When you go out hiking, stop to wonder. Look under bushes and up at the sky. At least a dozen people passed us on the Ice Age trail last weekend, but I wonder how many of them saw the ghost pipes under those bushes?
And do they know that that squeaking-metal-door-of-a-bird was a broad-winged hawk? Did they spot him??
I finished this drawing by sunset and then candlelight on our second day of camping in Kettle Moraine State Park last weekend. When I took these photos, I had the campfire stoked and my morning tea was all brewed.
There were still lots of fungi, bluejays and butterflies that I hadn’t had a chance to draw yet and by a lucky chance my husband and boy were sleeping in! So I kept drawing.
I just put the finishing touches on that drawing yesterday. We’re back in town, but I can still feel the forest singing in my veins. Can you believe there were four different species of oaks right there in our tiny camping spot??
It’s amazing what a lot of interesting plants and animals you can see in one weekend when all you have on your schedule is to cook every meal over a fire, to go for a couple of hikes and to keep your eyes open.
I will be listing these drawings and a handful of others I’ve been working on as prints on my website in the next couple of weeks and, yes, I’m working on some coloring book options in the future, so stay tuned!
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