This is the tree that greets me every time I walk out my front door, and the longer I’ve known it, the more I love it. It’s a beautiful old oak tree, and in the autumn months man, does it come alive! And what a beautiful thought that is; just before the leaves fall from the tree and die, almost in revolt, they change color and take on the most beautiful shades of yellow and orange. I used shades of purple in the trunk of the tree to contrast with the leaves.