Storm damage near South Dalton

Storms Austen and Boelo having moved on, made today quieter. All the same, winds gusted strongly but it was bright with no rain. I saw that a huge tree had fallen at the junction for South Dalton ( from the Malton Road). It was a venerable old tree, now no more. I wanted to make this simple painting as a record. People had been busy clearing the road, moving branches to an adjacent field across the road. The tree when it fell landed in this field, which was littered with a network of branches. To access the field to tidy up, plant machinery utilised the gap in the flattened hawthorn hedge.  I will check later but assume a new section of hedge will be reinstated. The main trunk lay on the verge. Its plate roots pointing upwards, the massive trunk, chain sawed for safety. It is horrible to see these sentinels fall. Elsewhere near Moorfield Farm another huge scar marked a substantial part of an oak tree trunk. The tree having been split. Of course oaks, are still in full leaf, as opposed to beech, and they catch the wind badly. They are a tree also known for dropping branches when stressed. The remaining tree ( at Moorfield) is now reduced by fifty percent. I wondered if it will survive. Would decease get a hold? Will a strong wind cause more damage to this, unbalanced tree. I shall keep an eye on it. Back to this view. The disappearing road leads to South Dalton home of the Dalton Estate office. As I sketched cars whizzed past, hurrying north towards Malton, others south towards Beverley. Occasionally a car would approach from South Dalton. One of these cars in particular, paused giving me a hard look before driving off. It may have been someone from the Estate Office.

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Transparent acrylic ground added before painting.

Sketch made with a ‘Sharpie’ pen.

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