I’m very much in touch with the monkey in me. I love climbing trees, swinging around, and even hanging upside down. Ever since I was young, I enjoyed trying to get up in trees. Nothing too crazy, but if it had a branch that wasn’t more than a foot or two above my arms’ reach, I could at least hang off it. But of course the best thing is when you can get up there and sit around for a bit. There was a tree in my front yard in St. Louis that was just big enough to hold me and I loved to arrange myself on its branches with my books on a beautiful afternoon. When I couldn’t make it into a tree, sitting on monkey bars was a decent alternative. When I found this tree in Anaheim, I absolutely had to play around on it. A good tree is so sturdy, so supportive, and offers a fabulous view. What a great way to enjoy nature.
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Climbing trees
Panda and I got to attend the Hale Koa luau while we were in Waikiki, and as the night got underway, we were entertained by this guy climbing a coconut tree.
First he climbed up:
climbing up coconut tree from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
Then he talked about jumping from tree to tree and asked us if we wanted to see:
coconut tree jump from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
And finally he came down while trying not to flash anyone:
climbing down coconut tree from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
This reminds me of a song I learned in 5th grade for select choir…
Mama says no play, this is a work day
Up with the bright sun, get all the work done
If you will help me, climb up the tall tree
Shake the papaya down
Shake them down, shake them down
Climb the tall tree shake them down
Shake them down, shake them down
Shake the papaya down
I love papaya, yes I do
Juicy papaya, yes I do
If you will help me I’ll help you
Shake the papaya down