The Story of One Maple

 

10/27/21 Maple Leaf neighborhood

Our days of high winds and heavy rain did a number on many trees. When I walked around Green Lake the first dry day after the “bomb cyclone,” I saw lots of newly bald trees as well as torn limbs strewn across the path.

That afternoon, I went to check out the same maple in the ‘hood that I’ve been watching: Just a few yellow leaves are barely hanging on. This is probably the last time I’ll sketch it this year, but if I remember next spring, I’ll continue this story of one maple.

Previous sketches are shown below.

10/21/21

10/12/21