Haappy Hatchday!
I haven't gotten much further with that bird picture yet, but today I made the first entry in my nature journal.
...And of course the first critter posing for me was one whose English name FR doesn't like. So my translation of the page will have an inaccuracy.
Translation/Transcription:
8th of April 2025 -redacted name of town-, garden sunny with light clouds 16°C
Blue *chickadee on maple tree
(
Text near the first image of the *chickadee:) Swift and brave | A good start for the first book
(
Text near the second image of the *chickadee:) It is watching me | What does it think about me?
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Text near the leaf:) The tree doesn't have any green leaves yet, but there are still a lot of fallen leaves around
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Text near the bumblebee:) Bumblebee | Vanilla-coloured (
Pointing to butt and under the wings) | Could be a common carder bee | Diligently searching for flowers
I'm excited to see what the Year will still bring
Oops, the book is upside down...
Ah well, this is not about perfection anyway
So, this is how it starts. That was really fun. And that last sentence in there is defitintely true. It's not about perfection, is about the moment. The bird was just lineart until I got back inside and could look at a reference for the colours, and I'm very sure the bumblebee is not entirely accurate (the leaf, to its credit, was a very patient model, though).
But together, this all captures the essence of the moment, and just like that, I'll remember that little moment in time. Yeah, actually sitting down and drawing things as they happen is a nice change of perspective and a new way of appreciation.
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