Field Noteshttps://andfieldnote.com/Small observations from trails, gardens and the edges of town.en Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000 The morning of the first frosthttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/first-frost.htmlhttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/first-frost.htmlTue, 27 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000GardenWeatherAutumnThe garden went silver overnight. A few notes on what survived, what didn't, and why the kale seems happier than ever. Walking the marsh loop at low tidehttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/marsh-loop.htmlhttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/marsh-loop.htmlMon, 14 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0000TrailsBirdingThree miles, two herons, one very muddy pair of boots. A slow walk along the old dike path. Why I still carry a paper notebookhttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/notebook.htmlhttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/notebook.htmlSun, 02 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0000HabitsOn pencils, rain, and the habit of writing things down before they disappear. One night at the lake, and a gear list that finally workshttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/lake-overnight-gear.htmlhttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/lake-overnight-gear.htmlSat, 27 Jun 2026 09:30:00 +0000GearTrailsSummerAfter years of overpacking, a short overnight walk to the lake with a pack I could actually lift. What I took, and what I would leave behind next time. The first warbler weekhttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/first-warbler-week.htmlhttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/first-warbler-week.htmlSun, 19 Apr 2026 09:30:00 +0000BirdingSpringEvery spring there is one week when the trees by the river suddenly fill with small, fast, yellow birds. This was it. Learning to read the barometerhttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/reading-the-barometer.htmlhttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/reading-the-barometer.htmlSun, 08 Feb 2026 09:30:00 +0000WeatherHabitsAn old aneroid barometer, a notebook, and a winter spent trying to guess tomorrow's weather before checking the forecast. Notes from the Christmas bird counthttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/christmas-bird-count.htmlhttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/christmas-bird-count.htmlSun, 14 Dec 2025 09:30:00 +0000BirdingWinterEight hours, one small count circle, and a list of species written in pencil with cold fingers. A day as a citizen scientist. Resoling my old bootshttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/resoling-boots.htmlhttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/resoling-boots.htmlSun, 28 Sep 2025 09:30:00 +0000GearTrailsAfter eleven years and an unknown number of miles, my leather boots went back to the cobbler instead of the bin. One roll of film on the longest dayhttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/portra-long-day.htmlhttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/portra-long-day.htmlSat, 21 Jun 2025 09:30:00 +0000PhotographySummerThirty-six frames, sunrise to sunset, on the summer solstice. A small experiment in paying attention. A ridge walk in foghttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/ridge-in-fog.htmlhttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/ridge-in-fog.htmlSun, 11 May 2025 09:30:00 +0000TrailsWeatherThe view from the ridge is supposed to be the whole point. On Sunday there was no view at all, and it was one of my favourite walks of the year. Counting woodcocks at duskhttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/woodcock-dusk.htmlhttps://andfieldnote.com/posts/woodcock-dusk.htmlSat, 22 Mar 2025 09:30:00 +0000BirdingSpringTwenty minutes after sunset, a field at the edge of town turns into a stage. Notes from three evenings of listening for the peent.