Weekly Nature Journal Project
May 2017
It was a mad rush at the end of April and the beginning of May to get our house packed up and ready to move 450 miles north to our new Oregon river house. I made time to purposefully enjoy our California yard those last few days. It was important to me to write some last thoughts about the amazing front yard habitat we had built to encourage wildlife even in our small little space.
This is the two page spread I completed to put those memories in my nature journal.
We had four days of being homeless and we spent those days at La Pine State Park camping. It was a fun family time that made the page special as I recorded some of the highlights of those few days together at the Deschutes River.
At last we were in the new house! The house feature that stops everyone in their tracks is the rather large window looking from the family room out to the river… the view! It was a perfect first Oregon river house page.
There are many birds to observe and learn about in our new place. The first bird to make it in my nature journal is the tree swallow. It has quickly become a new favorite bird as it swoops and glides right by my windows in search of flying insects to eat. I have been caught just standing and watching the swallows when I should have been doing something else but I can’t help it. They are so beautiful and graceful.
I love keeping my memories in my nature journal.
Don’t forget that I am sharing a nature journal page each week on my Instagram account if you want to see the pages as they unfold. Follow me here: Instagram – outdoorhourchallenge. And, if you want to create a page and share it on your Instagram for me to see, use the hashtag #OHCnaturejournal
Barb,
Congrats on your move. I look forward to your future posts as you explore your new home!
Aren’t tree swallows beautiful? I saw them for the first time as they were diving around us on a hike a few weeks ago. A new bird for my list!
Sarah
They are one of my favorite birds now…so graceful and pretty. We are hanging six nesting boxes today for them on various parts of the property as an experiment to see if they will become residents for a few months. We feel so blessed to be living here!