The Boabab tree dots the African landscape. To the local peoples, these magnificent trees are seen to be retainers of the memories of the ancestors. There is a sanctity about them. Their branches always remind me of hundreds of fingers reaching out and trying to clutch the sky. I love sketching and drawing them.
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Author: Don
My name is Don Scrooby and I live in The United Kingdom. I feel that more than anything else, nature, and the objective things around us, convey a speech and a message we always need to listen to and follow. This kind of listening is life-giving and there is a certain form spirituality about it.
In this blog, through the the photographic image and accompanying words, I’ve tried to share this experience as simply as I can. There is an underlying beauty in nature we all need to see and experience, especially in this day and age as we struggle to save our planet.
Most of my shots are taken with a Fujifilm XT100 camera and my Iphone. I’m no professional Photographer, but I do enjoy outdoor walks with my simple gear trying to capture what I see and experience.
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Snapshots Of My World 
Beautiful sketch of African landscape.
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Thank you.
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Beautiful sketch, Don. I was just reading about how the boabab is called the African Tree of Life because of the number of wild species that depend on it. And since I read this in an article on bats, I also learned that bats are the sole pollinators of of the boabab tree. Interesting.
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That’s fascinating LuAnne. I didn’t know that. Thank you
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Lovely sketch. 🙂
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Thank you, Lynette.
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I love your sketches of the mostly barren landscape and the bits of beauty you found there.
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You’re too kind, Dan. Thank you.
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Lovely sketch and the fingers reaching out to touch the sky is a good description.
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So glad you liked it,Vicki
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I apologize for not being here sooner – I can’t imagine how I missed this post!
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No problem. Glad you visited.
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