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July Challenges

My Country Town

Done for the Through the Lens Challenge #1 found here:  https://oscraps.com/community/threads/july-challenge-1-through-the-lens.40001/ 

Journaling reads:  When I want to go for my morning walk, I have to go to a park near where my DH works.  Wallburg is what I would consider as a small country community of about 3,000 residents.  One section has a grocery store, pharmacy, eye doctor, several restaurants, funeral home, and gas station.  The park is only a couple of miles from the house and probably takes 5 minutes to get there.  It is a beautiful place to walk!  7/1/24

Union Cross Park was once a self-contained community. It was staffed and operated by the United States Air Force. The Union Cross Radar Station was built in the 1950's as a surveillance post. The site included a NCO Club, several miscellaneous buildings, a lighted softball field, 1 tennis court and a 5-story concrete radar tower, visible for several miles in all directions.

The property was abandoned by the Air Force and Forsyth County petitioned the Department of Interior to transfer ownership of the land to the County for public recreation purposes. On April 5, 1974, Forsyth County Parks and Recreation Department received its first public park.

Because of its dilapidated condition from abandonment, the site underwent an immediate clean up and face-lift. Unusable structures were removed and salvageable recreation facilities were repaired. In the late 70's, the park underwent extensive development of new facilities with the help of funding from the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. Today, Union Cross Park is a fully developed park and well used by its patrons.

Credits:
Believe In Miracles-Solid papers by Carol W Designs
Believe In Miracles-Artsy bits by Carol W Designs
Believe In Miracles-Goodies by Carol W Designs
Believe In Miracles-Page Kit by Carol W Designs
Believe In Miracles-Bundle by Carol W Designs

Melody Of Spring-Template by Carol W Designs

Fonts are Arial Narrow and Adine Kirnberg Regular

Photos are mine

Lighthouse Trip

Done for the Color Play Challenge #2 found here:  https://oscraps.com/community/threads/july-challenge-2-color-play.40133/

Journaling reads:  I love lighthouses!  So in June 2021 we took a trip on our Goldwing to North Carolina’s east coast to visit 7 lighthouses.  Some of them were seen from afar and the pictures are not great.  

We had to take the ferry to some of them.  It was so much fun to watch the seagulls flying overhead looking for fish that the ferry stirred up along the way!
Lights from top left:

1. Currituck Light

2. Bodie Light

3. Cape Hatteras Light

4. Ocracoke Light

5. Cape Lookout Light

6. Oak Island Light

7. Bald Head Light

Watching the wildlife in the park across the sound from the Cape Lookout Light.

Waiting patiently for us to drop some of our lunch.

Credits:
Vitamin Sea Collection by Palvinka Designs
Vitamin Sea Elements by Palvinka Designs
Vitamin Sea Papers by Palvinka Designs
Vitamin Sea Overlays and WA by Palvinka Designs
Vitamin Sea Clusters by Palvinka Designs
Vitamin Sea Photomasks and Frames by Palvinka Designs
Vitamin Sea Solid Papers by Palvinka Designs

Travel Template Album No 7 by Anna Aspnes

Fonts are Arial Narrow and Adine Kirnberg Regular

Photos are mine