A very exciting incident occurred while I was sitting in my yard listening and observing one morning. I was near a large "crop" of beautiful yellow tar weed and there was a gentle breeze causing the long stems to sway back and forth. I was enjoying the moment when one of the yellow flowers dipped down, then up. It caught my eye and then another flower dipped down, then up. I watched more closely and saw that it was a bee collecting pollen! I watched it move from flower to flower and when it reached the flower right next to me, I could see the yellow pollen collecting on it's middle legs. It was exhilarating to see something this special! I was hooked on journaling from that day forward.
When I looked at my first sketch, it was much larger than my final one. I like the smaller one better. I was able to learn about measurement and proportion, how to make different types of marks to emphasize details. The feet are most difficult for me. I will use watercolors next to finish the most recent yellow warbler.