Guided by Wonder: A Naturalist's Observation Skills
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- čas přidán 20. 04. 2022
- In a world full of wonder how do we become better observers and deepen our experience? I use a number of naturalist skills that I have spent my life practicing, but I am also inspired by the work of John Muir Laws and nature journalers who have embraced the art of seeing the world with renewed curiosity and wonder. This then is an invitation to slow down--and fall in love again--by paying attention to what you notice.
Some of my favorite resources on this topic include "The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling" by John Muir Laws; "Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature Observation and Tracking" by Tom Brown Jr.; and "Coyote's Guide to Connecting with Nature" by Jon Young et. al.
This video is part of an ongoing series exploring my journey as a naturalist. Please subscribe and follow my channel for weekly episodes and other naturalist videos.
Beautiful video. Thanks for sharing this!
Great observations! Love this video. Great Job David.
Thank you Jolynn, this was a fun video to think through and film. It brought up lots of ideas for me. I've also just started a weekly newsletter that continues many of these same thoughts that you might enjoy following on my website.
This is so deeply soothing. Thank you, David.
I really appreciate your feedback Yvea and that means a lot coming from an acute observer like yourself :)
So beautifully said, Yvea!
Thank you for these beautiful videos 🏔
I appreciate that feedback!
Very inspirational video David! This is Pepe Tello, we met at Cocha Cashu, Peru, in the nineties. Hugs from NJ!
Wow, how cool is that?! Thank you for making this connection, I remember your name and it's amazing you found me. I'm glad you can follow along with my ongoing adventures and I look forward to learning what you're up to these days.
Wonderful, David!
Wise words of wisdom. If only mankind could all hear them. Gracias🙏🏼
That's really nice, thank you!
going on a hike tomorrow and taking a notebook & pen along. thank you, keep making these wonderful videos please
That makes me very happy, thank you for keeping this spirit alive!
I love this! I'm in the forest a lot, observing, foraging and just being. Since learning about "nature journaling" I've really slowed myself down to be a better observer. This video is such a good reminder. Thank you.
I really appreciate your feedback and the sharing of your journey to be a better observer. Hopefully we can keep sharing more of our observations.
No, thank you David!! Another gorgeous eagle ( too big for a hawk?) on high and those awesome snow capped mountains captured my attention while I listen to you. 🙏 cheers from Western Australia 🦘🦘🦘🦘
I'm enjoying sharing our world here with you in Australia, thank you! (P.S. It's a red-tailed hawk)
This is so wonderful David. And agree with Yvea - how nice to have space to just observe the beautiful footage, without cluttering it up. Thank you for these videos! I'm adding a link to this to my little website!
I love sharing beautiful footage and letting it breathe like this. This will always be my goal moving forward. I also make nature ambience videos over at Earthtone Productions and those videos have no talking at all so the footage gets to speak for itself. czcams.com/video/F8ssJpORoLY/video.html
Such a good reminder! I love this!
Thank you!
Heartfelt thanks. So genuine. So nice.
Thank you, I appreciate your kind words.
Thank you, David! I had a very peaceful and intense moment of observation in a city park a few days ago - it was like hitting pause on a very busy day and the memories are vivid and sensual. I’m amazed by how learning to draw and nature journal is deepening my observation skills. Such a beautiful video!
Thank you Ayoka. Hitting pause and tuning into an awareness of the natural world can be so healing!
I feel like I will come back to watch this video again in the future. Wonderful message. I'm sharing it with a friend whom I think would benefit, although I wished thousands of people would watch it: then the whole world would benefit from it.
I loved the shots too David, congratulations for this little piece of art.
I love your feedback, thank you for appreciating and sharing this message :)
A gentle reminder we can all benefit from….thanks David🥰🙏❣️⛰🌾
lovely David
Thank you! And thank you for watching!
Beautifully said. Love is a state of present flow. Wonderful reminders. To lose time... it is such a delight. We do not punish children for ignorance (well... some people do) but we so often punish ourselves for it in adulthood. curiousity and ignorance run hand in hand as playmates and are lit up by love into understanding. Thank you friend
And thank you! I really appreciate your words!
You are a great person. This is wonderful education!
Thank you so much Adeel. So much more to come, this is fun!
Thank you for this beautiful share.
I appreciate you watching. I hope to share more with you.
I am touched by this particular video, by what it says. I was lucky enough that when I was a child, my father gave me a taste for nature. A chance to be ecstatic about its beauty. Later, I discovered that I could not only find beauty in it, but literally feel a strong affection for a tree, plants, and the living world all around me. An affection, which sometimes would not come to me so easily, so profound for human beings. Strange feeling but offering me a different vision.
You are so fortunate to have been connected to the natural world and to a sense of beauty in your childhood. That is a precious gift that shapes your entire life.
Thought provoking. Not sure if Rohan told you but we observed a white pelican on our lake this week. Pretty uncommon in this area I think. Thank you for the video.
Thank you Barth. More to come plus I have so much more to learn from Rohan. And no, I hadn't heard about the pelican, that's awesome. That is a rare bird here in the valley!
I'm here, to try and find out how to make a living doing this. Naturalist, restoration, forestry. something like that.
I love that you're thinking about this. There is no easy answer but it's a great field to play in. Personally, I'm a big fan of finding your own path. Make your own content and find your own audiences who love what you love and do. For example, if you like to write it's one thing to write articles for magazines or write books for publishers, and another altogether to self-publish your own books or write your own newsletter or blog. I'm happy to chat more about this because it's fun to share insights and inspire people to do what they love. In the meantime, you might enjoy following my weekly Lukas Guides nature newsletter as one example of how I do this.