I went to the park this morning with K. We walked around for a bit and then suddenly I spotted this tree that was perfect for climbing. It wasn’t too large and had a number of solid off shoots. And K could only laugh as I yelled “TREE!!!” taking off like a bullet out of a rifle. Then I surprised even myself as I scurried up it, to declare it “Fort Jarrett” and also declare the tree a girl free zone.
I’m 23 folks. Who does this? I don’t know. I don’t even know the last time I climbed a tree. It was so much fun though that I think I may make it a habit to do more often. It was good to know I could still do it though. Now the sign of fitness will be how well can I do it rather than if I can do it.
Oh and for anyone curious, I finally got the Hydroxycut back to GNC. I tried once earlier this week but I had forgotten my receipt, so today I got it returned. No pills were taken and I’m much more at peace with myself.
Though, speaking of being healthy, if you have time to hit your grocery store I was happy to see they were carrying Rainier cherries. I highly recommend them. They’re sweeter than most cherries you’ll find (and naturally that sweet, not the soaked in HFCS sugar sweet of the ice cream cherries.)
I’m a compulsive tree-climber too, at age 35. It’s instinctive; I think it goes back to our ancestors’ monkey-days. You go up a tree and you’re safe from (some) predators, plus you can see farther away and get a jump on your enemies. What’s not to like?
Next time we get together we have to go tree climbing! I was joking with K that if a cop chased me I’d just climb a tree, cops can’t climb them, and then I’d just have to wait for them to wander off before I climbed down. It’s a good plan and we had a good laugh over it.
Mmm I climbed into a tree last year… I should go find one to tackle!
And those rainier cherries are DELICIOUS! I got some freshpicked ones here… YUM!