Wildflower Finds III

Back to purple 🙂  These morning glories were so lovely I decided to create a journal page just for them. Gil Nelson’s book ‘Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers helped me make the correct ID.  I wrote his comments along the outer edge of the illustration.  Thanks, Gil! ‘The name sagittata means “arrow shaped” in reference to […]

Wildflower Finds I

These days, my wanderings are highlighted with wildflower finds. Most seem to be purple!  I’ve two more journal pages to create for this series. One flower was a ‘lifer’ for me.  I found it on my way back from drawing the Marsh Fern.  Luckily I had my camera with me as I my schedule didn’t […]

Marsh Fern

It is my quest, this summer, to learn the ferns common to the low country. I studied them while enrolled in the SC Master Naturalist program but, there was so much I was studying, that I didn’t have the time to let each one’s characteristics shine in my mind. The only way I know to […]

Nature Journaling From Afar

Let’s face it, the majority of mankind lives in suburbia and the chances of observing intimate wildlife dramas are few and far between. But ahhhhhhh, there is a solution…. Webcam’s! You can watch to your hearts delight and cause no stress to the animal you’re viewing. On March 8th, I checked out Palmetto Electric’s webcam […]