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 […]
Category Archives: Watercolor
EcoTherapy
Until a few weeks ago, the term EcoTherapy hadn’t crossed my path. However the practice of EcoTherapy has been with me for a long, long time. It’s the main reason I promote Nature Journaling! Get out into Nature as much as you can and sketch, make notes, paint and observe the wonder of Nature. You […]
Quick Watercolor Sketch
I have a great office at work. It’s actually a converted two bedroom cottage. There is a small kitchen and an all purpose dining living area that’s now used for meetings. The bedrooms are offices. My desk is in one and our Landscape Ecologist (LE) has the other. The cottage is off and away from […]
Lovebugs Everywhere!
I love keeping track of Nature’s seasonal changes in my journal. Just last week, the Spartina started to take on raw sienna coloring in places. I love the autumn colors of the marsh grass, but am not quite ready for the neon green to go! It saddened me. Another sign of seasonal change is the […]
Wood Storks and Vultures
Last Sunday morning’s weather was perfect!!! At 9 a.m. it was 72 degrees with no humidity….. in SC…. in August!!! Really? Yes, indeed! Rob, the dogs and I piled into the golf cart and made our way down to the 17th hole of the golf course to enjoy a walk along the cart path before […]
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 […]
