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I went to the beach for the first time in two years. It was a pretty regular thing until I moved to Missouri (especially when I was younger), but now I’m nowhere near the ocean. You kinda take it for granted when it’s so close.

summer solstice at Red Earth Farms
One thing I like about the social life here is the range of activities you might find yourself doing with other folks. Playing board games, stargazing, and sitting around a campfire are some of the more ordinary ways to spend time at night. But there are always those special nights when a more unique social event is scheduled.
A few weeks ago, while playing a game of Sequence, several of us remarked just how cheesy and stereotypical most pictures on game board boxes are. That prompted the idea of making our own photos to paste on the game boxes, and my friend Liat announced the activity at our weekly meeting last Sunday. A large group of us spent a couple hours posing with different games and making our own funny/cheesy/ridiculous pictures one Friday night. Here’s my favorite:


Walking to the dairy in the late afternoon

Checking out the new (and frozen) pond with Toren

On a walk with Thor

Across the road

An osage orange on the path

Sunset

I am trying to do as much photography as I can while I am still here. I’ve decided it’s definitely one of the few things I really miss being out in Missouri.