If you have Internet Explorer, resting your mouse pointer on the photos will bring a pop-up caption. *side glance at Wilco, who pointed out the wrong usage of the alternative text tag, but did not educate me on what the correct title tag is*

I walked up to this great sideways-growing tree on the beach, reached for a branch, and all of a sudden, this huge wave crashed toward me! I yelped and jumped on the nearest branch to keep from getting wet. Mr. W, who was on a hill behind me, laughed and started taking pictures.
leaping up on the tree
I was now committed to this tree, as the tide seems to have suddenly risen. I figured I may as well curl up in its protection.

Cradled in this branch, which looks like the tree’s smile, I enjoyed the scenery.

These photos were the ones I took atop the tree:



When I was ready to hop off, I watched the waves and counted how much time I had to hop off and run up the slope before the water came crashing in again, and just when I had it timed just so, I realized that behind me, these 3 or 4 Asian tourists were posing right next to the tree, behind me, taking photos of themselves by the tree! Hello, could you not wait till I got off the damn tree? Am I not ruining your shot?! So I had to wait uncomfortably for these men to finish the pictures before I could hop off and make a run for it.