Daily Sketches – Day 14 “Too Many Leaves”

Today was one of those beautiful spring days where the sky is blue, the breeze is cool, and the bugs aren’t swarming… A rarity in Louisiana. So today was perfect to draw different types of trees. Even though I’ve always had a hard time drawing them. TOO MANY LEAVES.

I was able to find plenty of variety just sitting on my back patio. You’ll notice there are no pine trees; what ones didn’t fall during Hurricane Katrina we had cut down… Which caused all the other trees to finally get enough sunshine and grow beautifully. Right now our yard is a sea of shades of green. Including the oak tree I’ve been growing since I was five! I got a seedling from a tree in my Mammaw’s yard and planted it in a pot, moving it with me from house to house, until I finally planted it in the ground when my parent’s bought a house about 14 years ago. His name is Oaky. I was REAL original with names when I was a kid.

Here’s me trying to show how tall Oaky is. Of course I walked out there with no shoes on and got about 20 stickers in my foot like the hippie child I am. Also poison ivy is growing at the base of the tree! My yard is so dangerous.