This tree is dedicated to Mel. The screensaver pictures of my trees on my desktop are of great interest to her. One day she called me at work to tell me that she had taken pictures of “the coolest tree ever” and she wanted me to draw it, because it was covered with bulging deformities that she called “dingleberries”. When you work in a veterinary clinic full of sick animals, a dingleberry has only one meaning, and it’s exactly what you think it is- not a nice thing to have.
In truth, this poor oak is covered with the results of a disease that causes the limbs and branches to develop hundreds of rough black knots. In the right light, such deformities become interesting, different, and even beautiful, earning it the distinctive title of “The Dingleberry Tree”.
“The Dingleberry Tree”
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This tree is dedicated to Mel. The screensaver pictures of my trees on my desktop are of great interest to her. One day she called me at work to tell me that she had taken pictures of “the coolest tree ever” and she wanted me to draw it, because it was covered with bulging deformities that she called “dingleberries”. When you work in a veterinary clinic full of sick animals, a dingleberry has only one meaning, and it’s exactly what you think it is- not a nice thing to have.
In truth, this poor oak is covered with the results of a disease that causes the limbs and branches to develop hundreds of rough black knots. In the right light, such deformities become interesting, different, and even beautiful, earning it the distinctive title of “The Dingleberry Tree”.