The first morning of Girls' Camp this year, we were told about how every person longs to create something. I totally agree. In fact, in my book's creation story it even says, "And the One grew restless for he longed for something to care for, as all beings must. So He created the world." Everyone wants to create, even two-year-olds who run around the house smashing everything. They're creating a nice, amusing mess, right?
They talked to us about this, we watched a video about it. Then they told us that the morning's activity would be our 'Create Projects'. Every girl would go to the station that they were most interested in (sculpting, cake decorating, painting, fruit bouquets, fashion design or photography) and make something. That evening they would be presented in the Art Gallery.
I did the photography. We went to the back yard of a family called the Olivers. Their yard is a photographer's heaven. I never knew that flowers like that could grow in the rough weather of Southern Alberta. They took us there and let us loose to take as many pictures as we wanted. We would put up two in the Art Gallery.
The two hours that we were there weren't sufficient. They felt like five minutes or a thousand years. Either way, I didn't want to go when we had to.
It took me forever to pick which two pictures to put up. Eventually, I turned the decision to someone else. We decided on these two:
Out of these two, I like this one better. For some reason it looked baby blue when it was printed out.
What are those things anyway? They look like raspberries or something, but they aren't.
Now that I look back, I wish I hadn't chosen the second picture. Oh, well. I did. Here are some of the other pictures, the good ones, that is:
The fountain
They had the most darling little bridge. I have a thing for bridges.
This picture was actually an accident. I was trying to take a picture of a fish, but my exposure was far too low.
Does anyone know what kind of flower this is? It looks almost like a daffodil... but I seriously doubt that it is.
This picture was runner up for being in the art gallery instead of the 'raspberry' picture. But it looked too much like the first one, so I decided against it.
I love this one. It is so dramatic.
Sarah really loves this one. I'm not sure why. I like it, but it really isn't my favourite.
I love the way that this one looks like it's out in the mountains somewhere, instead of just a pile of rocks in a yard.
I can't decide which of these two well ones is my favourite. I love them both with all my heart. They are my favourite pictures ever! They look straight out of a fairytale. Maybe I should put them in one...
That is all! Those are my favourite pictures I took at the Create Project! I'll be posting pictures of the Girls' Camp Hike as soon as I can. (Along with a lengthy description of what the hike was like.)
