Day 16: Purple for Peace Day/Love a Tree Day!



Not my tree, but very similar.



Umm I wore purple. Easy enough. I could have gone all out and worn purple eyeshadow, purple underwear, etc, but I serve the public, after all, and have to keep it toned down. Besides, nobody would've known if I was wearing purple underwear anyway.



And why not take a moment to reflect on my favorite tree? It is the first tree I can remember really climbing; it stands in the yard of our cottage in Hack's Point, Maryland, a petite-limbed red maple. As I got older I climbed higher and higher, until finally I was so high up that if I tried to keep climbing, the branches wouldn't support my weight. But there's a nice swing there now that my sister built with a rope and a single plank, and the tree still enjoys use to this day.

There's also a nice tree in my backyard, another variety of maple, that I used to frequent; it had a low-hanging limb that was perfect for swinging oneself up into the branches; until my brother's crazy dog chewed it off. Seriously. But I used to go up there on spring days with a book and an apple and stay up there for what seemed like forever.

Favorite tree, anyone?