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My first Nature journaling.
Wild birds perched on my hand.

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Start here: Welcome! Please share what you are seeing in your nearby nature! 

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Start here: Welcome! Please share what you are seeing in your nearby nature! 

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Dane Yoeman, Brisbane. Aust. It was a joy zoom event sharing our love of  Mother Earth. 

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Frangipani aka Plumeria originate from S America, incl Mexico! They’ve been transported all around the world. They grow well and look stunning in warm climates, so their numbers have increased rapidly in tropical countries. It reminds me of our own human species transported world wide for all kinds of reasons. We have flourished against the odds to climate: by human invention & technology which has allowed us to defy nature & too many of us live naively or arrogantly almost anywhere around the planet. It s not political to draw parallels to our  invasion in fragile environments and ultimately produce this climate crisis. Those in authority who deny the connection to keep “business as usual” : they are acting politically. 

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Frangipani aka Plumeria originate from S America, incl Mexico! They’ve been transported all around the world. They grow well and look stunning in warm climates, so their numbers have increased rapidly in tropical countries. It reminds me of our own human species transported world wide for all kinds of reasons. We have flourished against the odds to climate: by human invention & technology which has allowed us to defy nature & too many of us live naively or arrogantly almost anywhere around the planet. It s not political to draw parallels to our  invasion in fragile environments and ultimately produce this climate crisis. Those in authority who deny the connection to keep “business as usual” : they are acting politically. 

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Tomitaro Makino （牧野富太郎）-  botanist
Baika Oren (ばいかおうれん）-　Japanese Goldthread, Five Leaf Goldthread
Baika(梅花＝うめのなは）－plum blossoms
Oren (黄連＝きいろ、つらなり）－yellow + connected
Petals - hanabira(はなびら）
Sepals- gaku or gakuhen (がく・がくへん）
Pistil -　meshibe (めしべ）
Stamen - Oshibe(おしべ）

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A snippet from my page on banana slugs. They are one of my favorite creatures to find on our local walks. My favorite fact about them is that they produce a slime that has an anesthetic effect...and will make a predator's mouth (or fingers) go numb!! They also blend in very well with the California Bay leaves when they turn yellow in the fall!

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10 minute sketch! It's a very dense fog, bone-chilling cold day and I wasn't sure I could find anything in the almost dark end of day. I was amazed to find a few interesting signs of life. Daffodil shoots that started in mid December - early this year. A fuzzy star magnolia blossom. Purple Primrose flower bud. Rhododendron bud tightly and neatly fitted together. A mushroom growing on a wood door frame at a farm we visited. Turkey tail fungus on a stump. Life is happening all around us if we just stop, look slowly, closely and be curious! This event encouraged me so much to quickly get the item sketched on the page with a splash of color and not worry too much about the art. I have a lovely memory of this event when I look at the page!

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Age 8. She enjoyed contour drawing!

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My dauther, age 8. She drew a pinecone!

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Blind and modified contour  drawings are a great way to loosen up- and also for nature journaling!

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2nd drawing. So 10 minutes each. Came to realisation that you don't need to set aside much time to get a fix of the things you love doing.

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Interesting weeds from my balcony garden. A flock of birds just flew by in a V formation and I just had to note that down, along with the weather conditions. 

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1 23 pan pacific nature journaling quick edit

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Berry-like structures and flowers from a bush in my yard (Southern California, USA).  I've never noticed how fruitful this little bush is, and I'm wondering if those little berries will become anything in the future.

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I noticed some white spider web under the leaves and beautiful shadow patterns were created on top of the leaves. The berries are supposed to be edible but there wasn't much flavour and they are filled with little seeds.

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House plant.  love the contour drawing with pen.  there seems to be so much more life in the piece when drawn this way.

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This is my quick page of my summer garden, Globe Artichoke flower and apples ripening on the tree. It was really bright, hot and sunny outside today!

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It's a freezing fog day so I didn't linger outside. I picked a piece of the closest nature I could see, some Rabbit Brush seeds pods and a Pine branch and cone. I usually take so much time to draw and have never taken on the Pine Cone in short time. Semi blind contour wins the day 2ith a recognizable cone. Thank you for the challenge. I noticed that there is no Pine smell in the branch at all. I wonder when the scent will return?

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Helen from California.
Purple Salvia from my front yard.

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Finally got to see this beautiful snail last night, they leave thick slime trails. The shell was about 4cm across.

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Henrietta Mooney, Newcastle, Australia (Hunter Valley)

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Henrietta Mooney, Newcastle, Australia (Hunter Valley)

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Since its been so hot here this summer, I've been for many swims in the ocean and hence many days of nature journaling along the coast. The mollusc who calls this shell home can live up to 19 years!