Happy Fourth of July, campers! Previously, I shared my penchant for milkshakes during camping trips, and a visual of my grandparent's backyard. For many years, my grandparents hosted grand Fourth of July parties in that yard. Overlooking a river buzzing with water skiers, we listened to the drone of boat races downriver at the town … Continue reading Independence Day (2017): Frozen in Time
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Father’s Day (2017): The Foster Campground
A few years ago, after my own father passed away, I decided to honor a friend on Father's Day who'd recently become a father for the second time. In other words, without my own father physically present, I symbolically celebrated Father's Day, and selected someone whose own kids were too young to pay him tribute. These … Continue reading Father’s Day (2017): The Foster Campground
Flag Day 2017: Star-Spangled Banner Flag House
Today is Flag Day in the USA. Happy Flag Day everybody! A couple of weekends ago, the US "celebrated" Memorial Day. "Celebrated" in quotes because the extent of the celebrating I know of was one friend who invited me to attend the closest local parade. Looking to join, I mapped it. Three neighborhoods (meaning "towns" … Continue reading Flag Day 2017: Star-Spangled Banner Flag House
May Day (2017): Words About Pictures
Although Campfire Tales can't afford the reprint rights, the good news is that there is nothing stopping us from sending you here to look at some of the most stunning wilderness photography you will ever see. That's a promise. (Or better yet, visit a Rodney Lough Jr. gallery in Las Vegas or Portland or elsewhere. As … Continue reading May Day (2017): Words About Pictures
Earth Day (2017): Elements
In the debates surrounding the elements, such as their number (four versus five?), their definition (scientific versus - to choose just one - astrological), their symbolism (spiritual, philosophical, etc.), the "chicken or the egg" order of their cycles (fire consumes wood, wood grows from the earth, paper covers rock, and so on), the Campfire Tales stance is: How do they … Continue reading Earth Day (2017): Elements
Presidents Day: Happy Birthday G.W.!
Monday, February 20, 2017 is Presidents Day. While plenty of negative talk abounds about what people will not do, the more important question persists: What will you do? Presidents Day honors all our presidents, a consolidation of Abraham Lincoln's birthday (Feb. 12) with George Washington's (Feb. 22) into one holiday, then given an inclusive name to … Continue reading Presidents Day: Happy Birthday G.W.!
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