I made the "tree behind" too dark. It was more airy, filigreed. So I erased it and tried again. But I think for the composition's sake, I like the darker one better.
So a new sketchbook. The first is carbonicles - it actually does pretty well for that "fog" effect, which is what was going on that day. We also have a house, a curb and some neat tower-y things that are in WhiteMan Bay outside the Oasis bank - all in rootish 4B. Snow escapes me. Also, instruments.
So here we are, a van, some locals waiting for the bus, and back to the roots. I think I missed the snow bus, though. Anyway, this completes the first sketchbook! On to the next!