Category Archives: Nature Journaling
August Bouquet – Back in the Saddle
Lots of life has happened. Thankfully mostly busy stuff. Grateful for good health, good job, my love, old and new friends, fur babies and always the wonders of nature. Will be posting images that were created over the last couple of years. Figure if I start with basic posts, I’ll catch up to the present […]
Botany by Golf Cart
Botany by Golf Cart??? Indeed! On Spring Island is a Jack Nicholas designed golf course called Old Tabby Links. A couple of years ago it received a face lift, so to speak. Jack was in charge of renovations. The course was closed for a whole season. Part of the plans included the use of native […]
Field Sketching Friday
Friday, my co-worker/naturalist, Kristen Marshall Mattson and I led a nature journaling workshop for members of Spring Island. What a great way to start the day! Walking through the woods, examining plants, sketching our finds, adding details, learning new things both art and nature related. YUM! None of us wanted it to end 🙂 Did […]
Turtle Tuesday – Florida Softshell
A new series is born! While I can’t promise turtle postings every week, Tuesday’s will be Turtle Day for this blog 🙂 I saw my first Softshell a little over a year ago and was amazed at its size. It had to be a female. This species’ females can grow to 24 3/4 inches!!! A […]
Plein Air Nature Journal Page Tutorial
Last week, we had some unusually warm weather in the lowcountry. Rob and I took advantage by taking our bikes to Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge. This is one of the major reasons I asked for a bike for Christmas. I’ve been yearning to sketch and paint the far and beyond of Pinckney. By the […]
