Campfire in the Rain, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks

Copyright 2023, CABS for Reflections From the Fence

Thanks to Amy Johnson Crow, who year after year posts "challenges" her followers to share thoughts and/or photos in whatever manner suits each individual. Blogs, social media, or just in your personal memories. I have played before, and will play along a bit this year, God willing and the creek don't rise.

This week's challenge is:  Favorite Photo.

This was in from the mid 1970's, our very very very first camping trip to mid Michigan.  Tent, collie, 2 kiddos, mother and father in loves, borrowed open trailer to haul it all in.  It rained 80% of the time we were there, 2 full weeks.

It was raining when this photo was taken, with a roaring campfire.  If you look at the bench to the far right, you can see the rain drops dripping from it.  No wonder we were not sitting on that bench.

My father in love took this slide photo. I remembered it for years.  I was obsessed with locating it. It took a deep deep dive into all his slides to finally find it.  I scanned it.  If in my genie wanderings I locate it again in the archives (aka, messes) of my office, I might consider trying another scan with more up to date hardware and software.  

It may not be my favorite photo, but, it is one that I wanted to locate, it became a mission.  That's me, by the way, in the green rain coat with hoodie pulled up (and a decided smirk on my face).  Mother in love, to the far left.  Man in pale yellow short sleeved T.  Dude to the far right, who knows??  Some other camper we were chatting with.

Mission accomplished.

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