ann wood

* camp wapameo (for birds)

Posted on July 13th, 2008 by annwood. Filed under birds, vintage.

A group of little birds attended Camp Wapameo on the shores of beautiful Echo Lake in Rhode Island (thanks bettyann) over the July 4th holiday. The weather was disappointing and I suffered unimaginable insults from insects ( and vice versa I suppose), got poison ivy, accidentally rolled in goose shit repeatedly and had a fabulous time. You can see some of the highlights below (click the pictures for a larger view) or if you prefer to view your birds at summer camp photos in slide show format you can do that here.

The campers are ( from left to right):

rex, finn, minter, liney, ashley, jane, betsy, flora, and georgie.

57 Responses to “camp wapameo (for birds)”

madeleine Says:
July 13th, 2008 at 11:18 am

oh what fun they are having….i want to join them camping too!

theresa Says:
July 13th, 2008 at 11:28 am

Brilliant! Love the shot of them all with their bedrolls on especially.

beccajo Says:
July 13th, 2008 at 11:56 am

absolutely adorable. i would pay big money to attend said camp

Melissa Says:
July 13th, 2008 at 12:02 pm

Hi Ann,
Oh, these are just too adorable and so very brilliant! Are you going to sell this set in your shop? I , for one, would love to buy it!
xo
Melissa

sweetcheese Says:
July 13th, 2008 at 6:06 pm

I popped over to say that I think you MUST sell these photos as a card set, and see that Melissa beat me to it. They make me smile–especially the marshmallow one.

Mrs. Johnson Says:
July 13th, 2008 at 9:05 pm

These birds are off-the-hook. i like the sexy french campers.

belinda Says:
July 13th, 2008 at 9:11 pm

These pictures are too much!
Brilliant work Ann, love it

Freda Says:
July 13th, 2008 at 10:48 pm

Ann, count me in for the next bird camp!! hehe, full of fun!! You could print those photos as postcards!!

Lauren Says:
July 14th, 2008 at 2:36 am

These pictures are so delightful! You must have had so much fun sending your “peeps” to camp. Thanks for sharing.

myra :: twigs & honey Says:
July 14th, 2008 at 3:25 am

This post hurts… it’s so cute! Spunky little birds… I’m obsessed.

Brigitte Nolan Says:
July 14th, 2008 at 3:26 am

Hello,

We are opening a big store in south of France and would be interested in selling some of your creations. Could you please cotnact me via my email ?

Many thanks

Brigitte

Emily S Says:
July 14th, 2008 at 9:26 am

Please please please make these postcards available for purchase! I want to put one in every room of my house to make me smile

Kathy Morrow Says:
July 14th, 2008 at 11:29 am

Oh, my God are they adorable. I laughed so hard! I especially love the birdies in the swim rings. Too precious. What a sense of fun you have. Thanks for the smiles.

Ravenhill Says:
July 15th, 2008 at 1:18 am

What a creative master you are! I love these camp images. Looks like they love it! You really should offer these as postcard sets! I adore your wonderful work!
~Emily

Sharon Says:
July 15th, 2008 at 6:33 am

A book! A children’s picture book! Yes, that’s it. Perfect.

Bonbon Oiseau Says:
July 15th, 2008 at 9:45 am

these are TOO cute! where did you find little inner tubes?

mari Says:
July 15th, 2008 at 1:06 pm

OMG. *Loving* the mini-innies (inner tubes). did you *make* those? and the sweet saiboat is amazing. curious: does wapameo mean anything?
and that mushroom is funghally amazing.

geek+nerd Says:
July 15th, 2008 at 4:59 pm

Such cute photos! The little inner tubes are brilliant!

Pamela Says:
July 15th, 2008 at 8:24 pm

Wonderful, wonderful photos! I really love your site!

misako mimoko Says:
July 16th, 2008 at 10:00 am

that’s gorgeous!! what a great idea…
I love this camp and your little birds too, the old tent and the charming boat are really cute.
I’ll tell all the birdies in my neighborhood about this paradise, maybe for next summer…
wish I was there….
(I’ve post it in my blog, hope you don’t mind.)

thank you for this gift!!!

Alva Says:
July 16th, 2008 at 9:07 pm

Oh these couldn’t possibly be cuter!!!

kathy Says:
July 16th, 2008 at 9:13 pm

Flockin’ adorable!

cindy k Says:
July 17th, 2008 at 10:48 am

oh boy! it looks like the birds had a grand time - the inner tubes so great. postcard would be awesome!

Michele Unger Says:
July 18th, 2008 at 12:22 am

Ann,

As a very proud caretaker for several of your charming birds, I am a long time lurker on your blog. I nominated you for a Brilliante Weblog award and if you are interested, please see my blog (bellstjournal.blogspot.com) for the rules.

Can’t wait to see more of your ships!

