So we've done it.
That was it. A season at Summer Camp.
After a brief end-of-camp hibernation (yes, we sleep at the end of the summer), us here at Camp are back tying up some loose ends and reflecting on the season that was.
While we've said a thousand times that pictures can't come close to summing up what it's like to be at Camp, pictures can come close to summing a single moment at Camp (a snapshot of that moment, if you will.) And besides, pictures are what we have, so pictures are what we use.
As many pictures as have been put up on this blog throughout the summer, there have been even more that HAVE NOT been put up. So, for a few installments, I'll do my best to feature a barrage of photos that will do their best (poor) imitation of what Summer '15 was like.
(*And apologies if some of these have been featured. Like I said. Long summer. Short memory.)
PLUS! These photos are from our own photo archive, but they're not even a particle on a drop of moisture on the tip of the ice burg for all that went down here this year. SO SEND ME YOUR PHOTOS! Pick a snap shot or two that you think says something special about Summer '15 and I'll throw it up here on this blog.
Cause we all need something to do at the end of August, right?
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| And here we go... |
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| Ahh. It's a thousand years ago! At Staff Training! |
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| The first DAY of Staff Training. |
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| All we do at Staff Training is play rock/paper/scissors for hours, of course. |
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| Then the campers arrive, the summer speeds up and the year is lost in a blur, a blur of: |
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| This face. |
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| Growling. |
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| Smiling. |
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| Tory doing this. |
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| Strategy imagined. |
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| Strategy in action. |
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| Varied emotions. |
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| Hungry, hungry hawks. |
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| Sneaky, sneaky snakes. |
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| Bouncy Bouncy Bunnies. |
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| And terrific, terrified, tenacious turtles. |
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| Yes, a blur of fish yet to be caught... |
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| And fish on the hook. |
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| A blur of All-Camp-Games... |
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| Rainbows. |
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| Full mid-night mid-afternoon-bright moons... |
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| And skies on fire. |
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| A blur of barely contained Chaos... |
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| Insanity laced programming meetings... |
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| Talent show fans... |
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| Talent show hosts... |
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| Talent Show stars. |
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| And riotous applause. |
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| And whatever this is. |
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| A blur of THIS nonsense... |
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| And THIS nonsense... |
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| And while we didn't have WiFi, we did have LiFi, courtesy of Cabin 11's own Lindsey Filo. |
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| A blur of early mornings... |
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| Early morning stretching... |
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| Early morning running... |
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| Early morning jumping... |
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| And early morning drying off. |
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| Of cabin life. |
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| And cabin living. |
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| And outside the cabin living. |
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| By the lake living. |
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| Signs that tell us what we already know. |
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| Birthdays searched for. |
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| Birthdays missed... |
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| Birthdays found. |
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| And birthdays celebrated. |
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| A blur of hills conquered... |
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| Hills struggled with... |
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| And hills that got the better of us. |
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| A blur of coffee breaks! |
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| Unbridled Enthusiasm! |
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| Shots taken... |
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| Stories told... |
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| Bridges crossed when we got to there... |
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| And what we found on the otherside. |
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| Camp Spirit looked for... |
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| And Camp Spirit that was right where we left it. |
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| Blurs of covert counselors, |
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| Sunset shadowy dusk swims, |
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| Sun shiny smiley face paint, |
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| Sun dappled smiley Assistant Program Directors, |
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| And a staff trying so desperately to put a smile on, stand still and look the same direction without anyone doing something ridiculous. Oh to dream the impossible dream. |
And that's it!
Except of course THAT ISN'T IT!
Or even close to IT.
I gave that away by calling this thing Volume I. There are more volumes coming, especially when you send me your Summer '15 photos! So do that.
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