Rob and I took advantage of the glorious day and took the golf cart up to the golf course. He chose to hit golf balls at the range, I took a walk along the boardwalk trail with journal, camera and bins in tote. My quest was to draw the Highbush Blueberry I’d seen when walking […]
Category Archives: Nature Journaling
Monday visit to Sea Pine Forest Preserve
My anticipated February visit to SPFP finally came to be…. a month late, but we got there! I was wondering how the landscape would compare to past February and early March journal entries. Nature seemed to be in order. The red maples were starting to pop and I saw the wildflower ‘Innocence’ Houstonia procumbensin bloom. […]
General’s Sketch & Wash Pencil
Another favorite tool in my pencil case is General’s Sketch & Wash Pencil. It’s water-soluble graphite. I enjoy it, as up to this point in time, I don’t have the patience to create shaded pencil studies. I do love working in black and white. You can concentrate on tones versus color and in the end, […]
Water Oaks
Over the last week, the leaves of the tardily deciduous Water Oaks are finally starting to turn yellow. Soon to fall to the ground, I’m sure. Spring, spring, spring! Such a lovely word 🙂
Longleaf Pine Savanna
My first impression of the Longleaf Pine Savanna in Webb Wildlife Center was ‘magical.’ We fledgling Master Naturalists stood on the edge of the managed Longleaf Pine Savanna listening to the fascinating eco-history given to us by Bob Franklin, a Clemson Extension Agent. The trees were so tall, you had to stand way back to […]
Webb Wildlife Center
We fledgling Master Naturalists arrived at Webb WMA at 9 a.m. on February 25th, 2008. My journal page notes indicate it was cloudy and chilly but the sun broke thru around 11. All in all, a pretty spring day. I’ve scanned part of my journal notes for the morning session. We visited a Cypress/Tupelo swamp […]
