Loose Leaf Notes: The Date

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The Date

AKA: A higher love

1. The adventurous type

2. The grounded one

3. The invitation

4. The answer is yes

Post note: This is Joe's and my favorite tree. We've been climbing it on and off for twenty years now. It's five miles from our house on the Blue Ridge Parkway and is named "The Family Tree." We named it that after two of my sisters and my niece and nephew who were visiting from Massachusetts all climbed it with us, spreading out on different limbs, for a family photo shoot.

Posted by Colleen on June 22, 2007 9:45 AM | Permalink

Comments

Great pictures. I liked the invitation best.

Michele insists I say hello..:D

Posted by: gautami | June 22, 2007 10:06 AM

That's an awesome photo set. How fun to take a family tree in that sense.

Posted by: Pearl | June 22, 2007 11:16 AM

I like the invitation photo, but also the whole idea of a FAMILY tree. However, at 67 I'm more likely to climb into a tree than my children and their spouses. And my seven grandchildren? Most are teenagers, and thus too old to do something that silly. I fear I, the matriarch, would be up a tree by myself.

Posted by: Bonnie Jacobs | June 22, 2007 3:25 PM

Bonnie, I thought you were going to say that at 67 you wouldn't feel comfortable climbing a tree, so I got a pleasant surprise when I read your whole comment! We who will go out of limb are kindred. Although I don't climb as high as Joe.

Posted by: colleen | June 22, 2007 4:04 PM

Oh my goodness! How cool is this?! I LOVE your smile and Joe's face in the third photo is priceless.

And what an interesting tree! I bet having the whole family up there was an awesome photo!

Posted by: Write From Karen | June 22, 2007 4:21 PM

I adore these photos, Colleen, and I love 'Invitation'......

You SO have to post that Family Tree Portrait....... :-)

Michele sent me to see your fantastic photos.....

Posted by: craziequeen | June 22, 2007 5:05 PM

What a great tree and great photos. It looks perfect for a family photo, so bet that came out great with everyone in the branches.

Posted by: Terri | June 22, 2007 6:09 PM

What a FABULOUS tree, Colleen. And Bravo to you that you can climb it! I love that you call it Family Tree....perfect!

I have finally come up for air and if you want to know where I was and why I haven't been around...it's all up on my blog, right now!

And by the way....These a great pictures...The perspective is WONDERFUL!

Posted by: OldOldLady Of The Hills | June 22, 2007 7:52 PM

Have always loved climbing trees. And rocks. Ladders, not so much.

Posted by: zhoen | June 22, 2007 9:12 PM

Great Photo's Colleen, love the one of you in the branches. ill stay with my feet firmly on terra firma, Heights a no no for me

Posted by: Jeanette | June 23, 2007 4:41 AM

Hello Colleen!

Welcome to The Shameless Lions Writing Circle! We are very glad to have you. Looks like you are just the right addition to the group, I look forward to spending some time on your page.

I LOVE that you are a tree climber. Did you know that there's a tree climbers association? A real one? Isn't that funny. Getting into a tree changes ones perspective of many things.

Glad to meet you, we will be visiting again soon.

Scarlett & Viaggiatore (the lion)

Posted by: Wanderlust Scarlett | June 23, 2007 4:23 PM

That looks to be an easily climbed tree! I might even try that one. I haven't climbed a tree since I was a small child.

Posted by: kenju | June 23, 2007 11:03 PM

You two are so neat!!!

Posted by: Ruth | June 24, 2007 5:12 PM

I love the tree, the pictures, and the description!

Posted by: Ampersand | June 24, 2007 8:51 PM

Love the idea of a family portrait with everyone in the "Family Tree".

Posted by: srp | June 25, 2007 1:14 AM

I missed this blog entry.
I love that tree and I have to see it every time I go to Virginia.
The pictures go well with the captions.