Mandala Fun and Camp

You should never go camping unprepared and that is just about what I had done. I forgot the the one most important item my Ott Light. Yes my intention was to do some art while at the cabin which by the way turned out to be wonderful with full accommodations except internet and cell phone reception. But we did have Direct TV!  We only turned it on late night.

So what to do when it is raining and cloudy with minimal lighting? We colored mandalas. My sister and Jean brought mandalas to color so we sat at the kitchen island coloring. Amazing how different the same design can turn out colored by different people. You find yourself going into a zen like zone coloring and blending watching life go into each design. I kept thinking I could design a mandala and so last night I created my first design. I didn't want to stop and this morning I tweaked it some more.

Now I want to share with you!  Download the design, print it out and have some fun coloring with pencils or markers. Share your colored creation on your blog, facebook, twitter or all of these social media. I would love to see them. And please if you will link back to here. I would appreciate it.

What else did we do at camp besides mandalas. My sister and I did the cooking creating soups (naturally) salsas, chili, and in desperation chocolate chip cookie dough to eat. Kelly and Terre brought their sewing machine to make their cute little owls.

I did get out for a little bit on the trails between the rain showers. Kicking myself for not taking more photos.

 

And a stray horse kept coming into the yard. She didn't look to good covered in mud needing a good brushing. We were able to locate a local horseman who said people have been reporting the stray horses. It was not his horse but came by to see if he could get the horse but it was gone by the time we reached camp again. He informed us that some people can no longer afford the horses and are letting them go to fend for themselves. How sad people would do such a thing. Take them to auction if you cannot take care of them. Don't let them run wild in the woods or on the roads where someone might get hurt. We informed the owners of the cabin and gave them the number for the county ASPCA.

While packing to go home the sun came out and we had beautiful blue skies and glorious yellows and reds dotting the trees. Even butterflies came out to bask in the sun. But it was soup night and had to make my way home for an evening with the kids and more soup. Love this time of year :-).