Climbing a tree everyday

DAY 13908.21.07TREE 56
As I walked past the St. Francis statue with the wolf heading towards my tree I was feeling whomewhat ambivalent about the climb. From my memory I thought I had gotten to the top and I was wondering how I could improve on that climb. But I just put it out [...]

DAY 13808.20.07TREE 55
What an amazing climb! And a vast improvement on my first attempt. This morning I popped out of bed at 8 AM ready to go. I did a little house work then Ron Cooper from the Courier-Journal showed up a little past 9 to interview me for a feature article [...]

DAY 13708.19.07TREE 54
I headed out to climb this tree in the daylight this time. I really wanted to improve on my previous height because last time with the dark and the creepy-crawlies I didn’t get too far. I walked up to the trunk and saw a large tree with vines choking it and [...]

DAY 13608.18.07TREE 53
I worked all day at the Garners and got home after dinner. I was tired and full but knew I had a tree to climb. I grabbed my camera and headed down the field towards the lake. As I started on the trail I noticed the warm orange light the [...]

DAY 13508.17.07TREE 52
I went out past the hermitage toward my tree in a pretty good mood. A photographer from the Courier-Journal had just left. He took pictures of me and my work for a feature article Ron Cooper has decided to do on me. It is really great, I just wish it [...]

DAY 13408.16.07TREE 51
Today was a crazy day for weather. I went out around noon to go find my tree in the wildlife sanctuary. It was hot and muggy. Louisville reported a high temperature of 105 degrees F! When I reached the white water tower I cut into the woods on the [...]

DAY 13308.15.07TREE 50
I had stuff to do around the Mary Anderson Center today and was a little frustrated that the tree I am supposed to reclimb is located in Cherokee Park. But as I have stuck to the order, I must go where the next tree beckons. So I hopped in my truck [...]

DAY 13208.14.07TREE 49
I climbed this tree in the night just as I had done before. Only, without the company of a friend. This day had been strange, clouded by negative thoughts and feelings of vulnerability. I wasted time, felt bad, got overwhelmed, felt lost. Then I went to therapy and in [...]

DAY 13108.13.08TREE 48
This tree is probably the closest and easiest tree… well, I take that back. It is right outside the front door and the limbs are plentiful and strong, but it actually gave me a little challenge towards the top. I didn’t remember the difficulty from the first time but maybe climbing [...]

DAY 13008.12.07TREE 47 (+1)
Last time I wrote, “Fucking insane Climb!” But after today’s reclimb, that first time seems like a walk in the park. Last week Mark Barker and I walked around the wildlife sanctuary and I showed him this tree. I felt like pointing it out because I felt as though [...]