Thanks for Gathering!

The Dining Hall was decorated...

The fires were stoked...

The news for '19 was out...

A hastily made chalk sign was written...

And there were a bunch of us all here together...

So all this can only mean one thing...

It must have been...

Winter Gathering!

Yes, Winter Gathering...

It was indeed...

That great afternoon...

When we all bundle up...

And get together...

For some refreshments...

(Yum.

Refreshments.)

For dredging up some Camp history...

(More on this in a future blog post...ohhh, suspense...)

For some...

Reflecting on last summer...

And some looking forward...

To next summer.

And since it's too bright out to light the tree right now...

We've got plenty...

Of crafty...

Camp crafts...

To keep us busy...

And even...

Assist...

With further...

Decorating.

But it wasn't just some Summer Camp style crafts...

And Summer Camp style people...

Here in the winter!

There were also...

Summer Camp style group announcements...

Here in the winter!

There was...

Summer Camp style...

All-Camp choice rec...

Here in the winter!

And of course...

The were plenty...

Of...

Summer Camp style...

Friends...

Stories...

Games...

Laughs...

And community...

Here in the winter...

As well.

Why, predictably...

Some good ol' Summer Camp style traditions...

Even occurred too.

And then, as the afternoon had quickly passed...

And it was finally dark enough outside...

We gathered 'round to throw the switch to light the tree...

...To then try to take some photos around it.

Hold on. Too dark.

Too blurry.

Now too dark and too blurry.

Almost there...

There we go! Just right. Another Winter Gathering success.

And of course, as you're looking at Winter Gathering 2019 photos, that means registration for Summer 2019 is live as well. Sign up for summer now!

(And, if you were at Winter Gathering and would like to share some photos, send them my way! We'll be putting a few more up on the blog throughout December.)