Here's to the trees

 

The tree story

iPad sketch

 8x10 inches

Barbara Muir © 2020

Here's a sketch from our front porch.  The tree story is that someone

called the city to say that part of our front yard tree had to come

down.  So one day the more than a year ago the city came along 

and lopped off half of the tree.  It was shedding sap.  Squirrels live

 in it.  And maybe racoons. So it was not safe.

Today I drew our tree and the neighbourhood.  The bad squirrel

was sitting happily on the lopped off side eating nuts.  Too bad

for city people who don't realize we need trees.  And they don't

realize trees are part of the answer to saving us from climate change.

And yes!  Squirrels, birds and racoons hang out in trees.  They

are supposed to!

I had fun drawing this sketch, and there is still enough of a tree on

our front yard that we can sit on the porch and have some privacy.

And that's a good thing.