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The Taking Tree by rongo rongo

October 19th, 2008 7:17 PM / Location: 25.796549,-80.27561

INSTRUCTIONS: Hide ten objects in ten trees.

During a 12 hour layover in Miami, I wanted to do some tasking, and only a few tasks had been announced. When I saw a model of a giraffe next to two indoor potted trees, I knew it had to be The Taking Tree. However, not having brought any fun shiny objects along for hiding purposes, I decided to hide messages instead. I tried to come up with messages that would be true, yet possibly surprising or inspiring, for anyone who found them.

While walking around the huge airport, I only found three interior trees, but I did see several other cool things, including many wheels of fish. (In order to qualify as a tree, the plant had to be taller than me and have some kind of trunk.) I was forced to do something that I never do during layovers---actually leave the airport building and walk around outdoors. I had been loathe to do that, having fallen into a sort of airplane induced haze. But it was fun. I saw a lot of little lizards, a strange sign, and my favorite tree of the day. This tree had large, pink, orchid-type flowers and pointy spikes on the trunk. I spent some time impaling blossoms onto the trunk spikes.

I love SF0 because it makes me do something different, even when it's as simple as just going outside.

- smaller

Positive thoughts

Positive thoughts

What you want most is really possible. Someone you've never met will help you. Your dreams are important. What you learn today will make a difference. Your efforts will succeed. You can be the person you want to be. You can do more than you know. People care about you.


Two more

Two more

You have the heart to endure. The world has many gifts for you.


Circles of Fish

Circles of Fish


AIDS quilt

AIDS quilt


Fancy floor designs

Fancy floor designs


One of many small lizards

One of many small lizards


Plants clinging to vertical walls

Plants clinging to vertical walls


Is this a fine for being a pedestrian?

Is this a fine for being a pedestrian?

Well, at least it's not $136.51.


Model giraffe

Model giraffe


Indoor palm-type tree

Indoor palm-type tree


Indoor ficus

Indoor ficus


Another indoor ficus

Another indoor ficus


A different sort of palm-type tree

A different sort of palm-type tree


Tree with purplish leaves

Tree with purplish leaves


A flowering tree with surface roots and trunk spikes

A flowering tree with surface roots and trunk spikes


Spikes

Spikes


Roots

Roots


Tropical tree

Tropical tree


With fanned leaf stems as its trunk

With fanned leaf stems as its trunk


Twisty tree

Twisty tree


More tropical trees

More tropical trees



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posted by Jennifer Juniper on October 20th, 2008 8:07 AM

"I love SF0 because it makes me do something different, even when it's as simple as just going outside."

Hell yes.

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posted by Charlie Fish on November 5th, 2008 1:34 PM

I second that.

Great idea.

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posted by Morte on October 20th, 2008 9:04 AM

Ah, the Miami airport. Many is the hour I've spent there waiting for friends to fly in. It is one of the prettier airports, in my opinion. And with some of the strangest art....

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posted by rongo rongo on October 20th, 2008 9:44 AM

The wheels of fish were particularly odd...like it was encouraging you to think of fish as objects/shapes/colors and not animals.

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posted by Soren THREEdux on October 20th, 2008 9:31 PM

These are cool plants.

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posted by Spidere on March 1st, 2009 10:48 AM

Vote for true, surprising, and inspiring messages. Thanks, rongo rongo.