When you want to run away from it all
We have taken to watching the Discovery Channel "Animal Planet" just before bedtime. It is on at 7:30 in Ottawa and with baths and teethbrushing done for the night, it allows for some quiet intraspective (ha!) time. As long as they are not crashing elevators.
Last night however, there was a segment on tree houses. Sometimes I think British Columbia (Canada's Pacific Coast province) goes out of its way to attract wacky people. Either that or they consume just a few too many of their magic mushrooms.
Anyhooo ... the guy on the show last night sleeps in this:
Seriously.
It has running water, electricity and sleeps three. Of course, the first question from the peanut gallery is, "Can we make one?" Never mind that I live in a tight (read on top of eachother) community development that was built on farm land four years ago. FARM LAND. Ever see a large grove of trees in the MIDDLE OF A FARMER'S FIELD? No, cause the tractors would run into them. We have no trees. There is a fledging maple out front trying hard to get as tall as the house. I am not sure the branches would be strong enough yet for a bird house, never mind one of these eyes in the sky.
I am all for the environmental stuff but frankly, this weirds me out more than a housing development would. Read more here.
Last night however, there was a segment on tree houses. Sometimes I think British Columbia (Canada's Pacific Coast province) goes out of its way to attract wacky people. Either that or they consume just a few too many of their magic mushrooms.
Anyhooo ... the guy on the show last night sleeps in this:
Seriously.
It has running water, electricity and sleeps three. Of course, the first question from the peanut gallery is, "Can we make one?" Never mind that I live in a tight (read on top of eachother) community development that was built on farm land four years ago. FARM LAND. Ever see a large grove of trees in the MIDDLE OF A FARMER'S FIELD? No, cause the tractors would run into them. We have no trees. There is a fledging maple out front trying hard to get as tall as the house. I am not sure the branches would be strong enough yet for a bird house, never mind one of these eyes in the sky.
I am all for the environmental stuff but frankly, this weirds me out more than a housing development would. Read more here.
posted by y-vonne at 4:50 AM
2 Comments:
Very interesting. I can see why the boys would want to have one in their backyard.
Perhaps Norm and I could invest in one instead of having to tow a trailer.
Ha! That's funny. I have relatives in B.C. They're not super strange, but that are pretty quirky.
Looks like you've fallen victim to blog block, like myself and so many others.
Just wanted to say "hi" and hope you are your boys are having a good summer.
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