As it fell, the strong limbs slipped between the headstones, caught the great weight of tree, and eased it into an almost decorous repose doing surprisingly minimal damage on its way down. The base of the trunk looked as though it had exploded, its stump shattered into vertical spikes and shards. When my wife Ann and I received the sad news, the next morning, we drove out to pay our respects. It was a casualty of last falls devastating storm, when a spate of tornados and high winds swept through the northern end of Rice County. Several weeks later the Great Oak, which anchored the southwest corner of the Valley Grove Cemetery was dead. Now, when I think of that comment, I wince at the callow fatuousness of it that tree may have been nearly one hundred years old when the nearby stone church was built in 1862. My answer, I suppose, was meant to be the glib response of one familiar with the aging process, as if my rank of “senior citizen” somehow also bestowed a kind of equivalency.
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A large crack extended vertically down through the middle of the trunk, and once on an early spring day before the winter dry tree had slipped its dormancy, I was amazed to see daylight through its nearly five-foot diameter. My reference was to the stabilizing assortment of cables, chains, bolts and other arboreal bling, added to the ancient tree, through the years, to extend its longevity. I smiled, “My plan is to outlive it though, if the doctors can keep me in spare parts, bracing bolts, and chains.” I shrugged, “Who knows? Five? Ten? Or maybe twenty-five to thirty years or more, but bur oaks don’t often live much longer than this one.”
I was leading a short natural history walk on the tall grass prairie restoration that surrounds the church property, as part of the day’s festivities. The question was from a visitor to our annual Country Social, last fall, as our little group stood admiring the beautiful old bur oak tree. “How much longer do you think it might live?” (Step 18) The drawing is done…color him in if you have the time.Oak Savanna/Prairie The Great Oak of Valley Grove Churchīur Oaks and the Oak Savanna By Myles Bakke (Step 17) Draw letter ‘v’ shapes for ends of nails. (Step 16) Draw letter ‘u’ shapes for part of the toe nails. (Step 15) Draw a letter ‘u’ shape on the feet. (Step 14) Draw letter ‘w’ shapes on the feet. (Step 13) Draw an oval and a letter ‘v’ like shape on tips of feet. (Step 12) So this is what the squirrel looks like so far. Draw another letter ‘u’ or ‘v’ shaped tooth. (Step 11) Draw a zig-zaggy line around the tail and stomach guideline. Draw a #5 and a #2-like shape for the legs. Lightly draw a backwards letter ‘J’ shape for the stomach guideline.
Draw lines at the ends of the arms for finger guidelines. (Step 10) Lightly draw a backwards letter ‘S’ shape for the tail’s guidelines. Draw lines for arms – one of them looks like a letter ‘L’. Draw a letter ‘v’ or ‘u’-like shape for the large tooth in the front. (Step 9) Draw a line at the back of the head. Draw a curved line at the bottom of the nose for part of the snout. Draw a letter ‘v’ shape for one of the back teeth. Draw half-rectangles for some of the teeth. Draw a ?-like shape on the right of the acorn. (Step 8) Draw zig-zaggy shape around the blue guidelines. The light blue rectangle you see is a guideline for the fur we will draw in the next step…guidelines are erased later, so draw them lightly. Draw letter ‘v’ and ‘w’ shapes for the teeth. Draw an oval in each eye, for the highlights. (Step 7) Draw a curved line in the left ear. Draw a curved line for the bottom of the nose. Draw a letter ‘U’ shape for the bottom of the acorn. Draw two sideways letter ‘L’ shapes for the top of the acorn. (Step 6) Draw an upside down letter ‘v’-like shape over the oval of the left ear. Draw a line that curved the way the previous mouth lines curved. (Step 5) Draw an oval and a letter ‘v’ shape for the ears. Draw a curved line and an oval for the right eye. (Step 4) Draw another oval around the eye. Draw an upside down letter ‘j’ shape for the top of his snout. Written Out Step by Step Drawing Instructions
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Happy Drawing! Learn How to Draw Scrat the Squirrel and Acorn from Ice Age – Easy Steps Drawing Lesson I have broken this tutorial down into 18 steps, so you can draw at your own page. His name is Scrat and he is always losing his acorn. Today I will show you how to draw the cute squirrel from the Ice Age movies.
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