When figuring out what to do with your life, it really helps to fail miserably at a lot of things, in order to discover what you can do reasonably well. I can string together decent sentences, but can only draw a little; I’d love to be able to do still-lifes, but I can only manage to sketch plants accurately when they’re dying and droopy. That could actually come in handy, this time of year, at this Nature Journaling workshop—an opportunity for those interested in biology and/or art to chronicle the fall bird migration and sketch the leaves, seeds, and flowers. It’s a seven-hour class led by wildlife biologist and watercolorist Heather A. Wallis Murphy, who wants to show that field observation is both science and art. Contemplate a life change, or just the seasonal one, as you record what’s going on outside.

Sat., Sept. 15, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.