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Set up the kicking, throwing, and blowing stations separately so groups can rotate through them with minimized waiting. Kick: Each scout stands at the kicking line and kicks one of his marshmallows as far as he can. His dista...[read full activity]
25-Yard Swim
One representative from each patrol/den will line up, and on signal, jump into the water, and race the 25-Yards to the finish....[read full activity]
Amoeba tag
Out of a large group, pick one person to be the Amoeba. They will proceed to chase people around and try to tag them. A tagged person must link arms with whoever tagged them. Whenever an amoeba chain gets to 4 people, they...[read full activity]
Ankle Tag
A scout is safe from being tagged only if he grabs the ankle of another scout, who is only safe if he's got someone else's ankle. Small game area suggested....[read full activity]
Ante Over
Split the patrol in half, and send each team on one side of the barrier. One person will yell Ante Over and throw the ball over the barrier. If anyone on the other team then catches the ball without letting it touch the gro...[read full activity]
Antelope Race
Each patrol forms a single file line. At a signal, the patrols race to a designated point. They turn around and race back to the starting point....[read full activity]
Art Gallery
Hang up the pictures around the room. Have scouts walk around with their pencil and paper, and try to identify all of the people in the pictures. ...[read full activity]
Backward Race
Line up scouts facing away from the shore, in a line parallel to the shore, or side of the swimming pool. On signal, they will run backwards to the shore....[read full activity]
Bag-Breaking Relay
Patrol/den relay: run up, blow up a paper bag, pop it, run back, and tag off the next person....[read full activity]
Ball Race
Every scout will carry a ping pong ball between their knees while they swim to the finish. If they lose it, they must replace it before continuing....[read full activity]
Balloon Ball
Split the group into two teams. One will form a ring around their balloon floating in shallow water. The other will line up on the shore, and, on signal, will attack and try to pop the balloon. They have three minutes to t...[read full activity]
Balloon Battle Royale
Scouts blow up their balloons and tie them to the back of their belts. As soon as everyone is ready, the scouts try to pop others' balloons without letting their own get popped....[read full activity]
Balloon Busting
Each balloon is inflated the same amount. Balloons are tied with the string onto the back belt loop of each player. Players pair off. On a signal, the pairs try to pop the other's balloon with their rolled up newspaper. When...[read full activity]
Blackout Fun
1. Blindfolded scout must correctly identify noises made (dropping stuff, striking a match, pouring water, etc) 2. Walk a certain number of steps, turn around, walk back to where you think the starting place is (I'm pretty su...[read full activity]
Blind Man's Knots
Patrols line up, each scout blindfolded. A leader passes a familiar knot down the line. Each scout can feel it for ten seconds and then must tie it with their rope, still blindfolded....[read full activity]
Blindfolded Steal-the Bacon
Play like the game Steal-the-Bacon, except when two people are called out to grab the bacon-flavored neckerchief in the middle, their team must first blindfold them, spin them around three times, and call out directions....[read full activity]
Broom-Sled Race
Using the broom as a sled, have one scout sit on it and the other pull....[read full activity]
Bucket Brigade
Form the patrol/den into a line, and place a milk bottle at each end. Fill one mostly full of water, and make a mark on the other that is 1/4" below the water line of the one with water. On signal, the patrol leader wi...[read full activity]
Bucking Bronco
Choose a scout to be the bronco and another to be the rider. The bronco must stay on his hands and knees. The rider holds on with his knees. He can hold on to the back or shoulders of the bronco. The bronco tries to throw ...[read full activity]
Bull in the Ring
Each patrol/den forms a circle. A person from another patrol/den is in the center of the circle. This person is the "bull." Each bull tries to break out of the patrol encircling him. VARIATION 1: The entire troop ...[read full activity]
Can It
Line up each patrol/den with a can at each end. Number each person in the patrol/den, starting over with each new patrol/den, and make sure all the patrols/dens have the same number of people. Have all participants sit down...[read full activity]
Candle Race
Each person of a patrol/den will run with the candle, to a destination, and back. They will then hand off the candle and matches to the next person. If the candle goes out, the person must stop and relight it, before contin...[read full activity]
Candy Hunt
Scatter the candy in shallow water. Contestants will try to find them in a given amount of time....[read full activity]
Canoe Logrolling
Stand one person on the bow gunwale and one person on the stern gunwale of each canoe. On signal, they will try to knock the other off....[read full activity]
Canoe splash
Have two people in every canoe. One person will paddle, the other will use their pail to try to fill up other boats until they sink....[read full activity]
Canoeing Tug-of-War
Tie the painters of two canoes together, with two people in each canoe. On signal, they will try to pull the other canoe past a given point by paddling....[read full activity]
Make a line across the center of the playing field and divide into two teams. One side is the "attackers." The attackers have 1 minute to cross the line and pull their opponents over the line. Once across the lin...[read full activity]
Catch Ten
Divide into two teams and make sure the players can tell what team they're on. The ball is passed from teammate to teammate. The first counts "one," the next "two," and so on. If the ball is intercepted a...[read full activity]
Center Miss
All troop members stand in a circle except for one. The one stands in the center of the circle. One of the balls goes to the center man and the other goes to a circle man. On a signal, the center man passes his ball to a c...[read full activity]
Chain Tag
The first scout tagged joins hands with "it." The next tagged scout holds to the first scout, and so forth....[read full activity]
Circle Link
Each patrol/den sits in a circle with their legs crossed and their arms linked. On a signal from the leader, they try to stand up without breaking the circle....[read full activity]
Circle Pull
Divide your patrol/den into two groups. Have one team outside of the circle and the other inside. Each team member tries to pull their opponents to their side of the circle. When someone crosses the edge of the circle, the...[read full activity]
The game leader will shuffle the cards and pick one. He will transmit this letter using morse code and the buzzer. The patrols/dens will take their card, and if a number on it is signaled, they will cover it up on their car...[read full activity]
Collecting Rainwater
Rainstorm ruining your campout? No problem. Roll up your tarp into a funnel, stick the small end into your bucket, and watch it fill with rainwater. Rain is clean and potable (usually)....[read full activity]
Compass Facing
Space all participants an arms-length apart in all directions. Designate the four walls or sides as the cardinal directions. Yell out a direction, like, "Southwest - Go!" and then, "Freeze!" When the di...[read full activity]
Compass Treasure Hunt
This is an excellent game for entry-level orienteering. Scouts are given compass directions on a slip of paper (printed from the next page). The directions take Scouts through a triangle-shaped course which, if done correctly...[read full activity]
The game leader will have a list of simple words (such as farraginous, fulgurating, tintanabulation, eutaxy, or cat) and throw the rubber ball (again, DON'T use a grenade) to a scout, while shouting out a word. The scout mus...[read full activity]
Cooking Gimmick Creation
Give all of the patrols/dens one cooking gimmick to create, such as a reflector, pot for boiling water, frying pan, fire tongs, soup spoon, ladle, and forks....[read full activity]
Cooking Gimmick Creativity
Tell patrols/dens to try to create a useful cooking appliance. Give suggestions to stimulate ideas, such as a reflector, a pot for boiling water, a frying pan, fire tongs, soup spoon, ladle, and forks. Tell them that they w...[read full activity]
Crab Ball
Make two goal lines about 40 feet apart. Split the group into two teams. Line each team up on their goal line. Everyone must always remain in the crab position, on their hands and feet, with their back to the ground. They...[read full activity]
Crab Crawl Relay
Patrol/den relay: The first person will get down on their back, and, supporting themselves on their hands and feet, walk to a line 30 feet away, while balancing their tennis ball on their chest. If it falls off, they must st...[read full activity]
Crack the DEW Line
Split the troop into two groups. Designate one as the DEW line, and the other as the aggressors. The DEW line scouts will line up, blindfolded, and extend their legs so their feet are touching. Each DEW line scout has two ...[read full activity]
Creative Designs
Assign specific task(s) to each patrol/den, to have them create something that will accomplish this. Assign all to one, or one to all, for variety in tasks. Give them a set time to build it. Assign a task(s) such as a devi...[read full activity]
Cross Tag
The scout who is "it" must chase the same scout until he is caught or until another scout crosses between them. The scout who crossed between the tagger and his prey becomes the one that "it" chases....[read full activity]
Crosses in the Circle
Draw circles on the floor about 15 feet apart. Make a circle about 6 feet in diameter for each patrol/den. On a signal, patrol/den members can leave their circle and try to draw chalk crosses in the circles of opposing team...[read full activity]
Crossing the Alligator Pit
You can either buy an alligator pit that is 20' long and wide enough for all of your patrols, or you can use your imagination. Patrols line up on the edge of the alligator pit (or line signifying the beginning of the imaginar...[read full activity]
Crows and Cranes
Split the group into two teams. Designate one side as crows and the other as cranes. Teams will face each other across the center line 2-3 feet apart. Game leader will call out the name of a team like, "Crrrrrrrows!&q...[read full activity]
Deer Hunt
The deer will stand in the middle of a 50-foot circle, and yell out the names of any people they see. If a player is noticed by the deer, and has their name called out, they are out. ...[read full activity]
Deer Stalking
One scout is selected as the deer, and will browse the woods. Any person that gets within 6 feet of the deer wins. If the deer notices a stalker, calls out their name, and points in their general direction, they must move 5...[read full activity]
Doctor's Nature Scavenger Hunt
Patrols are given the sealed letter. It should contain instructions similar to these: "Greetings, young scouts. Your senior patrol leader has come down with a horrible disease, the likes of which I have seen only twice b...[read full activity]
Dodge Ball
