Two recent pages from my pocket sketchbook. One is from last week’s trip to the Paha Sapa (Black Hills); the other is from this morning’s walk along the Big Sioux River.

Aside, I am impressed by the way micro.blog generates the alt text. Makes me feel like a better artist! Thanks, @manton !

Sketching is a good practice for me. When I take a photo, I am instructing the light sensor to take in light. But when I sketch, I am forced to ask myself: what do I actually see? This is very different from asking what I think I see. And the sketch shows me whether what I see comes close to what I think I see.

A watercolor and ink drawing of a pine cone with purple shading is accompanied by handwritten notes.A journal entry with bird illustrations and handwritten notes about wildlife observations, weather, and pond reflections.