100 WWC – Makeover Lighthouse
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Imagine 150 years ago, ships coming into this bay in a pitch-black night! They couldn’t see if they were hitting rocks or anything in shallow water. What happened if you lived in that house? A ship might have collided into it.
Well, a farmer lived in that house. He hung a kerosene lantern on the side of the barn to protect his farm house. Later the government put a lens lantern on top of a wooden post. Years have gone by, eventually the government owns that property, and changed it into a lighthouse.
Don’t you think that farmer was clever!
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100 WWC: https://bikurgurl.com/2017/04/19/100-word-wednesday-week-15/
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I’m always inspired by your writing and love the history you’ve inserted into this image 🙂 The lighthouse sits on San Juan Island, Washington State — I’ll pull up the exact location for the Wind-Up tomorrow 🙂 Thank you so much for joining us again to add your wonderful tale.
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The lighthouse doesn’t look like an abandoned old lighthouse. So I did look up the images of lighthouses in Seattle and found one that looks similar. I just made it semi-fictional! I appreciate your challenges!
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So happy you do! This lighthouse is actually out on San Juan Island, part of the San Juan archipelago — super close to Canada💫
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I see! It looks like a nice lighthouse. When I visited my sister in Vancouver BC, we visited one lighthouse there. Then, when we went to NC, we visited
Cape Lookout, the tallest lighthouse I’ve visited!
https://theshowersofblessing.wordpress.com/2016/12/28/cees-which-way-photo-challenge-cape-lookout/
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Looks gorgeous!! On the list😉
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Oh good… it’s the tallest I’ve seen!
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(& thank you!! I’m glad you enjoy the challenges😊)
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Thank you for hosting it!
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My pleasure!!
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🙂 🙂
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Indeed, the farmer was clever and helpful. Nice post.
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Yes, indeed. I think it has some truth in in. I have to find out if the picture is the lighthouse I was thinking about!
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Awfully clever farmer. What a view he had!
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Yes, right at the edge of the bay. He didn’t want any ship to touch his view!!
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Hah, I bet.
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Yes!
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Oh he was more than clever! He did a public service that probably saved many lives and ships!
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🙂 🙂
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Great take on the prompt. Nice story.
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Thank you very much!
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My pleasure . 🙂
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🙂 🙂
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It is amazing how things just come about very clever
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Yes, he thought just did himself a favor, not knowing the ripple effect years later!
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I never thought of that way great post guess ideas have to come from somewhere
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Yes, it does!
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Yes. Very clever!!
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Thank you!
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