Learned a new word today. I may have heard of it before, long, long ago in high school but, it’s new to me today 🙂 ‘Gibbous‘ Moon. Off to the dictionary. Ah ha! It means that the moon is larger than a semi-circle but not at big as a circle. Better yet is the word […]
Category Archives: Nature Journaling
Rewind to October
Commission jobs are still rolling in and taking most of my time but, I finally finished this journal page from October and had to share 🙂 Rob and I traveled to Columbia to pick up my painting that didn’t sell at the State Fair. It was a beautiful sunny day, and while Rob drove, I […]
A Rare Alignment….. Venus, Jupiter & Moon
We have had rain since my last post about Venus & Jupiter. I was getting worried that we wouldn’t experience this rare alignment. But, the day’s clear skies held. And, while we toured our neighborhoods Christmas lights celebration, Rob and I celebrated as we witnessed something near and dear to our hearts….. our celestial wonder, […]
Creating an Illustrated Nature Journal Workshop
It’s been a few weeks since this workshop occurred but I so wanted to share the fun! There were only two participants, but we got to take our time and some quality journal pages were created. Here’s a peak! Due to unusually cold weather, we opted to hold our ‘in-the-field’ session indoors. I brought in […]
Wow! Great Free Press :)
Bluffton Today’s education writer, Sara Wright, thrilled me with some free press. Thank you, Sara! Just click the Bluffton Today link above. To check out the front page (yes, I made it there too!), just move the blue button, to the left of the main article, up to the top. WoooHooo, star for a day […]
Nemours Plantation Field Trip
I held my inaugural nature journaling field trip, for past workshop participants, at Nemours Plantation on October 30th. Nemours, a private plantation, is located in northern Beaufort County and extends for 8 miles along the southern bank of the Combahee River. It lies within the ACE Basin – a low country treasure that includes approxamately […]