Climb A Tree

Did you climb trees when you were a kid?  There was a fruitless mulberry tree in my backyard growing up, I climbed it often!  

There's something about climbing a tree, the sense of accomplishment, the view from up on high. Even the occasional scrape doesn't matter as much when it comes from climbing a tree!

MrZ and MsJ were climbing mom's olive tree yesterday.  I was watching them while my nephew played a round of golf.  Not many trees in the Valley of the Sun are worth climbing - too many thorns in most of them!!

Climbing a tree for joy is a practice rooted in connecting with nature, reawakening childlike wonder, and finding a sense of freedom and perspective. So if you're up for it, and need a lift, go climb a tree!