Scouts
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Eggy Bread
A Foodie prompt from My Vivid Blog Fill your Boots, its Breakfast time Ready for Dipping – the loaf of fresh white bread In expectation of being immersed slice by slice in the Eggy Mix – the savoury custard that’s Devoured by cubs and scouts alike – up and down the land Continue reading
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Campfire Delight
#Writephoto #Woodland #Campfire a followon from my woodlands piece Cooking away while tents were being put up a marvellous mix of Tinned Beef and vegetables merging together in a big billy can perched over the meal, the camp cook for while other meals would be made by others it’s this one – he said, they’ll… Continue reading
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Woodland
#Writephoto #Woodland We travelled by Minibus out of the town – away from city life out of the window – no skyscrapers or stadia, but Deciduous and Conifer were out in abundance Landing tents in the depths of this wood Activities and Crafts – and all of it good Next helping prepare vegetables for everyone’s… Continue reading
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One to three photo challenge – Sept 2022
#tsc1to3 New month, new image from the chaps at thesquirrelchase.com I liked the image as it reminded me of campfire nights with the scouts. Brushstrokes (oldmaster) applied by Inky Continue reading
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Hanging Out
#TBTMemory From six years old, i’d hang around with quite a wild bunch we’d congregate around tall trees like silver birch, Oak and beech and engage in activities cooking food over a fire or following trails by map and compass even travelling by boat (or raft) or even rope bridge to far off islands cub… Continue reading
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In the Air
#Promptuarium #scouts #cubs #camping Down in the Forest the young’uns were having a whale of a time as flames wrapped around collected kindling and the billy can cooked up the latest supper while chef watched over the meat stewing songs were sung and skits performed and scouts, cubs and beavers kept warm by the roaring… Continue reading
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Trails
#socs #trails Finding a way out of the trees and back to your campsite is easy if you know how use of sticks, stones and leaves on the path to where you’re going to leaves you with an aide memoire for people wanting to follow you (It also assists, if you’re making your way back) Continue reading
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Den
#Writephoto #Outdoors #Camping #Scouts It wasn’t the easiest of shelters for young scouts to construct finding wood that wasn’t attached to a tree was a difficult task in itself Take the wrong kind of material and you would attract some serious attention if not from the leaders guiding you then the camp warden in charge… Continue reading
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Old Times
Fun among the trees as cubscouts swing back and forth until the howl for lunch or another activity on campsite until the call back – theyll swing off the tyres or play on the wood stumps Continue reading
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Adventure
#octpowrimo #memories #adventure Appleby – in – Westmoreland, Lake district Hard hat and rigging applied i found myself scaling down the side of a very rocky hillside My own personal Everest quite a way from the top of the hill down to the bottom I felt reasonably safe secure in the ropes and clips i… Continue reading