Ep. 2: Camp Concrete

Camp Concrete: spring unfolds as we ponder this most unusual season.

This week, Meredith considers how she will spend her time in the pandemic. It is early May. “There’s only so much cooping up a person can do”, and so, she takes to the woods. Amidst the tall cedars of Camp Concrete, Washington,  she appreciates the sun through the trees, the gentle breeze, the colors of the wilderness, the importance of nature to the soul, all creatures across the globe, and wonders about the children and their families still at the border without necessities or comforts. She shares her story of getting tested for Covid at the college where she volunteers and her growing concern for what is happening in the world.

With her camper and a resurgence to be in nature, Meredith makes a plan to camp three nights a week, using Snowball as her own cabin in the woods and imagines what she can do with this new unfilled time. She recalls more news of how Corona is manifesting in the world, bits from the radio, headlines on her phone, turning it over in her mind. Meredith reads through old writing she’s made in an attempt to ground herself and find meaning. She considers how this simple, solitary travel might actually strengthen her connections.

 She urges the listener to take care and stay in touch, “we need one another”. 

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