A rainy day at Cliveden- Many adults shiver and shudder at the thought of a chilly rainy day, this group could not wait to get their feet and hands in the mud. A familiar place transformed by the wet weather into a magical landscape of rich earthy colors, tiny rivers, lakes and plenty of droplets falling from the sky.

The wet trees take on sculptural shapes.

The trees looked grand and bare.

We walk to base camp.

Team work helps make the tent go up!

The tent was a little short at first.

Dontrelle makes a bug out of clay and found objects.

Lana helps prepare snack.

look closely to see Joan and the kids walking in the background!

Gil and Dontrelle have a look at the wood pile.

Climbing!

The leaves look so different in the rain

We took in all the different leaf shapes and colors.

James walking along the path.

Nyasiah in "tree pose."

Peyton checking out the bushes.

Koen pointing out a bug on a tree!

Collecting leaves, some were as big as our heads!

Anya walking though the brush.

Koen feeling the smoothness of a wet tree.

We agreed this tree looked like elephant skin.

Base came from afar!

Izzy and Eric digging in the mud.

Gil finds an "Antler."

Anya collecting rain water in a leaf.

Dontrelle and Gil look and dig for worms.

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