Sometimes all your problems can be solved with a sunny San Diego day and an octopus sighting.

Trying to escape the doom with desert sunsets and friendly Airbnb cats.

The swallows have arrived and are already checking out nesting boxes! Feeling bursts of joy and hope amidst the doom.

My favorite spot in our striving to be #cottagecore caretaker cottage.

Over here dreaming of spring wildflowers and bringing back the South Sound prairie habitat native plant by plant.

#SciArt #naturejournal #restoration #conservation

Spring isn't that far, but fall feels like yesterday. Trying to savor the hibernation days. Here's a nature journal page from a mushroom filled fall. #SciArt #Naturejournal

Almost three years ago I quit my army research job, went to Belize, and started nature journaling. As a very controlled artist and recovering perfectionist, sketchbooks are challenging, but this next year I plan to sketch regularly to document and appreciate the wildlife around me.

Well, here we go! And here's some of my art.