Split the scouts into two groups. One group will form a circle around the other. The outside group will try to hit the scouts on the inside with the volleyball. If they are hit, then they are out and must leave the circle. ...[read full activity]
Double Dodge Ball
Split the troop into two teams. Send one team to the middle, and split the other team to go to the outer courts. The outside people will try to hit the inside people with the ball. If a person is hit, they will join the ou...[read full activity]
Dragon Riding
Form all scouts into groups of 3 people. The will make a chain, one person will be the head, and the other two will hold on with both hands. Have two or three people be the riders. They must hook on to the back of a dragon...[read full activity]
Duck Waddle Pushups
Patrol/den relay: The first person will duck waddle up to a given point, do a set amount of pushups, and the duck waddle or run back to tag off the next person. If patrols/dens are unequal in number, have some do extra runs....[read full activity]
Dynamic Observation
Have a good storyteller tell a 3-5 minute story, while doing several actions, such as buttoning his shirt, walking back and forth, etc. Then have all of the scouts write down not everything the storyteller said, but did....[read full activity]
Eight First Aid Problems
Have the scouts explain the proper method to help these people. Problem A: A kid riding a bike gets hit by a car. A cut on his left forearm severs an artery and he has a simple fracture on his right leg. Problem B: A driver s...[read full activity]
Evolution Game
In this game, all scouts start out as an egg and try to evolve into a Butterfly by winning games. Eggs crawl on their knees. Larva crouch down and wriggle as they walk. Pupa stand up, but must hop with their feet together. Bu...[read full activity]
Famous Visitors
Tell the scouts you will be having a famous visitor come visit them (not sure what else a visitor would do), and they must guess their identity. Tell them that the visitor doesn't speak very good English (unless they do, you...[read full activity]
Fire Bucket Relay
Patrol/den relay: Place the buckets 50 feet in front of each patrol/den. On signal, the first person will race up, grab the bucket, and take it back to the next person in line. They will run it back to its original place, ...[read full activity]
Fisherman's Line
6-person relay: Scout 1 (Sorry, I haven't quite got all of their names down yet, so I will use numbers) will take the staff (again, a stick) and sit on a chair or rock, and hold it like a fishing pole. Scout 2 (holding the t...[read full activity]
Fitness Medley Relay
Patrol/den relay: The first pair steps up, and, on signal, ties their legs together with the neckerchief on the ankles and race around a marker about 50 feet away. When they get back, they will tag off the next pair in thei...[read full activity]
Flag Folding Display
Line up patrols/dens and place a folded American flag on a table or chair in front of each patrol/den. On cue, the first two scouts of each patrol/den will run up, unfold the flag, fold it properly and place it back, and run...[read full activity]
Flapjack Flipping
Line up patrols/dens 20 feet in front of their flapjack and pan. On signal, the first person will run forwards and flip the flapjack. Continue until everyone has tried it....[read full activity]
Freak Plant Hunt
Preparation: "Fix" plants in a given area by tying oak leaves on a quaking aspen, making an orange grow on a maple tree, make tulips bloom on a blackberry bush, etc. Explain to your scouts that there are some weird ...[read full activity]
Get the Message
Split each patrol/den in half and make one half senders and the other receivers. Line up the senders on one side of the room and the receivers on the other. The leader must whisper a message to the senders who, via morse co...[read full activity]
Granny's Footsteps
A leader will act as Granny, and stand 20 yards in front of the line of scouts, facing away from them. Granny will turn around and yell out names of people that are moving. ...[read full activity]
Grasshopper Race
Patrol/den relay: Have the first scout hold the hat between his knees and race around the marker about 25 feet away. When he gets back, he will hand off the hat to the next person. If it falls, it must be retrieved, and res...[read full activity]
Greased Watermelon
Float the watermelon in the water between two teams of scouts. Line up the scouts across from the watermelon, 25-feet apart. On signal, each team will race forward and try to pull the melon back to their own line....[read full activity]
Group Charade
The leader will come up with a big overall theme (such as camp outs the troop has been on in the past). He will whisper to every person one thing to do that was in a trip (such as being a backpack, a burning marshmallow, swi...[read full activity]
Gunwale Race
Only for experienced canoeists. Each person will stand on the gunwales in the stern. On signal, they will propel the canoe forward with a well-balanced knee action....[read full activity]
Hands-up Race
Line up scouts in the water. On signal, they will stick their hands in the air, out of the water, and, remaining this way, will swim to the finish....[read full activity]
Happy Hooligan
Patrol/den relay: Walk rapidly to a goal, with the paper cup balanced on their head, then walk back and tag off the next person. If it falls off, they must stop and replace it before continuing....[read full activity]
Hawaiian Handclap
Scouts sit in a circle or line and each receives a number. A 1-2-3 rhythm is established by slapping your legs, clapping, and then snapping, all in unison. Scout #1 calls another scout's number on the snap, and then that scou...[read full activity]
Hit the Bucket
Line up patrols/dens across from their buckets. Blindfold and give a stick to the first scout in each patrol/den. On signal (probably not visual, since they are blindfolded. Unless you want to rat out the cheaters) the sco...[read full activity]
Holiday Scavenger Hunt
Try this at your next meeting. Take your scouts on a Scavenger Hunt for the following items. When finished, have the Scouts deliver the food to a local church or foodbank for a needy family's Holiday dinner! ...[read full activity]
Hopping the Gauntlet
Line up half of the troop on a wall, and put every one else in the middle. The team that is lined up must try to get to the other side. The team in the middle will try to stop them from getting to the other side by shoulder...[read full activity]
Horse and Rider
Pair up and divide into two equal teams. Be in horse and rider position behind lines 20 feet apart, facing each other. The horses try to get across the opposite line without losing their rider. The rider attempts to dislodge ...[read full activity]
Horse and Rider Steal-the-Bacon
Play like the game Steal-the-Bacon, except call out two numbers, and have the smaller of the boys jump on the back of the other (or vice versa if you want to make it entertaining) and ride piggyback style (yes, you are riding...[read full activity]
Hot or Cold
Select one person to walk out of the room or the campfire circle. Have everyone else choose an article, such as a neckerchief slide or someone's button. The person that is "it" must come back and search for the it...[read full activity]
Human Chain Race
At a starting line, patrols line up with one scout behind another. With their right hands, the scouts reach between their legs and grasp the left hand of the scout standing behind them. This forms a chain. The patrol chain mu...[read full activity]
Human Obstacle Race
These are three races with obstacles formed by patrol members for patrol members. First race: The patrol members stand in a line far enough apart from each other that they can clasp hands with straight arms. One scout then ru...[read full activity]
Hunt the Candy
Hide candy within sight of a main area. When a scout sees a piece of candy, he faces it and gives his patrol call. His Patrol Leader then locates and collects the candy....[read full activity]
Hunter, Gun, or Rabbit
Two patrols/dens compete in each round. Each patrol/den must decide whether to be hunter (stand with hands on hips; beats gun, beaten by rabbit), Gun (pantomime firing a gun; beats rabbit, beaten by hunter), or rabbit (hold ...[read full activity]
Hunter, Gun, or Rabbit Tag
Two groups of patrols/dens compete in each round. Each group must decide whether to be hunter (stand with hands on hips; beats gun, beaten by rabbit), Gun (pantomime firing a gun; beats rabbit, beaten by hunter), or rabbit (h...[read full activity]
Identified Flying Saucer Diving Contest
Patrols will line up on the dock or side of the swimming pool. The game leader will throw the discs into the water, and the scouts will dive for them. Do this three times....[read full activity]
Initiative Race
Have the scouts race back and forth between two markers in the water, a certain number of times, using a different stroke every time (such as crawl, breast stroke, back, side, and so on)....[read full activity]
Initiative Relay
Everyone in a patrol/den must run a different way (forward, backward, hopping on both feet, on one foot, et cetera). ...[read full activity]
Island Hopping
Line up pieces of paper. Have everyone stand on their pieces, leaving the extra one at the back. The scouts will then take the paper and pass it up to the front, allowing them to advance one piece of paper. This will conti...[read full activity]
Izzy Dizzy Relay
In turn, each patrol member runs to a line, puts his finger on the ground, and spins six times. Then he runs back to his patrol and touches off to the next scout....[read full activity]
Jump the Shot
The game leader will stand in the middle of a circle of scouts and start spinning the rope around. Once he builds up a steady circular motion, scouts will step in and jump over it as it spins at knee-length. If a scout is h...[read full activity]
Ladder Relay
Patrol/den relay: The first person will run up and lash one side of a rung onto a long pole, then run back and tag the next person off to lash the other side on. After the ladder is lashed together, everyone will run up and ...[read full activity]
Lassoing the Steer
Create a circle 12-18' in diameter with the can or log upright in the middle, and all of the scouts standing outside of it along the line. On signal, all scouts will attempt to lasso the "steer" and pull it outside...[read full activity]
Lava River Crossing
Patrols/dens will be given a set of blocks to use to cross the "lava river". They will throw or set them out on the ground to cross the area designated as the lava river. WARNING: Do NOT use a real river of lava, ...[read full activity]
Log-Rolling Relay
Patrols line up facing the course and the first two scouts roll the log around all the stakes and back for the next two scouts to roll. This continues....[read full activity]
Long, Short, Round
Each scout gets a number (some scout might need two numbers if patrols have uneven amounts). The long, short, and round objects are in the cans in front of the patrols. An empty can is behind them. The leader uses hand signal...[read full activity]
Luck Relay
One person stands in front of each patrol. The person has a coin in one hand. The first scout runs up to the person and guesses which hand the coin is in. If he's wrong, he runs in a circle around the person and guesses again...[read full activity]
Meat Grinder
