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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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Mystery uncovered
Behind the murder (the murder of crows, that is) I’ve been trying to solve this mystery for the past few months. In the mornings during...

Melinda Nakagawa
Aug 20, 20203 min read
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Mystery uncovered
Behind the murder (the murder of crows, that is) I’ve been trying to solve this mystery for the past few months. In the mornings during...

Melinda Nakagawa
Aug 20, 20203 min read
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Lightning Storm
Early Sunday morning we awoke to flashing lights. An amazing lighting storm was blazing over the distant mountains. We watched from about...

Melinda Nakagawa
Aug 17, 20202 min read
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Lightning Storm
Early Sunday morning we awoke to flashing lights. An amazing lighting storm was blazing over the distant mountains. We watched from about...

Melinda Nakagawa
Aug 17, 20202 min read
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Galaxies in petunias
This year my petunias are overflowing with blossoms! They remind me of the starry night sky. A deep blue-purple with spattered white...

Melinda Nakagawa
Aug 4, 20202 min read
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Galaxies in petunias
This year my petunias are overflowing with blossoms! They remind me of the starry night sky. A deep blue-purple with spattered white...

Melinda Nakagawa
Aug 4, 20202 min read
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Scallion watch and surprise
The inspiration We used our kitchen scraps and took a carrot top, and planted it, wondering if it would grow another carrot. Pretty...

Melinda Nakagawa
Aug 2, 20203 min read
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Scallion watch and surprise
The inspiration We used our kitchen scraps and took a carrot top, and planted it, wondering if it would grow another carrot. Pretty...

Melinda Nakagawa
Aug 2, 20203 min read
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The energy of music
During these times of shelter in place, there’s one thing that I miss so much. Its something that cannot be replaced with online or...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jul 28, 20203 min read
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The energy of music
During these times of shelter in place, there’s one thing that I miss so much. Its something that cannot be replaced with online or...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jul 28, 20203 min read
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Bears hunting with claws and jaws
I took a nature journal break and traveled to Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park in Alaska from my desk. Drawing and observing them was a...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jul 27, 20201 min read
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Bears hunting with claws and jaws
I took a nature journal break and traveled to Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park in Alaska from my desk. Drawing and observing them was a...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jul 27, 20201 min read
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July 26: Words – Telling a story
Use words, pictures and numbers to convey your nature experience. What we’ll be doing By incorporating words with pictures, the nature...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jul 23, 20201 min read
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July 26: Words – Telling a story
Use words, pictures and numbers to convey your nature experience. What we’ll be doing By incorporating words with pictures, the nature...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jul 23, 20201 min read
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Extra-ordinary: Squash blossoms
A close look at male and female blossoms This week’s topic in one of my nature journal classes was FLOWERS. I taught about basic flower...

Melinda Nakagawa
Jul 18, 20203 min read
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