Hi Rob,
No excuses here. In my next page I really tried to make the trees more realistic, as opposed to what another critique on Penciljack referred to as "cotton ball trees". They look a bit too fluffy for trees, lol. But, looking at the panel now, I can see what you mean, and its not sleep deprivation on your end, it does look like a mushroom cloud(I'll have to remember that if I do a comic book on war, lol).
Thank you so much for your input, and pointing that out. I'll continue working on my trees for sure