Set up the meat grinder (carpeted cable reel) about 4-6 feet off the ground (may need adjustment) so that it spins freely on the pole. Each patrol/den must get each member over the meat grinder, without touching the top edge...[read full activity]
Missionary Tag
Form all people around in a ring and in pairs. Each pair must link arms. Designate a person to be the chaser and the runner (In case you didn't figure it out, the chaser chases the running runner). Pairs will link arms with...[read full activity]
Morse Dial Spinner
Sit scouts in a circle. Pass the spinner around, and give every scout a chance to spin it. Once it stops spinning, they have 5 seconds (you may need more for beginners) to yell out the corresponding letter or morse code (de...[read full activity]
Morse Dial Spinner competition
Have all the scouts form a circle around the leader. The leader will spin the dial, and scouts will try to identify the letter associated with the Morse code.The first scout to yell out the corresponding letter gets 2 points...[read full activity]
Morse Sit Down
Have scouts form a circle and walk around it. The leader will send out random Morse code on the buzzer. When the scouts hear any of the letters in the key word, "sit" they sit down. ...[read full activity]
Mow the Man Down
Each patrol lines up. When the game begins, the first two scouts in line grab the stick at opposite ends and hold it at knee level. They run on opposite sides of their patrol line, so each scout in line has to jump over the s...[read full activity]
Muscle Medley
Split into patrols. Each patrol member does as many pullups as he can in one minute, then as many situps as he can in a minute, then pushups in a minute, and then a standing long jump. You can have several scouts going at onc...[read full activity]
Nail-Driving Relay
line up patrols/dens and place their materials 20 ft in front of them. On signal, the first scout will run up and drive a nail into the wood, and then run back and tag the next person. NOTE: children may require supervision/...[read full activity]
Name That Fish
Hand the pictures or silhouettes (or smells, if you weren't paying attention earlier) on the walls around the room, and give patrols/dens three minutes to identify all of the fish....[read full activity]
Name the Merit Badge
Lay out the papers on the tables, and as scouts arrive to the meeting, have them walk around and name all of the merit badges. Once you are ready to start, have scouts swap papers with each other, and grade each other's....[read full activity]
Nature Art Gallery
Each scout, without consulting others, will walk around, and try to identify all of the pictures and write them on their papers. ...[read full activity]
Nature Go-Down
Line up patrols/dens in relay formation. Have the game leader walk around and show an item to the first person in each line. If they do not correctly identify it, they must go down to the back of the line. ...[read full activity]
Nature Memory Hunt
Patrol can look at the display silently for a few minutes and then are sent off to collect as many items from the display that they can remember....[read full activity]
Nature Sensing
Each patrol/den will go outside and sit quietly, recording all the sounds that nature makes (car horns don't count). After 5 minutes, give patrols/dens 3 minutes to compile a comprehensive list....[read full activity]
Nature Snap
Patrols are given five minutes to collect as many small nature specimens (pine needles, feathers, leaves, twigs, etc.) as they can. At the end of the time, all patrols are called back to the meeting place. A scout from one pa...[read full activity]
Nest Banding
Each scout has a piece of yarn, and each patrol/den is assigned their own color. Scouts will comb over a defined area with set boundaries. Scouts will "claim" a nest by tying their piece of yarn or string around a...[read full activity]
Newspaper Basketball
Give each scout two pieces of newspaper. On signal, the first scout will crumple his newspaper, and throw it into the basket about 15 feet away. ...[read full activity]
Newspaper Good Turn
Have patrols/dens go through their newspaper and circle everything that could count as someone doing a good turn (like a textbook good turn, except newspaper good turn). ...[read full activity]
No Paddle Race
Put four people in every canoe. Without using a paddle, scouts will paddle to the finish using only their hands....[read full activity]
Obstacle Relay Race
Patrol/den relay: Stretch and peg the rubber band into the ground about ten feet (~3.3m for everyone else on this planet) in front of the starting area, put the barrel on its side halfway between the rubber band and turnaroun...[read full activity]
Ocean Race
Scouts will line up in waist-deep water on their inner tubes. On signal, they will paddle to shore, or the edge of the swimming pool, using only their hands....[read full activity]
Line up the troop 4-5 ft. away from the designated "O'Grady." O'Grady will yell out commands for the participants to do. If O'Grady yells out a command such as, "O'Grady says: touch your nose" then every...[read full activity]
O'Grady vs
Divide the group into two lines facing the "O'Grady." O'Grady will yell out commands for the participants to do. If O'Grady yells out a command such as, "O'Grady says: touch your nose" then everyone in t...[read full activity]
Old Plug
Four scouts make a line. The rest of the scout make a circle around them. The circle tries to hit the last man (Old Plug) in line with the volleyball. The others in the line must try to maneuver around and protect the Old Plu...[read full activity]
One-Handed Knot Tying
Split the patrols/dens in half and line them up, having 20 feet between the front scouts. The game leader will yell out a knot, and the front people will run up and, with one hand behind their backs, tie their end of the kno...[read full activity]
Over and Under Relay
Patrol lines up. The front player has the ball and passes it over his head to the player behind him. This continues until the ball reaches the last scout, who runs to the front of the line and passes the ball between his legs...[read full activity]
Over the Line
Split the group in half and designate boundaries and a line between groups. Players will walk up to the line and stick their arms out. They will try to pull the other team over the line to make them join their team....[read full activity]
Scouts stand in a circle and count off 1-2-1-2. Scouts are now standing next to people on the opposite team. Give a scout on Team One a ball, and on the opposite side of the circle, give Team Two a ball. Scouts pass the ball ...[read full activity]
Pace Test
Measure (accurately) distances. Mark the distance so you will know your mark but the scouts won't. Line them up and tell them to walk the distance you have marked (don't tell them you marked it) and then stop....[read full activity]
Patrol Charades
Each patrol/den will prepare a charade of an activity required for a merit badge. Patrols/dens will act out their merit badges one at a time, while the others try to guess the merit badge....[read full activity]
Mark a playing field at least 40 feet square. Two goal squares at opposite ends are 5 or 6 feet square. The patrol flagstaffs are planted in the center of the goal square, about 3 inches down. One patrol tries to knock the ot...[read full activity]
Ping-Pong Race
Scouts will line up at the starting point in waist deep water. On signal, they will try to blow their ping-pong ball to the shore or edge of the swimming pool....[read full activity]
Poison Stump
Have 10-20 people form a ring around the poison stump. They will grab wrists and try to avoid the poison stump. Whoever touches it is out....[read full activity]
Poison Web
Using the twine, tie segments onto something like trees, forming a web. Each patrol/den must get every person through the web. Each section can only be used once. If a person touches the web, they, or their entire patrol/d...[read full activity]
Pony Express Race
Patrol/den relay: On signal, all scouts will tie their rope to the leg of the person in front of them using a clove hitch. While holding the other end of the rope in a hand, they will raise the other hand after they tie the ...[read full activity]
Scouts split into three equal teams, each with his own number (if teams are unequal, scouts can have multiple numbers). The three teams line up in parallel lines, with the two outside teams the same distance from the center t...[read full activity]
Read it, Do it
Divide each patrol into two teams: senders and receivers. Station at least 20 yards apart. Patrol leader decides on a signalling method for his patrol. The first sender sends a message to his receiver to do something (Salute,...[read full activity]
Relay the Message
Station members of each patrol/den along a circular path about half a mile long. Give each member of each patrol/den a number. Number ones will group at the beginning of the trail, divide the trail into the proper amount of...[read full activity]
Riders and Horses
Put scouts in two lines. The back line is riders and the front is their horses. On command "mount," the back line mounts the front line. Simple commands are issued (sit on the floor, do a somersault, etc). Riders mu...[read full activity]
Ring Ball
Have everyone form a ring around the person in the middle, or the monkey. The people in the ring will throw the ball around and try to keep it away from the monkey. The monkey will try to make the ball hit the ground. If t...[read full activity]
Ring Buoy Throw
Each scout will throw the buoy across the target line three times, and leave the rope coiled and ready for used....[read full activity]
Troop or patrol sits in a circle and chooses a scout to be "it." "It" leaves the room (if outside, "it" goes out of hearing distance) and the remaining scouts choose a "ringleader." Whe...[read full activity]
Roman Empire
You split into two teams, one is the Romans and the other is the Greeks. The two teams then go in different directions and each team sets up a base. The team with the last man(men) standing wins....[read full activity]
Rooster Brawl
What to do: Players grab one foot with one hand and hold it off the ground. They will try to knock people off balance, if both feet touch the floor, then they are out and must leave the designated playing area. If anybody l...[read full activity]
Rooster Fight
What to do: Players grab one foot with one hand and hold it off the ground. They will try to knock the other person off balance, if both feet touch the floor, the other person gets a point. What NOT to do: Stick two cocks in...[read full activity]
Rooster Pull
Put two people in a ring. Players tuck their length of rope under their belt at the back, and grab one foot with one hand and hold it off the ground. They will try to take the other person's rope (simulating a feather, thou...[read full activity]
Rooster Tag
Play the same as the game Rooster Pull, except have everyone in a large field, and if somebody falls, has their tail pulled, or leaves the field, then they are out....[read full activity]
Rubber Ball Relay
Patrols line up with the first scout holding the ball. When the game starts, the first and second scout hold the ball between their foreheads and carry it to the bottle. When the ball is on the bottle, the scouts can grab it,...[read full activity]
Patrol/den relay: On signal, the last scout in every line will blow up his paper bag and pop it on the back of the guy in front of him. Once that guy hears the bag pop on his back (might be kinda tricky if one of them is dea...[read full activity]
