Finding Home by Sarah Collins

Author:Sarah Collins [Collins, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2017-06-18T22:00:00+00:00

As soon as they find an acceptable parking spot, tucked away amongst tall trees and pebbled ground, Naomi wanders off towards the water with her camera while Dylan sets up camp.

Dylan readjusts the solar panels on top of the van for maximum energy capture, and then she starts pulling out equipment to build a small bonfire far enough away from the surrounding vegetation. They want to stay warm and cook with it, not unintentionally set a huge wildfire.

She places a pot of water on the fire to boil. Though spring, it’s still chilly enough outside to make a nice, warm hobo stew for dinner later. Like clockwork, she pulls out the small eating table miraculously big enough for two, then the tall camping chairs, and then she pulls out some of the battery-powered lights to set up around their makeshift camp. She leaves the side door on the van open to access anything they need more easily, but drops down the netting in order to keep any and all insects from creeping inside.

They stocked up on some fresh goods and dry staples before leaving Twin Falls. Dylan chops up some celery, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, and adds them to a bowl of cubed chuck tenderloin and baby potatoes. With a dash of salt and seasoning, it smells and looks good enough to go in the pot of water.

“I got some great shots,” Naomi says, walking up to the camp a few minutes later. “I can’t believe I’ve never been here before. It’s amazing, especially by the water.”

“Let me see,” she answers, reaching for the fancy camera.

Naomi looks around their camp. “Whoa—you did all this while I was gone?”

“It’s easy. I’ll show you how later,” Dylan brushes off. She flips through the photos, marveling at how Naomi seemed to capture the images in a way even better than real life. “Wow…these are amazing.”

“Thank the landscape,” Naomi quips.

“No, seriously,” Dylan starts, handing back the camera. “You have a talent here. Have you ever thought about travel photography?”

“What, like traveling around just to take pictures?”

“No. I mean, sort of. I have a few friends who do it,” she says. “They travel everywhere, take awesome pictures, and then sell them online. Sometimes they even just post it on their own blog and make money that way. You should definitely look into it.”

Doubt crosses Naomi’s round face. “I dunno…seems too good to be true.”

“Well you’re too good to be true,” she quips, “and here we are.”

“Hush.” Naomi’s tan skin turns blush. She leans over and plants the most graceful kiss upon Dylan’s cheek. “Thank you.”

“You deserve it.” Dylan stokes the fire one last time for good measure. “That should do for a while. What do you feel like doing now?”

“I’m new at this, remember? You tell me.”

Dylan counts things off on her fingers. “Well, we could go hiking, which is great for photography. Go search for some cool rocks to keep. Drink some beer and play some games,” she laughs, “Or go down by the water and see if we can catch anything.

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