I don’t know that I have ever seen a happier start to Junior camp than today! I’m sure that is music to some of your ears. It’s a big step to take your “babies” to camp…they’ll seem like “big girls” when you pick them up…even after just a week of fun and exploring independence. Laurie … Continued
The final night of camp is always such a symphony of emotion. This particular session’s end also means that many of our counselors who have been together for ten weeks now, are headed back to life outside the “bubble.” They have rekindled friendships and made some new ones, and it occurs to me (as it … Continued
One of my favorite nights of the session traditionally falls on the Wednesday evening before Friday’s close. Tonight, it started with short vignettes performed by the drama classes…and they were great. There was a scene from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, the scene where the nuns sing How Do You Solve a Problem Like … Continued
Taking the little girls to Sliding Rock is a little like herding cats. With Pineview, I can set my watch by the time we leave camp, arrive at Sliding Rock, finish sliding, arrive at Dollys and get back to camp. Luckily, I don’t have the drill sergeant personality, and it doesn’t bother me either way…early … Continued
The benefit of a late post tonight for you night owls is a set of pictures from a new angle at Sliding Rock. Hopefully, they’ll all be loaded by the time I publish tonight’s update. There are some fun ones of faces as girls hit the water at the bottom. The downside to getting those … Continued
Sundays are supposed to be a day of rest, and actually in the longer sessions, we do get a couple of those…but “picture Sunday” is anything but for those of us “making the magic happen.” On the first Sunday of each session, we take individual portraits and cabin photos. They are posted along with the … Continued
I wish all of you could hang out on a summer’s eve like this one and watch the activity that makes up a camp-wide game of Capture the Flag. I wrote a few days ago about spending my summers as a kid with my grandparents. I heard from several folks that memories flooded back from … Continued
Today I ducked out of Rise and Shine with camera in tow, and headed to the Beanstalk before I got caught up in the myriad logistical things that we need to think through on any given day. It was a beautiful morning and I wanted to get some video and still shots looking back toward … Continued
Camp is such a great opportunity to just be a kid, and nothing brings out the kid in you like Sliding Rock and Dollys. It is Big Booming Fun! The Rock has been part of the fabric of this “Land of Waterfalls” since it was settled, and generations upon generations have enjoyed its chilly waters … Continued
I woke this morning early to a beautiful sunrise. Camp was so quiet. I guess I made too much noise because Laurie was stirring right behind me, and I knew the dogs wouldn’t be far behind her. Liza, our two-year old “pup” is still confined to the laundry room though she’d like to be moved … Continued
