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Since our Desert Senna’s been blooming again lately & our Desert Milkweeds look like they're forming new flower buds, this seemed like a good time to post this Perpetual Journal page of mine, from a few months ago. And YES! 🥰We’ve seen a Gila Monster more than once this year!!!

#NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #ecosystem #ecology #nature #flower #wildflower #BloomScrolling #Milkweed #lizard #reptile #GilaMonster

My 2025 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of Desert Milkweed flower buds; my 2024 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of Desert Senna in bloom with a yellow flower; & my 2023 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Gila Monster, all in Tucson, AZ.

#TentViewTuesday #Arizona #SonoranDesert

Tent in the Sonoran Desert, not far from an organ pipe cactus and otherwise surrounded by a gorgeous desert landscape

Here’s the 2nd page of my new Illustrated Journal—my art & notes of the little things in every day life—which supplements my Perpetual Journal in which I chronicle local natural history. Read more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/i-started-a-new-art-project

#ArtJournal #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #blog #blogging #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #nature #outdoors #food #fruit #summer #watermelon #BellPepper #StarTrek #DeepSpaceNine #ScienceFiction #SciFi #Tombow

I recently decided to start an Illustrated Journal—my art & notes of the little things in every day life—to supplement my Perpetual Journal in which I chronicle local natural history. Here’s my first page! Read more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/i-started-a-new-art-project

#ArtJournal #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #blog #blogging #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #nature #outdoors #ClimateChange #wildflower #grapes #food #potatoes #cantaloupe #fruit #summer

My Illustrated Journal watercolor and pen art for August 6-17, 2025: Caltrops in bloom; red grapes in a bowl, rosemary roasted red potatoes, cantaloupe slice, and a note that on 8-6-25 it reached 116 degrees F, our high temperature for the year so far here in Tucson, AZ.

2/2: recent Perpetual Journal butterfly art: pink(!) Cloudless Sulphur butterfly chrysalis (+ Longhorn Bees & a Turkey Vulture). See more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/an-orange-butterfly-and-a-pink-chrysalis

#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #blog #Tucson #SonoranDesert #biodiversity #environment #ecosystem #ecology #nature #insect #arthropod #entomology #bug #bugs #bugstodon #butterfly #bee #bird #birds #birding #BirdsOfMastodon #Vulture

My 2025 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a pink Cloudless Sulphur butterfly chrysalis; my 2024 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Turkey Vulture; & my 2023 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of Longhorn Bees gathering on Brittlebush stems, all in Tucson, AZ.

1/2: recent Perpetual Journal butterfly art: Variegated Fritillary; Sleepy Orange chrysalis & butterfly (+ a Gila Woodpecker peeking out of a Saguaro hole). See more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/an-orange-butterfly-and-a-pink-chrysalis

#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #blog #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #nature #cactus #Saguaro #insect #bug #bugs #bugstodon #butterfly #chrysalis #bird #Woodpecker

My 2025 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Variegated Fritillary Butterfly; my 2024 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Sleepy Orange chrysalis & butterfly; & my 2023 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Gila Woodpecker peeking out of a hole in a Saguaro, all in Tucson, AZ.

The mountains look pretty this morning #Today #SonoranDesert

Desert mountains highlighted by newly risen sun - peaks in pink and shadow - with clouds overhead

Just by chance my Perpetual Journal page ended up with 2 lizards & was a good opportunity to show their different types of scales! For more lizard adventures see my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/leapin-lizards

#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #blog #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #ecology #nature #insect #arthropod #entomology #bug #bugs #bugstodon #larva #caterpillar #lizard #reptile

My 2025 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Desert Spiny Lizard with keeled scales; my 2024 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a green unidentified caterpillar on Desert Senna leaves; & my 2023 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Western Banded Gecko with granular scales, all in Tucson, AZ.

The problem with G'Kar (and most of his brothers) is he can figure out how to open things. Midway he decided to unzip his carrier and sing the song of his people.

#cats #caturday #catsofmastodon #sonorandesert

Gray tabby on top of his carrier staring out the passenger side window looking at the Sonoran desert. with scattered clouds in the sky.

Fuck it let’s go for a 17m ride. 93 is “cool” enough

#bikeTooter #sonoranDesert #arizona #papillion

Works in progress 🌵🌵🌵 #WorkInProgress #WIP #Saguaro #Cactus #cacti #SonoranDesert #ArizonaPhotography #InfraredPhotography #DesertPhotography

We’re starting to see more Queen Butterfly eggs & larvae on our Milkweeds (1st time since May; here they are in my Perpetual Journal). I love watching butterflies’ life cycle from egg>caterpillar>chrysalis>butterfly!😍

#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #nature #cactus #PricklyPear #flower #BloomScrolling #insect #arthropod #entomology #bug #bugs #butterfly

My 2025 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Cowboy's Red Whiskers prickly pear cactus with a red flower; my 2024 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of tiny Queen Butterfly eggs on a Milkweed leaf; & my 2023 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Lacewing, all in Tucson, AZ.

Scenes from the road. #Arizona #SonoranDesert #Sunset #PinkSky #RoadTrip #OnTheRoad

A few more saguaro portraits 🌵 🌵 🌵 #Saguaro #SaguaroCactus #Cactus #cacti #SonoranDesert #Arizona #ArizonaPhotography #wildsamopenroad

Desert landscape with saguaro cactus and vibrant sunset.

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A radiant sun sets over a southwest desert landscape, casting warm hues across the mountains and cacti. The foreground is lush with blooming desert flowers, contributing a lively mix of colors. Geometric patterns in the sky and land create a mosaic-like effect, enhancing the visual depth.

#Today The mountain near my home (San Jacinto) impersonating a volcano.

#PalmSprings #SonoranDesert

Mountain San Jacinto with white clouds rising from its summit like smoke against a clear blue sky

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