Apropos of nothing - random remembrances...

[jofra]

...As a child (long ago, somewhere between 6 and 11 years old), climbing trees - almost certainly no more than 10-12 feet up - but I wonder how many nowadays have enjoyed that simple/exciting experience - or similar?

[Ozankoy Best Butcher]

There are some great trees for climbing around by the monastery at Karsiyaka

[Keithcaley]

I used to love climbing trees, I didn't enjoy falling out of them quite so much though!

[Lovelife]

We used to climb trees, I remember climbing down from one, tripped over and fell face down, I was lucky I didn't lose my teeth. Had a huge fat lip that out rivalled a trout pout. Mum also made me go to school the following day!.

[frontalman]

Spent many a Sunday climbing trees on Hampstead Heath as a boy. It wasn't such a popular spot in those days.

[eastside1]

Keith I think you falling out of trees and maybe banging your head actually explains an awful lot about you Lol.
Frontalman I hate think what you were doing up trees on Hampstead Heath very very many years ago but I have heard it was probably illegal before 1967.
Lovelife very amusing (sarcasm).
Jofra I am afraid all the kids have been experiencing this year is staying indoors due to coronavirus lockdown as they could not go out!

[Wines Of The World]

I do remember me and 3 friends went into an orchard as we felt we wanted to eat a few apples, and yes as we were helping ourselves to a few apples and the owner came running towards us and I thought it was a great idea to climb inside the branches as I thought id not been seen.

I watched as my friends ran away laughing and the man started to walk away and I was holding my breath thinking yesssssss he hasn't seen me and then all of a sudden he came running towards the tree shouting I know your up there so you can come down now, I was trapped in the tree but only a few feet off the ground, so I jumped down and pretended to hurt my ankle thinking he might say thats what happens when you trespass and steal apples and feel a bit sorry for me as I had hurt myself, he did and told me to go and not to come back, so off I went pretending to limp which was better than being taken home to my parents and of course once out of sight I ran away laughing so much and joined up with my friends. Children today will never have this kind of innocent fun.

[wrymouth]

One of my cherished childhood memories was sitting comfortably on the fork of two large branches overlooking railway lines. With me I had a bottle of Tizer, some squashed tomato sandwiches, a packet of Five Woodbines and my Ian Allan Midland Region Spotting Book. Bliss !

[dippersgirl]

One of my happy memories is roller skating with all the kids on our road in Leipzig, playing chase!!!