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lea, Lexley,
maherra, malvikaA, manasviS, mayuri, merleO, michelleF,
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First things first as always :
happy birthday !!
Lots of happy surprises and exciting happenings to you as the year rolls along….
News/Views from this side : Here are some personal shots at the recent rural camp I went for.. while things are still fresh!
As you can see I am as old as I want to be … and that’s a splendid awesome twinkling 66!!
Nobody is going to make that less for me!
The reason I have included “twinkling” is because of the stars. And you know how old they are!!
And by the way old is not better than young or vice-versa. It is just different! And that should be comforting to whoever you are and whatever age you are!
Now back to the personal shots of me at camp…..
photos: russell/herold/gisho/terry
The collage ends with me subdued and pensive… wondering how many more years I will be able to carry on like this!
Good news is that there will always be something else just in case!
And here’s a verse-tile description on a day in the life of a rural camper.
morning double whistle shrill startle
dream ruptured ..nowhere to hide
surrender.. up and about folding.. flexing
exercise rush : stretch jump bend turn
breakfast interlude : slow and steady
worksite dramatics song and shuffle
pick.. shovel ..pass.. dump..empties
crowbar heroics… gamela line rocks!
interlude glucose water respite
return to pick/shovel rhythm lines
taken in swing catch stride : no cribbing
river-time revelry welcome splash
piping hot lunch bonding break
team-building.. tea assorted biscuits
back to worksite spirited energies
baths.. mellow mass musings
light and shadow yummmm dinner
hummm-buzzz inquisitive insects
questioning invasive presence
eval time and fun performances
sportingly dared much encouraged
time and glory for everyone
winners all though different endowed
hush time final night prayer..quiet curtain
unwrap sleeptime things wrap up all else
submit to pitch dark neath palm-tarp canopy
tired dreams.. high above occasional twinkle stars….
rural camp 2011 : pushing boundaries
getting there and going beyond!
terry: october 2011
And yes, I had a lovely restful time of a whole two vacation weeks after returning…
College has reopened for the second term and it is good to be back in the swing of things all over again…
I think I am going to have a busy time in December. There is College Day on the 3rd.. then a big fat Jesuit meeting which might last about three/four days, the SSL Project Care, the SSL 60 years celebration that they are planning to have and other here and there things. Let’s see…
Good news is that Christmas is also quite around the corner!!
That’s it for now. Lots of exciting times to you too.
Take care. Love , Terry