Oops...sorry

I don't know why I stopped posting on here. Maybe I'll be able to get back in the habit.
I've been visiting my sit-spot much more regularly now and I'm really getting to know those woods a lot better. I've also just ordered the Kamana 2 program, so I'm really excited to start that up.
A few days ago I saw my first American Robin (Turdus migratorius), actually I saw a whole bunch of them! I know that may seem ridiculous since they are so common, but I suppose I just hadn't created a search image in my brain for them. They were feeding on the berries of the Black Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica) tree. My friend Jon and I just sat down and took turns watching them with my binoculars.
Speaking of birds, there are two Red-Tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) that live in the tall pines across Stewart's Creek from my sit-spot. I'm hoping to actually catch them in the act of catching some prey soon.

Early New Year Resolution

I have been drinking way too much soda and eating way too much fast food lately...ok, my whole life. I know how bad both of those things are for me and I've wanted to cut them out of my diet completely for a long time now. Unfortunately I haven't wanted it bad enough. Another thing I've been wanting to do lately is to start the second level of the Kamana Program. However, I'm really broke and the program is not free.
You may be wondering what these two things have to do with each other. Well I'll tell you. I recently started keeping track of how much money I spend on both fast food and soda, and though I'm not going to bother putting the amount in this post, let me just say that IT IS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT!! So, since I have the brain of a genius, I had an epiphany moments ago in the shower.

If I stop drinking soda and eating fast food, which I want to do anyway, I can easily afford the Kamana 2 books in two months.

So that is my early new year resolution. Wish me luck. (I just amused myself by typing "wish me luck" with full knowledge that nobody reads this blog)

Sit Spot

Part of the Kamana Home Study Program involves finding a spot in the woods to spend some time at as often as possible. After many failed attempts to find such a spot, I finally succeeded today. The problem I was having before is that I was being way to picky. I wanted to find the perfect spot. I had an idea of what it would look like in my head. The problem was that every time I would find a good spot it would be so far out of my way that I would never end up going back. I finally put my ideal spot out of my head and went with a functional one. There's a really nice tree that has fallen over that's really pretty comfortable.

-I'll post a better picture when I put more batteries in my camera.-

You can hear and almost see the road but it's really close to my house (about a 5 minute walk) and opens up into a very large section of forest. So when I need to go deeper I have the option. I think what's most important right now, though, is the fact that I can so easily get to my sit spot.

Introduction

Hello, my name is Joshua. I am a student of nature. My love for the earth began while I was very young. I grew up playing in the woods and camping with my father and brother. When I was a bit older I randomly decided to buy and read "The Tracker" by Tom Brown Jr. That threw me into a new world. Suddenly the woods were no longer just a place to play, they were magical, beautiful, wonderous, and they were a part of my life. A very big part, I've realized. Since then I have completed the standard course at The Tracker School and level one of the Kamana Naturalist Training Program. I wanted to start this blog for two reasons. I want to keep a journal of what I'm doing, and I want it to be public so that it might help others who have the same interests.