This is a collage of images concerning a tree fort at my home. We did not really have an trees that were fitting to build in but I wanted one, so my dad came up with the idea of building an octagonal platform on top of an old tree stump that would form the base. We did get use out of it but not as much as I would have figure years ago. Over time our priorities changed. My hobbies kept me indoors, work became more demanding for my mom and dad got older. An old wooden pallet ended up thrown underneath it. The stump in the middle has rotted to the point it no longer support the platform and the nearby grape vine has begun to grow over it. It was never properly finish as there was suppose to be small house on top. Images of the platform now are overlaid with closeups showing age and tools we used to build it. I always felt bad that it did not get used as much as it should have and feel ashamed at how I wasted my parents time on it, only to have it fall to ruin. Not that we could have done much about the stump rotting. In truth, I think it actually looks kind of nice. Rather than this empty grey wooden structure standing in the middle of everything, it is covered in green, reclaim by nature.