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Category: Nature Journaling

white oak twig from my winter nature journal
December 14December 14 Donna L. Long

Keeping a Winter Nature Journal with Writing Prompts

Henry David Thoreau
November 16November 15 Donna L. Long

Thoreau’s Style of Keeping a Nature Journal

autumn leaves and stones
September 14September 20 Donna L. Long

A List of Autumn Photography Subjects and Nature Journal Prompts

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)
August 11August 10 Donna L. Long

The New Bird Drawing System (video) — John Muir Laws

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March 17March 19 Donna L. Long

Nature Observer: A Guided Journal

March 3March 10 Donna L. Long

Nature Journal Prompt: Above

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February 3March 10 Donna L. Long

Pinterest: Nature Journaling

white oak twig from my winter nature journal
January 31August 26 Donna L. Long

Studying Twigs: A Winter Nature Journal Activity

Colorful red-orange tree buds. Photo by Donna L. Long.
January 21January 30 Donna L. Long

Studying Buds: A Winter Nature Journal Activity

my nature journal 16 October 2005
June 14February 15 Donna L. Long

Donna’s Nature Journal Photo Gallery

March 25February 15 Donna L. Long

Insects Head, Thorax, and Abdomen – drawing to learn. 

Large Carpenter Bee (Xylcopa spp.) onn a New England Aster (Symphyotricum novae-angliae) blossom in my garden.
October 31February 15 Donna L. Long

New England Asters are a Buffet for Pollinators

A sunflower (Helianthus spp.) in my garden illuminated by the sun. Photo by Donna L. Long.
October 3November 17 Donna L. Long

Fall Sunflowers, Bees, Flies and Pollination

icy twig
February 17August 26 Donna L. Long

Winter Nature Photography Tips

Fringed Bleedingheart (Dicentra eximia) in my garden. Photo by Donna L. Long.
November 18August 26 Donna L. Long

Collecting Phenology Data

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