#WarlickYMCA – Gfpacificbee’s Insights & photography

2025 Flower of the Day: 30 April

Lagerstroemia indica ‘Tuscarora’

“When Sun warms Earth,
Myrtle knows to shed her skin
and show her inside beauty.”
~ Margaret Simon

Thinking of summer nearing with the end of the school year approaching, Crape Myrtle’s beginning to bloom once again with the heat encroaching upon the earth surface displaying beauty in all its glory.

“I have a secret
It’s a bit of gold
hidden away
only Myrtle knows”
~ Linda Mitchell

There are many times Coleman will walk on by the flowers in bloom and then there are times like these when he’ll stop, sniff the blooms and admire their beauty and fragrance.

*Tuscarora Crape Myrtle*
*Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Tuscarora*

“Myrtle knows
Her dress is so last year.
Underneath—mottled beauty
For fashion’s new season.”
~ Rose Cappelli

Cee’s FOTD ( Flower of the Day) Challenge

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

Location: Gastonia County Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Stop and smell the flowers. Enjoy Nature’s bountiful beauty. Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

One-Liner Wednesday: 16 April

*1linerWeds*
*(Badge by Laura*
*@riddlefromthemiddle.com)*

*Easter Experiences*
*Happen Every Day …*

One-Liner Wednesday

Camera: Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

God Bless. Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed Easter! Thank you for visiting and sharing your time and thoughts with us. I appreciate y’all very much.

Words for Thought #17

Autumn-olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)
AKA Silverberry, Russian-olive

Think About It Tuesday

Cee’s FOTD

Becky’s #SquaresRenew

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens

Location: Gaston County Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

Words for Thought #9

Think About It Tuesday

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

Wordless Wednesday: Fungi

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF75-300mm lens.

Location: Gaston County Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.

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

2023 Sunday Stills: Oct 8 —Natural Textures in Nature

Sunday Stills-Texture

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gaston County Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.

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

2023 Monday Window: View from the Lake

***Warlick Family YMCA***
***Windows plus a few Doors***

Monday Window

Thursday Doors

Photo Credit: ©️2023 Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gaston County Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

Sunny Sunday: Beautiful Peaceful Sunshiny Day

***Coleman always brings***
***sunshine*** 🌞 ***into my life.***

“Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.”
2 Thessalonians 3:16 NIV (New International Version)

Both images were taken with my iPhone 14 Pro Max by Robinwood Lake at the Gaston County Warlick Family YMCA.

Sunny Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gaston County Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.

God Bless. May you have a peaceful and joyous week. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with me. I appreciate y’all.

2023 Silent Sunday: October 8

Silent Sunday

Hammad’s Weekend Sky Challenge- #117

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Robinwood Lake; Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.

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

2023 Cell Pic Sunday: Peeking through…

A Glimpse
through the Woods

John’s Cellpic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Gaston County Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA.

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

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.

Black Cats – Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge

Weekly Prompts Color Challenge-Black

Cameras: 1) iPhone 14 Pro Max; 2) Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S55-250mm lens.

Location: Gaston County Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

LAPC: Black & White and Monochrome

I normally try to take photos as we go hiking in our neighborhood, along the various trails and sometimes we hike more than one trail in a given day. As always my hiking buddy is my (recently turned 4) grandson, Coleman. He loves spending time outdoors especially when he gets to go hiking in the woods, along the creeks, rivers, and lakes.

On this particular day we rode the transit bus from near our home to the Avon Catawba Creeks Greenway. We hiked the Greenway seeing many amazing sights along the way. We hiked the entire 2.7 mile paved greenway. The Avon Catawba Creeks Greenway connects Lineberger Park to Ferguson Park. The Catawba Creek Greenway portion runs through wooded and open creek areas between several residential areas and junctions at the Avon Creek Greenway. Combined, the Avon and Catawba Creeks Greenway is approximately 3 miles. We ventured over onto Robinwood Road from the Greenway and on down to the Gaston County Warlick Family YMCA to continue hiking some more after a bit of a rest and a snack while overlooking Robinwood Lake.

Lens-Artist Photo Challenge-Black & White and Monochrome

Leannes Monochrome Madness

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max and Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens.

God Bless. Thank you for sharing your time as we hiked along the Greenways to the Warlick YMCA. It was a pleasurable afternoon. We appreciate y’all and any thoughts you’d like to share.

