camping out (sort of)
A contingent of Nubi kids wanted to go camping together before the new school year brought summer to an end, so some ideas were floated. Most involved traveling some distance, or perhaps venturing across Nubi’s hayfield and pitching tents near the river.
The reality ended up being much simpler and ultimately a lot of fun: This past Wednesday, the kids and a few brave adults “camped” right on our common green.
This arrangement made it much more of a community event than a remote outing would’ve been. It allowed our 6-year-old to enjoy an “outdoor” adventure while we comfortably slept in our own beds nearby. And it led to a spontaneous summer cookout on the Common House patio — complete with s’mores and ghost stories — that many neighbors (young and old) participated in and enjoyed.
As Dori put it, this experience had a great ratio of “low-work input” to “high-fun output.”
