The Wishtree Vocabulary

And if all you hear is the whisper of leaves, don't worry. Most trees are introverts at heart. INTROVERTS

• a shy person; a quiet person who does not find it easy to talk to other people.

• an outgoing, overtly expressive person.

• an unstable and aggressive person

• (of a person) fond of company; sociable.

But for a long time people in the neighborhood have called me the "wishtree" There's a reason for this, and it goes way back to when I wasn't much more than a tiny seed with higher aspirations. ASPIRATIONS

• something that a person wants very much to achieve.

• an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat

• an unrealistic or self-deluding fantasy

• the state of undergoing pain, distress, or hardship

When the mailman opened the box, Fly leapt out with a frantic croak. The mailman fainted. He woke up to Fly, who was apologizing profusely, squatting on his forehead. Clearly a breach of the the Don't Talk to People rule. BREACH

• following the rules

• a failure to do what is required by a law, an agreement, or a duty; failure to act in a requires or promised way

• comply with the command, direction, or request of (a person or a law); submit to the authority of.

• the state or fact of according with or meeting rules or standards

Currently, I am home with owl nestlings, baby opossums, and tiny raccoons. I am also visited regularly by the skunk kits who live underneath the front porch of a nearby house. This is unprecedented. Never have I sheltered so many babies. It just doesn't happen. UNPRECEDENTED

• never done or known before

• occurring, found, or done often; prevalent

• habitually or typically occurring or done; customary.

• done or doing constantly or as a habit

When the mailman opened the box, Fly leapt out with a frantic croak. The mailman fainted. He woke up to Fly, who was apologizing profusely, squatting on his forehead. Clearly a breach of the the Don't Talk to People rule. FRANTIC

• calm and quiet

• wild with fear

• casual

• bored

When the mailman opened the box, Fly leapt out with a frantic croak. The mailman fainted. He woke up to Fly, who was apologizing profusely, squatting on his forehead. Clearly a breach of the the Don't Talk to People rule. PROFUSELY

• a little

• a lot

• angrily

• laughing

Currently, I am home with owl nestlings, baby opossums, and tiny raccoons. I am also visited regularly by the skunk kits who live underneath the front porch of a nearby house. This is unprecedented. Never have I sheltered so many babies. It just doesn't happen. SHELTERED

• provide shelter

• eaten

• known

• been bothered by

If something is unprecedented it_____

• happens all the time.

• has never happened before.

• happens once a month.

• happens every few years.

These words are synonyms for_____

withdrawn, reclusive, reserved, timid

• introvert

• unprecedented

• aspiration

• breach

An aspiring artist has aspirations of

• being a successful artist.

• never having to do art.