the importance of climbing trees

hello!!!

lately i have bronchitis so i haven't been climbing very many trees, but spring is emerging in chicago and i feel that i've forgotten or neglected the importance of climbing trees, and/or engaging with nature in other ways. i also feel that i've fallen out of touch with myself and others around me. it's been a hard semester but i'm determined to make this spring a time of renewal in my life. i plan on journaling a lot more consistently again, not on this thing, but in my real journal. i also have been trying to make my social interactions much more meaningful and frequent. i'm immersed in such beautiful diversity everyday and it's a complete shame that nobody ever talks to anybody, so i've been trying to come up with sweet/awkward questions to ask strangers that will make their usually ordinary day much less ordinary. yesterday i talked with the Lisa the nurse practitioner at the walk-in clinic and it was the best part of my day. she was so kind and our conversation was very sincere, unlike many conversations between strangers. maybe i should start reading more poetry again.

here's a picture i like a lot:


lately i've been learning how to screen print, but it's proven to be sort of difficult. i was talking to my good friend chelsea today and we came up with the brilliant idea of printing a cool design on the back of a button up flannel shirt, but really it'd be the front cause they would be SMOCKS!!!! so genius. i also got some fanny packs and i'm printing a picture of a bicycle on the from and it says "i want to ride my bicycle!" like the queen song cause that's so true in my life, and i think everyone sorta wants to ride a bicycle, to some degree or another, so i'm confident people will relate to that.

well, i think i'm gonna go to the beach and throw a frisbee and try to learn somethings from the wind and the waves and the sand. then i will ride my bicycle to the art store and get some more paint to make smocks.

i hope you, reader, are having a wonderful day full of positivity and vitality.

peace&love.

-luke.