumn/Halloween decorations.

Dan’s Thursday Doors

Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

Thursday Trios: Patches & Stripes

In Remembrance of:

Sergeant Terry L. Wilson:

Coleman wearing
his Pawpaw’s US Army Patches
including his stripes
Airborne
Strategic Communications Command

Sergeant

Thursday Trios

Throwback Thursday

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

MWM: Keeping Us Connected

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

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

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S75-300mm lens

Location: Backyard; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.

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

2023 CMMC: October – Alphabet with “P” anywhere in the word

P Words Located along Nature Trails:

Located in Lindsay Pettus Greenway in Lancaster, South Carolina …

Located along the Piedmont Medical Center Trail which runs semi-parallel to the Catawba River in Rock Hill, South Carolina …

Located near the Persimmon Trail Entrance from Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens in Belmont, North Carolina …

Persimmon Trail …
Please Be Advised…

Located within Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens in Belmont, North Carolina …

Digitalis purpurea
‘Dalmatian Purple’

And can’t ignore Coleman …

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge (CMMC): October Alphabet with “P” anywhere in the word

Photo Credit:©️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.

2023 CFFC: October: Harvest – Earth

Amish Farm
Baled & Ready
Amish Harvesting
Harvesting in Process
Amish Hay Stacks

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Harvest/Earth

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

Location: Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio

God Bless. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts down memory lane of an Amish Harvesting. I appreciate y’all very much.

Wordless Wednesday: 2023 October 25_Scripps Pier

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

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

2023 CosPhoChal: A Splash of Colour

I’m fairly new to adding just a splash of colour to a photo, hence, I’m not too sure about the quality of these choices. I hope you enjoy them regardless.

Toy CAT truck
A splash of Green on the trees
Splash of Pink
A Hint of Autumn
Color Pop of Coleman

Cosmic Photo Challenge – A splash of colour

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

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

2023 FOTD: Dianthus

Dianthus
(Telstar Carmine Rose)

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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

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

Location: The Garden in The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.

Woke Up to a Sewerage Catastrophe

I’m a little late in posting this blog post due to dealing with the aftermath of our sewage catastrophe. Wake up at daylight as per my grandson’s habit and went downstairs. Upon entering the downstairs bathroom, we (my grandson and I) noticed the toilet was backed up and had overflowed onto the flow making it impossible to use that particular bathroom facilities. Upon our discovering I tried getting the water (sludge) to drain to no avail. We then proceeded to go back upstairs to try to use the main bathroom upstairs. Come to find out that in flushing the upstairs toilet the downstairs toilet backed up and overflowed even more. So, we were in a quandary of what to do considering we could not go all day without having working bathroom facilities. We were not sure if the problem was in our apartment alone or if it was a major complex issue. In the meantime, we decided to go to the store pick up a container of RID-X and we figured we might as well pick up a few groceries while we were out. The photos below depict a small portion of our aftermath issues. I did not think you would actually want to look at the gross sewage backup catastrophe.

Upon arriving home from the store, we happened to see the complex maintenance workers and proceeded to inquire about the problematic situation. They informed us that the complex water would be turned off for approximately one hour and that they were waiting on a plumber to come and remedy the situation. Therefore, with no water and the problem as yet unresolved, we went back out to a different store to pick up a few more grocery items that were not available at the previous location.

Finally, back home again and the water back on much to our delight we could relax a little before working on the clean-up. Also, Coleman, my grandson, needed to have food prepared for him to eat. (He is almost always hungry, but then again, he is four.)

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

I trust your day and week went better than ours. Hopefully, the rest of our work will be without any complications or unforeseen problems. Have a Blessed week. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2023 Monday Window: Climbing Through …

Ludwig’s Monday Window

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

Monday Portrait: Triceratops

Profile View
Frontal View
First View
of Triceratops
as one Walks
into Exhibition

Monday Portrait

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

Macro Monday: Lonicera japonica

Lonicera japonica
Japanese honeysuckle

Macro Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Huntingtowne Neighborhood; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.

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

2023 OWS: 22 October – Shapes

We see shapes of every kind everywhere we walk/hike. Shapes are all around us if we just stop and take notice. Shapes are in everyday items, around playgrounds, in toys children play with, in decorations & even in various sculptures around our neighborhood a, our cities, states, and around the globe. Take time to notice the world around us and see what shapes you might notice.

Circles, Cylindrical
Circle ⭕️ & Square 🟨
Circles ⭕️ Triangles 🔻🔺🔻& Rectangular Shapes
Coleman playing with Foam Shapes
Little Explorers
The Schiele Museum of Natural History

Debbie’s (Travel with Intent) One Word Sunday

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

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

Silent Sunny Sunday: 2023 October 22

Sunny Sunday

Silent Sunday

John’s Cellpic Sundayk

XingfuMama’s Whatever is Lovely Challenge: 2023 – Week 43

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History’s Garden in The Farm; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.

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

FOTD: Inspire Plus ‘True Blue’

Pansy Viola wittrockiana
Inspire Plus ‘True Blue’

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max Ultra Wide Camera

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

Pull Up a Seat for Craft time

Coleman at
Little Explorers
Spider 🕷️ Craft Time
Schiele Museum of Natural History
Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
Pull Up a Seat: 2023 – Week 42

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Little Explorers Classroom; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.

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

2023 Weekend Sky: October 20

Hammad’s Weekend Sky #120

Photo Credit: ©️2023 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. I appreciate y’all.

Floral Friday: Potted Flowers

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge 

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

FOTD: 2023 October 20_Contrasting Leaves

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Lens Artists Photo Challenge #271: Contrasts

Photo Credit: (c) Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

2023 CWWC: Any which way with Autumn or Spring Colors

A Drive Along the Blue Ridge Parkway

Driving the Blue Ridge Parkway
As Seen from an Overlook
Linn Cove Viaduct
Beautiful View from the Parkway
Take a Ride with Us
on the Blue Ridge Parkway
in North Carolina


After a scenic drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway, it is nice to take a stroll or a crawl down the Scarecrow Pathway in Millstone Park located in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Bonus for October: Any Halloween themed Which Way Photo:

Cee’s Which Way Challenge: Any which way with Autumn or Spring Colors

Denzil’s Nature Photography Challenge-Autumn Colours – Part 2

God Bless. Thank you for trekking along with us on our adventures. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts. I appreciate y’all.

2023 NPC #31: Autumn Colours

A View Around The Pond

Includes Water, Blue, Green, Yellow, Trail, Landscape, Space.

Photos 1-9 are all of the Pond at The Schiele Museum of Natural History in Gastonia, North Carolina. Photo 10 is of the North Carolina Mountains displaying both Autumn 🍂 Colours & Winter ❄️ 🥶 ❄️Snow.

Denzil’s Nature Photography Challenge-Autumn Colours

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #196

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge -Pick a Topic From My Photo

Dawn’s Festival of Leaves challenge

Debbie’s One Word Sunday Challenge

Collage of My Family in
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in May of 2010.

To view more of my insights and or photography go to: Gfpacificbee’s Insights & Photography

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

2023 Thursday Trios: October 19 _At the Museum

Three Sheep 🐑 🐑🐑
Three Goats 🐐🐐🐐
Three Children
Little Explorers

Thursday Trios

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

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

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

2023 CFFC: Summer or Fire

FIRE 🔥 and Fire Related:

Camp Fires 🔥
Ladder 100 Firetruck
Scarecrow FireFighter 👨‍🚒
Ready! Aim! FIRE!

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge-Summer or Fire

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

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