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Category: Nature Journal Methods

Nature Journal Methods

Personal Field Guides

March 18, 2019April 30, 2019 lindzs10

Some of you may be wondering- but what about painting and drawing? I want pretty pictures in my nature journal! Well this post is for you! Finally, we get to the heart of things! "Personal Field Guides" (which is my term for what many just think of as nature journals) are really kind of the… Continue reading Personal Field Guides

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Nature Journal Methods

Phenology Calendar

March 15, 2019April 27, 2019 lindzs10

Yay!  It's Spring!  And there is no better time to start a nature journal (more specifically a phenology calandar) then, well, yesterday!  The plants are budding and the birds building nests so fast that it's hard to keep up! Phenology is the fancy scientific word for what Charlotte Mason would have called a "Calendar of… Continue reading Phenology Calendar

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Nature Journal Methods

Field Notes

March 12, 2019May 14, 2019 lindzs10

As far as Nature journals methods go, field notes is probably the method most likely to not meet our expectations. Generally because, our expectations become unreasonable. We expect to have beautiful, colorful, crisp, clean drawings and painting. We expect to magically know the names and fascinating biofacts about all we encounter. We imagine sitting in… Continue reading Field Notes

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Nature Journal Methods

Species Account

March 5, 2018May 3, 2019 lindzs10

A page from our Species Account Nature Journal As we continue through the 6 methods of nature journaling. (By which I mean the 6 ways that I have tried out-- you may have found other methods; and if so I'd love to hear about them!), this week lets explore “Species Accounts”. A Species Account is… Continue reading Species Account

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Nature Journal Methods

(Bird) Life Lists

February 26, 2018May 3, 2019 lindzs10

I'm not sure if now is the best time to admit it, but I'm not very good at keeping a bird life list. Actually maybe the more important idea here is not the life list its self but rather the idea that not every method of nature journaling will work for everyone-- and life lists… Continue reading (Bird) Life Lists

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Nature Journal Methods

Species Catalog

February 19, 2018May 3, 2019 lindzs10

  Last week I gave you a peek into my favorite method of Nature Journaling. A simple method of keeping a journal of the seasonal changes happening right around your own home. Journal pages.  The yellow pot-it notes have our "species catalogs" on them Today, I'd like to share another simple journaling method; one that… Continue reading Species Catalog

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