Nature journaling inspiration

‘No winter lasts forever, no spring skips its turn’ - Hal Borland I began nature journaling around 4 years ago. Not realising when I started that it had a name. I’d been spending more time outdoors over the years, hiking, running, cycling. Finding that being outside in nature as much as possible w

At the bottom are two fronds (under clear contact paper) showing variability. Resurrection Fern Polypodium polypodioides This tiny fern has always been a favorite of mine. It grows in an epiphytic fashion, anchoring its wiry roots into the bark of trees with deep fissures, and receiving nourishment from the water and dust in the atmosphere using energy from the sun via photosynthesis. The fronds of this fern are fairly small, but I’ve seen some that grow up to 3 or 4 inches. It’s called the…

📗 ▹ It’s really fun and uplifting to keep a journal. A journal holds memories in a way that is very personal and often emotional. “The naturalist wanders with an inquiring eye, pauses, ponders, notes the bloom of a prairie pasqueflower. It is a tradition that goes back to Aristotle and earlier: observing and identifying earth’s myriad life-forms, and discovering the connections that bind them. For those with such interests, said British naturalist Miriam Rothschild, “life can never be long…

Day 4 of the Nature journaling week🙌 It was about reproduction, and I think the ginkgo biloba’s fruit is a great result of the amazing system the female and male ginkgo trees have. Tadpoles and (I think flirting with each other) coal tits made the topic covered completely! I also saw mating pigeons but decided to give them some privacy and not to film or draw them 😅 You can check what the others discovered during this week here: #naturejournalingweek And find more information about the…

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A nature reserve near Grassington, North Yorkshire.

People all over the world during all times and ages have kept journals and diaries documenting their world. Journals can be as far-reaching as the notes of Lewis and Clark as they explored an unknown country, or as simple as recording the everyday experiences of people like you or me. Keeping a nat