Summer Camp

(All pics. snapped on 6/26/11 - using an iPhone and Instagram filters)

Just a 5 minute barge ride to the other side of the Greenbriar River in Lewisburg, West Virginia - is a place that is dear to my middle and youngest daughters' hearts...it's a place called Camp Alleghany.

This year marked the first year since my girls have attended camp, that I was the one who brought them there...and the instant that I stepped off of the barge, and set foot on those humble grounds - I felt as if I'd entered some sort of time warp...and was practically as smitten with the place as my girls are.

I absolutely love that the campers and their counselors sleep in canvas tents, a large group of which surround a giant Twister board...

and hopscotch that seems to trail along the asphalt for miles.

As I peered around corners and ducked into antiquated buildings...

I wished more and more that I was still young...the proper age to spend the Summer at camp, myself.

When I arrived at the two-story dining hall though, I was more envious of my offspring than ever.

The thought of partaking in three meals a day for 6 weeks, amid the retro furnishings and accoutrements found therein - had me literally green with envy.

I tooled around taking pictures for 2 1/2 hours, while my daughters got situated in their tents with their friends...

...and when I finally caught back up with them to see how they were doing...

...it was fairly obvious that they were ready for me to scram.

I took the hint, hugged them both...

...told them that I loved them and would miss them...

...meandered my way back to the barge...and drove home...