Category: Field Notes

Happy New Year to anyone who’s come across this. 2025 wasn’t the best for me. A few personal things I’d rather not get into here, but I’m hoping they correct themselves over the next twelve months. It feels like the right time to reset, or at least try. I wish I had something positive to…

I took my phone out with me yesterday with the intention of getting a couple of pictures of the trees I mentioned before. I had a fairly clear idea of where they were. Not exact, but close enough that I expected to recognise the spot once I was there. The trees themselves are still there.…

It’s coming up to Christmas and I’ve been thinking about getting in touch with a few people I haven’t spoken to in a long time. Family, old friends. I keep picking up the phone and putting it back down again. I’m not sure how that conversation would even start, or if they’d take the call.…

I couldn’t sleep last night and kept thinking about the carvings I mentioned before. Once something like that gets into your head it’s hard to leave it alone. I tried to picture them properly rather than relying on the photos, which I still haven’t had developed yet. I can see them clearly enough in my…

I’ve been walking the same route through the woods for years, usually in the afternoons if the weather’s decent. There’s a path on the south side that doesn’t show up properly on maps anymore, but it’s still there if you know where to look. It cuts behind the treeline and comes out near the stream.…