Wanda Pruitt 
There was a Tuesday in autumn, maybe four years ago, when everything on my mail route went sideways. A gate latch cut my hand, two parcels got rained on, and a dog I usually like decided he did not like me. I sat at my usual lunch stop that evening with a sore hand and … Read more
A watercolor journal is one of the simplest ways to slow down, pay attention and remember what you saw. Here is how I started mine from a van’s glovebox, and how you can start yours with very little gear. Why I Keep A Watercolor Journal On My Rural Mail Route I’m Wanda, and I write … Read more
Sketching pulled me outdoors six years ago, and it has kept me there. Here is what I have learned about nature journaling, the small kit I carry, and how you can start with a pencil and ten spare minutes. Why I Feel Drawn Into Nature Six years ago I found a shoebox of my grandmother’s … Read more
A nature journal is one of those things that sounds fancier than it is. Mine is a battered A5 notebook in my van’s glovebox, and it holds six years of wobbly pencil drawings, weather scribbles, bird tallies and questions I never got around to answering. If you have a notebook and a pencil and ten … Read more
