After settling into our room on Hog Island, we wandered the grounds of the camp and began to make the acquaintance of some of our fellow campers. We discovered that the Arts & Birding group of adults would be sharing the camp with a delightful group of teenagers participating in the Bird Studies for Teens session. Dinner was served at 6 PM and was followed by an introductory session in the “Fish House”.
Both Monday and Tuesday, we set the alarm for 4:15 AM… in time to be ready to photograph the sunrise on some of the longest days of the year. It was well worth the effort!
Early morning bird walks were also scheduled for both mornings, however, I decided to spend the time until a 7 AM breakfast roaming and photographing by myself instead of with a group.
After breakfast on Monday morning half of the adult group headed out on a boat ride into Muscongus Bay along with the teens. The teens were dropped off on Eastern Egg Island, home to Project Puffin. The adults had to be content to view the activity there from the boat. The adults did get to spend time ashore at Harbor Island before returning to Camp in the midafternoon. The remainder of the adult group, including Joan and I, spent the morning in small groups with the various instructors*. The remainder of the afternoon was spent working on various art projects.
After dinner, Kristin Mosher and Bill Wallauer, the photography instructors for the week, gave a great presentation on their work photographing the chimpanzees of Gombe National Park in association with Jane Goodall.
Tuesday morning after breakfast, the adult groups switched activities and Joan and I, among others, got our chance to see Eastern Egg Island and Harbor Island. The delightful evening presentation on Tuesday was by Steve Kress the founder of Project Puffin.
Rather than divide up the photographs I made while on Hog Island on a strict chronological basis, I have, instead, divided them up by genre.
Here are the landscapes:
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