You see a tree, We see a playground
We found, We climbed, We hung from sturdy branches. We even fell, but, We climbed back up again.
So, how do we get back down ?
Bracing air, challenging exercise, a healthy dose of peril, mixed with a spark of wonder at the brilliance of trees.
You have Outdoor Play.
Sturdy branches for the biggest of bottoms !
And all watched over by the 'Old Man of the Tree'. Do you see ?
I see! We have (had) a great big sycamore on our farm that my brother and I played in for years, the centre was rotting out and we were worried it would split adn fall in high winds and break roofs/fences/people. Last week it was cut down to about 12 foot :o(
ReplyDeleteCould've been worse, it could have been cut down completely but it still makes me sad. Sniff.
Enjoy your green man x
What lovely memories to have though. The old apple trees that we used to play in as children are now very fraiL. It's very sad to lose old friends x
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