The Shoe Tree, III

It seems that my posts about The Shoe Tree (here and here) have taken on a life of their own. I guess this shouldn't be surprising, because that has to be how a Shoe Tree itself "happens."

One pair, leads to two, which leads to more, which leads to a landmark.

Since my last post I have heard from someone who tells me of a similar tree in Southern Indiana (I await a picture!) And a reader of the blog has commented about a similar tree near Prince Rupert, BC. That mention lead me to a webpage for this tree, complete with pictures, (see it here) and a link to other sites about Shoe Trees.

The interesting thing about the Prince Rupert Tree is that many of those shoes are nailed to the trunk as opposed to being flung into the tree and caught by a branch.

Why do I keep posting about Shoe Trees?

It is simple really. In the first post I stated why I was writing about it, "Because this tree reminds me of two important parts of our learning process - observation and curiosity."

Now, a month later, the Shoe Tree still reminds me of observation and curiosity, but it shows where those two critical habits can take us.

I've learned that shoe trees are all over. I've met some interesting people because of my curiosity. I've found out that I know the person (a friend and colleague of my Dad) who lives across the road from the Kalkaska Shoe Tree (this is amazing since this tree is about 100 miles from where my Dad lives). Do you think I am going to try to learn more about "my" shoe tree"? You bet I am. And if I do, I will report it to you.

Don't worry, this blog won't become all about shoe trees. But it will continue to be about learning - how we learn, how we can benefit from that learning, and the wonderful connections, lessons and insights new learning can bring us.

Here's to Shoe Trees, observation, curiosity, learning and the wonderful connection between all of them.

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