‘Come on, another race?’
‘I’m game, let’s go further into the woods.’
The two of them pedalled as fast as they could until both of them stopped… dead.
‘What a fantastic tree. It must have been chopped down.’
‘But that’s a shame.’
‘I guess so… but, well…’ as he trailed off with a thought.
The two of them dropped their bikes. They walked around that huge broken down tree. They climbed up for a while, until both of them dropped down again. They stood together just a few metres away, and they stared and stared again at that upside down tree. For a while, they seemed to be mesmerised, but then they started to giggle.
And who can draw something as good as they did?
Now that end of the tree has a proper face, a big nose, a sad mouth, and two tiny eyes.
‘Cute,’ as they grinned together.
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Nice to encounter these curious/adventurous kids again, Chris! Perhaps what they saw was a cousin of the Ent tree people in “The Lord of the Rings”? 🤔
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What fun to find an Ent tree person, or even an Entwife tree person in that wood (I wonder where they live now?). 😊
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Oh those two boys with their bikes can always find something to smile about. ❤️
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Such a fun time with those two. Nice to see them again! 😉
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A lovely story, I said cute and grinned too!
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Fun boys, eh?
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Haha! So cool! 😀
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They are certainly good at many things. – Thanks boys!
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Nice one
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Thanks Di!
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moss tree s north
the gash
a sash of wound age
old told and sappy solutions
needed tho
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Ah, let’s hug a big old tree for a bit!
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let s thank them for cleaning up the air!
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You truly have caught the character of these lively lads 💜💜
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Thanks for saying that. That’s so nice, Willow! 💛🌳💛
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there’s always something cool to discover out there!
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Indeed! Such a lovely wood. 😊
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It took me a moment, but I saw the face!
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Such an interesting face on that tree!
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Love the face!
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Great isn’t it!
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It really is!
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That was a fun short story. I loved climbing trees when I was young.
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That was fun back in the day to climb lovely trees wasn’t it? Big smile about that!
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Yes I think so
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A delightful story, Chris. It reminds of more innocent times, when we climbed trees. When I was a child, I would give names to trees. 💕
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I love the idea that you used to named trees! How excellent, Eugi. 😊
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Thank you, Chris. 🫠
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I am so glad the tree did not snatch them up and eat them! I was half afraid of that as I read on.
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Oh gosh, that would’ve been a huge problem! Thank goodness it was all fine.
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So much life to be seen through the eyes of a child, and more with a pair of young rascals! 🌿😄
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Tee-hee – they are great aren’t they? Still smiling!
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very cute! you’ve captured mischievous silly youth perfectly
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Aww, thanks a lot, da-AL.
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Those 2 boys are heart warming and full of the dickents!!!
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They are full of lovely life, aren’t they? Such fun!
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That’s funny! 😀
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Grinning back to you… just fun, eh? 😂
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Very clever, Chris. I enjoyed this 💞
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Glad that you liked that, Robbie. 🥰
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A face with Medusa roots for hair!
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… and grinning (I am thinking).
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So that’s how it got that distinctive grimacing face! 👍😃😉
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Such a fun tree! Loved your photo, Crispina. 💛😉😂
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It was a ‘must take’ photo!
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