#field journal

[foxbirdy]

Devil's Churn, OR. 06/02/2024.

[cloudwhich]

scanned pages from a field journal i was gonna try and fill over the summer… alas i never finished :p

[wizardhecker]

the first rule of being a professional field biologist is to have fun and lick that thing

[littlealienproducts]

Foraging A6 field journal by TheCreepingMoon

[techi-carnage]

Field journal entry on the American crow.

Note that collecting feathers of most migratory birds in the U.S. is illegal unless the bird is considered a game bird. Since crows are the only non-migratory non-game bird that is legal to hunt, it is not illegal to possess a crow feather.

Some people, especially farmers, consider crows pests, which is why they are legal to hunt. I still wouldn’t advise the killing of native species that don’t have a threateningly high population.

[spacefinch]

Two of my favorite Star Wars ladies!

[crowlivar]

Field studies

[hungerandthirst]

life through my binoculars recently

[enderscribbles]

Return to Sender, a tribute to Field Journal, a found footage style journal found in the Canadian wilds, which you can read here! Fantastic read if you're a fan of haunted nerds and haunted houses that loves and consumes.

(Created by @alanahsart-blog <3)

[ecohorrors]

hauntings, houses, love, and consumption of the subject.

Yellowjackets 2x09 / Shirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill House / Joan Tierney - WHY ARE YOU HAUNTED? a survey / kittyhorrorshow - ANATOMY / Tracy K. Smith - Ash / Mark Z. Danielewski - House of Leaves / Yuan Li - Two Lives / SNAKEPOOL - Figure in the Background / The Magus Archives episode 32 / Jeff VanderMeer - Annihilation /  Anne Sexton - A Self Portrait in Letters / Various excerpts from a personal project of mine :]

[overeducated-and-highlymedicated]

I'm really happy with my most recent watercolors c:

Each of these flowers were flowers that I saw on the approach, the descent, or the climb for the West Ridge of Mt. Conness (5.6 trad/alpine, 1500'). I took reference photos of the flowers on my phone and then used the John Muir Laws field guide to identify them.

I climbed the West Ridge with 3 pitches on lead and the rest on simul. We took the Young Lakes approach, so from the wilderness station in Tuolumne, we hiked 7 miles and 1000ish feet of elevation and camped at Young Lakes (and got eaten alive by mosquitoes). The next day, we hiked through the wilderness for 3 miles and 1500ish feet of elevation. The climb starts at around 10,000 ft above sea level. The peak stands at 12,600 ft. After a tiring and magnificent climb, we hiked 10 miles back.

Completing this climb was a really big deal for me for a number of reasons.

I had 2 foot surgeries in the past 3 years. Basically I broke a bone I didn't know I had. (Turns out some people have extra! The more you know! 🌠) This would be my first big alpine day post-injury.

The approach and descent are very long and intense. This was going to be hard, and to be honest, I wasn't sure if I'd be up to it. I lost a lot of leg strength, ankle stability, and cardiovascular fitness over the past 3 years.

I quit smoking weed in preparation for the high elevation. The smoke was making my lungs feel Bad, especially after getting Covid a couple of times. (I still take edibles but it doesn't feel as good as smoking imo)

A big day for me, and despite my anxieties, I did the climb in great style and in good time :)

I'm happy with how these watercolors turned out, especially because they commemorate a really big achievement after 3 years of injury and subsequent healing.

And these wildflowers are so special to me. Many of these flowers can only be found at high elevations. Some of these are alpine variants of more common flowers (like the Alpine Daisy as a variant of the Sierra Daisy). Some of these flowers can only grow at >10,000 feet (like the Sky Pilot). And all of these flowers are members of a complex, rare, and resilient ecosystem.

I'm still finding my style in watercolor. Some of these I think I nailed, but some of them feel overworked or disproportionate. I loved this exercise though and I plan to do more of these climbing+botany field journal entries.

Bonus watercolor - the next day at Climber Coffee we heard some very loud, insistent tweeting from a hollowed-out tree. Some tourists had gathered around it and were taking pictures. Turns out, it was this Northern Flicker chick calling for its mom (who was delivering food every so often). The little fluffball poked his head out every once in a while, it was very cute.

[foxbirdy]

Mustang Herd, outside the Alvord Desert. OR, 08/15/2024.

[suzythesilkie]

Custom Mermay design sponsored by TetsuyaKawaguchi of his primal form. I FRIGGIN LOVE CREATURE DESIGN (you can sponsor one on my KoFi!)

[snootyfoxfashion]

Foil-Stamped Notebooks from The Creeping Moon

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[rodeoclones]

a few weeks ago at orville’s rodeo

[techi-carnage]

Field journal entry on American pokeweed from a couple of years ago. I painted the berries with actual crushed poke berries, but the color did fade over time.