One of our favorite ways to explore nature is to take some time to sit and look and listen and feel and then record in a Field Journal what I Notice, what I Wonder, and what it Reminds me of...

A great way to get started is to just do it--but sometimes it is nice to have a guide to coach and encourage...check out: Opening the World Through Nature Journaling by John Muir Laws, et al 

At the Seashore, we: Zoom in, Zoom out, make Nature Treasure Maps and Sound Maps, create Secret Plant Scavenger Hunt,  and we always Keep our Questions!