2025 Thursday Trios: 22 May — Trachemys scripta

Pond Sliders are a species of common, medium-sized, semiaquatic turtles. The most recognized species are the Red-eared slider (T. s. elegans), which is popular in the pet trade and has been introduced to other parts of the world by people releasing it to the wild.

Thursday Trios

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

Settings: f/5.6 • 1/250 • 187mm • ISO100

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

God Bless. Have an adventurous weekend. Discover the wonders of Nature. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Wordless Wednesday: Revisiting Schiele Museum’s Holiday Light Show

https://videopress.com/v/lSCJQZOc?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true

Enjoy the Holiday Light Show

Merry Christmas!

God Bless. Thank you for visiting. Enjoy the show. Have a Happy Holiday Season filled with Hope, Joy, Peace, and Love. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

2024 Wordless Wednesday—02.07.24_Museum Spillway

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Jez’s Water water Everywhere #208

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

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

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

Macro Monday: 01.01.24

Savoy Cabbage

Macro Monday

Camera: 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. Thank you for visiting The Farm and sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.

2033 Last on the Card: November

From my iPhone 14 Pro Max:

***Coleman***
***wearing his new***
***Fireman’s Hat***
***from Station #4***

From my Canon EOS Rebel T3i:

***Sheep in The Farm***
***at the Schiele Museum***
***of Natural History***

Last on the Card

Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. Looking forward to seeing y’all’s Last on the Card photos. I appreciate y’all very much.

Floral Friday: Nicotiana tabacum

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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 FOTD: Dianthus

***Dianthus***
***(Telstar Carmine Rose)***

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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.

2023 Monday Window: Climbing Through …

Ludwig’s Monday Window

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

***First View***
of Triceratops
as one Walks
into Exhibition

Monday Portrait

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

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.

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

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 Thursday Trios: October 19 _At the Museum

***Three Children***
***Little Explorers***

Thursday Trios

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

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.

MWM: Monochrome Kinda Day …

Yesterday, October 11, I thought I was going to take photos with my Canon, however, that was not possible. Why? I goofed and forgot to change out the battery for a fully charged one and somehow the camera got put away in the on position. Therefore, the battery was dead and I was unable to use my Canon for my photography. Lesson learned, always check battery before leaving the house.

Luckily I always have my iPhone on me and sometimes use both while out and about around town or on a hiking trail. Instead of just using the normal mode I switched the iPhone settings to monochrome and proceeded to snap shots at the Schiele Museum’s Block Party, Dinosaur Theatre, And The Farm.

Leanne’s Monochrome Madness

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: The Schiele Museum of Natural History and Planetarium; 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 CFFC: October_Spring – Wood

***Garden Flowers***
***along the Fence Line***

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge:Spring-Wood

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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

2023 Whatsoever is Lovely: Lovely Flowers from My Week

XingfuMama’s Whatever is Lovely Challenge: 2023 – Week 41

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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.

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

2023 Macro Monday: October 9

Phedimus kamtschaticus

***Common Names:*** ***Kamschatka Sedum***
***Orange Stonecrop***
***Stonecrop***

Macro Monday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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.

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

2023 OWS: Barrier (Fences)

***Pigs in fenced off area***
***Visitors can view but not touch***

Debbie’s One Word Sunday Challenge-Barrier

Cameras: 1) iPhone 14 Pro Max; 2) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens with Altura Wide-Angle Fisheye Lens attachment.

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

2023 Festival of Leaves Challenge: Week Three —Autumn Foliage

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

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i

Lenses:

1-2) Canon EF-S55-250mm;

3-4) Canon EF 75-300mm

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

2023 October CMMC: Close Up or Macro.

Happy October! This month has begun with several trips to the Schiele Museum and lots of hiking. First of was The Early Explorers program at the museum. Early Explorers is for preschoolers (2-5 year olds). They do interactive play, songs, story time , and a craft each week based on a weekly theme. This week’s theme was Pumpkin.

***Coleman’s Pumpkin*** 🎃 ***Craft art***

Later in the day we rode the city transit over to the Gaston County Warlick Family YMCA.

We meandered down & around along the Green Trail to enjoy a hike and look at we saw. We noticed some interesting fungi and some very active bees 🐝.

The bees were having a pollinating party 🎉 it seemed. They were flitting to and fro devouring the sweet nectar of these bright yellow flowers.

Lastly, we spotted a autumn 🍂 leaf 🍂 clinging to the windshield of his mom’s car later in the afternoon.

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge – Close-Up or Macro

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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

2023 LAPC #269: Living On the Edge

LAPC #269: On the Edge

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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.

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

2023 CFFC: Winter – Water

We have been active this week more than other times recently. We’ve made several visits to The Pond at the Schiele Museum and today we did a double excursion and visited the Warlick YMCA as well.

The first three are of water reflections in The Pond while the last two are of Robinwood Lake at the Y.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge -Winter/Water

Jez’s Water Water Everywhere #193

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

God Bless. Stay Active. Enjoy a Hike. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.

Thursday Doors: In, Out, Around, and Through

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

Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: 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.

Thursday Trios: From Shades to Shows

Thursday Trios

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 CosPhoChal: Up, down and sideways

As Coleman and I were wandering through the Nature trail at the Schiele Museum; we featured Up the stairs and around the path downward until he ran off and into the Playscape sand pit. He brought along his friend Mr. Blue.

