Rescue Me

Today I heard

Uschi talking in the woods,...

I figured I should investigate,...
(since the boys love to climb trees)

He had climbed an old favorite tree,...

One with a good horizontal watching-out branch
about 9 feet off the ground.

Whoa, this is pretty high,...

Headed down,...

Nope,... that was stressful,... maybe some lounging,...

This branch needs some more affection,...

One more attempt,...

Shimmy, shimmy,... this is scary,...

Come on Uschi, a little further,...

THEN

He lept from the tree,...

Onto my shoulder,... With a big heavy thud,...
Where he stood and kneaded for a few moments,...

He has never done that before,...
usually he slides down by himself,
or far enough for me to reach him.

Then it was off on another adventure.

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