All Around Maui: Tree drives the bulldozer at my house. June 9, 2002

There is an abandoned bulldozer on the property where I live. The bulldozer is in the cow field near Tree's favorite tractor. On this particular morning, Tree woke up in a bad mood. What better way to clear up the mood than to put him to work pushing soil and cow poo-poo? So they came over and got to work.

Notice the construction equipment theme of Tree's pajamas.

Dive buh . . . doe . . . zah!!!!


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Can there be any greater ecstasy for a two-year-old boy than driving a big machine?


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Tree experiments with all the controls, and asks me what each one is. I tell him when I know, but often I can't offer anything more specific than "that's a lever." He answers, "oh," and moves on to the next control.


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After Tree drives the bulldozer, he likes to get down and check out the wheels and the track.


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Tree pauses for a little weeding work.


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The effort brings success as the plant comes free of this most fertile soil.

Checking out the fresh cow poo-poo


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Walking back to the car


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