255 Nathalie S., Scottsdale, AZ, Nikon D-80, f 5.3, 1/60, ISO 250, Filters-Fresco&Topaz Cartoon, 1-7-10Camping was one of the highlights of my childhood years. Four kids, a single mother and some accompanied friends would head out to a nearby campground and set up our one tent city.
Each of us with our own responsibilities would pile out of an overstocked toyota and begin the process. Usually there was bickering and whining like "Mom, Cheri won't let me do this or Mom, Scott isn't doing his job". Where upon Mom would raise her non-lady like voice and bellow for all of God and other campers to hear, "Cheri, Monty, Scott and Misty...Get your asses to work. We're losing daylight and I'm over the fighting". Isn't that beautiful?
After all was constructed and laid out and our duties completed, a bon fire was built and we would gather as one around it, roasting hot dogs, popping pop corn and topping it all off with marshmallows melted by the embers of the fire. It was then and only then, that we would look around and see our scruffy, hat and jacketed bloodline and realize what it was to be connected to the quiet of the trees that surrounded us and the bonds between us. Those were good times.
Remembering your past makes for the most enjoyable today. It's all about the highlights!
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