A Visit to Our Favorite Tree

On Friday morning I asked The Banana and Mr. Sneaky Pants if they would rather paint pictures on big pieces of paper at home or go and climb their favorite tree at Hartley Nature Park.  They picked the tree, hands down, instantly.  This didn't really surprise me very much.  We often go to Hartley Nature Park, but it's usually with an agenda:  nature nook story time, or a hike, or something.  So, Friday we made a point to make the whole entire visit about the tree.  They climbed and climbed and climbed until they had no more scrambling left inside of them.  There are actually three of these trees close by one another, but this one always seems to be our very favorite.  The tree became a pirate ship, a castle, a palace for monkeys, and a magic spaceship.  It was a great way to spend the morning.