Zola's day
Zola and I are writing this together.
Today was a big day. Here is a short description:
8am - we went up to our pond with Gramae and Pop (grandparents visting from Tennessee for a couple of days), Zola did not catch anything today, but usually he catches (and releases) small fish, frogs, and salamanders. Last week he caught a small turtle. Zola also took the canoe out by himself, because he couldn’t convince Pop to join him.
9am - rode bikes the 3.5 miles to camp. Although we were joined by a younger camper, Rory, and Rory’s Mom, Zola rode super fast, and arrived long before the rest of us. Anyone who saw him riding would not have known that he was not out there, riding on his own (which nearly gave Gramae a heart attack when she drove by, as they left to drive to Niagara Falls)
10am - Zola and a few of the other eight-year-old boys had been running with the big dogs in the 9-10 group at camp, but got demoted back to the 7-8 group today. Zola says “I am basically nine,” but he won’t be chronologically nine until December, so back to the minor leagues. The camp day started with a big game of “bat ball,” which involves hitting a kickball with a wiffle bat.
11am - snack
12 noon - made paper airplanes in art, but didn’t get a chance to fly them
1pm - the “owl guy” came, with rescued raptors to show the kids. Zola’s favorite was the Screech Owl, because he is small and cool. The 3-4 year girls all got pig tails on the tops of their heads, like the horn on the Great Horned Owl (Tallulah looked very sweet)
2pm - “Rock Out With Justin,” a counselor-led live music and dancing session. Zola favorites included “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” by Green Day. Zola accidentally smacked one of his buddies during the wild dancing, so no ice cream.
4pm - hangs out at friend Nicholas’s house. Nicholas’s family had their pond stocked with 50 trout on Monday, but 40 of them have died already. The water seems to be too warm. We saw dozens of turkey vultures circling overhead, and guess they ate their fill.
6pm - went to camp pub for dinner. Zola and Tallulah and kids of all ages ate quickly and played while adults (>90% Moms) socialized. Kids playing a lot of rugby this year, which is fun.
8pm - home and bed
Tomorrow is a big day: field trip to the water park in Pennsylvania. Camp is great.