30 april

i think this is one of the grandfathers in the magic tree..
i wonder what he is looking at.

29 april

now im not a religious girl... but.

26 april

its the grim reaper and his spirit cat...

tonight we went to the tree after the sun went down...
when we arrived at the tree it was very dark...
inexplicably we were a bit frightened of it.
our dog stopped short and began barking
uncontrollably at the magic tree..
mind you, our dog is generally a non-barker.
none of the pictures came out tonight..
this is a picture from yesterday.

25 april

the magic tree is big and hollow.
you and 2 large men could stand upright inside.
i found some egg cartons inside the magic tree today.
i reached in to fetch them and throw them away...
when i looked up,
the magic tree revealed something very very special to me.
the angel inside.

24 april

getting distance from things improves perspective...
the magic tree is bigger than you thought isnt it?
animals give perspective too.

23 april

to the left is the escape route door.
the best escape route is a good friend.
it helps if your only friend is the magic tree.

22 april

this is the magic tree's window to the world..
we are inside the magic tree..
its like being in a giant skull,
looking out of its eyes...
the sun is in them... so we are squinting...

eyes are a window both ways...
when you dont want someone to see how you feel,
you avoid their eyes...
the magic tree acts like it has nothing to hide,
but the more i know about the magic tree,
i feel the more there is to know.

21 april

here is the little open door for elves and foxes at the back..
you can just see the skull at the top inside the door...
(look under the leaf caught in a spiders web)
i must admit...
i am nowhere near my tree today...

20 april

i left for bristol this morning
but not before taking a walk...
i bet you can guess where...
when i first saw the magic tree,
the first thing i noticed was a little door at the back..
just big enough for a fox or an elf...
when i went to knock on the door to see who might be home..
i thought twice.. above the door is a perfect little skull.
im not trying to be dark
but its my grandpas funeral today
so i thought it fitting..
the little door to the beyond...
if you stare long enough at the right eye
it becomes a 4 leaf clover.
which is fitting because one of my grandpas
favourite songs was "when irish eyes are smiling"
**for charlie**

19 april

this is the baby barn owl
that guards the entrance to the magic tree.
he can fit right inside the palm of your hand.
he watches out for mice.
but he doesnt eat them.
he only likes to notice.

18 april

today my brother came to town.
we walked to the tree together.
the magic tree was surrounded by wild deer..
and then i saw her...
she is the lady at the helm.

17 april

here is the little sailor boy
that sits on the starboard bow
hes been watching out for pirates
for a thousand years or more now.

16 april

i cant stop walking to the magic tree.
i do it every day.
sometimes i think about the magic tree at night.
what foxes happened nearby
what stories are in the bark.

the first day i met the magic tree
i put my arms around her.
my boyfriend climbed inside of her.
our dog walked around her.

i think i will be back tomorrow.
my grandpa died today.
which is maybe why im starting this blog...
for grandpas.