August
is ending. The skies are still blue and
the air is still warm, but school will be starting soon and summer camp is over.
All
the singing, giggling, shouting and cheering has stopped.
The
last campers have finished their stay at camp.
They
are packing up their sleeping bags, sun screen and swimming suits.
They’ve
cleaned the lodge, mopped and scrubbed the restroom, and are finishing up cleaning
their cabins.
Now
it’s time to haul their stuff to the waiting cars and trailers.
There
are dads and other friends to help load the gear for the long ride home.
The
big field is quiet again.
Except
for that hum of DH’s four-wheeler zooming across the lawn. Now we’ll spend the rest of our time here
preparing the place for the long, deep winter.
Lots of work!
ReplyDeleteWhat? School is starting soon? We're in our third week already!!! What kind of Shangri-La IS that camp?
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful area! SO GREEN! Pacific northwest is so brown! Nice job you guys have done with the kids and foolishness. The kids are going to miss you!
ReplyDeleteYou gave lots of people a WONDERFUL summer!!
ReplyDeleteYou now have a different kind of work cut out for you. The ending can be as much or more than the beginning!
ReplyDeleteLinda
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