Monkey

Well, not quite a monkey, but Snowflake, trying out the tree in our new garden. What surprised me most was that she didn't spend any time at all sizing it up... one minute she was sitting watching me put the washing out, then the next minute she just turned and ran straight up it! I told Mark that a rescue attempt would never work, but I had to eat my words, as he held a sunbed up against the tree and sure enough she ran down it (in the least elegant, most comical way possible!). I have no idea what these trees are, but I love them... the leaves make a rain-like noise which I find very calming.