Director’s Report

Seeing Green

With loads of white stuff forecast for the eastern part of the country today and tomorrow, we thought you might enjoy some photos of Kingswood boys playing in the green grass of summer.  Just think of all the things we do on grassy areas!  22 pix follow, and these are just some of the things we do!

Think of all that luscious grass on the soccer field, home of the world-renowned Kingswood Touch Football Tournament.
Think of all that luscious grass on the soccer field, home of the world-renowned Kingswood Touch Football Tournament.
Crosbee anyone?
Crosbee should be in the Olympic Games.
Normal soccer.  (We must use "normal" here since we have so many games with soccer balls.)
Normal soccer is played on Pemi Day. We must use “normal” here since we have so many other games with soccer balls…
Like soccer-golf
like Soccer-golf …
 and Gator Ball
and Gator Ball
Frisbee golf is an excursion around camp.
Frisbee golf is an excursion around camp.
Ditto for Cayman golf
Ditto for Cayman golf.
Baseball on Pemi Day.  The diamond looked great that day.
Baseball on Pemi Day. The diamond looked great that day.
Cricket has become a camp favorite for all ages.
Cricket has become a camp favorite for all ages.
Tennis Ball Evasion is a good reason to come back to camp.
 Evasion is a good reason to come back to camp.
So is Stealth...
So is Stealth…
and what about Quidditch.  (Sorry if I got the spelling wrong.)
and what about Quidditch? (Sorry if I got the spelling wrong.)
And, who does not enjoy bombarding his counselors with foam balls?
And, who does not enjoy bombarding his counselors with foam balls?
or slam dunking on Pines Field?
or slam dunking on Pines Field?
Beach Tennis was a new, and very popular game, last summer.
Beach Tennis was a new, and very popular game, last summer.
So was Coneball, much harder to play than it looks.  Correct, Bryce?
So was Coneball– “Three-toed Slothball to some,”  much harder to play than it looks. Correct, Bryce?
As a child, I would have loved Fukem -- one-on-one football/volleyball.  Graham was exceptionally good at this game.
As a child, I would have loved Fukem — one-on-one football/volleyball. Graham was exceptionally good at this game.
But, it would not be a green summer were it not for the outdoor jams...
But, it would not be a green summer were it not for the outdoor jams…
Packerball...
Packerball…
"jailbreaks" of all kinds...
“jailbreaks” of all kinds…
Capture the Cumbersome Object...
and Capture the Cumbersome Object.
The green grass of summer is a joy for all of us to anticipate.
The green grass of summer is a joy for all of us to anticipate.

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