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2024 RDP: Olympics!

Paris Olympics 2024

The Olympic Games are only held every four years. They are an athletic festival/competition that originated in Ancient Greece. Athletes from all over the world compete in various sports competitions. Athletes train for years for the opportunity to participate in the Olympic Games.

This year the Summer Olympics are currently taking place in Paris, France. There has been much controversy surrounding the Opening Ceremonies which took place on Friday. I’m not discussing the specifics or opinions regarding the controversy.

I am interested in discovering whether you are watching this year’s Olympic Games. I am watching/ following how the United States athletes are performing during their Olympic qualifying Trials and Final Medal matches for their respective events. I believe the athletes have worked extremely hard to achieve their goals of becoming an Olympian and should be supported for their efforts.

If you are watching the Paris Olympic Games, are you watching every single game/competition or are you just watching and enjoying specific events? As for me, I am only watching/following specific sporting events like swimming and gymnastics.

Did your children complete/play in sporting activities while they were growing up? My daughter participated in ROTC Drill Team competitions during high school. My eldest son participated in Taekwondo (aka Tae Kwon Do), football, and swimming. He concentrated on swimming and competed in many swim meets from twelve (12) through eighteen (18) years of age. His best events were the 100-meter, 200-meter butterfly even though he competed in all strokes including the individual medley and team relays.

These pictures show him swimming the butterfly in the California Interschlastic Federation’s (CIF) State Swimming Championships in 1999. He was there competing with his High school Swim Team.

These may not be at the same level as the Olympics, but many Olympic Athletes begin their training through local clubs, training programs, or their high school or college athletic programs.

Ragtag Daily Prompt-OLYMPICS!

Jez’s Water Water Evverywhere #230

Throwback Thursday

Photo Credit: ©️1999 Deb L. Waters

Location: Long Beach, California

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2024 CFFC: Alleys, Driveways, Parking Lots, Dirt Roads

For Cee’s CFFC this week I have dug Theo my archives and chose what I hope y’all will enjoy. Sorry, I don’t have any alleys, but I do have Driveways, Parking Lots, and as always Dirt Roads.

Driveways

***Driveway of***
***Gastonia Fire Station #4***
***Gastonia, North Carolina***

***Driveway of Waters home***
***S. Meadowbrook Drive***
***San Diego, California***

Parking Lots

Parking Lot
Rankin Lake Park
Gastonia, North Carolina

Parking Lot
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Charlotte, North Carolina

***Parking Lot***
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
San Diego, California

Dirt Roads

***Persimmon Trail***
***Carolina Thread Trail***
***Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden***
***Belmont, North Carolina***

Dirt “Road”
Persimmon Trail
Carolina Thread Trail
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
Belmont, North Carolina

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge-Alleys, Driveways, Parking Lots, Dirt Roads

Photo Credit:2)©️Nornal H. Waters (my dad); 4) ©️Trisha L. Wilson (my daughter); 5) Post Card from Harvey M. Watson (my maternal grandfather); All others ©️2017-2023 Deb L. Waters … All Rights Reserved

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2024 CFFC: Indoor Seating

In Memory & In Honor of Mother’s Day

For Cee’s CFFC challenge this week for Indoor Seating I chose a selection to honor the mom’s in my life [My mom, My Maternal Grandmother, My Grand Aunt (my maternal grandfather’s sister).] I also selected a couple which are the reasons I’m a Mom and Grandma. This is also my post for XingfuMama’s Pull Up a Seat Challenge.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge-Indoor Seating

Pull Up a Seat-2024 Week 19

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A Mixture of Oranges to Delight Your Senses

***Pumpkin and Mushroom***
***Counter Display***
***Anne Springs Close Greenway***
***Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA***

***Calendula officinalis,***
***common marigold***

Orange Life Jackets
on my Spouse & Daughter
in 1995 at
Lake Fort Smith;
Lake Fort Smith State Park;
Mountainburg, Crawford County, Arkansas, USA

Weekly Prompts Color Challenge-Orange

Becky’s Squares

Cee’s FOTD

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2024 Cell Pic Sunday — 05.05

May the Force Be with You.

John’s Cell Pic Sunday:24.05.05

Photo Credit: ©️2024 Trisha L. Wilson for (my daughter)

Camera: iPhone 14 Plus

Location: Charlotte Douglas International Airport; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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Becky’s Squares

St. Simons Island Lighthouse Museum — Unique Perspective

St. Simons Island, Georgia

St. Simons Lighthouse is one of only five remaining Georgia lighthouse towers. The Lighthouse and keeper’s Dwelling were built in 1872. The original Lighthouse which this Lighthouse replaced was built in 1810 by James Gould of Massachusetts, the first lighthouse keeper. The original Lighthouse was destroyed by Confederate forces in 1861 in order to prevent the beacon’s use by Federal troops during the Civil War.

The Lighthouse still serves as an active aid to navigation for ships entering St. Simons Sound, casting its beam as far as 23 miles to sea. The Lighthouse is located near the pier on the southern tip of St. Simons Island, Georgia, United States of America. Its purpose is to guide ships into St. Simons Sound and warns them of the many sandbars in the area.

Inside St. Simons Island
Lighthouse Museum

In 1972, the lightkeepers’ cottage was leased to Glynn County. The Coastal Georgia Historical Society spent three years restoring the two-story Victorian light keepers’ cottage at the base of the lighthouse, which was then converted into a museum.

Currently, the public can tour the museum and climb the 129 steps to the top of the Lighthouse for a view of St. Simons Sound and the surrounding area. The admission cost to tour the Lighthouse Museum and climb the 129 steps is $12 for adults; $6 for ages 6-12; $2 Military discount is offered with Valid Military ID. Children under 6 are free.

St. Simons Island Lighthouse
and View from the Top

Some of the spectacular, panoramic views of the coast including Jekyll Island, the mainland (Brunswick), and the south end of St. Simons Island can be seen from the top of the Lighthouse.

The Keeper’s Dwelling is a two-story Victorian structure which was the home of the lighthouse keepers from 1872 up until the 1959’s. It currently houses the Lighthouse Museum and includes interactive exhibits, rare artifacts, and period rooms that reveal the history of St. Simons Island and the life of a lighthouse keeper.

My Daughter, Trisha,
climbed the 129 Steps
to the Top of the Lighthouse
so I could see the View.

Six Word Saturday

John’s Cell Pic Sunday

Camera: iPhone 14 Plus

Location: St. Simons Island Lighthouse and Museum; St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA.

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2024 RDP: Tuesday — Ink

Ink Art — Tattoos

Continue to Live
I Got Your Back
22 Too Many

***In Memory***
&
***Cancer Awareness***
***for Grandmother & Dad***
***( My Daughter’s Tatoo)***

***A Tattoo***
***on my Husband’s Arm***

These tattoos all have meanings behind them. I do not remember my husband, Terry’s meaning for his tattoo. Regrettably I do not have a better quality photo of it. May he continue to Rest in Peace.

Ragtag Daily Prompt-Ink

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