Gloria

What inspired you to begin nature journaling? I live in the mountains and love the hummingbirds, blue jays, woodpeckers, among other birds that come to eat at our feeders, as well as bald eagles, red tailed hawks, buzzards, and others who cross our paths, that we encounter on our hikes. After my friend who enrolled in this class told me about it, I decided that it would be so cool to keep a field journal that would document dates and times and types of birds that I encounter through out the year.  As winter nears, many of our birds will be moving on to warmer climates since we get snow, but it will fun to notice the feathered friends that I encounter on my travels. Now that you’ve heard from several other journalers about their processes, and had a peek at their journals, which ideas or approaches do you want to try? I like the idea about drawing boxes but I also like the freedom to write my notes around the drawings.  I am afraid of ruining my drawing with the box, or making it so that my box doesn’t fit or is awkward.  I think I will have to try different ways until I find my style.  I am new to this, and I hope to learn about drawing.