October // Fall // Camping

"The fire dances on the leaves of the trees
And no one hears but the forest and me."
Camping, anyone?
This is the main reason I love Fall: there's a better excuse to go camping!!!  And who doesn't love sitting on the bug-infested ground, with smoke in your eyes, watching your dinner burn to a crisp, and a cool breeze blowing leaves in your hair?
I love it.
I also love sleeping in my camping hammock, staring up at the stars while listening to raccoons drag my marshmallows into the bushes.
Because, really, sleeping in is overrated.  Who remembers how many times you slept in?  But camping trips - those memories will last forever.
As will that instinct to grab your marshmallows at the slightest rustle in the bushes.
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  1. Sarah RodeckerNovember 8, 2017 at 3:09 PM

    I'm not overly fond of camping. It's kind of one of those things that I can take or leave. Mostly leave. I always feel like a fish out of water without my kitchen, my cat, or my cozy bed. Besides, the food is beyond disgusting.

    But I'm glad you enjoy it!

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    1. Helena GeorgeNovember 13, 2017 at 12:24 PM

      Well...camping at Iron Mountain is fun, right??? When you're not getting run over by escaped horses or panicking about the race in the morning...

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  2. Grace MarieNovember 8, 2017 at 3:55 PM

    I can never make up my mind about camping... sometimes I love it, sometimes I hate it! :P

    But I'm glad you had fun!!

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    1. Helena GeorgeNovember 13, 2017 at 12:24 PM

      I usually like it...unless it's freezing cold out, or rainy. I hate being wet and/or cold!! But when it's nice outside, I enjoy it!

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  3. Melissa GravitisNovember 8, 2017 at 4:12 PM

    I'm not a camper, but I wish I wash! Nature really is wonderful (it's just the things in nature that don't like me). :P Hope you enjoy(ed) yourself!

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    1. Helena GeorgeNovember 13, 2017 at 12:25 PM

      And nature is super inspiring for writing!! I was typing out by a fire the other day (and getting mocked for bringing a laptop camping, but hey, it's NaNo!) and it was so relaxing!!!

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  4. Catherine HawthornNovember 8, 2017 at 9:40 PM

    Yeshhhhh I LOVE camping!!!

    Being out in the great outdoors, cooking over a campfire, what fun!!

    I haven't really gone camping in a while. Stupid school *pouts*

    Catherine
    catherinesrebellingmuse.blogspot.com

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    1. Helena GeorgeNovember 13, 2017 at 12:30 PM

      It's lots of fun!! I wish I could have gone camping more this year, but hey - there's always next year!

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  5. Jem JonesNovember 9, 2017 at 6:22 AM

    I love the idea of camping... but we haven't really done much, just a few family trips in caravan parks. (We didn't get raccoons, though...)

    Are you currently camping? or did you go camping in October? :)
    - Jem

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    1. Helena GeorgeNovember 13, 2017 at 12:31 PM

      Well, I was thinking about camping when I wrote it...but I wasn't camping then...just prepping for a camping trip I took a few days later...a few days ago by the time I'm replying...

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  6. Carol BaldwinNovember 9, 2017 at 8:54 AM

    Sweet post. Enjoy camping and guard those marshmallows!

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  7. Katrina JacksonNovember 9, 2017 at 2:44 PM

    Such a funny post! Short but sweet! And I LOVE camping. XD

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