About

Field Notes is a personal notebook. I walk most mornings, keep a small vegetable garden, and write down whatever catches my attention: the weather, a bird I can't identify, the way a path changes between seasons.

I sign these notes as M. I live near the coast, at the edge of a small town with a river, a marsh and more footpaths than I will ever finish walking. Most posts start as a line or two in a pocket notebook and grow from there. The photographs I mention are mostly on film; the sketches on this site are my own doodles, redrawn on the computer.

Things you will find here:

• Walks and trail notes, usually short and local.
• Birds, mostly common ones, counted badly but with enthusiasm.
• Weather, the garden, and the turning of the seasons.
• The occasional note on gear that has lasted, or film photography.

Nothing here is expert advice. It's just a record, kept mostly for myself and shared in case someone else enjoys slow observations. There are no comments, ads or tracking on this site. If you would like to follow along, there is an RSS feed.