Aug 7, 2009

Bossy’s Favorite Things

The campground dock.

It’s just about as insignificant as can be, and yet seems to dominate the Bossy family vacation.

It’s the first place the family visits upon their arrival at the campground:

And every night after dinner the family returns to check to see that it’s still there, with its No Swimming sign. Hi, Park Ranger!

Usually Bossy’s daughter has to brave chilly evening Lake Champlain by herself, except on the rare occasion she can recruit a fellow convict:

By the way, you may be wondering what Bossy is doing while her family breaks the dock rules one by one:

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21 comments

1. 1
   on August 7th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
   Hokie Deb said:

   –>Hello Park Ranger! Call Bossy’s Son if they only get one phone call.

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2. 2
   on August 7th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
   Audubon Ron said:

   Bossy is a very good photographer. Love it.


3. 3
   on August 7th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
   chocolate and whine said:

   LOVE these photos! Except the second one scared the crap outta me. It looked like Bossy’s daughter was lost at sea, with only the dock to keep her afloat. (I have a serious fear of… well, being lost at sea.)


4. 4
   on August 7th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
   junebug said:

   Some more outstanding photos! I love the blue, blue color. Very cool.


5. 5
   on August 7th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
   POD said:

   Beautiful photos! The last one, amazing.


6. 6
   on August 7th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
   Debby said:

   Nice! Great memories to be had by reviewing these photos year after year


7. 7
   on August 7th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
   Bri said:

   Look at all those fantastic photos bossy!


8. 8
   on August 7th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
   robin said:

   Is that a belt on Bossy? I would feel very under~dressed if I camped with you. In my ragged gym shorts and husbands t-shirts.


9. 9
   on August 7th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
   Cactus Petunia said:

   Those photos bring back memories of a summer on Grand Isle on Lake Champlain. Sighhhhh. We rented a cabin, as my mother was a city girl from the Bronx, and camping was out of the question.


10. 10
    on August 7th, 2009 at 2:18 pm
    Ms. Cranky Pants said:

    Thank you, Bossy! I feel like I’ve been away and refreshed myself. No joke, for reals.


11. 11
    on August 7th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
    mirela said:

    Love the photos!!!


12. 12
    on August 7th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
    Michele said:

    Those are some FANTASTIC photos!


13. 13
    on August 7th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
    JK said:

    Cactus Petunia #9, In Vermont they call cabins “camps,” So you kinda did go “camping.” Love that island and will be off to our family’s shack, um, shed, no…I mean “camp” in a week.
    Glad the Bossys are having good weather!!!


14. 14
    on August 7th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
    Rebekah said:

    The first photo is magical.


15. 15
    on August 7th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
    The Domstic Goddess said:

    REBELS!!!


16. 16
    on August 7th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
    Lisa said:

    The boss and her fam are some SKINNY peeps!!!Great post from the shores of what looks like cccccold ocean somewhere!!


17. 17
    on August 8th, 2009 at 5:21 am
    Jen said:

    Niiiiiiiiiiice. I haven’t been to Lake Champlain since I was 7 (that’s 28 long years), but I still remember how lovely it is. WTF is up with the no swimming?!


18. 18
    on August 8th, 2009 at 8:29 am
    tina de luxe said:

    Those photos are excellent. The first one is pretty spooky though. Looks like the sky is coming down on Bossy’s daughter.

    Strange how that dock seems so short on the second picture and so loooong on the third one. Frogs must sure have an interestingly different outlook on the world.

    I looked up Lake Champlain now, once more I gained some profound knowledge here at Bossy’s campfire. Thanks! Though I’ve been wondering why one would camp at a lake when the ocean is nearby. But I imagine that being really cold, not only in the evenings.


19. 19
    on August 8th, 2009 at 8:47 am
    Amy @ Bitchin' Wives Club said:

    Gorgeous photos…. I really love the one of your daughter swimming and of your feet. We spend all summer at a lake in Iowa and my view of the swimming is almost exclusively from a bench on the dock or a chair on the lawn. —And that is OK.


20. 20
    on August 8th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
    Lizzy said:

    It’s not a true camping vacation unless there is Photoshop. Outstanding photos, Bossy!


21. 21
    on August 10th, 2009 at 12:47 am
    David said:

    Someone had inappropriate thoughts while viewing the photo of BH in the water.