Spring is Here!

I really like Spring!  Watching flowers bloom and grass grow never gets old.  I have to mow it, but then I get the mowed grass smell. Spring is a time for new beginnings.  The world looks brighter and more vibrant -- the grass is greener and the sky is bluer.

Today is the first day of Spring Break Camp at Doublecreek.  While the calendar may say it is still Winter, today’s weather tells me Spring is here.  This is the best weather we’ve ever had!  (Weather during Spring Break can be dicey.)  Today, everyone is in shorts and t-shirts.  I remember some years where it was cold, rainy, windy or all three.  We’ve held camp during freezing weather, triple digit temperatures, and monsoons. What’s fascinating is that at camp the weather really doesn’t matter – we have fun anyway.

This is the 20th Spring Break Camp at Doublecreek.  When Scott Kirtley announced that we would be having a Spring Break Camp, we really didn’t know how it would work.  As it turned out, it worked very well.

When Uncle Carter and Aunt Trudy announced they were opening what was then known as Doublecreek Farm, no one knew how that would work out either.  As it turned out, it worked out very well!

This Spring Break Camp is unique.  This is the first week of camp since Aunt Trudy passed.  For all the staff, this has been quite an adjustment.  It’s an adjustment we’ve made before.  We made it after Scott passed and after Uncle Carter passed.

It is a true reflection of the leadership and vision of Uncle Carter, Aunt Trudy, Scott, and Dan that Camp Doublecreek not only continues to be in operation, but that it continues to thrive.  The word I often hear used to describe Doublecreek is the word “special.”  Doublecreek is a special place because special people have left their footprints all over this camp.

Doublecreek is more than a swimming pool, horseback riding facility, rockwall, paintball and soccer fields.  The heart of Doublecreek can be traced to Uncle Carter, Aunt Trudy, Scott, Dan, Judy and Jane as well as the thousands of counselors and campers who have been here at camp.

So as the grass grows and flowers bloom, Doublecreek gets ready for another season.  Yes, we’ll remember those who are no longer with us and will smile because the heart they left behind will always be with us.

 -- Joe Ray

Here's the link to our video from Spring Break Camp!  Enjoy!!!

https://vimeo.com/159506108