For the last few days, FaceBook has helpfully been reminding me that in 2015 at this time, the Big T, the boy-child and I were on holiday together; in San Francisco, Munich, Bordeaux, then London.
On our last night in San Francisco, we ate somewhere off Washington Square, after an afternoon watching our only child skateboard down Lombard Street. As you do.
Posted to Six Word Saturday.
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It is!!
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Now that would take some courage
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Easier when you’re 17 and skate-obsessed. I’m not sure if he’d still do it now.
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oh wow he’s amazing doing that on Lombard Street!
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I don’t think he realised there would be cars on the road, but he’s nothing if not determined!!
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Determination is a good trait to have! He must have been overtaking the cars 😁
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amazing courage (for both of you)
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Thanks. It was so important to him to do that.
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Time flies. The older we get, the faster events appear to zip by. Have a great weekend,Su!
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That is so true. Wishing you a great weekend too Peter.
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Wow! That looks hair-raising. Still, we know he survived!
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😀 T and I aged about 10 years each. 😂😂
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I’m not surprised!
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How amazing that the boy-child skateboarded down Lombard street. I love it!
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It was one of his goals in visiting San Fransisco. The whole trip was partly to celebrate his 17th birthday, so he chose a couple of the destinations.
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Obviously he was quite the celebrity. I’d have been scared to death! My hair was that color when I was a little girl. Got it from my dad’s side of the family.
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😂😂 Lombard street is always so busy with tourists — and cars. The scariest thing was knowing that he only had a small window in the traffic!!
He gets his hair colour from his dad, although the Big T’s has faded a lot over the years. Apparently my maternal grandfather was also a redhead, and I’ve seen photos of him as a young man, which could have been the boy-child the likeness was so strong.
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Great memories. And great photos. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks Debbie.
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To paraphrase Dr. Seuss: And to think that he did that on Lombard Street! 🙂 I find FB useful for such reminders, although right now I’m having a huge problem with them. For some reason, they think my blog posts violate their community standards and are blocking every one I try to post. I know my flower photos might offend some, but… Seriously, it’s beyond annoying and of course you can’t get to a real person to look and change it.
janet
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Given some of the horrible stuff I see on FaceBook (one of the reasons, along with endless ads, I don’t use it much), I can’t imagine what “community standard” you could possibly be violating. ☹️ And yes, impossible to content an actual person.
I think Lombard St is the scariest place I ever saw him skate, but not by much 😂😂
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I was just able to post a photo finally and the information that it was on my blog, but I didn’t try a link. I may try later and see what happens. I completely agree about the horrible stuff on FB as opposed to my nature photos!! 🙂
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Even on my local community FB page, people are vicious and nasty to each other. I despair.
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I know. There’s no shame at all these days. It’s awful. And I never read comments after articles as they make me despair of the human race.
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He’s pretty good on that skateboard.
Leslie
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He began riding when he was very young. And now he earns a living working in a skate business.
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Good to make use of those skills….
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Nice shots – and I know something about the terror…my son started at 10-12 something and is still skating at 27. But now mostly longboard dancing. He went to Paris with some big shots in dancing, and he is going for the world shampionships, he tells me. In March they are meeting up in Amsterdam. I am not scared anymore, dancing on those longboards is not half as dangerous… Lucky your son to be working in the business – when our son was younger that was his goal as well. To those youngsters skateboarding means freedom and cleansing of body and mind – at least that is what my son tells me. Looking at your skilled son makes me remember and miss those days…
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Wow. I’ve seen longboards ridden downhill, but didn’t know about longboard dancing. How cool that your son is involved and doing so well. My son realised quite early on that he wasn’t ever going to be a pro skater, and that his real talent lay in photographing and filming skaters. He made his first skate “feature” when he was about 13-14 and it played in skate shops around the country. That’s how he got into the business really.
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Thanks for the story – it is a good thing when sports engage the young. Be it photography, filming or hands on. There is far too much inside gaming and such – some of our young never go outdoors.
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I agree. My son was telling me about people who make money playing video games and streaming videos of them doing it. Millions of followers who give them money apparently. I think the only thing sadder than endlessly playing those games is watching other people doing it.
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Sound thoughts.
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Snap 🙂 though not all the same countries. I miss the organisation of leaving to go housesitting back to Europe. Will, no doubt do it again by myself one day when the time is right. Not sure about the skateboard. Fell off my damned bike this morning, more embarrassing than hurt as at the same time of the tumble a traffic cop went past. Stopped when he saw me and had his flashing noisy added to the embarrassment 🙂
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Ouch. I’m glad you’re not hurt. Well, apart from your dignity of course
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As I recall, Lombard Street is even steeper than it looks in your photos! The Boy Child is very brave!
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I doubt he’d be quite so brave now that he’s older.
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I remember you taking that trip! Wow – it doesn’t seem that long ago.
I would have had a heart attack watching my son skateboard Lombard Street. Holy Hell! That’s gutsy!!
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It does feel,like yesterday — especially my terror on Lombard St. My baby turns 21 today.
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Congratulations! Major milestone for both of you 🙂
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😀 thanks Joanne
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Awesome shots!! It’s amazing how time flies, isn’t it? Even though I used to skate as a teenager I’m not sure I would have dared to skate on Lombard Street! 😂
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Apparently it’s a “thing” in the skating community. But it aged me ten years 😂😂
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I totally get that! 😉
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Very impressive, both the shots and performance. I mentally added the speed to the picture – I would be terrified if it were my daughter LOL Amazing.
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Thanks Inese. I was used to his skateboarding (and his father rode too), but Lomard Street was a whole new level of fear for me.
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Looks crazy indeed. He is very good at skateboarding.
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🙂
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