#naturejournaling — Public Fediverse posts

Our Summer rains in Tucson bring out awesome arthropods; here are 2 of my favorites I drew in my Perpetual Journal: Red Velvet Mite & Ironclad Beetle. See more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/while-april-showers-bring-may-flowers

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Here are my Perpetual Journal nature observations fm my yard 1, 2 & 3 yrs ago this week: Prickly Pear fruits; Velvet Mesquite catkins & seedpods; Western Tanager. This week in ‘26 we see lots of PP fruits, some VM catkins, & no Tanagers.

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Here’s another recent Illustrated Journal page—my art & notes celebrating little things in everyday life: 16 Queen Butterflies; yummy fruit, tofu & blue cornmeal; & a trip to the mountains. See more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/lots-of-butterflies-yummy-food-and

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I keep a Perpetual Journal; here are my entries from 1, 2 & 3 yrs ago this week: a spotted Red Velvet Mite; Long-tailed Antlion; Plume Moth; Black-headed Grosbeak. In ‘26 I’ve seen only solid RVMs; 1 L-tA; a few PMs & no B-h Gs.

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I keep a Perpetual Journal; here are my entries from 1, 2 & 3 years ago this week: Pincushion Cactus & Chihuahuan Sage in bloom; Pyrrhuloxia. In ‘26 our Pincushion Cacti & Chi. Sage bloomed this past week from recent rains but I haven’t seen a Pyrrhuloxia.

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De sfeervolle vlaggetjes van Upcycle_Gea sierden het vlonder tijdens de workshop nature journaling vandaag 🌊🐚🖌🌈🤗 Eén met de natuur bij zeevonk.nu

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I keep a Perpetual Journal; here are my entries from 1, 2 & 3 years ago this week: organic local produce; 9 Saguaro seedlings; Palo Verde seedlings. We donated our baby Saguaros to a local enviro. non-profit & now we’re just starting to see little PV seedlings.

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I enjoyed my visit to our local zoo so much I devoted an entire page to it in my Illustrated Journal (in which I celebrate the little things in everyday life)! It was fun seeing animals, birds, & reptiles in person that I only see on nature documentaries. You can read more on my blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/zoofari

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I keep a Perpetual Journal; here are my entries from my yard 1, 2 & 3 years ago this week: Bloomed out Queen Victoria Agave stalk; insect egg cluster; Velvet Mesquite seedpods turning red. In '26 more Agaves are blooming & our Velvet Mesquite seedpods turned red mid-June.

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I‘m currently on holiday and I picked up some shells on the beach. This is the top closure of an oyster that I painted with granulating watercolors and then refined with pentel ink brush pens.

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I keep a Perpetual Journal; here are my entries from my yard 1, 2 & 3 years ago this week: Foothills Palo Verde Seedpods turning red; 0.82” rain; Saguaro fruits! In ‘26 the seedpods are turning tan; Saguaros have had fruit for weeks & we got .4” rain the previous week.

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Here’s my Perpetual Journal art of Saguaro & Hedgehog cacti in bloom in my Tucson AZ yard this Spring. Read more about cacti in bloom on my recent blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/saguaro-and-hedgehog-flowers

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Können wir diese tolle Insta Creatorin mal überzeugen, dass sie dem Fediverse eine Chance geben soll:

Verena Hillgärtner macht tolle Arbeit zu Natur und Kreativität und ist hier als @[email protected] und @wiederwilderwerden und hat nur 1-2 Posts gemacht 😢

@lavievagabonde und @BenteliciousArt , sie ist quasi ne Kollegin, könnten wir sie mal empfehlen?

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I keep a Perpetual Journal; here are my entries from my yard 1, 2 & 3 years ago this week: Gambel’s Quail chicks, Checkered White Butterfly & rain clouds! In 2026 I’ve seen GQ chicks very briefly; no CW b’flies, & no measurable rain for 4 weeks.

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Some weeks I have 2 (not 1!) 😀exciting nature sightings to record in my Perpetual Journal. Here’s my Vermilion Flycatcher & Agave Snout Weevil art. Read more on my blog https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/brightly-colored-birds-and-bugs

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I enjoy chronicling my art processes; here’s my initial pen work + final watercolor & pen art of a Mexican Night-blooming Cereus, seen in Tucson, AZ but native to Southern Mexico. Read more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/columbine-and-a-night-blooming-cereus

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At my old stomping grounds!

#PortlandME - #NatureJournaling

Friday, May 29, 2026

Program Type: Workshop
Age Group: Adults (Ages 19+)

#BurbankBranchLibrary
377 Stevens Street
Portland, ME 04103

- Pre-registration is required for this event.
- This event is for registrants age 19 and above.

"Join #Maine #MasterNaturalist, Cordelia Hill to journal through the seasons. Cordelia will introduce a seasonal topic, lead a warm up activity, and provide time for journaling based on the day's theme.

Materials are included and beginners are welcome!"

To register:
https://portlandme.librarycalendar.com/event/nature-journaling-11318

#SolarPunkSunday #SpendTimeOutdoors #SpendTimeInNature #CitizenScience #ObservingNature #LibraryGardens #MaineLibraries #LibrariesRule

I keep a Perpetual Journal; here are my entries from my yard 1, 2 & 3 years ago this week: Ironwood & Pencil Cholla in bloom & a Lucy’s Warbler in a nest box. In 2026 our Ironwood haven’t bloomed; we have very few Cholla flowers & no Lucy’s Warblers in our nest boxes.😞

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Woolly Star is a small (7mm) but lovely lavender flower that grows in groups in our Tucson, AZ yard in Spring. Here’s one I illustrated for my Perpetual Journal, drawn about 6x life size. 😃 Read more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/twice-as-nice-two-types-of-spring

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Our Penstemon (illustrated here for my Perpetual Journal) have gone to seed & I just harvested & spread 100s of the seeds around our Tucson, AZ yard. 🌸😍 Read more on my recent blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/pretty-pink-penstemon-petals

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Earlier this year we had over 30 Queen Butterflies eclose in our yard! 😍 Here’s my Perpetual Journal art chronicling this excitement! I also posted 3 Butterfly success stories with photos on my blog https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/lots-and-lots-of-queen-butterflies

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Here’s the 8th page of my new art project, an Illustrated Journal—my art & notes celebrating the little things in everyday life, like watching the ISS, counting chrysalises & seeing Raccoon tracks! See more on my blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/lots-and-lots-of-chrysalises

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2/2: Many of our Spring wildflowers started blooming in January & February this year, including this Lupine I illustrated in my Perpetual Journal. Read more on my blog https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/mid-winter-flowers

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1/2: Many of our Spring wildflowers started blooming in January & February this year, including this Mexican Poppy I illustrated in my Perpetual Journal. Read more on my blog https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/mid-winter-flowers

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