I used to label today’s theme “On a Post Office Wall Near You,” in that appearing in most photos were boys hard to find with my camera or simply unlucky not to be present where I was sleuthing for pix. The fix is to find kids at council fire gatherings or in the dining room, … Read more
As my dad was fond of saying, “It ain’t no big thing,” which was his take on just about everything. To him, the glass was always at least half full, if not overflowing. A great life’s approach, and applicable to lots of things that happen here. We are in scorcher mode here at Kingswood, and … Read more
Way back in 1958, Bobby Wipfler successfully obtained the entire Topps Baseball Card collection for that year. I did it one pack (5 cents for 8 cards and a slab of bubble gum) at a time. Forever loyal to my roots, today I offer the first installment of the 2014 Kingswood Trading Card series. Enjoy:
Nary a soul is running around at this moment. Sunday morning is the time for a “deep scrub” cleanup, followed by some introspection in the form of, first a cabin meeting for each group and then a full-camp gathering in the council fire area at high noon. Catholics depart for Mass in nearby Bradford, Vermont … Read more
Each Saturday the post will feature “friendships in the making and keeping,” a potpourri of various pix from the past few days. I am trying to get every boy prominently featured, but that will take some time. Please be patient with me. You should also take a peek at the VIMEO productions by Katherine and … Read more
For sure, we will never put boys into harm’s way on purpose. But, to cancel trips due to rain, temperatures, or fog would ruin the chance for kids to have an adventure of a lifetime. Three trips went out — before, during and just after the inclement conditions described over the past day or so. … Read more
Well, I got my wish on the much-needed rain! There are flooding conditions all over New England, but just some large puddles on the Kingswood grounds. Much of the water will be absorbed, I am confident. This day already has dawned favorably as we have a steady northwest breeze, a sure indicator of a clearing trend. … Read more
I walked around the campus during the second morning instructional clinic period yesterday. Every one of the activities had good spirit — boys were participating (as opposed to “standing around”) and good drills were happening. Each camper had signed up for three such clinics — one for each time block, to include Teamsports, Waterfront, and Individual … Read more
A-Block is the time frame from 3 pm to 4:30 that goes just about every day. Sports practices, games with other camps, and various renditions of our “100 games” make up the bulk of the options for boys at this time. For sure, non-sportsy choices are available, too. Yesterday there was a hike up Black … Read more
The last thing we said to boys last night was to “stay in bed until you hear reveille at 7:30” At 7:29 you could have heard a bird chirping from across the lake — total cooperation. One minute later, Scott Shupe played some music over the PA system and invited boys down to the waterfront … Read more
