For this walk you will want to take a small bag to collect fruits. At this time of year I think of seeds when I eat an apple. Buried inside the fruit there are always seeds that are carefully protected by that delicious fruit. And where do we throw the “core” when we...
Flowers come in many shapes and colors. Some of them smell very pretty, some don’t smell at all and a few even smell like rotting fruit. It takes a lot of energy for a plant to create a flower. Why has it evolved to create a color and fragrance that will attract a...
1. Grab your back pack of Nature Walk Items. Where are you planning to walk today? Down the street? Through a nearby park? Around a field? 2. Before you leave make your Title Page. Put your title (You can call it simply “Nature Walk,” or something more creative, if...
You will want to have several things ready to start your nature jottings.Here is a short list with some pictures of appropriate items.1. A paper Journal about 11 x 14” or an equivalent size. It should be big enough so that you can tape leaves onto a page and have...
Botanical painting, as we think of it, started in the 16th century during the Renaissance as a way to record what a plant looked like. Navigation of the world’s oceans was a new possibility, so plant collections from foreign places (that is, places outside Europe)...
