Evergreens in Winter

 Evergreens in Winter

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Starting at the horizon and looking upwards from there; I sketched groupings of trees that surround our house. Evergreens take center stage in January with pines being most abundant.

12-28-24

Click on this link to a lovely poem called, “Winter Trees”, by William Carlos Williams. The last line reads, ….the wise trees stand sleeping in the cold”. Poem

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Tree Tops in Winter

Tree Tops in Winter

Tree Top Series 12-27-24

Recently I sketched a series of trees surrounding our house. I looked upwards to focus on the tops of the trees. I've posted the sketches here.

Tree Top Series 12-26-24

Twenty seven years ago, in 1998, many trees were destroyed throughout the area during a devastating ice storm. I remember seeing birch trees bending towards the ground. Robert Frost, in his poem, "Birches", writes..."Soon the sun's warmth makes them shed crystal shells." Here is a link to the poem called Birches

Tree Top Series 12-24-24

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Tree Top Series 12-22-24

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