{"id":32262,"date":"2022-06-29T20:22:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T20:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ayf.com\/?p=32262"},"modified":"2022-06-29T20:22:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T20:22:31","slug":"bright-days-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ayf.com\/bright-days-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Bright Days Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bryant Field at Boys Camp had its first action-packed morning of the summer on Monday, June 27. Campers joined together to raise flags, participate in morning stretches, and prepare the east dining hall for its first breakfast of the session.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After breakfast, each cabin broke off for a busy day of touring East Camp, taking cabin photos, completing swim checks, signing up for interest groups and learning about how to have a fun and safe summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This busy schedule didn\u2019t get in the way of quick games of soccer, frisbee, Dungeons and Dragons, or enjoying time at the waterfront.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32264 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ayf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/IMG_8749-640x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"403\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 604px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 604\/403;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fun times continued as each cabin created an outrageous skit to perform at the Opening Fire circle. 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