1st summer camp out of 3 - MOOSE

[johno]

Well, I made it through my first summer camp. I was in charge of a cabin of high school junior boys. Every night was a battle to get them calm and keep them from pulling pranks on anything that moved.

So, I sit here typing with a pounding headache and a sore throat in the aftermath of 2:00 AM bed times and 6:30AM wake up calls. :cry Good thing my next camp is 3 weeks away. I should be recovered by then.

Anyway, here are some shots I got from the week
Everyone loves the canoeing...
http://johno.smugmug.com/photos/26341512-M.jpg
Mister Moose number 1... I don't know how deep the water was where he was standing... I wasn't going to find out.
http://johno.smugmug.com/photos/26341214-M.jpg
Moose number 2
http://johno.smugmug.com/photos/26341327-M.jpg
As another counselor and I went out in our canoe to get closer to the moose, we fount this beautiful nest... and the mom and dad.
http://johno.smugmug.com/photos/26341359-M.jpg
My cabin boys wanted to mount this little guy up on the cabin wall as a "sportsmans trophy" Good thing this little guy has a bigger brain.
http://johno.smugmug.com/photos/26341879-M.jpg
What good would a post from me be if it didn't have a flower?
http://johno.smugmug.com/photos/26341721-M.jpg
Finally, a shot of some of the students on the last day.
http://johno.smugmug.com/photos/26342254-M.jpg

Over all, it was a wonderful time. Not as bad as I may make it sound. It's great to have a job you love. I am very blessed.

peace.
johno~

[Harryb]

Hey Johno,

That first moose shot is outstanding. :clap I'm glad you are enjoying the job, myself I would rather be back in Vietnam than to do what you are doing. :D

[Skippy]

Well, I made it through my first summer camp. I was in charge of a cabin of high school junior boys. Every night was a battle to get them calm and keep them from pulling pranks on anything that moved.

So, I sit here typing with a pounding headache and a sore throat in the aftermath of 2:00 AM bed times and 6:30AM wake up calls. :cry Good thing my next camp is 3 weeks away. I should be recovered by then.

Anyway, here are some shots I got from the week
Everyone loves the canoeing...

Mister Moose number 1... I don't know how deep the water was where he was standing... I wasn't going to find out.

Moose number 2

As another counselor and I went out in our canoe to get closer to the moose, we fount this beautiful nest... and the mom and dad.

My cabin boys wanted to mount this little guy up on the cabin wall as a "sportsmans trophy" Good thing this little guy has a bigger brain.

What good would a post from me be if it didn't have a flower?

Finally, a shot of some of the students on the last day.


Over all, it was a wonderful time. Not as bad as I may make it sound. It's great to have a job you love. I am very blessed.

peace.
johno~
Gosh Johno, I never knew Mooses ?? is that right Moose's ?? one of them :rofl went into water like that.... how cool is that.......wow even :clap
Golly I would be bouncing off the walls to even see such a thing :rofl ohhhh dear, wait till we get to UTAH next year, I will live up to my name SKIPPY, I'll be over the moon about every little thing that I see :rofl and you guys will be like.......what the hell is that girl on ???? :lol4 who needs drugs when you get a high out of the beauty of Nature......yeah well sugar does it for me too :lol :lol4 what a wonderful camp to attend, great series of images.
Thanks for sharing Johno......... Skippy (Australia)

[johno]

Hey Johno,

That first moose shot is outstanding. :clap I'm glad you are enjoying the job, myself I would rather be back in Vietnam than to do what you are doing. :D

:rofl

[ginger_55]

One thing I know, that last shot, the one of the campers...............they are not boys!

Looks like a great camp, though! Love the moose, the squirrel, so cool where the squirrel lives, the bird's eggs, just wonderful.

Ginger

[johno]

Gosh Johno, I never knew Mooses ?? is that right Moose's ?? one of them :rofl went into water like that.... how cool is that.......wow even :clap Skippy (Australia)

Skippy, as we were taking these shots a guy in a kayak was passing by and he asked if we knew how fast a moose could swim? We said no and told us they swim fast... Fast enough to scare the.... uh... crap out of you.

I can't tell you that my hand was not shaking the entire time after that.

peace.
johno~

[Andy]

:clap excellent shots

moose come from eggs in a nest? how cool! :lol3

[johno]

One thing I know, that last shot, the one of the campers...............they are not boys!

Looks like a great camp, though! Love the moose, the squirrel, so cool where the squirrel lives, the bird's eggs, just wonderful.

