Georgia Crape Myrtle.

       

       This drawing done on location on a recent trip is not out of the ordinary for me, though it is for this blog. It is a record of one detail when we were in Georgia. We were at our son and daughter-in-law's in “Middle Georgia”; Warner Robbins to be exact. The drawing, though not as exact as a photo, may well be remembered longer, and has a little more personal touch to it, and can be tweaked to emphasize what ever you would like. The drawing definitely took a little longer to get! Though I did check it with a snapshot afterward. Actually the drawing was done like other drawings with a sketch on the spot and some of the finishing done later after we arrived back in Kansas.

       These myrtle was well established when Matthew first moved into the place but needed lots of attention to get 'em to be a reasonable accompaniment to the deck. Looks good the way it is now, though it may take some work to keep it that way. You can see these trees from the kids dining room and kitchen windows, or sit under them on the back deck. I like the look of the mature myrtle bark. Similar to the sycamore of the midwest in the way it peels leaving 2 tone rounded shapes on the surface. Interesting! The crape myrtle is almost as common in the south as the black gnat! Those bugs are unresponsive to DEET but fortunately survive much less time than the tree! We do not see many crape myrtle in Kansas, though it is rumored that some will survive most winters, especially with this climate change.