All the best,
Michele Unger

Shelly G. Says:
July 18th, 2008 at 12:34 am

I am so in love… I have declared to my family… I want a bird soooooooo bad… you are amazingly telented and your birds are so “alive”… So cute… soooo cute… Amazingly cute…

noaki Says:
July 18th, 2008 at 6:55 am

I just saw these on the twigs and honey blog — and fell in love. They are so cute. Love the card idea. I’d buy some.

Lodji Says:
July 19th, 2008 at 2:05 pm

Tous ces petits oiseaux sont trop mignons ! La mise en scène est vraiment superbe et poétique… J’adore !!!

Spud Says:
July 19th, 2008 at 2:16 pm

Oh my Gosh….i can imagine the fun you had photographing their excursions—-and pride in the fact that they are all so unbelievably cute and you made them…even better! Thanks for showing us.

Rachael Rabbit Says:
July 19th, 2008 at 3:08 pm

I smiled at everything you had to get through to take these wonderful photos - I hope that doesn’t make me seem too cruel.

VéroO Says:
July 19th, 2008 at 5:00 pm

Grâce à Sylvie (zeste céleste), je découvre de magnifiques créations mises en scène dans un décor naturel ! c’est splendide !

futuregirl Says:
July 19th, 2008 at 7:07 pm

These photos are amazing! You are a master.

Beth Says:
July 20th, 2008 at 8:23 am

Goose shit? Yep that’s what happens when you go out in the countryside- you encounter Nature in all her glory!!
The pictures are just inspired- I can dig it

Carol Says:
July 22nd, 2008 at 11:55 pm

I absolutely LOVE these! Great job.

Debbie Schramer Says:
July 23rd, 2008 at 11:21 am

I hadn’t visited your website in a little while (so busy) and was just so happily surprised by these pictures. Absolutely so adorable! What a wonderful imagination you have! I felt like I was camping with the most charming characters! So cute! You might like to see what’s new on my blog, too! My husband and I have two wonderful movies available now about our Fairy Treehouse and little furniture!! We’re so excited!! I’ll visit your blog more often…..it’s wonderful!!

Chris Says:
July 23rd, 2008 at 11:50 am

I can’t STAND this!! This is TOO GOOD.

Lissy Says:
July 24th, 2008 at 12:03 am

I have just discovered your blog and birds…sensational…love them

ElodiE Says:
July 25th, 2008 at 3:27 am

Sooo nice!!!!! I love your Photos!!!

danielle Says:
July 25th, 2008 at 10:58 am

I love love love the birds. I love the picture with the tubes. I would love to purchase a set of birds….is that possible?

melissa@yummygoods Says:
July 26th, 2008 at 8:35 pm

you are killin me with those!

Kristin Says:
July 26th, 2008 at 10:39 pm

AHHHHHHHHH! Could these be ANY CUTER!?!??!

heidi Says:
July 27th, 2008 at 1:23 pm

SOOOO cute! I love these little birds…I can’t wrap my brain around how you make there little bodies….so sweet!

Anne Says:
July 29th, 2008 at 2:12 pm

What an amazing editorial for the fashionable birds! Seriously, could you be any cooler?

Cheryl K. Bennett Says:
July 29th, 2008 at 3:38 pm

Love your little birds!
What a wonderful life they have!
Swimming with innertubes
and making s’mores.

What could be better?

So…*tweet!*

Cheryl

Ana Says:
July 30th, 2008 at 11:43 am

Beautiful beautiful work! Made my day brighter!

Knitsational Says:
July 31st, 2008 at 1:00 pm

How adorable!

Jessica Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 10:14 am

What a fun idea! These pictures are fantastic, and the birds are super adorable. Nice work!

Crystal Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 11:59 am

OMG - these are the cutest! I just made my daughter stop what she’s doing to come see the darling little birds camping - the swimming floaties, the roasting of the marshmallows! I love it! It’s totally made me smile real big today!

ansley Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 12:29 pm

Completely adorable! They remind me of my first camp experience.

ella Says:
August 1st, 2008 at 5:36 pm

hi,

i saw your project ib craft and wanted to let you know that i’ve written about it in my blogs (english and hebrew version of the same):
http://ellanovak.com/?p=204
http://ellanovak.com/ivrit/?p=39
please let me know if you have any reservations.
i wish i could send my son to camp wapameo. i’m sure he would have enjoyed it as much as your birds did.

Anitra Cameron Says:
August 2nd, 2008 at 12:15 am

Oh my goodness. I LOVE them!

Ana Says:
August 4th, 2008 at 10:43 am

Beautiful!! Do they fly over Spain? I would love see them! Keep on working so great!

Ann Says:
August 4th, 2008 at 10:39 pm

So, I subscribe to craftzine blog in google reader. When they posted this 4 days ago, I fell in love with the pictures. The birds are so gorgeous. The setting… absolutely perfect. Anyway, I haven’t had the heart to unmark this particular post from craftzine. I just like looking at it. I decided to go ahead and click on and look at your blog because, well, this is just too cute. Thank you for the inspiring photo. I can’t wait to look around and see what else you have here!