Tree #148–153

 Yet another view of one of our Silver Maples

with branches sprouting around the lower

part of the trunk and a nameless

foliage at its base. 8-15-12

 Our tired-looking, drought-weary
Japanese Maple with lush, uninvited,
unauthorized, miscellaneous foliage. 8-17-12

 Sorting files of useless papers for
what seemed like all day. 8-18-12

Sorting my stash of weaving yarns for

too many hours. 8-20-12

Enough sorting! Took off to do some biking and

did this from memory of the bridge across

Turkey Creek as it opens into Wall Park Lake.8-22-12

Went biking again and did this from memory

at the tired-end of the day,

by memory, of Euclid St. 8-23-12

Last page of the sketch book, just

some playing with layering primary colors

and adding water using watercolor

pencils. Colorful fun! 8-24-12

Trees #145–147

"Unauthorized foliage" (weeds?) at

the base of one of our backyard trees. 8-8-12

Another view of our crabapple

in the backyard. 8-10-12

The weather has been a little cooler, and I took

a long walk to Lakeside Park again, found an

empty bench, and sketched this

view of Turkey Creek. 8-13-12

Trees #140–144

 I'm bored drawing the trees I can see from my window

and it's sooo hot to be outside. What a wimp I am.

This is inspired by a black & white photo in a book. 7-31-12

These are limp ivy vines clinging to a tree trunk

outside my upstairs window. We're having a

drought as well as 100-plus temps. My spirits

are as limp as the vines. I'm now thinking

this appears much too green... 8-1-12

A branch extending past the trunk of our tree

just outside my upstairs window. 8-5-12

Just playing around with watersoluble

colored pencils and ink. 8-6-12

More watersoluble colored pencils. 8-7-12

Trees #135–139

Scribbling my backyard Silver Maple trees

and bushes in the early evening. 7-28-12

My backyard trees as seen from my

upstairs window at dusk. 7-24-12

Certainly not a tree seen around here yet! I made it up.

Maybe it's longing for cooler autumn temps.

I'm tired of 100-plus weather. 7-25-12

A little bush. 7-26-12

Another tree trunk as seen from my upstairs window. 7-30-12