Field Notes

Places

Travel, weather, streets, and landscapes observed along the way.

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Spider web suspended in green grass with shallow focus
Places

Webs we Weave

A close reflection on grass, delicate webs, and the small structures we almost miss.

Cropped portrait of a person in a striped shirt and warm sunlight
PlacesSleeping Bear Dunes, Michigan

Cropped Portrait in Heat

At Sleeping Bear Dunes, MI, sun and partial framing show how withholding a face can change a portrait.

Small moon above a dark sandy landscape at night
PlacesSouth Padre Island, Texas

Small Moon Over Sand

A small moon over the dunes of South Pedro Island, Texas, and the quiet brightness of a night sky.

Canal lined with buildings and trees beneath gray rain clouds
Places

Canal Before Rain

A travel reflection on waterfront buildings, heavy clouds, and waiting weather.

Person reading on a couch beside a winter window while travelling
PlacesEdmonton, Alberta

Reading Through Winter

A warm room in Edmonton, Alberta, cold weather outside, and the shelter of reading while travelling.

Person walking past a concrete wall with a dark arched doorway
Places

Wall With a Doorway

A travel reflection on concrete walls, passing figures, and the pull of a dark doorway.

People gathered across pale stone in a dry landscape
Places

On Pale Stone

A travel reflection from the top of the ruins, where the view was beautiful and the climb down felt uneasy.

Vintage roadside sign and low building in bright sun
PlacesHalloran Springs, California

The Sign at Noon

Old signage, hard sun, and the graphic shape of Halloran Springs, California, off I-15 between Barstow and Las Vegas.

Shoppers riding an escalator inside an Edmonton mall near local retail shops
PlacesSeven80, Edmonton

At The Seven Eighty

A Places note on The Seven Eighty in Edmonton, local Alberta makers, and where Resting Beef Face tallow skincare meets people in person.

Person standing beneath a large poster of eyes
PlacesLas Vegas

The Poster Stares Back

A Las Vegas wall, an oversized public image, and the strange feeling of being watched back.

White truck at a forest camp with smoke rising in warm evening light
PlacesNordegg, Alberta

Camp Smoke

A Nordegg, Alberta reflection on camp smoke, forest light, and the quiet evidence around a parked truck.

Person standing in a dark river surrounded by forest
Places

In the Cold River

A note on dark forest water, small figures, and the quiet edge of immersion.

Horses standing in pale winter fog
PlacesDidsbury, Alberta

Field Light in February

Notes from a cold afternoon when the prairie between Didsbury and Olds, Alberta looked almost silver.

Hand reaching toward a colourful amusement ride against the sky
PlacesToronto, Ontario

Looking Up at the Ride

Fairground scale at Canada's Wonderland in Toronto, Ontario, and the childish instinct to reach upward.

Childlike drawing and handwritten note on an interior wall
PlacesCalifornia

Found Drawing on a Wall

Accidental marks on a California wall, odd humour, and the strange honesty of found pictures.

Small hut perched on rocky cliffs above bright coastal water
Places

Hut on the Cliff

A travel reflection on cliffside shelter, stone steps, and a small room above blue water.

Bright party van with free hugs painted on it parked in an empty lot beneath storm clouds
Places

Free Candy

A roadside reflection on a party van, free hugs, an empty lot, and storm colour before weather moves in.

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