Thursday, June 18, 2015

Whimsical Tree House

Today's tree house post is by a student with a gift for descriptive narrative!



The Ultimate Tree House

White, pearl-like orbs hang in various sizes like a solar system. Their center - the largest orb with a diameter of 15 feet - hangs nestled between towering trees. Within the orb there lies a kitchen-living room combo with curved windows along the equator. The floor is a polished cherry, and the cabinets are slick and reflective.

As one heads toward the perimeter one will find a total of three much smaller orbs, each with a diameter of 10 feet. One houses a bathroom, another a bedroom, and the last is storage.

Bridges drape like candy worms from mouths to connect the orbs. Stairs twist around trees, and lights hand from branches like noodles.

Along the periphery there lies great plant life of shrubs and tall grasses. Above the periphery hangs a walkway: it forms a circle with wooden panels and trees for columns. Bridges create connections to the orbs from this path and as well as the pathway, have rope handles decorated with flowers.

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

The Ultimate Tree House

It's summer and school's out! Except school's not out at the Hospital School so our students are dreaming of summer activities. They wrote about their ultimate tree house using this prompt from visualwritingprompts.files.wordpress.com and today we'll highlight one student's poem and another tree house dream tomorrow.


The Ultimate Tree House
Deep in a forest
up in a tree
lies a nice tree house
built just for me.

Up the long ladder
through the trap door
it makes the Queen's palace
look like a bore.

Swings, trampolines, and ropes
oh my!
Down on the zipline
you feel like you fly.

In my big bedroom
there lies a big bed
and on my big pillow
lies my small head.

I love my nice tree house
up in a tree
deep in a forest
built just for me.