My Summer

Hey everyone!!

  Once again, I have fallen behind on my posts. Let's just say I had a very busy summer. We listed our house at the beginning of August, so we spent the end of May, and all of June and July getting things ready (painted all but one room in the whole house, new shed put up, weeding and other yard work. etc.). All this while my dad and we 3 older ones also worked full time jobs. It was an exhausting 2 1/2 months, let me tell ya.

We did take the first weekend of July off for my Dad's 50th birthday. We surprised him with a family trip to Fort McAlister State Park in the suburbs of Savannah.

It was wonderful spending time together goofing

 around and relaxing.

We played many rounds of Dutch Blitz.

And I got to practice my nature photography some more.

We spent Labor Day Weekend camping at Fort Mountain State Park with our friends, the Hunekes. We saw a hawk (it flew right over Mrs. Huneke's head!), 7 raccoons whose nest was in a tree next to the Hunekes' campsite, and I saw 2 black bear cubs Sunday morning! Nature was out in full force that weekend!We did a lot of: 

Talking and catching up

Hiking. This includes hiking my most primitive 

trail to date. Some parts were barely wide enough

for one person.

Rock skipping 

Posing on various rock outcroppings

(some intentional, some not)

And I got in lots more photography practice.

 This one spot on The Most Primitive Trail Ever

looks exactly like the forest scene in the newest

Prince Caspian movie where Caspian meets Reep.

SO MANY FERNS!!!!!!

So, that was my summer! We're hoping to get at least one more camping trip in before the weather turns too cold. How was your summer?

Katelyn

Writing is in my Future

I know I promised to write a post last week, but my phone started to give me trouble last Sunday and then finally dies of a virus Wednesday. Thankfully, I was able to get the upgrade by Thursday and am once again a functioning member of society. I never realized how much I used my phone until mine crashed. 

Now, onto my late post and the book idea I mentioned at the end of my last post. About a month and a half ago, I was talking to a friend about Narnia and Susan's no longer being a "friend of Narnia". I've always identified with Susan, mostly because we're both the oldest daughter (I'm also the oldest period, no older brother for me.) and tend to think on the more practical side of things. Really, I have a lot in common with both of the older Pevensies.

I gave it some thought for a few days, talked to a few friends who have written books, and came to a conclusion: I am going to write a FanFiction on the reason Susan no longer believes in Narnia. I have always thought that her story was left unfinished. C. S. Lewis never went into detail on why she forgot about Narnia.

 I have several theories that may explain the reason why Susan turned her back on Narnia and her friends there, I think it started soon after the events in Prince Caspian (the book, not the Disney movie). 

I find the above thought very sad - something serious must have happened to make her choose to forget and ridicule any thoughts or mention of Narnia. Her growing older and entering her teen years must have only helped her to forget and drift farther away. I intend to explore the possibilities over the next few months, I'll do my best to update you monthly on my progress, in addition to my other posts.

Katelyn