Camping 2009

Some forgotten photos I found, from Big Sur this past summer. It seems like so long ago...since Tim & Jill's baby has arrived, Douglas & Al's baby is due any day, the camping equipment is all packed away, and Brian & Susan have returned to Chattavegas. (sigh)

Part of the crew:
Douglas, Annalaura, Smeadie, Susan, Brian, Jill, Tim, Mumsy, Lady D.

Smeadie & Aunt Alyce greeting each other...

Brian & Uncle Earl greeting each other...

We attempted Bocce Ball in the dust field. It didn't last long, and neither did our willing / dusty ball retrievers...
Smeadie & Kona. Smeadie was so careful to not touch either dog after careful instruction by her parents (they were worried about poison oak). Smeadie was so great, talking a lot about how she couldn't touch the dogs and why, and then crouching as close as she could she would coo over the beasts. It was so adorable.


Don't bikes come with warning stickers for pregnant ladies on them...or is that just cigarettes?

We spent a whole afternoon watching the dogs (Kona & Cali) play fetch in the water. It is always a treat to get to be with my brothers at the same time! Here they are conferring on proper photography settings for the animals.
We laughed so hard as Cali (Diane's little black dog) inched closer and closer to the water. She had a strong aversion to the water (freezing & wet), but was obsessed with Kona. Kona was obsessed with catching the ball and impervious to the effects of the water. It made for a fun afternoon. Kona is mesmerizing to watch when she is playing catch. She is focused, persistent, and wet...

The water at the creek was low this year, but the sand was sparkly, so I got over it. Instead of mourning the changes I decided to allow myself to be influenced by my brothers, which meant I took a ton of photos of some things I thought were cool.


No camping trip at Big Sur is complete until we make the trek to the store for our ice cream. The ice cream trek may not be as arduous or impressive as the "man hike" few attempt and even fewer complete, but it does seem to be drawing people in, like people are drawn to ice cream. HAHAHAHA!

Here are our newest recruits, Yvonne & Kellen...
Big Sur feels strange when people who belong are missing. Here are who we missed: Julie, the Hawks, Stacy. In honor of them I will make a moment of "silence" which I interpret to be a blank spot of white on the interweb...