My First Page in Perpetual Journal Volume 2

—and a Recap of PJ Volume 1

I’ve gotten a number of new subscribers recently—so first of all I want to extend a big welcome! to you. I’m glad you’re here!

After finishing my Perpetual Journal Volume 1 (a three-year project), I’ve started Volume 2. Here’s my very first page in PJ Volume 2.

Perpetual Journal, week of Sep. 24-30: Mushroom (2025)

I’m not a mycologist and I don’t know what species of mushroom this is, but that doesn’t deter me from enjoying seeing mushrooms in our yard on the rare occasions that they pop up! 🍄‍🟫

A Recap of Perpetual Journal Volume 1

After I finished my PJ Volume 1, I was wondering what my most frequent subject matter was (as well as my 2nd most frequent & 3rd most frequent), so I reviewed PJ Volume 1 and totaled up the number of entries in each of eight categories:

1. Arthropods

2. Birds

3. Fungi

4. Local Produce

5. Mammals

6. Plants

7. Reptiles

8. Skies/Weather

❓A Quick Quiz

Out of these eight categories, which do you think I featured most often (and 2nd and 3rd most often) in my PJ Volume 1? I’m happy to report that when I asked myself this question before I did my analysis, I guessed correctly!

Scroll down for the answer!

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If you guessed Plants, then Birds, then Arthropods, congratulations! You are amazing and awesome! And even if you didn’t guess that, you can still consider yourself amazing and awesome! 😁 I created this pie chart to show how many entries I had in each category of subject matter in PJ Volume 1. Plants were by far my most frequent subject, with almost as many entries as my 2nd & 3rd most frequent subjects (Birds and Arthropods) combined.

Pie chart of my subject matter for my Perpetual Journal Volume 1

📖 Book Nook

I’ve recently read a number of books I really enjoyed, so I’m planning to mention those in upcoming posts (and today). Here’s one of these books:

• The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
  This title may sound familiar to you because a movie based on this book was released in 2024. The story revolves around a robot stranded on an island, and the robot’s efforts to understand and befriend the wildlife on the island. Brown says in his notes about the story that he’s always been fascinated by robots and by the natural world. His love of both certainly shines through in this book which is further enhanced by Brown’s illustrations sprinkled throughout.

The narrator’s voice in this story is so friendly and gentle that when I read this book I felt like I was a kid tucked in bed all cozy at night, with someone reading me one of my favorite bedtime stories. This feeling reminded me of the German word gemütlich.

Front cover of The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Note: I’ve included a link to this book at the Pima County (AZ) Public Library. Even if this isn’t your library, this link provides more information about the book. I’m a big fan of libraries and encourage you to look for this book at your own local library!

Here’s a quote from one of my favorite authors:

“You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”

- Ray Bradbury

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