SUSAN ELIA MACNEAL: I know I usually post photographs on Sundays, but Kaye's up tomorrow, and I really wanted to share these pictures I took.
The tree is one near us that I see on my walk to Kiddo's school or my gym. The castle, complete with knights and archers, simply appeared one day last month. I'm pleased to report that even in Park Slope, Brooklyn, all of the soldiers have stayed, and continue to stay, in the castle...
Here's to whimsy and fun and the unexpected!
Happy Saturday, Reds and lovely readers!
This is so cool . . . what a great castle!
ReplyDeleteHappy Saturday!
I'm guessing the one on the tree is a birdhouse, but it's awfully low.
ReplyDeleteI love the castle. How great! There was a tree in Radcliffe Yard with a small hollow place at the ground. To the right there was a tiny sign that read Pooh lives here. There was a tiny toy Pooh just inside. You couldn't walk through and not stop to say hello.
ReplyDeletevery cool Susan!
ReplyDeleteReine, I love that about Radcliffe! I did the Radcliffe Publishing Course there in the summer of '92 -- alas, never saw Pooh. But I have friends who live near there and the next time I visit, I'll go look!
ReplyDeleteOH, my gosh. Phenomenal. Amazing. Truly--magical. Wow.
ReplyDeleteDid you burst out laughing when you saw it?
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool! Ya gotta wonder if there are more like it in the neighborhood. Talk about someone paying it forward.
ReplyDeleteI needed to see something along these lines this morning. Thanks, Susan!
ReplyDeleteThis is so sweet! I was once in a neighborhood (can't remember) where people had knitted tree cozies. What a delight to come upon the unexpected sweetness of it. That castle is darling.
ReplyDeleteIn my town someone once stole the baby from the nativity scene in front of the Catholic church... sheesh.
ReplyDeleteLove it. I want one too.
ReplyDeleteI think it needs a few sorceresses and witches.... Hmmm.....
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE this, Susan. It not only made me laugh out loud, it restored a little of my faith in human nature. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteAnd I think it needs a wizard and a sorceress...
A dragon--it needs a dragon!
ReplyDeleteSusan, Pooh was still there in the fall of '92. The snow and ice storms that winter were horrendous, and I'm not sure if Pooh's place was rehabilitated in the spring. I used to walk through on my way to the church that sponsored me for ordination but when I went over to the med school I was welded to the other side of the river. But I would love it if someone kept "Pooh's place" habitable and inviting, because it made some tough school days enjoyable. Please let me know!
ReplyDeleteDid I tell you how much I love this post! I do. I do I do.
Definitely needs a sorceress and witch!
ReplyDeleteHow utterly delightful!
ReplyDeleteAwesome cool!
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