sometimes, when i wonder if i made the right

decision to leave my life in the city and move

to the beach... something like this happens

and i am overwhelmed with happiness...

"sweet dreams"

here is what i would like to call "anami at camp- the fungi editon"

all of the mushrooms seemed to pop up overnight... everywhere you turn there they are. there are some super awesome looking ones,

and then there are the deadly kind... i was sure to find out what those looked like right away... so here are some examples- red with white dots that look like someone sprinkled oatmeal all over the tops.

these two mushrooms look like they are in love..... they are also HUGE! so if i was really cool, i would be listing the official names from a mushroom id book...

some of my friends post interesting pictures of museums, or events that happen overseas.... me? i'm posting pictures of fungi. but that is the exciting part about living at camp... the simple life- oh yeah, and did i mention that i get to live at the beach!!!

another beautiful day...

well, it is another heat wave at camp
today... it feels like 80F, so that means
it is probably 65F. i'm off to work in the garden (it really needs it)... but who can work with these little rascals running about!



does anyone have a great recipe for green tomatoes?
(i tried frying them, but they just rolled around in the pan!)

it's here!!

yes, it is true... after all the advice, and stress, and deadlines... i stormed into the courthouse in Tillamook to process my application for a new passport. the word on the street was that it takes 12 weeks to get it done... and because i leave in exactly 11 1/2 weeks... well... it a lie!!! 2 1/2 weeks after processing i have a shiny new passport waiting for the first stamp of my travels. yee- haw!!!!

the sunset over marvel field. the weekend weather calls for sun. this is especially good because we have 175 people coming to camp for retreats this weekend. maybe they will actually get to go boating- right?

i wake up. i watch the sunrise over the mountain. i actually don't mind getting up early when it is this beautiful. i head out to my office- do some paperwork, write some emails, answer phone calls... and then there is a knock at my door... who could it be?

yea!! its cara!!! she is back to visit- she is pretending to be a lifeguard (actually she left home without a sweatshirt... she must have been really excited to get here- who wouldn't be?)

so we are off to run boating and donkey rides, just like the good old days. this makes me really happy because it is really difficult to be in two places at the same time!

i actually have to dig out the sunblock for my time lifeguarding- but the water was still really cold... i did entertain jumping into the lake after boating time was over...

of course we can't pass up the opportunity to go for a run-walk... so after dinner KP we take off. the sunset is amazing... but then we realized that because it is summer no

longer- we are going to be walking in the dark at 7:30pm... but the stars are out- so who cares (also i am sporting the mini headlamp- spectacular!)



what a perfect day! the sunset was incredible- right at the south beach access trail... and as we walk to Rockaway... the view out to Twin Rocks was equally amazing. My friends ask if i miss living in the city... and it is moments like this when i think to myself... how could i ever live anywhere else but here!!



6 miles, and a bag of chips later... cara and i return to camp exhausted and barely able to stand. so, it is off to Walworth for a movie fest- "bill and ted's excellent adventure"... no tuna melts this time... just popcorn (thank goodness)... and sleep... lots and lots of sleep...

"Warm summer sun, shine kindly here.

Warm southern wind, blow softly here.

Green sod above, lie light, lie light.

Good Night, dear heart, Good Night, Good Night.

-Mark Twain

there's no turning back!!

there is nothing more glorious than tapping all your savings for a well deserved vacation... and to all of you who wondered... "is she really going to do it?" yes, i included a picture of my confirmation!! most of all, thanks to my amazing friend justin for letting me stay with him...

"Promise me you will always remember:

you are braver than you believe

you are stronger than you seem

and smarter than you think."

(christopher robin to pooh)

I am filled with you.

skin, blood, bone, brain, and soul.

there's no room for lack of trust or trust.

nothing in this existence but that existence.

-rumi

my favorite campers...

i can't believe that i missed posting such a crucial part of camp!!!!

what would camp magruder be without the donkeys...

of course they are very wet, muddy, donkeys right now-

but aren't we all?

stars all around!!!

so, all i can say is this... there was cause for celebration!! thank you sb for letting me stay with you and thank you roomie for hanging out and getting nothing done...

"For my part I know nothing with any certainty,

but the sight of the stars makes me dream."

-Vincent van Gogh