Gfpacificbee’s Insights & photography
This blog is for my insights on life, the Bible, hiking adventures with my grandson and whatever is important to me
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Cee’s Flower of the Day (FOTD)
Photo Credit:©️2025 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens and Altura UV & CPL filter attachments.
Location: Goat Island Park and Greenway; Cramerton, North Carolina, USA
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We didn’t do anything different on the 20th than we would normally do on any other day. Coleman and I enjoy being outdoors and wander through the woods whenever we possibly can. Right now in our area the weather is in the mid to high 90’s, much too hot to be out in the sun for any length of time.
With the heat advisory regarding the extreme heat temperatures, we only go out for short periods at a time. In those short periods Coleman likes to check to see what new blossoms have started blooming. These are some of what we have seen within the past week till now.
Sunday Stills Monthly Color Challenge Shades of #Pink in the Great Outdoors
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: Say hello to Summer
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Hemerocallis ‘Cool Jazz’
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Huntingtowne Neighbourhood; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters
Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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Narcissus tazetta ( bunched-flowered daffodil) is a perennial ornamental plant that grows from a bulb.
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens
Location: Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens; Belmont, North Carolina, USA
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Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: (c) 2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S75-300mm lens
Location: Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens; Belmont, North Carolina, USA
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These are Collard Green Plants grown at The Gardens in The Farm at The Schiele Museum of Natural History in Gastonia, North Carolina. Many people in the South eat Collard Greens on a regular basis. Personally, I did not grow up as a child eating Collard Greens even though I was born in the South. My mom never fixed them. Now we ate plenty of Spinach and other types of greens just not Collards. What are your thoughts on eating Collard Greens?
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: (c) 2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens and Altura (for Canon) Macro Wide-Angle Fisheye lens attachment.
Location: The Garden; The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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Location: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters…All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max Ultra Wide Camera
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max f/1.8 • 1/306 • 6.86mm • ISO64
Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History & Planetarium; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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Sorghum is a cereal grain plant that belongs to the grass family Poaceae. It is thought to be native to Africa and is widely grown in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Sorghum has numerous varieties, including grain sorghums, used for food; grass sorghums, grown for hay and fodder; and broomcorn, used in making brooms. Sorghum grain is a nutritious food rich in protein, dietary fiber, B vitamins, and minerals.
For human consumption, the gluten-free grain is usually ground into a meal that is made into porridge, flatbreads, and cakes. The characteristic strong flavour can be reduced by processing. The grain is also used in making edible oil, starch, dextrose (a sugar), paste, and alcoholic beverages.
The Sorghum plants pictured here are located in The Farm at The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium in Gastonia, North Carolina. These plants as well as other plants grown in the Garden are grown and given to the animals for feed.
John’s Cellpic Sunday
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.
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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For this Cee’s CMMC this week I thought I would show you some of the Plum (purple) Coleman and I have seen this week on our hiking adventures at The Schiele Museum of Natural History and along trails at the Warlick Family YMCA. They range from purple colored wood on the maze to purple canoes and plenty of purplish flowers. Hope y’all will enjoy the slideshow.
Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge -Plum (Purple) Color
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: (c) 2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
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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 Farm; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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XingfuMama’s Whatever is Lovely Challenge: 2023 – Week 41
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Cameras: 1,3-4) iPhone 14 Pro Max; 2) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens.
Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters… All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens. f/5.6 • 1/80 • 55mm • ISO500.
Location: Rooftop Garden; The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: In Front of the Gaston County Public Library; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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Leaves are often seen along hiking trails. Sometimes we notice the beautiful Autumn foliage in their full glory upon their tress and at other times we notice leaves of various shades upon the ground or in the nearby water.
The first two photos were seen in and around the creek at The Schiele Museum of Natural History’s nature trail. This is a place Coleman loves to visit at least twice per week. The only problem (depends on perspective) is keeping him out of the water.
The last two photos were captured as we were hiking along the Green Trail on the grounds of the Gaston County Warlick Family YMCA. These beautiful Autumn 🍂 leaves were located on the banks of the Robinwood Lake. The sunlight seemed to enhance their colourful loveliness.
Festival of Leaves Challenge 2023
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Field of Wildflowers; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens and Altura Wide-Angle Fisheye lens attachment.
Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Settings: f/1.8 • 1/4785 • 6.86mm • ISO64
Location: Memorial Garden; The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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XingfuMamas One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters .., All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max Telephoto
Processing: Pixlr
Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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Impatiens capensis, also known as, Jewelweed has a long history of use in Native American medicine. When applied topically, sap from the stem and leaves is said to relieve itching and pain from a variety of ailments, including hives, poison ivy, stinging nettle, and other skin sores and irritations.
Jewelweeds are found in locations all over the Piedmont region and other areas of the Carolinas. As you can see from the top picture the flowers are rather small. They feature 1″ long, rear-spurred, cornucopia-shaped, orange to orange-yellow flowers with reddish-brown spotting.
The flowers bloom from June to frost. Each flower dangles from a leaf axil on its own slender stalk. It is a herbaceous annual that may grow 3 to 5 feet tall. It can be naturally found in areas of moist soil including forests, streambanks, and bogs.
These particular Spotted touch-me-nots are located along a dense moist trail behind an unused soccer field. The dirt trail winds around and contains many elevated manholes which are accessible to city or county utility officials.
We have seen Jewelweeds in other areas we have hiked but until searching for more information I had not known the many medicinal applications it contains. They are attractive to hummingbirds for their nectar from June until early frost.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters…All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: Memorial Wildlife Garden; The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2023 Week 38
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Location: The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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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: Memorial Wildlife Garden; The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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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: Memorial Wildlife Garden; The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023Deb L. Waters
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens.
Location: Andrew Jackson State Park; Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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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; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: (c) 2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max f/1.8 * 1/2890 * 6.86mm * ISO64
Location: The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Cameras: iPhone 14 Pro Max.
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Zinnias are subtropical and tropical upright annual flowering plants in the Asteraceae family which boast an abundance of daisy-like flowers. They are native to North and South America.
These and other Zinnias are grown in the Memorial Wildlife Garden contained within The Farm at The Schiele Museum of Natural History in Gastonia, North Carolina. The Farm is located to the left as you enter the Nature Trail area outside the Museum walls.
Leanne’s Monochrome Madness – Trying Something Floral
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens and Altura Wide Angle Fish-Eye lens attachment.
Location: Memorial Wildlife Garden; The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.
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September Quartz (light pink) Color
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
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Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max f/1.8 • 1/1085 • 6.86mm • ISO64
Location: Bus Stop; Gastonia, North Carolina
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Standing Tall in the Garden
Peruvian zinnia is an annual, erect, wildflower in the Asteraceae family.
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens
Location: The Farm; The Schiele Museum of Natural History; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters
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Leigha’s Sunny Sunday Challenge
Johns Cell-pic Sunday
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2023 Week 36
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved.
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max f/1.8 • 1/918 • 6.86mm • ISO80
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Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge-September Macro or Close Up
Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max f/1.8 • 1/303 • 6.86mm • ISO64
Location: Gastonia, North Carolina
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Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge
Photo Credit: ©️2023Deb L. Waters
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Gfpacificbee’s Insights & photography 