Johnny Appleseed looks up at a bird in a nest among apple branches.

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Johnny Appleseed Watches a Nest

In this imagined storybook orchard, Johnny Appleseed quietly watches a bird in its nest. He holds a cloth pouch beneath the apple branches, with a winding path and cabin behind him.

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A brown nest in a green orchard

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Digital example: A blue-clothed man watches a brown bird in its nest among red apples.

1. Coral — apples
2. Green — leaves and ground
3. Tan — bird, nest and wood
4. Peach — skin
5. Blue — clothes
6. Yellow — flower centers

Color each apple coral.
Fill leaves, bushes, grass and the distant hill green.
Use tan for bird, nest, wood, hat, hair, bags and boots.
Color the face, neck and hands peach.
Fill the shirt and trousers blue.
Add yellow flower centers; leave petals white.

Check that the bird's wing and nest weave remain clear, with a white path below.

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