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Gratitude for my sensory scrapbook
Today I woke up to see a layer of frost on our wooden deck. The grass and the alpacas in the pasture both have a dusting of frost like...

Melinda Nakagawa
Nov 26, 20203 min read
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Gratitude for my sensory scrapbook
Today I woke up to see a layer of frost on our wooden deck. The grass and the alpacas in the pasture both have a dusting of frost like...

Melinda Nakagawa
Nov 26, 20203 min read
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Nature Journaling at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary (Video)
Monterey Bay Nature Journal Club (MBNJC) took a virtual nature journaling trip to Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, in Northampton and...

Melinda Nakagawa
Nov 14, 20201 min read
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Nature Journaling at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary (Video)
Monterey Bay Nature Journal Club (MBNJC) took a virtual nature journaling trip to Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, in Northampton and...

Melinda Nakagawa
Nov 14, 20201 min read
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Simple and freeing 1-minute sketches
In nature journaling, there are a multitude of tools, strategies, and prompts to record our observations in our nature journal. They also...

Melinda Nakagawa
Oct 31, 20202 min read
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Simple and freeing 1-minute sketches
In nature journaling, there are a multitude of tools, strategies, and prompts to record our observations in our nature journal. They also...

Melinda Nakagawa
Oct 31, 20202 min read
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Following inspiration: Nasturtiums
On this particular day, I wandered around looking for something to capture my attention. The nasturtium flowers were in full bloom and I...

Melinda Nakagawa
Sep 25, 20202 min read
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Following inspiration: Nasturtiums
On this particular day, I wandered around looking for something to capture my attention. The nasturtium flowers were in full bloom and I...

Melinda Nakagawa
Sep 25, 20202 min read
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Nature Journaling Small Mammals (Video)
The PG Museum Series Nature Journaling is far more than knowing how to sketch. It’s about reconnecting to nature, observing what lies...

Melinda Nakagawa
Sep 24, 20201 min read
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Nature Journaling Small Mammals (Video)
The PG Museum Series Nature Journaling is far more than knowing how to sketch. It’s about reconnecting to nature, observing what lies...

Melinda Nakagawa
Sep 24, 20201 min read
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Drowning in the details? Intention is the lifeline that can get you out.
Sometimes during a nature journaling session, I find myself getting caught up in drawing minute details: every feather, hundreds of...

Melinda Nakagawa
Sep 13, 20203 min read
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Drowning in the details? Intention is the lifeline that can get you out.
Sometimes during a nature journaling session, I find myself getting caught up in drawing minute details: every feather, hundreds of...

Melinda Nakagawa
Sep 13, 20203 min read
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Micro safari: live plankton sketching with Pacific Plankton (Video)
The Monterey Bay Journal Club had a special guest: Janai Southworth, host of PacificPlankton who shared microscope views of live plankton...

Melinda Nakagawa
Sep 9, 20202 min read
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Micro safari: live plankton sketching with Pacific Plankton (Video)
The Monterey Bay Journal Club had a special guest: Janai Southworth, host of PacificPlankton who shared microscope views of live plankton...

Melinda Nakagawa
Sep 9, 20202 min read
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Numbers in Nature Journaling
Today we explored different ways to incorporate numbers in our nature journaling. Tips on how to train ourselves to count and measure...

Melinda Nakagawa
Aug 30, 20201 min read
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Numbers in Nature Journaling
Today we explored different ways to incorporate numbers in our nature journaling. Tips on how to train ourselves to count and measure...

Melinda Nakagawa
Aug 30, 20201 min read
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More Words: Adding Poetry to your Nature Journal (Video)
By incorporating words with pictures, the nature journal become more that a record of an experience, but tells a story of what happened...

Melinda Nakagawa
Aug 29, 20201 min read
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More Words: Adding Poetry to your Nature Journal (Video)
By incorporating words with pictures, the nature journal become more that a record of an experience, but tells a story of what happened...

Melinda Nakagawa
Aug 29, 20201 min read
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PG Museum series: #1 Native Plants (Video)
Nature Journal at the Museum Series Nature Journaling is far more than knowing how to sketch. It’s about reconnecting to nature,...

Melinda Nakagawa
Aug 24, 20201 min read
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PG Museum series: #1 Native Plants (Video)
Nature Journal at the Museum Series Nature Journaling is far more than knowing how to sketch. It’s about reconnecting to nature,...

Melinda Nakagawa
Aug 24, 20201 min read
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