Before They Fall Off

This time last year, the trees were blazing with color. Conditions must not be ideal this Fall, because the leaves on many trees seem to be going straight to brown. Still, I’ve been seeing enough red maples and yellow aspens that I’ve been eager to sketch as many as I can before all their leaves fall off. Here are several trees I’ve sketched this week in the Green Lake, Maple Leaf and Roosevelt neighborhoods.

Green Lake

Green Lake

From the parking lot of St. Catherine of Siena Parish,
Maple Leaf neighborhood

In front of Whole Foods at 65th & Roosevelt