Category: Nature Journaling

Drawing, Health, Nature Journaling

9 Nature Journaling Field Trip Tips

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On Sunday, I met with members of the Front Range Nature Journaling club at the Denver Museum of Nature and … More 9 Nature Journaling Field Trip Tips →

Nature Journaling, Works-in-Progress

Colors of Colorado: A Nature Journaling Practice

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I first saw Tony Foster’s Lockdown Diary during his talk at the Wild Wonder nature journaling conference two years ago. He painted things he saw on his daily walks during a 56-day COVID lockdown. Though I’m not good at “every day,” I wanted to create a compact local nature journaling project of my own. Result: Colors of Colorado.

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Art, Health, Nature Journaling

Even A Little Wild Wonder Is A Lot

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Accepting my limitations is a constant battle for me. I’m interested in more things than one person could ever hope to do. My chronic conditions just make it all harder, forcing me to sacrifice some activities in order to do others. I knew this going into the virtual Wild Wonder 2022 nature journaling conference and scheduled accordingly. While my plan failed, I still learned a lot from the conference.

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Birds, Nature Journaling

Nature Journaling Bird Tracks: Using Comparison to Improve Observations

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Last fall, I observed a bald eagle bathing on the lake shore. Later, I walked the beach looking for any prints the eagle might have left. Journaling about bird tracks seemed like an easy task, but it wasn’t until I compared tracks from different birds that I really learned something.

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Life Lessons, Nature Journaling

Nature Journaling: 5 Minutes Counts

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On June first, I was toying with the idea of giving myself a nature journaling challenge for the month, like I did last July. Three different families of Canada geese have been feeding in our yard and while I’ve been watching them closely, I hadn’t gotten out my journal to record my observations. When I did, I discovered that the most recent entry was from late March.

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