Whatsoever Is Lovely: Rhus glabra

***Rhus glabra,***
***(AKA white sumac, upland sumac,***
***or scarlet sumac)***
***is a species of sumac***
***in the family Anacardiaceae,***
***native to North America.***

***Native Americans ate***
***the young sprouts as a salad.***
***The fruit is sour***
***and contains a large seed,***
***but can be chewed (to alleviate thirst)***
***and made into a lemonade-like drink.***

W HATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 35

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens. f/5.6 • 1/200s • 150mm • ISO115-200

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

Silent Sunday: 2023 September 3_Tule bluet

***The tule bluet***
***(Enallagma carunculatum)***
***is a species of damselfly***
***in the family Coenagrionidae***.

Silent Sunday

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens

Location: Blue Trail; Gaston County Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina

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

2023 Pull up a Seat: Week 35_September

On this day Coleman and I hiked from Avon Catawba Creeks Greenway to the Warlick Family YMCA approximately a 2.5 mile hike. Coleman enjoys hiking with me, he also loves to test out the fitness equipment and Pull Up a Seat wherever he chooses. It is good to sit and rest occasionally along the trail.

***Coleman at an Outdoor Table***
***Warlick Family YMCA***

***Coleman on a Slide***
***Warlick Family YMCA***

***Coleman***
***Resting before***
***getting on a bus***
***to go home***

Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2023-Week 35

Cameras: iPhone 14 Pro Max and Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF-S18-55mm lens.

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

Floral Friday: Solidago, or Goldenrod

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: Blue Trail; Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina

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

Wordless Wednesday: Killdeer

***The killdeer***
***(Charadrius vociferus)***
***is a large plover***
***found in the Americas.***

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max f/2.8 • 1/1233 • 9mm • ISO32

Location: Gaston County Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

Silent Sunday: 2023 August 27

James Houston & Elizabeth
Robinson Matthews Chapel

Silent Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

2023 August 26 – Weekend Sky

Sky over Robinwood Lake:

Both shots were taken while standing in the same location at the Warlick Family YMCA by the Outdoor Patio.

Hammad’s Weekend Sky Challenge-113

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max f/1.8 • 6.86mm • ISO64 for first & ISO100 for second photo.

Location: Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

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

2023 CosPhoChal: The Sky’s the limit

As Seen From the Y:

These were all taken while relaxing in lounge chairs outside of the YMCA on Friday, August 11 angled in different directions.

Cosmic Photo Challenge-The Sky’s the Limit

Hammads Weekend Sky #111

Photo Credit:©️Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

Location: By the Lake; Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina

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

Wordless Wednesday: A Child’s Petals

***Purple toothwort***
***(Lathraea clandestina)***

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens. f/5.6 • 1/250 • 205mm • ISO3200

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

FOTD: 2023 July 29 – Lagerstroemia indica

***Coleman by***
***Catawba Crape Myrtle***

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

W HATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 30

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens.

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

Floral Friday: Ipomoea pandurata

***Ipomoea pandurata***
***(eep-oh-MEE-uh pand-yoor-RAY-tuh,***
***shaped like a fiddle)***
***is native to Florida and***
***the eastern half of North America.***
***It has a large root that can be eaten***
***if cubed and boiled in at least***
***two changes of water.***
***Never eat it raw.***

These are also known as Indian Potato, Man-of-the-Earth, Manroot, Morning Glory, Wild Potato Vine, Wild Sweet potato, Wild Sweet potato Vine.

Floral Friday

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i with Canon EF 75-300mm lens. f/7.1 • 1/400 • 300mm • ISO1000

Location: Warlick Family YMCA; Gastonia, North Carolina

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

Y Thursday Trios

***Trio of***
***Eastern Sensitive-Briar***
***(Mimosa microphylla)***

***Trio of Flags***
***waving in the breeze***

Thursday Trios

Leannes Monochrome Madness

Mid-Week Monochrome

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i and iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

Wordless Wednesday: A Peaceful View

Hugh’s Wordless Wednesday

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

God Bless. Thank you for visiting my blog. I appreciate y’all.

Whatsoever is Lovely: 2023 Week 23 June 11

***Located at the***
***Warlick YMCA***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

W HATSOEVER IS LOVELY CHALLENGE-2023 WEEK 23

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

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

2023 FOTD: June 6_Erigeron annuus

***Erigeron annuus (formerly Aster annuus),***
***AKA the annual fleabane, daisy fleabane***

***Eastern Daisy fleabane is a species of herbaceous, annual or biennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.***

Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max Ultra Wide Angle f/2.2 13mm

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

Monday Portrait: 2023 June 5 – White Golden Doodle Dog

Monday Portrait

God Bless. Thank you for visiting with me. I appreciate y’all.

2023 Weekend Sky #103_Y SKY

Views of the sky over the Warlick YMCA in Gastonia, North Carolina:

***Fisheye View***
***of the***
***Y Sky***

***The cloudy Sky***
***above the YMCA***

***Flags flying high***
***in the Cloudy Sky***

Weekend Sky #103

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

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

FOWC: Trails Devoid of Hikers

Fandango’s One Word Challenge: Devoid

Photo Credit: Deb L. Waters

Camera: iPhone 14 Pro Max

God Bless. Thank you for visiting the trails with me. I appreciate y’all.

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