As sun starts to sink lower in the sky and the light turns to the deep gold of evening, the mood around Camp Cedarcrest begins to shift. A barely suppressed buzz of excitement ripples through the camp: kids bounce back from the dining hall rather than walking; counselors hurry more quickly back to their posts to clean up before the end of the day.
No matter where they're going, everyone finds an excuse to make a detour past the Great Field, and nobody can resist lingering by the fence for a few minutes to watch what's going on.
That's where they're building the bonfire.
It's going to be huge, at least ten feet wide at the base, already piled up five feet high and growing taller with every layer of wood that's being placed on it. There are about a dozen counselors working on it, and as you watch, a few more come in from the edges of the field to add their energy to the building effort.
Which means you can do something, too.