Reblogged from A Teacher’s Reflections:

Have you ever seen  a Wish Tree?

Walking along a beach on Cape Cod with friends, we rounded a bend along the sand where it meets the shore.  This was a remote stretch of the beach, quite a distance from the usual spot where people set up their chairs and umbrellas. The walk was long.

And there it was.  An old felled tree.  It was covered with shells, each one placed carefully. The shells were a multitude of types and sizes.  The enormity of what was right in front of us was enough to stop everyone in their tracks.

I knew right away it was a Wish Tree.

“Look at all those shells.  They’re so pretty”, said my friend.  And she reached to take one.

“No!” I shouted.  Everyone looked at me like I’d lost my mind.

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