I think she has aged well (photo is from 2007). I am glad she survived the fall. It would have been a stupid way to die.
...a treehouse she purposely had built without walls because she wanted to sleep among real birds...
Unfortunately, she seems to be a typical stupid know it all liberal. Apparently she did not strap herself down to the platform so she did not roll off it in her sleep. Or she did not use the proper safety safety gear ascending or descending the ladder.
There are safe ways to do things. Even sleeping on the side of a mountain as the below picture shows. But you have to be willing to seek out and follow expert guidance.
