Nature Journalling
For the last three years I have been nature journalling, sometimes with my children, sometimes with the nature journalling club I run at school, and sometimes on my own.
This year, however, I decided to ring the changes and create a liturgical nature journal. Rather than build my journal around dates and months, I have responded to the natural rhythms of the liturgical year. It might be easiest to show you rather than tell you what I mean.
Here’s my opening page:
And here are some examples of how the year developed:
Easter was a high point, of course:
And here on a different scale:
I’ve experimented with different approaches:
And tried rewilding the garden:
I’ve gone orchid spotting with the school minibus driver (an orchid expert with a great eye for hidden plants):
And spotted some amazing birds:
I’ve still got a huge amount to learn but in my next post, I’ll start to explore why all this matters and how we can make a difference as educators / home educators.