@mina#Scouting, summer camp, our unit on a get-away challenge to bring back a proof that our group of 4 reached its set goal, a visit to the Beatushöhlen, starting from Frauenkappelen on the outskirts of Berne. 8 francs provided for food, nothing else, débrouillez-vous.
We started hiking, then thumb out, dirty and sweaty, a Porsche stopped, an elderly driver in James Bond attire invited us, donning his scarf and leather gloves, goggles, when #Porsche was a Porsche and we were impressed. #pfadi
Zojuist bijgepraat met @tvanelferen, niet alleen over open standaarden en IT bij de gemeente #Nijmegen, maar ook over een gedeeld scoutingverleden, en: l'histoire ce repete! 😃
We didn’t do knots last night so this morning’s delivery wasn’t too late…plus long time followers of my #ScoutingNewbie posts will know I’ve taught myself some already.
This book is pretty comprehensive looking,& tells you when you would use them. I’ll still use AnimatedKnots website & videos,I just wanted something more.
As for the other book,some of you will recognise this already.I borrowed an earlier edition from the library & wanted my own copy. Useful for #CheekyCareerChange & #Scouting.
The Cub Leader got the 4 Sixers to read a line or so each of my chosen variation of The Scout Promise, which I repeated back whilst doing the Scout Sign. And then I shook hands with the Cub Leader.
Very special.
And so I’m an Assistant Cub Scout Leader proper now. 😊
(One of the most outgoing Cubs came over to congratulate me. They are going to be quite the Sixer when it’s their turn. 😀 )
@etebur
I hope kids doing scout activities take what lessons are good + leave the rest.
I love to see Black US folks patch up those places where we were torn from nature. It's understandable that between the trauma of racist white folk not letting us explore + scars of farming under slavery, Jim Crow era, then Great Migration into cities has left some ambivalence +scorn about "the country"
Last weekend I participated in Jamboree on the Air with my son's Scout troop. We were lucky to have some friends from a local club support our event. A lot of Scouts learned about radio and got on the air.
Ouch, they are closing Camp Three Falls scout camp in Ventura County. Always a struggle to get people to attend, as it's in a dry, dusty area with very little water. #BSA#VenturaCounty#CampThreeFalls#Scouting
Eerst opkomst draaien met de kleintjes, daarna zijn we zelf aan de beurt!
Met de kleintjes werken we aan een insigne (natuur!) En zelf willen we pizza bakken op het kampvuur!
US Army Garrison Humphreys is like a small city... with the "largest PX" in the world. Those kids aren't going to be experiencing the full World Jamboree experience, but at least they will have A/C! #Scouting#SouthKoreahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckPMr3ESRzo
Verschillende #scouting groepen maken momenteel zelf een grote antenne om berichten naar de maan te sturen. Tijdens hun jaarlijkse 'Jamboree on the Air' ontvangen ze hun zwakke maan-echo's via de Dwingeloo telescoop. Komende nacht kunnen ze alvast testen, wij draaien de telescoop een paar uur naar de maan. #jota https://www.camras.nl/blog/2023/jamboree-on-the-air-2023/
Beautiful day at scout camp. Forecasted to be 58 °F (14 °C ) for our winter Klondike camporee. No one will earn their polar bear badge for camping below freezing tonight!
Two days in the woods, messing around, botanizing, greeting spring ephemerals and returning migrants like old friends. Eating ramps on fire cooked hotdogs under 125 ft tall white oaks. Meeting an 85 yr old land steward who still plans for the future. Watching the scouts play, learn, read, breathe in the wild. Soul refreshing. I want this for every one.
At tonight’s #Scouting court of honor, our emeritus scout leader who’s been with the troop 40 years saw me wearing my Inclusive Scouting knot (knots are award patches for adults and they’re a bit more subtle than kids ranks).
“What does that knot mean?” he asked.
“It’s in memory of all the Scouts from previous generations who couldn’t participate because they were atheists or gay. It’s very much not official, but I wear it anyway”
“Oh, interesting”, he said.