A Walk in the Garden (Painting Nature)
Now that I've gotten a little better handle on gardening (or at least not killing my plants), I find myself doing "plant checks" throughout the day. I check first to see what's been munched on by the gophers, squirrels, bunnies, hornworms, or whatever else helps itself to my plants. I also check to see what needs to be deadheaded, what's sprouted, and what needs water. Sometimes I just like to pull up a gardening mat to sit on and observe the plants. This is especially fun when new things are sprouting-- if we're not in the middle of a heatwave or a cold snap (rare here in Fallbrook), I usually have new seeds going somewhere. This morning was wet and foggy, so I also got to go out early and look for unique spiderwebs. I haven't tried painting one yet, but having grown up a fan of Charlotte's Web , I take pictures of the more intricate ones. The kids and I also do a "wellness check" on our current crop of entertaining bugs and reptiles