Field Journal

Notes from slow walks, mostly with a camera.

Early frost on the lower meadow

The first proper frost. Every seed head along the path was outlined in white, and the light stayed low and warm until almost noon. Two rolls of film, most of them of the same old fence post.

Birch bark, close up

Tried the macro lens on the birches by the stream. The bark peels in thin curls that look like paper maps when you get close enough. Wind made most frames soft; three were worth keeping.

Notes on the autumn route

The long loop now takes just under three hours at an easy pace. The footbridge was repaired over the summer, so the north side is passable again even after rain.