The Azalea Garden in Summerville,SC, did not have any azaleas blooming in Dec. However they have a lot of bronze sculptures around the park. This was a statue taken from different view points. The image on the left I got some rippling of the water and a partial reflection. To the right is a cypress knee above the water. The one on the left used opening in a gazebo to try to frame the same statue. Image taken with the Panasonic camera with minimal editing. 
Greensboro had a big snow storm on Dec 7th & 8th. We had 12 inches and it was difficult to shovel because of cold temperatures and refreezing at night. The mage on the left is of our house with Jack's van in driveway. The image on the right is of my Prius at end of drive and with the Green Needle street/cars.
Visited Summerville, SC, on 12/21/18. My sister and I did a walking tour of some historic houses. The image on the left was the original taken in color, but wanted to convert to B & W with Windows 10 Media player which was also used to sharpen and increase color & brightness.
One of my heritage plants from the NC HSA: an Old Confederate Rose. It is really not a rose but a member of the mallow family. It blooms in Sept. The bloom only lasts for a day. The left image is showing the flower with buds CU. The right image is a macro image of the texture of the the petals from the back. Panosonic ZS70.