Scout Law Baseball
Draw a small baseball field on the floor or ground. Line up the batting team (first patrol/den up) behind the home plate. The umpire (game leader) holds all of the cards and allows the scout up to bat to draw a card. The s...[read full activity]
Scout Law Hunt
Patrols/dens split up. On cue, they begin searching through the newspapers for items that illustrate a point of the scout law. Scouts will tear or cut the items out, and record the point of the Scout Law on a clipboard as w...[read full activity]
Scout Law Hunt V1
Leaders select a difficult point of the Scout Law, and the first patrol/den to find an example of that in the newspaper wins....[read full activity]
Scout Law Relay
Each patrol/den takes twelve numbered slips of paper and writes one point of the scout law for the corresponding number drawn each. Each patrol/den will line up and each send one scout forward to pick a slip of paper and wri...[read full activity]
Scouting History
Give patrols/dens the following ten questions, based on the handbook. 1. Who was the founder of the Scouting movement? 2. what was his profession? 3. In what country was Scouting founded? 4. When was the first Boy Scout han...[read full activity]
Sealed Orders
Split the troop into two groups. Have each send up a representative to receive their written orders. They will take the orders back and show their team. On signal, the teams will attempt to carry out their orders. Give co...[read full activity]
Secret Signals
Half of each patrol/den is senders, and the other half are receivers. Each patrol/den will decide on a secret form of Morse code (such as tapping their right leg is Dit, and tapping their left leg is Dah). The senders will ...[read full activity]
Shark Trap
Have scouts form a ring by linking arms in waist deep water. Designate one person to be in the middle and be the shark. The shark will try to break out by any way they choose....[read full activity]
Ships in the Fog
Patrol leaders are inside the harbor, the mouth of which is formed by two chairs. Patrols are blindfolded in single file with their hands on the shoulders of the scout in front of them. The patrol leader must shout directions...[read full activity]
Shirt Rescue
Each patrol/den will send a pair of participants. One of each pair will swim out 30-feet. On signal, the rest of the people will jump off the dock, with a shirt in their mouth, and swim out to rescue their partner with the ...[read full activity]
Shoe Hunt
Create a circle with a 50 ft radius, and a circle at the center with a 10 ft radius. Each patrol can send in a team of 4 scouts. All participating scouts must remove their shoes and place them in the center, and then go to ...[read full activity]
Short Splice Tug-of-War
For each pair of teams: line up teams like in Tug-of-War, and place the 4-foot rope between them perpendicular to the dividing line, so that each end is facing a team. Give a 15-foot length piece of rope to each team. On si...[read full activity]
Shuttle Run Relay
Patrol/den relay: split the patrol/den in half and line them up across from each other 30 feet away. Place both batons at one side. The first scout from the side opposite the blocks will run, after the signal, grab block 1 ...[read full activity]
Sighting Arrows
Point the arrows at different landmarks. Scouts must accurately record the bearing of each object....[read full activity]
Signal Steal-the-Bacon
Line up two teams facing each other, with the "bacon" in the middle. Team captains at one end will receive a letter, and then signal it to their team. Each person in a team will be given a letter, so that they for...[read full activity]
Signal Step Contest
All scouts will line up on a line. The leader will signal a letter, then signal it again. The scouts will write down this letter. The leader will tell them what the letter was, and the scouts will show their written letter...[read full activity]
Simple Compass
Stroke one end of the magnet with one end of the needle. Tie the thread to the middle of the needle and dangle it. The needle will point to the poles. Mark the end pointing north....[read full activity]
Skateless Skating
Line up skateless scouts at the starting line. On cue, they skate on the soles of their shoes towards the finish line....[read full activity]
Skating Race
Line up scouts at starting line. On cue scouts race towards the finish line....[read full activity]
Skin the Snake
Patrol members line up with their right hands between their legs, grabbing the left hand of the scout behind them. When the game starts, the last scout in line lies down, the scout before him walks backwards over him and then...[read full activity]
Skunk Tag
Players are safe from being tagged if they hold their nose with one hand and their foot with another. Letting go with either hand may result in becoming "it."...[read full activity]
Sleeping Pirate
Blindfold one person to be the sleeping pirate. They will lie down in the middle of the area with the blocks at their feet. All of the players will try to take the treasure from the pirate. If the pirate hears somebody and...[read full activity]
Snowball-Rolling Contest
Each scout prepares a snowball 1 ft. in diameter. On cue, each scout rolls their snowball for three minutes and then stops. ...[read full activity]
Spies in the Woods
Place pieces of paper 2-3 feet in the air on trees or bushes. Players will try to write their names on as many pieces of paper as possible without being seen by the spies. The leaders will be the spies, and if they see some...[read full activity]
Split the Match Relay
line up each patrol in front of their respective chopping blocks and axes. On cue, the first scout approaches the block and places his match head up on top of it. The scout has three tries to split the match with the ax. A...[read full activity]
Spoon Race
Each patrol/den will send a person. They will hold the spoon in their mouth and balance the egg or ping-pong ball on it. They will race through shoulder-deep water. They must swim 15-feet to the finish line. If anything f...[read full activity]
Standing Jump Relay
Create a starting line and have patrols line up behind it. The first scout in his patrol line jumps as far as he can with his feet together in the proper standing long jump way. The second patrol member in line starts his jum...[read full activity]
Star Hunt
Leader (mentioned above) shines the flashlight (also mentioned above) at a constellation. Each patrol/group must decide which constellation it is....[read full activity]
Static Observation
Have a good storyteller tell a 3-5 minute long story. Then have all of the scouts abdicate the premises. While they are out of the room, rearrange things, such as chairs, pictures, (please don't try moving walls) etc. If y...[read full activity]
Line up two teams facing each other, with the "bacon" in the middle. Game leader will shout out one or more numbers. Each person in a team will be given a number, so that they form a pair with someone from the other...[read full activity]
Step on It
Make two lines about 25' apart. Have patrols line up in relay fashion behind one line and give the first scout the three blocks. He lays out two and walks on them, then picks up the last one and puts it in front of him. He re...[read full activity]
Leader stands at an elevated position so he can observe all other scouts. The scouts move around within a specified area until the leader claps the blocks together. When they hear this, the scouts must freeze. If the leader s...[read full activity]
Suitcase Race
The first person in each patrol/den will open the suitcase and put all of the clothes on. They will the grab the suitcase, jump in the water, swim to a designated spot, and take off all of the clothes, packing them into the ...[read full activity]
Surprise Visitor
Have a person disguised as a traveling salesman waiting outside the meeting room, and come in in the middle on signal and try to sell his product. Since nobody is interested in buying Styrofoam replicas of the first waffle e...[read full activity]
Take the Mat
Two teams line up the same distance from a mat (or a 25 square foot chalked off area). On a signal, they race to the mat and try to fit on as many scouts as they can until the whistle is blown at the end of a minute....[read full activity]
Team Jump the Shot
Play like the game Jump the Shot, except give patrols/dens 50 points and every time one of their members is hit they lost five points....[read full activity]
Team Nail Driving
Line up patrols/dens 20 feet away from their materials. The first scout will run up, and has one swing with the hammer to hit the nail in, and then must run back and tag the next person. NOTE: supervise children as necessary...[read full activity]
Team Swim Relay
Line up the group on the dock. The first person will jump off, swim to the float marker, swim back, and tag the next scout....[read full activity]
Tenderfoot Relay
Patrols/dens line up. Send one scout to the other side of the room or field and turn around. The senior patrol leader will flash them a card with a Scout sign, salute, point of Scout Law, etc. After Scouts complete the action...[read full activity]
Tent Peg-Driving Relay
Line up patrols/dens. Tent Peg-Driving Relay. Each scout will run up and drive eight pegs into the ground, then pull them up for the next person. When a patrol/den has completed 8 runs, they win....[read full activity]
Tent Peg-Making Relay
Line up patrols and have one scout run up to the block and make a regular tent peg that is pointed at one end and notched at the other. When he finishes, he will run back the 50ft to the rest of his patrol/den and tag the ne...[read full activity]
The Black Knight
Designate one person as the knight, the rest are pawns. One pawn will throw the ball up in the air, and then all the pawns will run away from the center. The knight must grab the ball, and yell "Freeze!" When the ...[read full activity]
The Game
Everyone is always playing "The Game." Anytime somebody remembers it, they must announce, "I have lost the game," which will trigger other people to remember, and lose the game again. This will always con...[read full activity]
The Sieve
Split the troop into two teams. One team will line up along lines, and the other will tie neckerchiefs in an overhand knot around their arms. The attackers try to get through to defenders to the goal without losing their ar...[read full activity]
The Struggle
Facing each other, two scouts stand roughly a meter apart. They reach their arms out and lock fingers. They push towards each other until their chests touch and continue pushing each other....[read full activity]
Three Objects
Night Game. Pick one person as "it". They will pick three objects (such as a tree, a tent, and a lamp post) and point them out to all the players. They will touch him until he starts counting, then they must run ...[read full activity]
Three Ropes Game
Put the ropes in the middle of the playing field. Divide into two equally skilled teams. Issue each team member a different number. When a number is called, the two scouts with that number (both from opposite teams) run and t...[read full activity]
Three-Legged Soccer
At the ends of the meeting room, set up the chars about five feet apart from each other to form two goals. Split the group into two teams. Everyone will pair up, and tie their inside feet together. Designate one pair on eac...[read full activity]
