Mossflower

A Morning at the Happiest Place on Earth

Have you ever been to the Happiest Place on Earth? No, it's not Disneyland. The real one is a camp called (drum roll) HARMONY HILL. Here is a morning I had there last year...

One evening there, Little Turtle had a cot and I had an air mattress, so we switched. I woke up in the Girl's Sleeping Area at what I thought was 6 am to a beautiful sunrise over the wooded edge of the Hill. Little Turtle woke up when I touched her and we stared silently at the sight. Mariel rolled over on her air mattress and woke up, waking Little Pavlova in the process.  They watched too. Mariel turned around and noted that Mother Auma must have gone off to take a shower, because Cornflower was sleeping alone. The latter suddenly rolled over off of the mattress and onto the gravel. She opened her mouth to cry and sat there with it opened, watching the sunrise.

Bzzz, bzzz. "Triss, Turtle, there's a wasp by our bed," stammered Little Pavlova and Mariel simultaneously, jumping over a pile of boards to the cot. Mariel gasped. "Our bandannas and notebooks!" Two pink and purple bandannas and two purple and pink striped notebooks lay on the mattress. A tiny yellow and black body propelled itself over to them. Cornflower sat on the cot, shivering. "It's the middle of June! Why is it so cold?" "It's early morning," answered Turtle, who was putting on her red robe and making plans with me.

A turquoise robe and a red one cautiously approached the mattress from either side. The plan: if the wasp stings, he can't sting both. Two grabs; two bandannas and two hats lay on the cot. Mr. Wasp became bored and buzzed away. Probably to the Pavilion to see if there was sugar for the cereal still left out.

Turtle checked her watch. "Oh no, Triss," she said, pushing the watch towards me. I checked and groaned. "5:45? We must have gotten up..." "At five," she finished with me. "Well, there's still fifteen minutes. We can get dressed and everything. Come on Cornflower, let's hurry."

Fifteen minutes later...

"a-GAIN from CALM and SWEET re-POSE I RISE to HAIL the DAAWN; a-GAIN my WAY-king EYES un-CLOSE to VIEW the SMY-lin' MORN," sang the Office. "Breakfast is ready. If you'll bow with me..."

So, there you have it. If you ever want to go, ask Mother Auma for directions. Turtle and I are always jumping around in the back seat visiting about the Happiest Place on Earth when we go. I never know when exactly it is. Second week in June or something.

Posted by Trisscar Swordmaid

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1:31 PM, Jan. 14, 2007 .. Posted by barbieheart

What a lovely place you describe!! How you must look forward to June!