I’ve been walking by this interesting Live Oak for a year and a half, and finally, just the right day arrived to sketch it! I don’t know if I achieved the look of a bear face in my drawing, but in real life it really does resemble one 🙂

The tree stands along a sidewalk in our neighborhood. I had to set my chair right in the middle of the walkway to capture the entire tree.  When I stood in front of the bear face for the close up, a delightful Fox Squirrel peeked from behind the tree. It was quite curious about the human standing there. At one point I thought it was going to leave the tree and inspect me up close!

Our lowcountry weather has been so absolutely balmy this November and December as compared to the last two years.  We really need a freeze. Our early spring wildflowers are thinking it’s time to bloom!