If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least befriend a talking dog?
This past weekend, I went on a field trip with the Front Range Nature Journal Club for the first time in six months. Because our club’s membership covers a large stretch of northeastern Colorado, our outings can be located hours away. As an introvert, it's easy to think I don't need to belong to a... Continue Reading →
Election day has come and gone and I did it again. I voted at the last minute. Even though I receive a mail-in ballot weeks before the election, I never fill my ballot out early. It's always an election day event. I always think "this year, I'm voting early" and I always spend election day... Continue Reading →
Drawing landscapes and trees is challenging for me. I get caught up in the details and wind up with weird results. I've known for a while that I need to simplify my approach, but I haven't been able to figure out how. Then I stumbled across Stephen Travers Art, a YouTube channel with brilliant drawing... Continue Reading →
Before going to the Denver Botanic Gardens with the Front Range Nature Journaling club , I revisited my list of field trip tips , and it helped me take better care of myself. I had a stool and sat whenever I could. I took breaks and let myself drink in the setting instead of journaling... Continue Reading →
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:... Continue Reading →
