2021 Life Logs, Day 173: Last Day of School
Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Weather: Some Sun, Some Clouds, Some Rain; High 79, Low 56 degrees F
Location: At Home in The Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
Today was the last day of the 2020-2021 school year here in Falmouth and the beginning of the ninth year of Camp Oma. During the first summer of Camp Oma in 2013, it was only Sam and Jonah as Ollie was too young. But every summer since then, Camp Oma has adapted to meet the needs of the Goldpebbles. Once Ollie was four, all three boys could basically do the same things with me, but starting last year, we needed to adapt to accommodate a teenager. This year, like last summer, the boys will be at home in the mornings, and I’ll pick them up at noon and we’ll go from there. It has been fascinating to me to watch our summer activities change depending on the ages of the boys, and last summer how we had to adapt due to Covid. The adventure began today and we’ll see how it goes forward.
I have picked Ollie up at the end of the school day all of this year. Mr. Tom walks the kids from the school across Route 28 to waiting parents and grandparents. Ollie has really enjoyed his time with Mr. Tom and at the end of the today’s mid-day Early Release, they took the time to let me get a photo of them. Then we were on to the beach. Sam went to one beach with his friend Robert while Ollie and I headed to Menauhant Beach. Just as we arrived at the beach, it started sprinkling rain and most people who were there left. But Ollie and didn’t let a few drops of rain stop the fun. He played happily digging in the sand for about an hour before Jonah and Jed arrived. Then Jonah and Ollie frolicked in the water, diving like dolphins, riding the surf on their body boards, and playing beach soccer with Jed. We had some sun, some totally overcast times, and some sprinkles. But mostly we had summer fun.
Since Jed could take the boys home, I headed home to play ball with Shadow before I left him again. Jane and Bruce Woodin had invited me over for dinner before we went to the opening night of the College Light Opera Guild’s first performance of the year. Thanks to another friend, Olga Mitchell, we had free tickets for The Pirates of Penzance. There was a late decision to have live performances this summer. But despite that, there was an almost full house for opening night. This was the third time I have seen this Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera in the last thirty years and it was by far the best I have seen. The cast of college ‘stars’ were so talented and their enthusiasm for performing in front of a live audience was contagious. It was so much fun.