Three-Man Tug-of-War
Tie the ends of the rope together and lay it on the floor or field formed like a triangle. Set a neckerchief or hat about 6 feet from every corner. Send up three scouts from different patrols/dens to grasp their corner in t...[read full activity]
Tiger in a Cage
Pick one person to be a tiger, and put them in a circle on the floor. This will act as their cage, which they must stay in. Players will run inside the circle to torment the tiger. If the tiger tags someone while staying i...[read full activity]
Tire-Roll Relay
Patrol/den relay: The first scout will run up and roll the tire around a marker, and then back to the start to hand off the stake and let the next scout go....[read full activity]
Select six scouts to be the submarines. They will line up in two lines about 10 feet apart. Each sub will be given several soft throwing objects. Everyone else will be ships and try to pass through the lines of subs withou...[read full activity]
Towel Race
Scouts will swim to a marker and back, all the time holding their towel above their heads. The towel must be completely dry for them to win....[read full activity]
Tractor Pull
Group players into pairs. One person is the tractor and gets down on their hands and knees, the other person is the driver. They will try to unseat other drivers, or pull them across a line. If a drivers' feet touch the gr...[read full activity]
Trail Signs
Patrol/den relay: Place the sets of cards in front of the patrols/dens. Leave the stack of picture cards face down, and spread out the cards with words on them out face up. The first scout will run up, draw a picture card, ...[read full activity]
Train Chase
Designate one person as it. They will try to tag other people. When they tag someone, they will go behind the first person and hold on to their shoulders. This will continue until there are four people, when they will spli...[read full activity]
Tree Hunt
For ten minutes, patrols are sent off to collect as many leaves from different trees as they can (that's ONE leaf per type of tree). They bring their leaves back to camp, lay them out, and try to identify them....[read full activity]
Trust Fall
The patrol/den will assemble below the platform. One member will climb on the platform. Facing away from their patrol/den with their arms folded and eyes closed, they will fall backwards. The patrol/den must catch the pers...[read full activity]
Line up two groups facing each other on a line. On signal, players take hold of the rope and pull....[read full activity]
Twig Hunt
The game leader will gather a set of 15-20 twigs or leaves, and identify them if he chooses. Then each patrol/den will try to collect an identical set....[read full activity]
Two-in-One Match
For book matches: Give the scouts each a match and have them split it into two by starting at the end with a fingernail. For wooden matches: Have them slice it right below the head and it will split easily....[read full activity]
Walking Statues
Two teams stand on opposite ends of a field or room, with a non-biased leader in the middle. The scouts on the teams must reach the leader, but they can only move when he's facing the opposite direction. The leader can turn a...[read full activity]
All of the patrols/dens will make a circle around the wastebasket. Start going clockwise, giving scouts a turn to throw the ball into the wastebasket. Each successful throw, where it goes into the basket, will earn one poin...[read full activity]
Water Basketball
Fasten the basket to the end of the swimming pool, or to a dock. Split the scouts into two groups. Each team will try to make a basket, which is worth 2 points. Limit game time to 5 minutes....[read full activity]
Water Buffalo Riders
In knee-deep water, pair up all of the scouts. One will ride on the other (piggyback style). The goal is to unseat the other pairs. The last pair still standing wins....[read full activity]
Water Dodge Ball
Split the scouts into two groups. One will form a ring around the others in the water and try to get them out with the ball. If a scout is hit by the ball, they must leave the circle. After a set amount of time, they will ...[read full activity]
Water Knot Tug-of-War
Play like Water Tug-of-War, except that each team must tie their rope together from the little pieces using sheet bends....[read full activity]
Water Poison
Have scouts join hands and form a ring around the floating object in shallow water. Anyone that touches it is out. If two people let their link break, they are both out....[read full activity]
Water Tug-of-War
Split the troop in half, and play just like the game Tug-of-War, except everyone is in the water....[read full activity]
Waterproof Match Containers
A 35mm film canister works well, but matches must be cut to fit. Shotgun shells and copper or plastic pipe work, but they require corks to be closed. If striker is included, put matches in with heads away from striker....[read full activity]
Wet Weather Fire Building
Like a normal fire-building contest, scouts are racing to light their fire first. Unfortunately, their wood has been dunked in a bucket of water for ten seconds....[read full activity]
What Do I Feel
Form all patrols/dens into a circle, face all of the boys towards the center, and blindfold them. Pass all of the items around the circle allowing each scout to feel them in turn. Once all of the items have been passed arou...[read full activity]
Wheelbarrow Race
Line up a pair from each patrol/den in shallow water (unless the wheelbarrow can hold his breath for a really long time). One person will be the wheelbarrow and walk on their hands, with the other person holding their ankles...[read full activity]
Whip the Rope
Patrol/den relay: The first person will run up, whip both ends of their rope, then run back to tag off the next person....[read full activity]
Winter Nest Hunt
Patrols/dens go on a winter hike with a leader with each. The leave at 5-minute intervals. Scouts will point out nests to leaders and then identify the nest....[read full activity]


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Coordinator's Role - Employer Information
Co-op Coordinator... Lane's representative connecting you with the business community.
Lane's Cooperative Education Coordinators work continuously with employers to promote student learning and career-specific skill development.
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Ansel Adams is born
The famous western photographer Ansel Adams is born in San Francisco. Adams' dramatic black and white images of Yosemite and the West are some of the most widely recognized and admired photographs of the 20th century.
Ansel Adams discovered his love of photography and the West during a family trip to Yosemite when he was 14 years old. He made his first photographs of the dramatic Yosemite Valley during that trip, and he returned to photograph the park every year thereafter for the rest of his life.
Adams soon developed a tremendous passion and talent for photography, though it remained only a hobby for many years. From childhood, Adams had studied piano, and as a young man he embarked on a promising career as a concert pianist. It was only when he was in his late 20s that Adams decided to abandon music and make a career out of photography instead, choosing to make the West the focus of his work. During the next 20 years, Adams' distinctive treatment of the western landscape won him a dedicated following, especially among the growing community of outdoor enthusiasts in California. Today his majestic portraits of the snow-covered Yosemite Valley and haunting images of Saguaro cacti under an Arizona moon are so familiar as to almost be visual cliches. It is hard to remember that when Adams first published them, the pictures had a crystalline purity that few other nature photographers had achieved.
A dedicated conservationist, Adams deliberately used his photos to inspire a semi-religious reverence for the natural world that he hoped would encourage more Americans to protect and preserve wilderness. A lifelong member of the Sierra Club, Adams provided images for many of the club's early publications in the 1960s.
Besides being a brilliant artist, Adams was also a technical innovator and a teacher. Along with several other photographers, Adams founded "Group f/64," which was dedicated to promoting deep-focus photography and the use of "straight" images free from darkroom trickery. He created a number of innovative photographic techniques that he introduced to the general public through a series of books and an annual workshop in Yosemite.
In recognition of his lifelong efforts supporting the national park system, Mt. Ansel Adams in Yosemite was named in his honor shortly after he died in 1984.


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Today I had my third appointment with new psychiatrist. I have to be honest and say I was utterly dreading it because the last two appointments with him have been extremely frustrating and of no help whatsoever. But lovely support worker came with me and when she first picked me up I was very very anxious, did not want to go, but after sitting talking to me and calming me down for about 20 minutes I finally got out of the car and went into the main hospital building.
I had gone over with her what I wanted to say to new psychiatrist today and just hoped that I'd both remember it all and get the opportunity to say it all. I can't remember if I have already mentioned this here, but basically I had decided that if this appointment went as shite as the last two with him then I was going to ask my GP to refer me to see a different psychiatrist. I may live in the middle of nowhere with very little in the way of mental health support but I do believe there is one other psychiatrist that does cover this area.
So, bang on 2.30pm his door opens and he calls me through. I hesitantly walk through with lovely support worker behind me. We sit down and he asks how I have been since I last saw him. I took a breath and told him that my mood has remained flat the vast majority of the time, that there have been a couple and I do literally mean a couple of OK/good moments but really for… well… so long now I've lost count my mood is flat, I rarely find enjoyment in anything, my self harming continues, I have fleeting suicidal thoughts, my sleep is crap, even the very basics like having a shower and getting dressed and taking the dogs a walk sometimes just proves to be too much for me.
Yes, I know I went out for the first time in at least six months on Saturday night and ended up having quite a good time but I think that was mostly due to the amount of alcohol I'd consumed. I did not mention anything about the recent brief substance misuse because I don't want that splashed onto my case notes again… and anyways… it's over and done with now with no plans of any repeat episodes. I told him about the two visits to A&E for self harm wounds and stitches, I told him I am trying my hardest to plod on with my part time home based uni course but that I'm failing to concentrate and struggling with it massively. I told him that sometimes I hear a little niggling voice encouraging me to hurt myself but that I can tolerate it as it's nowhere near as bad as when I was hearing several voices and hearing them constantly. In that respect I think the 750mg a day of Quetiapine (Seroquel) is still working.
