Time: 5:30-7:00 PM
Weather: Cloudy
Temperature: 50 degrees
Location: Snohomish/Southwest County Park
Before I jump into this weeks observations, something that I didn't do last week was give a little background on my previous personal "nature experience". I love being outside. Every chance I get when I am not working or taking classes, I try to get outside. Growing up, my favorite part of summer was (and still is) camping. I always look forward to kayaking permitting weather. Some of the memories I hold most dear are kayaking trips at my grandparent's house in Northern California on the Russian River. I love hiking as well. Some of my favorite hikes in the area are Mount Si and Mount Constitution in Orcas Island. With that said, I am so excited to be taking a class at the University of Washington like ENVIR 280 where I can learn the history of the Pacific Northwest by actually getting out in nature. I can hardly wait for our field trip to the Olympic Forest and to continue getting acquainted with the vegetation and wildlife at Southwest County Park.
Getting started on this weeks journal entry, there was a greater focus on art and capturing observations through drawing. I've attached a couple copies of written observations, photographs and some drawings that I did while at Southwest County Park today. I also took a couple of videos which I hope will help me identify some birds. I would not consider myself an artist, but I had so much fun interpreting nature in a way other than just words or photographs. The detail that I found myself paying attention to was so much greater then when I simply take a picture.
Just incase you can't identify the species that I drew in my journal, I've identified them for you at the bottom of this blog post. I also did a couple of extra drawings of landscape, because those were my favorite after doing an art workshop with Maria Coryell Martin.
I'm still working on identifying the two distinct birds from this video which you can hear in the background. I didn't realize that you need a soundcloud account to link to iNaturalist. Until next week!
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