[Nature Study} :: Deepening my Observation

I have just started digging into "The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling". Right from the beginning, several gems caught my attention...techniques to help my journaling and to share as fun and easy skills to pass along to my children.

I am going to share the results of how Mr. Laws helped me to observe in ways I had never considered before...and it is exciting! These are prompts from the Curiosity section of the book (pages 6-7). 

Prompts to deepen observation:
I notice...
I wonder...
It reminds me of...

My Nature Journal Pages

I notice...
Just take some moments to observe, examine, and see your subject-matter from various perspectives.

I wonder...
Come up with questions about your subject that you are curious about.

It reminds me of...
Anything goes here! (I thought this was fun) ...anything from a previous experience, a factoid or a physical object that may not even have anything to do with the subject-matter.

At the core of all science are insatiable curiosity and deep observation,

qualities that lead to the best kind of learning:

learning motivated by your intrinsic wonder, hunger to understand, and ability to observe.

-John Muir Laws

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