He asked how I'd found the increased dose of 45mg a day Mirtazapine and again I told him that it was fine for the first couple of weeks but then I started having such severe physical symptoms of anxiety (when I truly thought my heart was about to pack in and ended up getting the ecg done) and how lovely GP had wondered if it was actually the Mirtazapine causing it as anti-depressants do take a while to build up in your system. So I told him my GP told me to go back down to 30mg a day and see if the anxiety improved and yes, the heart palpitations did stop and have continued to be minimal. But the 'psychological' anxiety, the constant worrying and fears are still very much present. Some days I'm so scared to even walk out my front door to cross the road and walk the dogs for ten minutes then other days I dope myself up on whatever anxiety med I can and force myself to face a potentially scary situation.
He then asked how I had found the Pregabalin (Lyrica) that he had prescribed last time I saw him as the plan was for me to use it on a long term basis for my anxiety and finally start to taper off the Diazepam seeing as I've been taking it daily for three years now. But I had to tell him that had been a disaster as well… that I didn't realise it had the same/similar ingredient as Gabapentin which it appears I'm allergic to. So the two medication changes he made at our last appointment a few months ago were both unsuccessful.
This of course brought us onto the discussion of reducing my Diazepam and I firmly told new psychiatrist that yes I am willing to reduce but I am most definitely not doing it at the moment. I feel horrendous enough as it is without trying to taper off from that. To my surprise he did actually say that he agreed now was not the right time, especially not as we are fast approaching my two worst times of year – Christmas and then my little boy's anniversary in February.
He asked what support I was getting from the mental health team and I quite honestly told him how utterly useless I find cpn#2. He asked why and I explained about her super structured way of working, her setting of agenda's, her constant 'positive goals' and her reluctance to talk about anything that is making my moods low. However I did tell him that I am now top of the waiting list for psychology and have been given a provisional date of mid to late November for my first appointment. It's the same psychologist I used to work with so in a way I am looking forward to going back to see her even if I don't feel particularly convinced that this Compassion Focused Therapy bollocks is going to work for me.
So all in all it was actually quite a good session. I managed to get across to him that the two medication changes he proposed last time I saw him had failed, that I was not ready to taper off from the Diazepam yet, that my moods are low and flat, that I'm self harming again and having occasional suicidal thoughts, that I am generally struggling with life a lot, that I'm struggling trying to continue with my studies, that the only person who lets me vent is lovely support worker, that I find my sessions with cpn#2 useless, and some days I seriously do wish I just hadn't woken up that morning.
His first response to all of this was to ask me if I thought I would benefit from going in as an inpatient in the bin for a while? I said no, that place makes me feel worse, trapped, none of the staff give a damn, the other patients are too stressful to be around, there are too many rules… just no.
His second response was the one that surprised and to be honest shocked me (no pun intended). He said that as he looked back over all my medication history for the past four years we have pretty much exhausted every med now. There really isn't anything different we can try. We could maybe try new combinations of something but I have pretty much tried every anti-depressant, mood stabiliser and anti-psychotic and benzodiazapine there is. He asked if it's my depression or my anxiety that is worse and I said both of them. The anxiety can be managed to a degree with medication, the depression is just constant, constantly ongoing flat crappy moods that for months and months and months if not closer to a year have just stayed shit. Every day is an effort, every week is an effort, some mornings I open my eyes and my first thought is "I think I might kill myself today" or "I wish I was dead". But I don't act on them because I don't want to put my parents through all that heartache and frustration again. I carry on painting on these fake smiles and trying so hard to make everyone think I am coping. Although I did let slip to my Mum the other day that I had recently self harmed and had to go to A&E. The thing is I'm still self harming – first through cutting… then misusing substances… then drinking… now back to cutting again. I try to put on this persona of being someone in recovery but I'm so far from recovery it's scary. All these people telling me how well I'm doing because they don't fucking let me talk about how bad I feel, they insist on only talking about positives and therefore have a completely skewed picture of how my life really is.
So new psychiatrist says here is the plan of action: he will not make any medication changes at the moment (mainly because there isn't really anything else we can try), he would give me a couple of months to start seeing the psychologist again and see if psychological input helped my mood in any way, he encouraged me to be honest with cpn#2 about what *I* need from our sessions (told him I'd already done that and got nowhere)… he asked lovely support worker if she would carry on seeing me and she said yes she would see me weekly for as long as I needed it, he encouraged me to try and open up to my family so they know I'm actually not coping that great right now and all these fake smiles are simply that: fake.
And then he hits me with it… "there is one other thing we can try but I'd like to wait at least six months before trying it as I only like to use it as a last resort… have you heard of ECT before?"
I sat there kinda shocked but nodded my head. A very lovely fellow blogger tried ECT some time ago and I read all her experiences with it with interest even though it didn't seem to work for her. It is something that scares me a bit… I mean nobody really likes the idea of being knocked out, put into a seizure and having your brain zapped do they? It's pretty hardcore stuff. Then add in the quite possible and quite likely short term memory loss. It's not the most appealing of treatment options. But whilst he did reiterate that it would be a last resort I suppose it sort of shocked me that it was even suggested. He said it doesn't work for everyone but a point has to come where we try and break this depressive and unproductive cycle once and for all… and maybe, just maybe ECT would be the thing that finally works for me. But like I say, he wants me to try a few months of psychology first and then review things again. He wanted to see me back in a couple of months but he is away for most of January so my next appointment is February 6th… five days before my little man's anniversary so I'm bound to be in a super depressed state of mind next time I see him. Again, lovely support worker said she would come with me.
I can see that my life is not good at the moment, far from it if I'm brutally honest. Yes on the one hand I haven't given up on the studying (yet) and yes I managed to travel to a new faraway place recently (doped up on diazepam) and yes I even managed to go for a night out on Saturday (full of alcohol). But then we look at the flip side: I'm self harming a lot although managing to keep it reasonably superficial at the moment purely to avoid having to go to A&E, I'm having lots of thoughts about ending my life, my anxiety levels are ridiculously high and out of control most of the time, other than that one night out on Saturday I have next to no social life whatsoever, no friends that I see on any kind of regular basis, a constant niggling voice giggling away in my head at how pathetic I am and fuck just a couple of weeks ago things became so desperate I put that shite back into my body for some sort of an escape. I feel unsupported apart from by lovely support worker, I feel alone, I feel miserable, I question the point of everything, I don't cook meals or eat properly I just binge on junk food, I'm lucky if I shower a couple of times a week. Things are not good. And I can't go on pretending that I'm OK any longer because I'm not. I didn't want to admit it but there you go, I've said it. I just don't want to worry my family so I keep it bottled up… but it's getting really bad again.
I cancelled my appointment with cpn#2 for tomorrow because I just cannot face her "positive goal setting" bullshit… I left a message for her saying I had too much studying to do and couldn't go and asked her to give me a call back to rearrange another appointment but to be completely honest I will probably cancel that one as well. What's the point when I get no benefit from them? And now I know it will only be a matter of weeks until I start seeing the psychologist again maybe it's time to just stop seeing cpn#2 because I feel like I'm getting nowhere with her and I just cannot work to her super structured approach.
Has it really come to a point where I need to give serious consideration to trying ECT? Could that be the one thing that just blasts my brain back to a state of normality so I can get on with my life in a happy and meaningful way where I actually want to be alive and enjoy my life? Could it break away from all these desperate little attempts of escapism? I don't know… And I'm not going to give it much thought for the moment because it wouldn't be happening for at least six months anyway. And who knows where I'll be in six months time… Who knows if I'll even still be here? The way I feel at the moment that is somewhat doubtful.
But if I'm totally honest with people, if I lay my cards on the table and admit to how bad I feel then I enter back into the conversations like those of today: talks of admission into the bin… talks of ECT… Do I want those conversations, or worse, for them to actually happen? No.
I just want to feel normal whatever that is. I just want to feel happy. I want to wake up and look forward to the day ahead. I want things to be easy and free and effortless.
And yet I also want to go to wherever my little boy is… wherever it is we go when our body has died and our soul has moved on… and well…. I guess I can't really believe that I've ended up back in this place again. I'm scared… the feelings of things about to fall apart and hit crisis level feel imminent and I'm genuinely truly terrified of that happening to me again.


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Finding THE nuts
Own own local finalist, Linda Bibbo of Bainbridge Township, also had problems locating the Fisher Butter Toffee Peanuts in her Caramel Latte Crunch Cups.
"Would you believe?" she told me. "I finally found them at Staples, of all places."
I'm quite sure that any old dry roasted peanuts would substitute quite nicely in the peanut butter cookie recipe. But one never knows. I was quite surprised, for instance, at how good the cookies really are. And could be it's just the way the ingredients combine tha made it a winner.
So I rifled through my inch-thick package of press material I brought back from Dallas and found the name of the Fisher spokeswoman. I've now e-mailed and left a phone message asking her the big question:
Where in Lake and Geauga counties are these nuts sold?
Stay tuned to this blog for the answer. And feel free to ask me your questions by clicking on the box at the bottom of this posting. That's the only way I know if you are getting this.


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From the SUNY Geneseo website...
