Some weeks I have 2 (not 1!) 😀exciting nature sightings to record in my Perpetual Journal. Here’s my Vermilion Flycatcher & Agave Snout Weevil art. Read more on my blog https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/brightly-colored-birds-and-bugs

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I enjoy chronicling my art processes; here’s my initial pen work + final watercolor & pen art of a Mexican Night-blooming Cereus, seen in Tucson, AZ but native to Southern Mexico. Read more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/columbine-and-a-night-blooming-cereus

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I keep a Perpetual Journal; here are my entries from my yard 1, 2 & 3 years ago this week: Ironwood & Pencil Cholla in bloom & a Lucy’s Warbler in a nest box. In 2026 our Ironwood haven’t bloomed; we have very few Cholla flowers & no Lucy’s Warblers in our nest boxes.😞

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Woolly Star is a small (7mm) but lovely lavender flower that grows in groups in our Tucson, AZ yard in Spring. Here’s one I illustrated for my Perpetual Journal, drawn about 6x life size. 😃 Read more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/twice-as-nice-two-types-of-spring

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Our Penstemon (illustrated here for my Perpetual Journal) have gone to seed & I just harvested & spread 100s of the seeds around our Tucson, AZ yard. 🌸😍 Read more on my recent blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/pretty-pink-penstemon-petals

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