Vacation!
Summer vacation this year was way not exotic or fancy- just a week of tent camping and spending the afternoon under the trees reading books. Although neither of these tent photos are of my own tent, these images capture the spirit of camping for relaxation for me.
The cute teepee is actually something that I made last summer for a photo session (yes I am crazy, but it was way more cost effective than just buying one- besides I really wanted to see if I could pull it off!) It is made of a lighter weight muslin instead of heavy canvas. That may not be that useful in the rain, but for shelter from the hot sun, or on a clear night it would be just fine. I worked out the mechanics with a scale model just out of plain copier paper- some tape, a ruler and calculator was all I needed to work up the pattern dimensions. I looked at other tents to figure out how the closures should work, then found the muslin fabric on sale. The somewhat narrow width of the muslin required adapting my measured model into panels that would be sewn together. This tent is about 7ft between the bottom of the poles. I dressed it up with classic vintage camping gear and some cushy pillows and viola! Add models, and we had a terrific photo session!
Below is a real tent at the campground that I stayed in last week. The setting sun through the trees added the magic mojo. I will look at this picture all through the long winter to come and dream of going camping again next summer. A week away from home, my time spent under the trees with the sound of Lake Erie lapping the shore nearby is what I need to rest, relax, and recharge!