GENESEO, N.Y. - SUNY Geneseo graduate Joel Dodge has won SUNY's 2011 Benjamin and David Scharps Award, conferred upon a student who demonstrates analytical skills in a legal opinion essay. Dodge is the second Geneseo student to win the award in the past three years.
SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher announced Dodge's award, established through the will of Hannah S. Hirschhorn. The student competitors were asked to submit an essay on the topic "Peer-to-Peer File Sharing," identify the legal issues and defend a position in a scholarly manner. The essay must be carefully reasoned, well-researched, authoritatively documented and precisely written. Dodge's essay is available to read online.
"Joel's essay presents a comprehensive and thorough examination of peer-to-peer file sharing on college campuses," said Chancellor Zimpher. "We are pleased to be able to recognize his hard work with the Scharps Award."
Dodge, from Liverpool, N.Y., received a check for $1,500 and a certificate of award from SUNY. He majored in international relations and economics and plans to attend law school. He was an Edgar Fellow in the college's honor program and also a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
The previous Geneseo graduate to win the award was Megan Darlington, who received it in 2009.


text: Here is something for the fans of Yun Yun. Live action Catbus! Our cat Yun Yun's favorite activity is to be outdoors. She will wait by the door and meows continuously to go out and play. I usually give in to her cute persistence and let her have some outside time. Thanks to the overwhelming responses to Yun Yun as the Catbus, we have decided to make a short film of our little star, following her adventure. In her famous costume and our backyard serving as a Totoro enchanted forest, Yun Yun roams through the garden, magically appearing and mysteriously vanishes. She is definitely calling all the shots. A very short while of filming, her wardrobe malfunctions and that is the halt of production. Watch it here: https://vimeo.com/58519325 Hope you enjoy this clip! I wonder where this Catbus will take us to next!


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I've been reading about a ridiculous plan to privatise the operation of Dover Harbour (click here and here). It's being dressed up as a plan for a 'people's port', when really it amounts to selling off the family silver for a quick buck.
Dover is a vital part of Britain's economy and transport infrastructure. It is the UK and the world's busiest passenger ferry port – with 9 berths, 4 services, 15 ferries and up to 65 sailings each day – and the first place where most people who visit by sea come to when they arrive. Dover Harbour has been run by the Dover Harbour Board since 1606, and currently handles over £80 billion worth of trade each year. Of course Dover also has a historic place in British History, and indeed in the national psyche- think Vera Lynn, Bluebirds etc – making this an even more emotive issue.
The standard old conservative argument has been trotted out about how the port cannot be competitive, etc etc, and being a private business will allow it to borrow money. Rubbish. The state of the railways and local bus companies since privatisation should show anyone that privatisation does not mean investment, it means profits for shareholders and destruction of an industry. Look at other industries such as Steel, Coal, Shipbuilding – communities decimated in the name of removing a line from the balance books.
It really is shocking the extent to which the current Government is willing to go to hive off the public sector. Is it any coincidence that the kind of wealthy businessmen who are likely to invest in privatisation stand to make a nice tidy profit? I cannot help but think that moves like this are ideologically driven, to reduce the state as much as possible, give wealthy investors an opportunity to double their money, and to hell with the consequences. The budget crisis has given the Government a gilt-edged excuse to finish what Thatcher started.
Ferry ports CAN and DO work in public ownership. My local ferry port, here in Portsmouth, operates under council control, and makes a tidy profit each year. In fact, the profit goes towards keeping Portsmouth's council tax bill relatively low. So why not Dover, which is bigger and busier? If it needs investment, it cannot be anywhere near the sums that were somehow found for propping up the banks only a couple of years ago, and the kind of profits those banks are now making at our expense.
Not only does privatisation mean profit, job losses and poor services, it also means a lack of control for society over crucial functions. Look at how the railway and bus companies have operated in recent years – with no regard at all for passengers, and there is very little the Government – national or local – can do about it. Imagine if a new operating company decided to cut the number of sailings, under the pretext of saving money, much as bus companies cut services? Or put up the charges to the ferry companies? How many people are directly or indirectly employed in Dover thanks to the port?
In a similar manner, privatising the Royal Fleet Auxiliary would mean that any new private owners would be able to do whatever they liked, no doubt at a cost to the country's defence capability, especially that of the Royal Navy.


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There are more and more Asian based beauty stores appearing, and the majority of them are reliable and have good prices. My favourite though is still Adambeauty.com.
The site can be hard to navigate but I adoreeeee it.
It takes him longer to get make up in sometimes, but his prices are very reasonable and the shipping is cheap ($2) and fast. I have only ever had a problem in 100 transactions with him ONCE, and in that case he replaced the item (he'd sent me the wrong shade).
(Oh, I am not affiliated with Adambeauty in any way – I just love the shop!).
I did some shopping on the site a few weeks ago but just in the sales section. I got:
Freshel UV liquid in YO-C1 (its a foundation and UV milk in one)
Lavshuca Dual Eyes (I never got these when they were launched) in the blue and purple mixes.
Esprique Precious Lip Gloss in PK 878. I already have it in 3 other shades!
Here is the gloss. Esprique Precious (by Beaute De Kose) is a fab brand, underrated though. Its an elegant, understated, high quality brand:
This reminds me of Nars's Turkish Delight. Its gorgeous, really quite plain but a nice topper on most lip colours:
I don't buy much from Freshel, but I know its a pretty decent brand.
I got this because the shade left in stock looked quite dark.
Its also water resistant and brightening – perfect when you think about it for the summer. SPF, cover, bright = all in one!
Its quite liquid and has the same texture as liquid UV lotions. Give it a shake before you use it, otherwise it comes out looking like…well, vomit.
Here it is – yep – I daresay it will suit my NC35 skin just finnneee! Hurrah!
Rubbed in, it dries quickly. I'll hazard a guess and say thats the alcohol working – a lot of Japanese skincare does have alcohol in it.
When dry – TaDa! I am really impressed by this, I only bought it to try out but its sort of a miracle all in one product to keep in the bag.
Finally these are the duos. These were pretty cheap too I think, just £5-6 quid on sale.
I got a blue and purple duo. I quite like Duos – makes things easier in the morning!
After feeling like Lavshuca have been a disappointment lately, I have to say these Duos are a complete and absolute hit. The pigmentation and shimmer are GORGEOUS! So lovely. The purple in particular is perfect.
Swatches (do not show off the vibrancy!):
Overall this was a totally unnecessary but excellent haul for me! Everything was pretty cool – it helps when you have some knowledge of the brands and know whats good or not.
Bargain hunting- what have you found lately?!


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Dr. Scott VanderStoep, professor of psychology and chairperson of the department at Hope College, is one of only 42 faculty or administrators in higher education nationwide selected by the Council of Independent Colleges and the American Academic Leadership Institute to participate in a year-long Senior Leadership Academy.
The purpose of the academy is to prepare faculty and administrators for senior leadership positions in any division - including academic affairs, student affairs, finance, enrollment management, and advancement - in independent higher education. As a participant, VanderStoep will attend two seminars, one in the fall in Williamsburg, Va., on Friday-Sunday, Nov. 5 - 7, and one in the spring in Washington, D.C. He will participate in a mentoring program, experiential learning projects, and a series of readings and case studies.
"Competition for the available places in the program was extremely keen," said Richard Ekman, president of the Council of Independent Colleges. "It is worth noting that the review committee found the nomination materials to be most impressive. They (and I) believe that Dr. VanderStoep has the potential for highly effective leadership in a position of senior responsibility on campus."
VanderStoep has been a member of the Hope faculty since 1999, and had also taught at Hope from 1992 to 1994. He has led the college's campus-wide assessment program since 2001, and was director of the college's CarlFrostCenter for Social Science Research from 1999 to 2004. He is a previous president of the Board of Directors of Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology, in which he has also been active at the regional level. Among other activities in the community, he currently serves as president of the West Ottawa Board of Education. In January of this year Hope presented him with its Ruth and John Reed Faculty Achievement Award.


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CONTEMPORY TIME BANKINGThere have been other examples of alternative economies in recent history, most notably the "Notgeld" emergency money that appeared in Germany after the hyperinflation of 1923. Notgeld was unofficial "money" issued by cities, boroughs, and even private companies to compensate for a shortage of official coins and bills. As long as Notgeld was accepted, no harm was done, as it was understood to be a valid certificate of debt. Notgeld was actually more stable than real money, since its denomination was often pegged to material goods, such as gold, corn, meat, and so forth. The currency itself was purposefully made to be very pretty to encourage people to save the bills. This way, the debt would never have to be paid. Notgeld was printed on all kinds of material—leather, fabric, porcelain, silk, and tin foil. Since it was not legal tender, the only people who dealt in it were those who wanted to. As a result, it had a stabilizing effect on the official currency, which was still in circulation.
The first successful contemporary time bank was started in 1991 by Paul Glover in Ithaca, New York. Following his idea, people began to exchange time, which led to the creation of a time-based currency—the "Ithaca Hours," which even local businesses began to accept, and which still flourishes. Time banking and service exchange have since developed into a full-fledged movement, usually centered around local communities.
(see links to other time banks)
Time/Bank at e-flux is modeled on existing time banks. Every Time/Bank transaction will allow individuals to request, offer, and pay for services in "Hour Notes." When a task is performed, the credit hours earned may be saved and used at a later date, given to another person, or contributed towards developing larger communal projects. For example, if you happen to be in Beijing or Hamburg and need someone to help you shop for materials or translate a press release, you would be able to draw on resources from Time/Bank without exchanging any money.
