I wish I had a picture of us sitting at the big tree between our road and the library on Eastman road in Midland, Michigan. But, I don't and I haven't been back to Midland since 1990.
However, that tree holds lots of memories because we would often bike or walk to the library (around 1-1.5 miles from our home) to get books during the summer months. We would spend time looking at books or at those little film strips in the children's area and then select those that we actually wanted to check out and bring home.
By the time we started walking home we were a little tired and anxious to read the books we had checked out. Often we would stop and sit under that tree. My sisters and I would often start reading a book while we sat there and then the discussion would turn into decision making time. Do we keep walking home or do we return to the library to return the book (or books) we just read while sitting under the tree. Hmmm. Decisions, decisions. Most of the time we just kept going home, but I think there were a few times where we went back anxious to return the so-so choices and gather more options to take home.
Even if we didn't read any books it was still fun to stop and sit at that tree. I think we felt like we were on a little trek or something.
Either way, it was good times and I still remember it. Still wish I had a picture.
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