Middlewood Journal

  It’s hot and humid around here thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Laura moving past us to the north. And, since I broke my ankle in July ...

We hadn't gone far today before I noticed this plant I've seen in our woods for years. I used to know the name of it, but I c...

I'm happy to say that I now have a laptop that works, so I can do blog posts again.  It has been a while! This image, called "...

What a thrill (and how energizing!) to be asked to exhibit my art. I've worked hard to put together an assortment of my super-squig...

This drawing was done in mid-January (so a little late) but I love January, and on this day I had my two 13 year old students with ...

Happiness is living in woods that are full of Cranefly Orchids!  Of course, the flower stalks in summer are so thin, and the tiny pale ...

Last month I spent an hour or so at an old homesite in the woods just above Lawson's Fork, where over the years humans have lef...

This journal page, once finished, was a gift to a friend. Unfortunately, I gave it to her before I remembered it needed to be scanned. ...

Yes, I still keep my journal!  Here is a page I did in October while out with my two 12-year-old students. One of them climbed like a mo...

For your summer journaling inspiration I decided to post some of my old beach journal pages.  Most of them were drawn out on the sand ...

Yesterday I spent some time sitting beside our little man-made garden pond, trying to locate our five new goldfish that  have been in hi...

An April afternoon and sunset on Jay's Hill...it doesn't get any better. My friend Dee and I walked around the hill on the pa...

Spring is progressing slowly around here. Just when you think the heat is here for good, Mother Nature sends a blast of rain followed ...

Today I hiked with my classes and drew various leaves that are growing around Middlewood.  The Ragwort that grows all over Jay's H...