Weekend Work

You might think that in the middle of winter here at Camp we spend our nights and weekends hanging out around a fire, all alone, waiting for people to start coming to Camp. Well you'd be right, except the all alone part. All through the winter we get groups coming down to spend the weekend enjoying Camp and hanging out around the fire. Last week we had a big group from one of the Boston area colleges here. We know that the pictures don't have any people in them (for privacy reasons) so you'll have to take our word on it.

The View 7

Silva has such a nice view of Triangle Pond that he brings his fancy camera to work just to take pictures of it. At the moment Silva is an interview machine and spends most days talking to potential summer staff superstars. Silva loves a game of football (soccer) and is a fan of English team Tottenham Hotspur, who play in London. He's also taking martial arts classes and is a hand-walking champion.

New Do

You may have noticed that "The Electric Spectacle" has a bit of a new "hair do." From now on this page, just like Camp, is going to change with the seasons. The new picture is of the sun setting over Pinkham Island and a frozen Spectacle Pond. Sorry for the messy page while we played around with it.

Crazy Ice

First the disclaimer - It is very dangerous to go out on frozen water unless you are with an adult who knows what they are doing. All of these photos were taken about five feet from the edge of Triangle, Lawrence and Spectacle Ponds where the water is only about a foot deep.

The ponds are starting to melt again, but here are some cool pictures of the crazy natural holes and gaps you could find walking around the ponds last week.

The "Ultimate" View 6

Meet Bruce and the "Ultimate" view at the Burgess office. Bruce enjoys 180 degree vistas (hence the three pictures) taking in the health center, Spectacle Pond, Basketball Court, the Purple Beech Trees and Triangle Pond. He is the custodian of the Bee Hive through the winter months (although they are not doing so well at the moment-more on that later). Bruce is busy right now making sure that a) We don't buy too many basketballs and have more than we have campers, and; b) That as many campers as possible get to enjoy the basketballs we do have. Basically he makes the big decisions, so he needs a nice view to keep him relaxed. Bruce is a great singer, so drag him along to your next campfire.

The View 5

Meet Jesse and his view. He does have a desk, but he's never really there and it does not have a view, so we thought this photo would be better. Jesse has been spending much of his time recently keeping camp clear of snow and enjoying the view while he's plowing. When he is not up all night plowing, he spends his days keeping camp in tip top condition. Jesse is a born and raised Cape Codder. He is a master painter and has a bit of a talent for woodworking.

Fresh Powdah with your Chowdah

Just like our friends in the UK, Camp just got a nice bit of fresh snow in the last day or two. It's a shame that there is no mountain on Cape Cod, because this stuff would be perfect for a bit of downhill fun.
Here is a picture out of the office yesterday mid-storm and one of Rafiki and Nala enjoying the fresh powdah this morning.

The View 4

Meet Carl and his magical view of the Health Center and the trash can. Because of the lack of vista he has had to decorate his view with some art, photos and the "Portrait of the Week". Previous luminaries have included The Queen, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama and this week Tina Fey as Sarah Palin.
Carl is currently busy hiring our Outdoor Education Gurus to work with our school groups and on the summer teen programs.
He is currently taking suggestions for next weeks "Portrait of the Week".

Iceball??

We realize that lots of the posts are a little "Burgess-Centric", so we thought we would get a photo of Hayward up here. Walking through Hayward on Sunday seeing the Basketball Court look like this, had us thinking of some of the awesome creative caps we could do. That's if it were not for things like broken legs, bruised hips and the fact that there is no nurse on camp right now. Some ideas are just best kept as ideas.

The View 3

This is Joe on a very important call with his view. His panorama incorporates the Basketball, Tether-ball and Volleyball courts and sneaks in a little bit of Spectacle Pond. Maybe this is what inspired him to start creating a sun-dial on the tether-ball court.
Right now Joe is busy booking school and college groups in for the spring and fall. He is also helping to plan Trek, our bicycle fund raising event which will take place on May 30th.
Joe likes boats both big and small and is our resident kayak guru.