::metal::
my jungle gym as a kid was made out of metal pipe. i was passionate about gymnastics and mary lou retton for a time, but too poor to do anything about it. so i would swing and hang right here. i love that tangy mineral smell you get on your hands from metal. i also love the old school jungle gyms and tornado slides. i do not love the scorching sensation you get in high summer on said slides, which is why playground equipment is all plastic these days. makes sense i guess. but i do miss that smell.
have a great great great long weekend. maybe find a jungle gym or some monkey bars?
Labels: natural elements
posted by hannah at 8/31/2007 07:32:00 AM
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7 Comments:
those bars look high...you were a daring little girl
my little boys came home from school the other day with that smell on his hands and it brought me back... the simplicity of childhood.
Loved your posts this week! I've been lurking for awhile, but I had to post this week to tell you how nice your photos and words were this week. Treasures, indeed!
Oh, I remember how much I loved those monkey bars and the pride that finally came when I swung on them on my own!
hope you found a lovely playground...:))
I love that smell too! and the smell of cool rain on hot pavements...
(I hate the static you get from plastic slides though!)
Monkey bars and jungle gyms... such fond memories they evoke. Hanging upside down... what could be finer?
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