Now you have over 400 photos to look at from the past couple of days. It is just the beginning of the session but, speaking for myself, I have been busy just learning the names of all the boys that taking photos of them was a distant consideration. Until yesterday, that is. Confident finally that … Read more
Sara wants you to know that she took hundreds of photos yesterday and, daughter Anya age 2 allowing, she will post a large batch of pix later on. Meanwhile, turn your attention to the photo offerings by counselors on four different hiking trips from the first few days of the session. Note how perfect … Read more
We take our charge of in loco parentis very seriously. It looks to be a sparkler of a day here in New Hampshire and I’ve just returned from a full-camp gathering in the “shady knoll” where the staff went over some special orders on the day. The following is a near paraphrase of what … Read more
“What was your favorite clinic, fellow?” I inquired of one lad. Tennis was his pick and when I asked him what made tennis so good he replied, “We all got caught in that heavy rain and were soaked.” The squall did not last but a few minutes and clinics resumed in what turned out to … Read more
“Nervous Nellies; That be you, not so much us! Indeed, we woke up to a few distant peals of thunder, but it was soon established that those storms had already passed over and gentle rains were all that was left for the immediate future. We had warned the boys last evening that showers were … Read more
Normal Polar Bear morning swim in the lake: 20 boys Today’s Polar Bear morning swim in the lake: 106 boys Normal breakfast countenance of the boys: Comatose Today’s breakfast countenance of the boys: Electric That’s the report.
Today is the day we are going to re-set the grounds for the large group of visitors expected tomorrow afternoon. As one who likes things tidy, I will be on my high horse and won’t be in any mood to accept short cuts . One amusing coincidence is that all over New England, people … Read more
Grateful Dead groupies might appreciate this report title. Truth be known, I have been listening to GD music all summer long in my ongoing quest to discover the meaning of life. Grateful to be Alive and here at Kingswood is my take, but I don’t think that would have stuck as the name for a … Read more
Or, should that read “Nature Devours Us?” Of course I was delighted with the soaking rains of yesterday and I put my money where my mouth was by assigning myself a rainy day hike on the Moosepoops Trail through the woods to the boggy area where the pitcher plants grow. These carnivorous fauna are extremely … Read more
Yesterday at camp meeting, Klaus cracked a very mild “inside” joke. 175 people spontaneously laughed. That’s when you know the Gravy Days have arrived. Week Four should be amazing fun for all the boys. It is supposed to rain quite a bit today starting around noon. Nobody cares. We’ve got loads of indoor models … Read more
