“Can you go gather some kindling?”

You're camping with your family. You want to start a camp fire, so you need some small sticks. You ask your son to look for some:
Can you go gather some kindling?
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You're camping with your family. You want to start a camp fire, so you need some small sticks. You ask your son to look for some:
Can you go gather some kindling?

You're hiking in the woods. A fly keeps flying around your head while making a noise. You say:
There's a bug buzzing around my head!
forest,
insects,
onomatopoeia,
outdoors,
there -
You're on vacation at a resort hotel in Asia. Outside of the window is a beautiful bamboo forest. It's relaxing to look at, so you've been sitting next to the window and looking at it. Your husband asks what you're doing, and you say:
I'm just sitting here, watching the bamboo sway back and forth in the breeze.
forest,
peaceful,
progressive aspect,
relaxation,
vacation,
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