Artist bracket fungi and my journal entry. #fungifriday #naturejournaling

Some new bird sighting to record in the journal #naturejournaling #penandwash

My table at our clubs art and craft event.

A new nature journal commences. #naturejournal #naturjournaling #paintingnature #penandwash #etchrscetchbook

Autumn colours before the storm. #trees

Gnarled and Knobbly. #thicktrunkthursday

A few finds for #fungifriday

It’s the fungi season and I’m feeling the autumnal vibes. Printing and collaging in warm hues. #printing #collage

The fungi season commences. #fungifriday

Always like to make the most of every photo opportunity. This will keep me occupied during the winter months. #birdsofprey

I’ve seen plenty of Dryads Sadle but never such a perfect specimen as this one. #fungi

Here’s my latest drawing. #fungifriday #pencildrawing #natureart Charging up the camera to go fungi hunting.

A little something different for #fungifriday #naturefinds Feeling in the fungi mood as the season starts.

Busy making bookmarks and minatures. #penandwash #watercolour

The juvenile Robin in the garden. #paintingbirds #robins #watercolour

Chasing butterflies across the meadow.

The final two pages. #waterwaysandwetlands2025

It was a bit cloudy today but teeming with insect life. #NationalMeadowDay

An enjoyable evening leading the art group workshop. Lindisfarne Castle #watercolour #penandwash

I’ve been meaning to paint this little fella for some time as part of my collection. #watercolour #paintingbirds #greywagtail

A flash of vibrant colour. #inthegarden #poppies #watercolour #watercolourpainting

Watching the fledglings growing. It’s taken a couple of weeks to get photos to work from as they are always flitting about in the trees. #naturejournaling #inthegardentoday

Observations along the towpath. #waterwaysandwetlands2025

Meadow Grasshopper along the towpath.

Poppies and peas. #inthegarden

A rare visitor in the garden. #naturejournaling

Standing on the spot where I noticed a pair of kingfishers I had my first encounter with a cattle egret. #waterwaysandwetlands #naturejournaling

Bees celebrating #WorldBeeDay in the garden.

Here’s my page from sketching in the garden. I’m trying out different layout ideas and decided to write a small verse. #naturejournaling

A walk down to the wetlands. #waterwaysandwetlands2025 #naturejournaling

Down in a local woodland recording my observations. #naturejournaling

Taking inspiration from the micro pond. #naturejournaling

It’s that time of year when the warblers appear. #waterwaysandwetlands2025 #naturejournaling

Dryads saddle found the woods and recorded in the journal. #fungifriday

When you get focused on one subject, you realise how much you can miss out on. I will now be working in my handmade book and continue painting in my wetlands and waterways journal. #naturejournaling #handmadenaturejournal

Sketching in my handmade journal today. #sketching #naturejournaling #colourpencil

Sharing a few pages from #waterwaysandwetlands2024 as seen over on my Instagram page. #naturejournaling

Warbler watching along the River Trent. What a magical moment. #waterwaysandwetlands2025 #naturejournaling

What a beautiful week to absorb nature.

Recording my weekend walk. I finally spotted a pair of shelducks and while watching them the Egyptian geese appeared with seven goslings. What a stroke of luck. #waterwaysandwetlands2025 #naturejournal

Does anyone else find they can’t get enough of nature in the spring! #naturejournaling #waterwaysandwetlands2025 #penandwash

#Thicktrunktuesday Down in the woodland.

A lovely day out bookbinding. Challenging but well worth the effort. Now looking forward to filling it. #bookbinding #journal

#worldsparrowday Keeping a watchful eye. #pastelart

Pecking order. #nationalpoultryday

My favourite spot to go birdwatching. Where canal, river, lake and wetlands meet. #trentandmerseycanal #ukcanals #riverdove

What a busy week journaling along the canal and across to the gravel pit lakes. Well worth it as I spotted my first pair of goldeneye. #waterwaysandwetlands2025 #naturejournaling

#birdwhispererproject Just be kept it simple in graphite.

Sharing a few of my journal entries from 2024 #waterwaysandwetlands2024 #naturejournaling

Celebrating the oak with two local trees. #thicktrunktuesday