Trees

Have you ever noticed that trees are not that photogenic? They just don’t look nearly as good on a picture as they do in real life; pictures just can’t do them justice, (I understand trees - that’s my excuse too.:-)

Why am I writing about non-photogenic trees? Because the trees in Nova Scotia are absolutely brilliant. The reds, the oranges, the yellows and the greens are just incredible. Coming from Alberta (where it snowed 6 inches this week – Hee, Hee) these colours are not lost on me.  Not only are the colors incredible, each kind of tree displays their colours in their own time, extending the season for many weeks, but nothing beats the maples which have been displaying its many colours for the last four weeks.

Yet there is something in me that wants to capture the beauty, wants that perfect picture – wants to own a piece of the beauty. Maybe it is just for memory, or maybe to boast – if even just a little bit. Whatever the reason, I find myself to often regretting not having a camera instead of just enjoying the beauty in front of me. And this is not just with colourful trees. How much scenery, or how many scenes have I missed because I am trying to dig out my camera or peering thru its tiny lens, all the while missing what’s right in front of me. Hopefully one day I will learn to just relax and enjoy the beauty in front of me – hopefully, but I doubt it.  

Another thing about trees is that their beauty is far greater than the sum of its parts. Look at an individual leaf, it is hard to find one that stands out. Most have some kind of flaw or another; misshaped, broken, a hole or any sort of imperfection. But put them together and let the sun shine on them they are completely amazing. I think there is a lot we could learn from the trees.

First Summer

It’s time. It’s time to start blogging again. It has been over a month since we closed for the season. In many ways it has taken this long to settle in again – to regain some sense of routine after our first incredibly crazy summer. Below are some thoughts about our first year which I wrote a few weeks ago, but wasn’t ready to restart blogging.

Yogi and the Kingston Fire Deaprtment
at Hero's Weekend 

We did it! The first summer is behind us and we survived. A little more experienced – for sure; a little more cynical – most definitely, a little more wiser– hopefully. In a way this was the longest summer of our lives, in other way it is nothing but a blur – a blur of events flown by.  Looking back now, the daily details are intertwined memories of a summer gone by, making us wish we kept some kind of record of the daily highlights (or lowlights), but there is something about putting in 70-80 hour weeks that deprive you of any energy for any good intentions.



“So how was it?” you ask. In short it was everything. It was good; it was overwhelming; it was busy; it was fun; it was frustrating; it was exhausting; it was exciting; it was rewarding; it was _________; (You fill in the blank, it probably fits.) There is no one word that comes close to describing our first season. If I had to pick one it would be “full”. Our lives were filled to the brim with all things campground; it is all we did. You could say, it consumed us and in the end, spit us out . And we are glad it’s over. However, it was also a good, no, a great summer, because we got to know many new amazing people, especially our staff who made each day entertaining and fun.

Waving Goodbye

To see many more pictures from our summer check our Facebook page – Yogi Bear’s Jellystone™ Park Resort – Kingston NS or something like that  

Till next time,

HJK

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