Hello Nature Journalers! Coming to you today with a short and sweet message. Your nature journal entries do NOT need to be perfect.
Words can be spelled wrong.
Wrong colors can be used.
There can be no colors.
There can be no drawings.
There can be no words.
You can have a big paint splotch in the middle.
You can draw the feet unproportionately large
You can make completely inaccurate conclusions
You can draw for hours in the field and still not get it right
You can actually scribble a rough outline and call it good
You don't need a watercolor journal to start
You don't need a sketchbook at all
You don't need all the latest and most fancy supplies
You can take a picture and finish at home
You can look up a picture online and never go outside
You can make a voice memo in your phone
You can just relax and not DO anything
You don't need to make it big online
You can chase your children the whole time
You can help your (fill in the blank) draw and not even crack your own notebook open
You can take a video on your phone to look at later.
Your drawings can be really bad
You can have a second chance
You.
Don't.
Need.
To.
Be.
Perfect.
Ps) I have done ALL of these!!