Above and Below Water: Challenge day 21
Have you ever nature journaled something that lives below the water? What about something amphibious? Today’s Prompt: Above and below water I usually nature journal terrestrial nature. How about you? If we only nature journal land animals and plants however, we are missing out on a lot. In fact, 50%-80% of all life lives underwater […]
Test Page in Your Nature Journal: Challenge Day 20
Are you afraid to test new ideas in your nature journal? Does your inner perfectionist block you? Today’s Prompt: Fill a test page in your nature journal with a new technique you learned Two very important points come up with this prompt. One is the importance of experimentation on learning. The second is that your […]
Nature Journaling Critters at Home: Challenge Day 19
Can you find animals to nature journal in your own home? Have you really looked? Today’s Prompt: Find and nature journal three critters in your home (not your spouse) Sometimes, we assume that nature journaling has to happen in a park, in a garden, or in the forest. We think that we have to go […]
Simplify the Complex: Challenge Day 18
How do you capture the complexity of nature on the pages of your nature journal? Today’s Prompt: Simplify the Complex One inevitable challenge when nature journaling is prioritizing. Unfortunately, your brain has a limited capacity. You have to choose your focus. This came up very clearly in a class by Akshay Mahajan at the Wild […]
Sharing Nature With Others: Challenge day seventeen
Have you ever seen something in nature that you immediately had to share? How did you share it? Today’s Prompt: “Something in nature that made you want to call a friend” There are several directions you can go in with today’s prompt. Actually, there are probably almost infinite directions. With the nature journaling challenge prompts […]
Page Layout in Your Nature Journal
Do you think about composition and page layout in your nature journal? Today’s Prompt: Page layout in your nature journal The Wild Wonder Nature Journaling conference is in full swing! What does that mean? It means I have spent 11 hours or more in nature journaling classes and discussions every day for the last two […]
Sketchnoting a Class at Wild Wonder: Challenge Day Fifteen
Sketchnoting is the number one way to get more bang for your buck at the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference. Today’s Prompt: Sketchnote a class at Wild Wonder How do I get started? All you have to do is start thinking of sketching as a language just like the written word. Once you start combining […]
Haiku in your Nature Journal: Challenge Day Fourteen
Do you want to write poems in your nature journal? Today’s Prompt: Haiku in your nature journal Remember how there are three languages in nature journaling? Images, numbers, and words. Haiku is a great way to get some words into your nature journal if you don’t have much time or don’t know where to start. […]
Leaf Comparison: Challenge Day Thirteen
Have you ever compared two things in your nature journal? Today’s Prompt: Leaf comparison John Muir Laws, myself, and other teachers talk frequently about the technique called “Joint Comparison.” In this technique you compare two things side by side in your nature journal. By doing this you can observe much more. Studies of the human […]
Sketch something you usually avoid: Challenge Day Twelve
What is something you usually avoid drawing? Today’s Prompt: Sketch something you usually avoid Uh-oh, here we go with another challenging one. That’s because the idea is to grow during a 30 day challenge. Today, we will practice self awareness again. What is something that we avoid nature journaling? Some people only nature journal plants. […]