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“I have noticed that youngsters given to the climbing habit usually do something when they grow up.” Elbert Hubbard
I climbed trees when I was a young child. I remember getting to the top of a particularly tall tree (to me anyway) when I was about 7 or 8 years old. I was absolutely stunned by the view. We lived on the North Shore of Lake Superior at the time on a ridge about two miles from the lake. There was no development of any kind between us and the lake. Climbing that tree and seeing that completely unobstructed view made a huge impression on me. My world was quite small until that moment. It really hadn’t occurred to me that there was a lot more “world” out there. But here was my proof!
In that tree – I could see “everything”. I was on top of the world!
And here is my Grand Daughter learning to do the same thing! She’s a natural climber – just like her Grandma.
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“He that climbs the tall tree has won right to the fruit.” — Sir Walter Scott
I’m so lucky to live where I live. I have two acres surrounded by forest and parkland, with a creek running along one side. We live in suburbia, but I feel like I’m living in the wilderness at times. This is the time of year that I relish the beauty around me as the earth erupts from Winters sleep in all her beauty and splendor. Last year I captured a great shot of my Granddaughter up in the Crab Apple tree, so this year I though maybe I could do the same shot for my 365 Self Portrait. Well . . . I’m not a Spring Chicken anymore .. . but I gave it a good college try! Oh to be young again!
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Nurture Self 365 