... but you do on Main Street in Venice.
"How do you walk on those things?" I asked the stilted treeman.
"One branch at a time. If you see me fall," he said, "just yell 'timber.'"
We went our separate ways, and he called out, "May the forest be with you," adding, "@treeyalater."
Where you can find better photos than this one. Even in San Dimas.
Photo: Ellen Alperstein