Through Time/Bank, we hope to create an immaterial currency and a parallel micro-economy for the cultural community, one that is not geographically bound, and that will create a sense of worth for many of the exchanges that already take place within our field—particularly those that do not produce commodities and often escape the structures that validate only certain forms of exchange as significant or profitable.
Julieta Aranda and Anton Vidokle e.flux
source http://www.e-flux.com/timebank/about


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This blog discusses current weather, weather prediction, climate issues, and other topics
Monday, November 16, 2009
Monday Update
Lots happening. As the satellite image shows a band of moisture, associated with strong southerly and southwesterly winds and warm temperatures is streaming right into us. Complicating the picture have been a progression of low pressure centers that are riding northeastward on the cold side. One low pressure area moved by this morning, producing strong winds on the coast and the NW interior (50-60 mph gusts). Other areas gusted to 30-35 mph. A weak disturbance will move offshore tonight and a strong one will be here tomorrow morning. So expect the winds to increase later today and tomorrow am at least as high as this morning. But this is not a major windstorm like the one in Dec 2006.
Yesterday there were reasons to suspect that the major windstorm suggested by the American models was not in the cards...the UKMET and ECMWF models...as good as and better than ours--had a weaker solution with the low more to the north. The current solution is somewhere in between. The low center is also divided in two...always bad for a big storm.
Heavy precipitation is falling in the Olympics right now and more is expected today....both there, the Willapa Hills and the N. Cascades.
A few graphics of interest:
Here is the predicted sea level pressure at 7 AM tomorrow morning--strong low over Vancouver Island and intense pressure difference on the N. Washington coast and Strait of Georgia. Windy but not exceptional (30-40 mph gusts ) in Seattle, but NW WA and the coast could see 60-70 mph.
Here are the winds tonight as the first weak disturbance moves by. Very strong winds on the coast.
The 24-h rainfall ending 4 AM tomorrow morning--up to 5-10 inches (red colors) over the Olympics, Willapa Hills, and N Cascades. Seattle will get an inch or two before this is over. So rake up those leaves near drains!
High resolution view of precipitation
25 comments:
- smokejumper said...
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- November 16, 2009 at 12:09 PM
- smokejumper said...
Looks like a very busy week ahead for you, appreciate the updates.
Extreme weather on the eastside of the cascades today! Currently mostly sunny and 61 degrees. Light SW wind. Extremely nice, I mean.
- November 16, 2009 at 12:19 PM
- M'sFan said...
Don't have a rain guage, but here in Aberdeen it has been coming down in BUCKETS all day. Winds strong, comes in waves, but not impressive
- November 16, 2009 at 12:48 PM
- Chris Christensen said...
Yeah, in Ellensburg right now and wish I was on the west side to enjoy this weather! Sunny and 53 degrees...
- November 16, 2009 at 12:49 PM
- JewelyaZ said...
I'm glad the storm has backed off a little bit in intensity. Thanks for all the updates!
- November 16, 2009 at 12:58 PM
- Scott K said...
Sounds like the Tuesday storm will be less potent than first thought.
I was rather disappointed with Monday morning's storm. Here in lake stevens we had no wind or almost no wind, plenty of rain though.
Maybe we'll get a chance to experience Tuesday's storm.
- November 16, 2009 at 1:26 PM
- Patrick said...
Hey Cliff - I like the new Probcast features for quarter and one inch rain probability. That's good stuff!
- November 16, 2009 at 2:00 PM
- Christopher said...
Love your blog. Only one complaint -- there's not enough of it!
Not sure what you meant by saying that the low split in two is "always bad for a big storm." Does it mean bad for us, that it makes a big storm bigger? Or does it mean that it's bad for the storm and it won't be as bad as it would have been if the low hadn't split? I hope the latter!
I really appreciate that you're one of the few places that really focuses on the wind factor, which is a lot more important up here in the San Juans than rain, since we don't have any rivers to flood but do have lots of trees to come down and houses on the coast to suffer wind damage.
- November 16, 2009 at 2:41 PM
- Tim said...
Just drove from Pacific Beach down to Astoria on 101 and heavy rain (windshield having trouble keeping up) and high winds made for a very interesting drive. Going over the bridge in Astoria was particularly exciting.
- November 16, 2009 at 2:44 PM
- Josh said...
Little reprieve here in the NW Interior. Winds just slacked off to a afternoon breeze. Some damage reported around the county of Whatcom. Tree fell onto a house in Bellingham proper. PSE Crews throwing switches left and right. Some getting rest and preparing for the next round of coffee and patients.
- November 16, 2009 at 2:45 PM
- mainstreeter said...
NWS in Portland is reporting 23' waves at the mouth of the Columbia with 27' likely later on.
- November 16, 2009 at 2:51 PM
- Must read blogs said...
it is simply been nothing but heavy rain here in chehalis. Lots of minor street flooding. I-5 is a nightmare.
- November 16, 2009 at 2:54 PM
The worst winds are coming Tuesday morning, right?
- November 16, 2009 at 3:12 PM
- Joseph Ratliff said...
Now I'm hearing of the possibility of another "sequel" to the storm trilogy...Wednesday night into Thursday.
Where is that El Nino pattern again?
- November 16, 2009 at 4:51 PM
- mainstreeter said...
Yes, the possibility of another storm Thursday
NWS afternoon briefing
- November 16, 2009 at 4:59 PM
- epjmcginley said...
strong gusts beginning now,
west of olympia on oyster bay.
- November 16, 2009 at 5:42 PM
- SeattleTammy said...
Winds are going strong out here in Hoquiam.
One fun feature of weather underground is at the very bottom, real time stats from the coast. Put in zip code 98550, and watch the wind gusts.
- November 16, 2009 at 5:52 PM
- Lee said...
The storm woke me up this morning, and led me to wonder something: at what wind speed does window breakage become an issue? I mean, I imagine this depends on the windows, but is there a general wind speed at which it becomes advisable for people to board up? They do this in hurricanes, but not in Pacific storms so much. Just wondering what the threshold is.
I live in an apartment with large windows, within a mile of the Sound and facing it, with few significant obstructions. So, the 3 am wake up call got me to thinking. :)
- November 16, 2009 at 6:29 PM
Tammy, go to NWS, type in your zip and get more detailed info from the source. Go to the 3 DAY HISTORY below and see top winds for every hour. Gusts to 63! Hope you are battened down!
- November 16, 2009 at 6:35 PM
- Sermonti said...
Hoquiam Bowerman Field ASOS reporting winds out of the SSE at 41, gusts 61.
Just had a gust to 27 at my home in Olympia.
- November 16, 2009 at 6:53 PM
- Joseph Ratliff said...
654pm at the Olympia Airport
23mph gusting to 36mph from the South.
- November 16, 2009 at 7:04 PM
- Upupaepops said...
I could not resist a little artistic license
- November 16, 2009 at 7:14 PM
- mainstreeter said...
I have the SAME WX alert on standby for the next couple of days
- November 16, 2009 at 7:36 PM
- Joseph Ratliff said...
745pm 25mph gusting to 41mph in Lacey, WA according to Weather.com.
- November 16, 2009 at 8:16 PM
- edlalu said...
The Flyboys at McChord must like the chance to train in tough weather, because I hear them overhead over and over this evening!
- November 16, 2009 at 8:25 PM


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Before a wedding both the bride and groom and their families have to look after every big and small arrangements that are related to the wedding. Wedding photography is one of the most important aspects of the marriage. Everyone wants to remember their wedding so they shoot and record the beautiful moments of their wedding by hiring a professional wedding photographer. Now your wedding can be captured in different styles according to your taste, interest and personality.
From a traditional style to contemporary the couples can be captured in whichever style they want to be seen. But today a more unobtrusive and naturalistic style of wedding photography has emerged, which is called photo journalistic style of photography. It is the style which gives a sense of a documentary film, meaning you get a feeling of watching a short documentary film while looking at your wedding album. Your wedding album will be just like a storybook of your wedding depicted in pictures. It is the most naturalistic style of taking wedding photography devoid of any formal poses.
As is the case in traditional style where the wedding pictures are taken in formal poses or the contemporary style where the pictures are more edgy, glamorous and magazine types. Photo journalistic style is nothing like this; it is more natural and informal. No one has to stand in any deliberate poses and no one has to put on any extra makeup for the pictures. All the people and the ceremonies are captured as they are, nothing artificial is added not even studio lighting to add that desired effect. The moments are captured as they are in their original form making the end result beautiful.
You can actually relive your whole wedding ceremony as it happened systematically years after by just looking at the pictures in this style. The photo journalistic style is often called documentary, candid or reportage style. No words or caption is needed to describe the photos as the pictures depict every story clearly. Why couples choose the photo journalistic style because the photographers record all the emotion, fun and laughter present at the wedding without making their presence known. This is an added advantage for camera shy people. If you have someone like them in your friends or family then you can easily have their pictures without even making them conscious.
Usually this style of wedding photography requires a lot of honed talent to tell the story of the wedding. You just can't snap thousand of pictures hoping of taking a few good snaps. A lot of thought goes into saying the story in its original form and not making it highly interpretative.


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Show your dad how much you love him by creating unique designs filled with all the things he loves. The Father's Day Seasonal cartridge includes images of sports equipment, vehicles, barbecue grills, recliners, and more. Plus traditional phrases that are ideal for scrapbook layouts, cards, or other projects.
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