summer camp— horses, s'mores, swimming, bugs campfire, cooking, dirt, woods sacred, special, tents, tabins cots, sleeping bag, duffle bag footlocker, deciduous, coniferous arts & crafts, dream catchers, spiderwebs singing songs, "the cannibal king with the big nose ring fell in love with the husky maaaaaaiiiiiiiid" water fights, slip-n-slide, color wars no running!, hiking, letters and care packages, camp food, brownie bites awards, carnival, watermelon seed spitting contest mountains, meadows, pitch black, flashlight buddy, biffy- bathroom in the forest for you nature, first aid kits, ticks trading post, "is it a 3-glass day?" Drama in the woods, backpaking 15 passenger van from hell! Day pack, "does everyone have their water bottles?" "Has everyone been to the biffy?" Sailing, paddling, buddy board, lifejacket dock, sand in shoes, earn badges squirrels and bobcats and bears, oh my! "No food in the unit!" "Yes- gum counts as food." Flag, color guard, tradition ghost stories, crushes on counselors laughter, breaking the sandal rule more singing, "they ooze through the gooze without any shoes. They wade through the water til their lips turn blue— that's
what hippos do", saddles, tack, hay, shit bird house, tall trees, lyra, larkspur green wood, camp names: Ruka Shorty, Pixie, Indigo, Pisces, Shoelace friends forever, end of the summer
last night campfire, more singing, "mmmm—
i want to linger mmmm- a little longer..." Check out day, crying, relief another season done, summer's past deep love and respect for this place
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