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kerryon.bsky.social
A bird first for me a few weeks ago. American Woodcock (A.K.A. Timberdoodle). 🪶
#birds
#NatureJournal
#BirdArt
#ScienceArt
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May 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
iamowls.bsky.social
I was inspired by Wild Wonder Foundation's Day 24 Corvids #wildtober to draw a Celtic knot symbol for the Morrígan (although their Inktober is for nature journalers).

#inktober #inktober2024 #wildwonder #wildwonderfoundation
April 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
marufoundation.bsky.social
Diving into something creative & green in Kasese, Uganda!

Our #NatureJournaling project will engage Mt Rwenzori Sec Sch & nearby communities;

To use art, writing & observation to protect our local ecosystems 🌱🌏

To have mental health well-being boost 😊

Powered by #WildWonderFoundation #BlueEarth
April 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
chrissiechen.bsky.social
Lenten-Rose flowers in full bloom

Perpetual Nature Journal – Week of Feb 12-18, Watercolor Painting
Lenten-Rose (Helleborus orientalis) I have fallen in love with the Lenten-Rose flowers since I spotted them last year in one of my favorite gardens in my neighborhood. Once again, I saw the flowers blooming along the outside edge of the garden. Then, I sneaked into the inside garden to take photos of a common hazel plant and suddenly noticed there were several shrubs of Lenten-Rose flowers growing below the hazel plant. I thought they looked very nice when they were kind of tangled together. The flowers inside the garden were even more beautiful, so I tried hard to squat down so that I could take photos of the flowers’ faces. It was too hard to choose which flowers I liked because they were all smiling at me. One of these days, I should plant some in my garden! Although I painted the Lenten-Rose flowers before, I learned or refreshed a few facts. 1. All parts of the Lenten-Rose are poisonous. (Wikipedia) 2. What appear to be the colored petals are really sepals. “Five petal-like sepals (a modified calyx) surround a ring of small, yellowish-green, tubular, nectaries in an open, bell shape. The nectaries are actually the petals modified to hold nectar. Inside the ring of petals there are numerous stamens and several pistils. After the flower is pollinated the petals and stamens fall off but the sepals do not drop, remaining on the plant for 1-2 months or more (probably contributing to seed development).” (Source: https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/lenten-rose-helleborus-xhybridus/) P.S. I just realized that the scanner didn’t capture the true colors of the sepals. I painted with Daniel Smith’s Carbazole Violet and Quinacridone Red, but the sepals look more pink than purple. #nature #naturelovers #naturejournaling #naturephotography #perpetualjournal #perpetualnaturejournal #watercolor #watercolorpainting #danielsmithwatercolors #strathmoremixedmedia #wildwonderconference #wildwonder #wildwonderfoundation #laracallgastinger #lgperpetualjournal #botanicalart #botanicalpainting #lgperpetualjournaling #lentenrose #helleborus #botanicalflowers
February 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
chrissiechen.bsky.social
Are Rose Hips false fruits?

