"Perhaps the ghost has been about us," came a voice from a nearby tree.
He turned quickly, watching as a dark form separated itself from a nearby tree.
We sat down in the shade of a nearby tree to wait for him.
At the same moment they became aware that someone was standing under a nearby tree, also looking out over the bay.
A nearby tree, next to the wall, made the job easier.
Then, with difficulty, she pulled herself up by holding on to a nearby tree.
Suddenly six or seven children swung down from nearby trees.
He was above the nearby trees, pointed, dark forms all around him.
Moving to a nearby tree, he sat with his back to the trunk.
The two became close friends, often playing around a large nearby tree.