Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Tree Feet

The trees in Portland's Deering Oaks are big. Most of them have resided there for hundreds of years. The park and her trees have quite a history together. Long before anyone ever heard of building fairy houses, there was a year where I spent some time away from rubbing bottle caps and playing baseball during recesses at St. Joseph's Grammar School. We built our little houses at the base of trees like this. Popsicle sticks and many small twigs provided the framework for our 'buildings'. You see, I've always used my creative energy to entertain myself. Growing up, whether it was Washington Avenue, Stevens Avenue or even on Coyle Street, I often went to my room and closed the door and entered a pretty interesting world... compliments of dear, old adorable ME!

9 comments:

  1. The small crevices at the foot of the tree look like they'd be great places to build homes for the fairy people.

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  2. Hmmm...are you sure "they" didn't lock you up in that room to keep you out of trouble? :-)

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  3. It's good to have a big imagination!

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  4. I *love* the 'tree feet' caption and I *love* that you built miniature houses w/popsicle sticks, etc. My grandchildren do the same thing. They can entertain themselves for hours fashioning homes for fairies/elves/chipmunks.

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  5. nothing better than a child's imagination and a few simple materials to entertain...

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  6. I love old trees. Just imagine the things they have experienced.

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