Coleman met Mr. Blue at the doctor’s office. He helped him adjust to receiving two shots. He was comforted by him and decided he did not want to leave him behind when we arrived at the museum.

***Why am*** ***I on my side?***
***How’d I get this way?***
***Please help me!***

Therefore, Mr. Blue tagged along by his Side any which way and everywhere he happened to go. Mr. Blue hadn’t realised he would be cast aside for Dinosaurs 🦕🦖🦕 Coleman discovered hiding in the sand.

***That’s not how I meant***
***… I wanted Upright.***

Please do not look down on Mr. Blue for being disappointed. I’ll have you know he was not forgotten. When it was time to go back Up the trail to go home, Coleman made sure he gathered Up his new friend when he was packing his belongings into his backpack.

Cosmic Photo Challenge: Up, down and sideways

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

Wordless Wednesday: 2023 October 4th_T-Rex Please Don’t Eat Coleman

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

2023 Macro Monday: Bee Happy 😊

***Xylocopa virginica***
**Eastern carpenter bee**
***Bee-ing Extremely Happy***

Macro Monday

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

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

2023 Last on the Card: September 30

On my iPhone 14 Pro Max:

From my Canon EOS Rebel T3i:

***Coleman***
***Pulled Up a Seat***
***behind a Haystack***
***Schiele Museum Nature Trail***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

Last on the Card – September 2023

Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters

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

Brings Sunshine to my Soul

Coleman brings joy and sunshine to my soul. It brightens my day to see him smile and express himself in amazing ways.

Coleman does not get to have special treats like ice cream or popsicles on a normal basis when we are out at the museum or other places. He is lactose intolerant and cannot have any dairy or soy products. So on this rare occasion when I found out the ice cream vendor outside the museum had dairy free popsicles; I gave in and bought him one.

The joy I saw on his face as he was eating the strawberry mango popsicle brought a smile to my face and sunshine to my soul.

***Coleman bringing***
***Sunshine to my Soul***

Sunny Sunday

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

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

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

2023 Sunday Stills: Fence Me in or Don’t

Sunday Stills: Don’t #Fence Me In

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

In Front of Museum_Bidens aristosa

XingfuMamas One-to-Three Photo Processing Challenge

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max Telephoto

Processing: Pixlr

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

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

2023 RDP: Saturday – Sepia

***Dinosaurs*** 🦕🦖🦕
***in Playscape***
***Schiele Museum***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

***Coleman playing***
***with a soccer ball*** ⚽️

Ragtag Daily Prompt (RDP) Saturday Challenge-Sepia

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

2023 RDP: Saturday – Sepia

Ragtag Daily Prompt (RDP) Saturday Challenge-Sepia

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

Coleman’s Dinosaur Day at Schiele Museum

Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

Silent Sunday

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

Farm Floral Friday: Dahlia coccinea

***Its common name is red dahlia,***
***although the flowers can be orange***
***or occasionally yellow,***
***as well as the more common red.***
***Common Eastern Bumblebee***
***feasting on its nectar.***

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

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

2023 Thursday Trios — September 28 – Museum Autumn Festival

***Zinnia hybrida***
***‘Profusion Lemon’***

***Three Pallets***
of
***~~Watermelons~~ Pumpkins*** 🎃
***+ Coleman***

Thursday Trios

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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

Location: The Farm and Nature Trail; 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 CMMC: September —Alphabet any word with a “Q”.

For this challenge I’m continuing the visit to the Schiele Museum of Natural History. This time I have selected photos taken inside the museum instead of outside photos in my last challenge entry.

Turtle swimming
in an Aquarium

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: September —Alphabet any Word with a “Q”

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

Wordless Wednesday: Ilex cassine

Dahoon (Ilex cassine)
Schiele Museum
Gastonia, North Carolina

***Dahoon is a rare evergreen holly***
***found at the borders***
***of limesink ponds.***
***Schiele Museum***
***Gastonia, North Carolina.***

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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

Location: Nature Trail; 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 CFFC: Autumn – Metal in The Farm

All Autumn – Metal photos included in my entry this week were taken during the Autumn Festival this past Saturday at The Schiele Museum of Natural History & Planetarium in Gastonia, North Carolina.

***Turkey in a***
***Metal & Wood Coop***
***The Farm***
***Schiele Museum of Natural History***

***Potatoes*** 🥔
***in a Metal Basket***
***The Farm***
***Schiele Museum of Natural History***

***Coleman in an***
***Artificial Metal Pumpkin***
@ ***Autumn Festival***

Coleman
on a haystack
surrounded by pumpkins
@ The Autumn Festival
@ The Schiele Museum of Natural History
Gastonia, North Carolina

***Coleman***
***Autumn Festival***
***Schiele Museum***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Autumn – Metal

Cameras: iPhone 14 Pro Max and 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. Thank you for visiting the farm and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Macro Monday: 2023 September 25_Pond Skimmer

*Pachydiplax longipennis*
Blue dasher
Species of dragonfly

Blue dashers live near still, calm bodies of water, such as ponds, marshes, slow-moving waterways, and ditches, in warm areas typically at low elevations. The adults roost in trees at night.

The blue dasher hunts by keeping still and waiting for suitable prey to come within range. When it does, they dart from their position to catch it.

Macro Monday

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250 mm lens. f/6.3 • 1/320s • 250mm • ISO320

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