Solid Kauri Tree Stair Case

Solid Kauri Tree Stair Case

JIGGS' Flickr pool has some great images of a staircase carved from a solid Kauri Tree trunk. She writes:

"Magic Kauri Kingdom, Awanui, North Island, NZ. The kauri log that this staircase was carved from was dug out of an ancient swamp. Thousands of years ago a tsunami wave devastated the area, felling trees and everything else in it's path. The wood of the kauri tree is so durable that it was still viable after all that time, and so large that this massive staircase could be made from it."

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A snowy visit to a treehouse

A snowy visit to a treehouse

A snowy visit to a treehouse

Is it true that a treehouse is fun only in warm weather? A dad decided to find out.

By Robert Klose
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How best to describe what a treehouse means to a boy? It's a place away from home, yet securely within its orbit. It's a castle in the air where a kid can feel like a king, surveying his realm below to his heart's content (at least until suppertime, when the monarch comes home to his macaroni and cheese). It's a world where the child can make his own rules and test them out on a small, arboreal scale. And, in this age of hand-held electronics and flashy computer imagery, it's a way to keep these indulgences at a manageable level by empowering the child, rather than a device, to be creative. Most of all, a treehouse is a secret place – something all kids have a need for.

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