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In Support of Not Putting Things Off
Followers of my social media accounts know that I went on an adventure of a lifetime this summer! I spent 7 days hiking solo on the...

Lisa Wiertel
Oct 11, 20232 min read
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Saint Oswald's Church-Hadrian's Wall Path
I was getting near the end of my 3rd day of walking the Hadrian's Wall path. I had about 2 miles until I got to my destination in...

Lisa Wiertel
Sep 26, 20232 min read
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New Spring Art!
I was refilling my bird feeders with peanuts last week when I came across these beautiful daffodil flowers growing on the side of my...

Lisa Wiertel
Apr 5, 20231 min read
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Morning Hike-James River Parks System
I have decided to hike a long hike each week. I am trying to get in shape plus the weather has been great lately. This week I did a...

Lisa Wiertel
Mar 27, 20231 min read
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Morning Hike-Dutch Gap Conservation Area
I have been beating myself up lately for my laziness. I always have a hard time getting myself going after winter. I know I will be...

Lisa Wiertel
Mar 17, 20232 min read
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Sorry! FeBIRDuary Days 8-14
I'm sorry. I said that I was going to post my daily drawings for the FeBIRDuary Challenge. I just forgot. I've been trying to juggle a...

Lisa Wiertel
Feb 16, 20231 min read
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FeBIRDuary Days 6(Sold!) & 7
Here are the birds that I did for days 6 and 7 for my FeBIRDuary drawing challenge. Day 6 had me drawing a pair of cardinals. I like the...

Lisa Wiertel
Feb 8, 20231 min read
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#FeBIRDary
Okay. So I thought I was being clever and making up a new hashtag, but someone beat me to it! I have decided to draw a different bird...

Lisa Wiertel
Feb 2, 20231 min read
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Little Devils Stairs Hike
My son and I took a trip out west towards the mountains last weekend. He has been itching to go out and do another difficult hike. I am...

Lisa Wiertel
Nov 15, 20212 min read
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Day 6-Nature Journaling
An absolutely perfect night for nature journaling. My mother's backyard was again my subject. Sat back there and was able to do a...

Lisa Wiertel
Jul 12, 20211 min read
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Day 3-Naturel Journaling
I'm not really sure if I am actually on day 3. The Fourth of July was thrown in there as a surprise graduation party for me. :) Anyway,...

Lisa Wiertel
Jul 8, 20211 min read
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Day 2-Nature Journaling
I am visiting my parents in Western New York. My mother has a beautiful garden as does her neighbor. Her neighbor's garden is a...

Lisa Wiertel
Jul 6, 20211 min read
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Day 1-Nature Journaling
I'm about to embark to see how many days in a row I can nature journal. School is out. This is my first summer as a teacher. Although...

Lisa Wiertel
Jul 3, 20211 min read
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Social Distancing at Longwood Gardens
I had the opportunity to spend Thanksgiving week with my sister who lives a stone's throw away from Longwood Gardens. I honestly cannot...

Lisa Wiertel
Nov 30, 20201 min read
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New Idea for a Painting
I have been on a real creative bent lately. I have a lot of ideas in my head that I want to get into motion. I have a few goals that I...

Lisa Wiertel
Aug 4, 20201 min read
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"April into May", Acrylic on Gallery Wrap Canvas, 24"x30"
I know we have all been in "a funk" the past couple of months. The past week has been a struggle for me as it has been for many. A...

Lisa Wiertel
May 8, 20201 min read
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My entry for the Kula Cloth Design Contest
I found out about this cool product recently for backpacking called the Kula Cloth. I was on their website last week looking around when...

Lisa Wiertel
Apr 30, 20201 min read
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Social Distancing Easter Edition
Well, this wasn't the Easter weekend that I had planned for. My original plans were to go off to the AT and do a solo hike. I had been...

Lisa Wiertel
Apr 13, 20201 min read
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Social Distancing 3/29/2020
I have been wanting to urban sketch since this quarantine began but I did not think I would be able to social distance myself in downtown...

Lisa Wiertel
Mar 30, 20201 min read
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