August 29

summer post reflection

This summer I had an amazing time but I also learned a lot. One o the thing that I learned was how to be grateful for what I have and accept that. But that is not all I also learned how to accept that summer is not a time to slack of there is still work to do for example: the  post, chores and getting to camp. also summer is not all work it is a time to be having a brake. I feel that my post show what I have just said.

August 29

Summer Post #3

While I was in Wyoming I watched the stars a lot. I saw my first shooting star, Also because we were so far away from cities the stars were really clear.

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While I was on fishers island I watched the stars through a very old and large telescope. ( The one in the photo below ) I could see distant stars unseeable from the naked eye.

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This july there was a blue moon. A blue moon is when there are 2 full moons in one month. both of the full moons looked amazing.

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August 28

summer post #2

While I was at the beach, I learned how to sail. We sailed 420s out into the Long Island Sound. 420s are very small boats; they take two people to sail them. I worked the jib and balanced the boat.

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We sailed in the Long Island Sound around Fishers Island, near Flat Hammock (a sand bar) and The Dumplings.

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Fishers Island is a place where I feel at home and calm because there is not the feeling of everybody being rushed, there is also not a lot of noise that I am trying to not think about. Some times you hear the ferry and the other boats, but you don’t feel disturbed by that; it is more calming.

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August 27

summer

While I was at this ranch I learned a lot of thingsbut one thing that stood out to me was the envoronment and what was happening at the time. Though you can’t see it at this time in the week there where forast fires about 300 miles away and later in the week the smoke drifted into the air. (The suff in the air in this photo is mist.)IMG_4071

Another thing that I learned was how to navigate a map on horse back, and how to open gates without dismounting.

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One more thing that I learned was how to shoot trap. When you go trap shooting for the first time you get a quick lesson on gun safety and rules of the trap range. They also teach you how the gun works and alot of other things.Screen Shot 2014-09-23 at 12.29.52 PM