Can you believe that rose hips are false fruit or pseudo fruit? What is inside a rose hip?
The idea of painting rose hips came to me when I saw an ASBA artist’s botanical painting of rose hips in her garden. Although I have been wanting to collect rose hips in my garden since I started doing natural journaling, I keep forgetting every year until I almost ran out of time this year. Then, I thought it would be interesting to dissect the rose hips so that I could paint both the rose hips as well as the inside contents. So, I collected as many rose hips as possible from the rose bushes that are still alive in my garden. Unfortunately, I couldn’t remember which rose hips belong to which rose bushes since the flowers were all gone. However, it was so fun to see the inside of a small rose hip that contained two recognizable seeds and possible one or two small ones that were quite young. All the seeds were surrounded with some creamy yellow tissues. So, I was wondering how many seeds each rose hip typically has and if all rose hips contain the same number of seeds. Therefore, I started to research rose hips to find out more information. Can you believe that rose hips are false fruit or pseudo fruit? This was what I learned when I read Lizzie Harper’s Feb 2025 blog. “The red fleshy part of a rosehip is actually just a shell, a hypanthium. Inside the skin of the hypanthium is fleshy tissue, and areas crammed with seeds. Each of these seeds is, in fact, not a seed but a fruit, called an achene Lots of single fruits or achenes. Inside each of these, lies a seed.” “The rosehip is a perfectly designed seed-pod.” At first, I was skeptical, but this was confirmed by Dick Rauh in his Dec 2020’s presentation video that was kindly shared with us by the BAGSC chapter in Southern California. There are also several research articles that stated the same findings. Isn’t this fascinating? #nature #naturelovers #naturejournaling #naturephotography #perpetualjournal #perpetualnaturejournal #watercolor #watercolorpainting #wildwonderconference #wildwonder #wildwonderfoundation #laracallgastinger #lgperpetualjournaling #rosehip #fruit #seed
February 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
cindyhundley.bsky.social
“Dead Bug Collection” day in the @GutermuthES library. Lots of oohs, aaahs, and ewws! Love these #naturejournal entries! @JCASLKY @JCPS_LMS #wildwonderfoundation #outdoorlearning #ilovebugs
September 27, 2024 at 12:49 AM
cindyhundley.bsky.social
We’re winding up our 2nd Student Learning Community by observing items under a microscope and checking on our herbs’ progress. @GutermuthES @JCASLKY @JCPS_LMS #wildwonderfoundation #outdooreducation #nature
September 24, 2024 at 11:10 PM
cindyhundley.bsky.social
On today’s #nature exploration, we found spider webs, a centipede, a wasp, tree fungus, and sadly, a dead squirrel. This sparked a conversation about the cycle of life. @GutermuthES @JCASLKY @JCPS_LMS #WildWonderFoundation #naturejournal #naturejournaling #circleoflife
September 20, 2024 at 12:17 AM
cindyhundley.bsky.social
Peer feedback circles, Book Creator ant-themed nature books, a beetle, an ant, and black walnut! All in a day’s work.✏️🪲🐜🌰 @GutermuthES @JCASLKY @JCPS_LMS #wildwonderfoundation #outdoorlearning #nature
September 18, 2024 at 11:32 PM
cindyhundley.bsky.social
Rain can’t stop us! We used the rain and puddles to paint with watercolors in our #naturejournals. Problem solving at its peak! Love these kids and their resilience!! 🌧️💧🎨🖌️📔 @GutermuthES @JCASLKY @JCPS_LMS #studentchoice #wildwonderfoundation #naturejournal #naturejournaling
September 13, 2024 at 7:42 PM
cindyhundley.bsky.social
Today’s finds…crickets, holes in the dirt, and a giant leopard moth caterpillar (missing his back end.) Love the curiosity!! 🐛🦗🕳️📝🔍 @GutermuthES @JCASLKY @JCPS_LMS @wildwonderfoundation #naturejournaling #naturejournal #StudentChoice
September 12, 2024 at 7:21 PM
cindyhundley.bsky.social
Today was “plant our herbs and veggies” day. I sure hope with all these grow lights, our seeds sprout soon. Regardless, fun was had, a mess was made, and these city kids started a garden! @gutermuthes @jcaslky @jcps_lms #herbs @wildwonderfoundation #citygarden #naturejournaling
September 10, 2024 at 11:09 PM
cindyhundley.bsky.social
Day 1 of Nature’s Classroom—our 2nd Student Learning Community. We sketched bugs, sap, fungus, dew, leaves, spider webs & seeds in our new nature journals! ✏️🍁🍂🐜 Then read from @peterbrownstudio’s The Wild Robot. 🤖@wildwonderfoundation @jcaslky @jcps_lms @gutermuthes #SLC
September 10, 2024 at 12:29 AM
wendyeva.bsky.social
Wonderful bird-drawing workshop this morn, by John Muir Laws

Just what I needed to escape the boredom of post-surgery convalescence!

Propped up on the couch because I can’t sit up fully

Hosted by
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A good substitute for the art classes I had to cancel
February 24, 2024 at 9:37 PM
katerutter.bsky.social
:: Field Trip w/ Bay Area Regional Nature Journal Club :: Sun Aug 13, 10am-4pm - Crissy Field, SF, CA Hosted by @wildwonderfoundation ; details and RSVP: www.meetup.com/nature-journ... #natureforall #naturejournal #wildwonderfoundation #communitysketching
Regional Nature Journal Field Trip @ Crissy Field, San Francisco, Sun, Aug 13, 2023, 10:00 AM | Me...
Let's nature journal together while sittin' on a dock on the Bay (or at least at the Bay!) We'll nature journal the beauties of bay, beach, birds, and more at Crissy Field.
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August 8, 2023 at 6:22 AM