We here at Lindley G. Cook 4-H Camp would like to formerly apologize if we have rushed you out of your Autumn-state-of-mind and forced you mentally into next summer by announcing our exciting and much anticipated DATES AND THEMES FOR 2017!
(And if you haven't seen that momentous news, start getting psyched for next summer here and here! Oh no. We're doing it again. Sorry. Sorry.)
To prove that our apology is sincere, please help yourself to the below photographs and take a tour of the various stages of fall here at Camp, as you witness some excerpts from walks over the past few weeks that our Camp Photographer has been taking with the Camp Dog.
It should help your brain step away from dreaming of next summer to enjoy the beautiful fall features of Stokes State Forest and Northern New Jersey.
(Until we bring you back to Summer 2017 in a just few days by announcing next season's brand new classes! Oops. Sorry again. Sorry.)
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| Now the leaves are off the trees, crinkled and cracked and easily wind-swept every where. |
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| But before that, many of those leaves were still high atop our trees! |
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| And the Camp Dog was still running around a bed of freshly fallen pine needles... |
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| And it was warm enough he didn't even need his jacket. |
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Even the vines were just starting to go.
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| Multi-colored leaves in the lake... |
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| Sunny leaves... |
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| Showing off... |
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| Conveniently back-lit. |
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| Yes, a lovely-bright... |
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| Early Autumn Camp Day. |
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But wait!
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| Something's different. |
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| Now, it's grayer! |
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| Now, the leaves are further along in changing! |
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| And most noticeably, now... |
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| More of them are on the ground! |
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| Yes, early Autumn... |
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| Quickly becomes later Autumn... |
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| Green slowly starts... |
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| To be harder to find... |
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| And those vibrant colors... |
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| Begin to dull out a little bit. |
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| Because here at Camp... |
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| There are really three stages of fall. |
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| They are: |
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| Leaves start to change! |
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| Leaves change! |
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| Leaves are gone. |
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| And that brings us back to today! |
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| Where our dried and windblown leaves... |
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| Are all on their way off the trees, invading every corner of the Camp grounds. |
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| Except of course, for a few notable exceptions... |
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| Who are still holding on tight... |
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| Cause they also aren't ready for their Autumn to be this far along just yet. |
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