Ginger

True, G... Those are students who attend my church. I thought it would be good to have some pics for parents back home.

Here are the band of brothers
http://johno.smugmug.com/photos/26358964-M.jpg

peace.
johno~

[Phil U.]

Hey Johno - Love that canoe shot. Great B&W conversion - nice and contrasty how I like 'em. Compo works well for me also.

How cool is it to be that close those moose?

[ginger_55]

Thanks, Johno, the group of boys, including one who looks shorter, was he one of yours, too.

Looks like all were having fun doing what teenage boys do: have fun!

Was there sneaking out at night and stuff. I know when my daughter went to YMCA camp, there was a lot of stuff going on, not bad stuff, just stuff, stuff. Kind of good old days stuff. She seemed old, she was a counselor of some sort, but she wasn't in senior high yet.

Camp is so great for kids. All of mine went to camp of one sort or another.

I don't think mine were lucky enough to have mooses there, though.

I wonder how fast a moose does swim.

ginger

[bfjr]

Excellent series :thumb
that tight portrait shot is great :clap, bet you thought I'd say something about the animals :D

have to :agree with Harry about the job though :lol4

[ian408]

I'm with Andy. I never knew a moose came from an egg. That IS just too coo
for words :D

Great series and the egg shot along with the canoe are my two favorites.

Nice job (and sometimes, you gotta let boys be boys).

Ian

[johno]

Thanks, Johno, the group of boys, including one who looks shorter, was he one of yours, too.

Looks like all were having fun doing what teenage boys do: have fun!

Was there sneaking out at night and stuff. I know when my daughter went to YMCA camp, there was a lot of stuff going on, not bad stuff, just stuff, stuff. Kind of good old days stuff. She seemed old, she was a counselor of some sort, but she wasn't in senior high yet.

Camp is so great for kids. All of mine went to camp of one sort or another.

I don't think mine were lucky enough to have mooses there, though.

I wonder how fast a moose does swim.

ginger

Ginger, you make me laugh... Of course the small one is my son... Thank the Lord he didn't have to stay in my cabin. He stayed with mom in the camper.

Also, Just so you know, I found this info on moose aquatics.

Moose can swim as fast as two men paddling in a canoe, and run up to 56 km per hour on land.

and... http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/moose.htm

The moose is active in the day, especially at dawn and dusk. It has very poor eyesight but good hearing and an excellent sense of smell. It is a very good swimmer and can swim as fast as six miles an hour in the water. The moose is usually a peaceful animal but can become aggressive when it is threatened.

I was one of two men paddling in the water when we went after our moose... I have to say though, I think two men can paddle faster than 6 mph... When being chased by a wild moose. :D

[Angelo]

Hi John - great set. The canoe, moose #1 and the squirrel are my faves. Moose #2 is nice but maybe a little agjustment is in order? (:dunno )


Hope you recover from the headache and laryngitis quickly :D

[Frank]

Wonderful post, Johno!

Your attitude and pictures are both inspirational. :):

- Frank

[johno]

Thanks everyone. Looks like my plans for staying home and healing have been changed... I am off to Whidbey Island located in the Puget Sound this weekend. Hopfully I will be able to get some nice pics while I'm there.

peace.
johno~

[Nir]

Johno,


1st and last do it for me - I love the b&w canoe, the symmetry in the composition broken by the paddles. And the girls in the last - just plain fantastic!

Moose hatching from eggs ... doesn't excite me, we have plenty of those all over :lol3

Enjoy your weekend!

[johno]

Johno,


1st and last do it for me - I love the b&w canoe, the symmetry in the composition broken by the paddles. And the girls in the last - just plain fantastic!

Moose hatching from eggs ... doesn't excite me, we have plenty of those all over :lol3

Enjoy your weekend!

Thanks Nir...

I guess my comments got lost in translation somewhere... A week at camp can do that.

For the record... The moose did not lay eggs :dunno we found the nest chasing the moose. Here is a pictures of the bird the eggs belong to.
http://johno.smugmug.com/photos/26341413-M-2.jpg
Hope this clears up everything for everyone. :thumb

I would like to see everyone here spend a week with high school junior boys and see if you "don't get dumbed down" :rofl

OK... Now I feel better. I don't even know what kind of bird this is. So if anyone else knows they can chirp in.

peace.
johno~

[ginger_55]

Have a great weekend, Johno! Sounds like a healing location.

ginger