Field Notes

The Water Started to Organize Itself

The Water Started to Organize Itself

A reflection on unfinished projects, self-compassion, and what a homemade vortex tank taught me about patience, progress, and creating the right environment for growth.

The Water Started to Organize Itself

A reflection on unfinished projects, self-compassion, and what a homemade vortex tank taught me about patience, progress, and creating the right environment for growth.

A Lawn Is Not Just a Lawn

A Lawn Is Not Just a Lawn

A lawn can be seen as grass that needs to be greener, or it can be seen as a living system. This week’s Field Note is about soil health, biology,...

A Lawn Is Not Just a Lawn

A lawn can be seen as grass that needs to be greener, or it can be seen as a living system. This week’s Field Note is about soil health, biology,...

The Plan Was Wrong. The Lesson Was Right.

The Plan Was Wrong. The Lesson Was Right.

A family vacation plan went sideways, but the mistake became a reminder that the real lesson is often found in how we react. From travel plans to soil health, growth...

The Plan Was Wrong. The Lesson Was Right.

A family vacation plan went sideways, but the mistake became a reminder that the real lesson is often found in how we react. From travel plans to soil health, growth...

Three smaller IMO collection boxes.

Don’t Bet on One Box

My first IMO collection of the year failed. The second one succeeded—even after a raccoon tried to break into one of the boxes. The lesson was simple: don’t bet everything...

Don’t Bet on One Box

My first IMO collection of the year failed. The second one succeeded—even after a raccoon tried to break into one of the boxes. The lesson was simple: don’t bet everything...

What Are We Voting For?

What Are We Voting For?

Every purchase is a vote, even when we do not realize we are casting it. A reflection on convenience, weed killers, fast food, personal habits, and the harder question underneath...

What Are We Voting For?

Every purchase is a vote, even when we do not realize we are casting it. A reflection on convenience, weed killers, fast food, personal habits, and the harder question underneath...

Education Costs Money

Education Costs Money

Education costs money. Sometimes the cost is time, sometimes it is comfort, and sometimes it is the certainty we thought we had. This week’s reflection is about learning to see...

Education Costs Money

Education costs money. Sometimes the cost is time, sometimes it is comfort, and sometimes it is the certainty we thought we had. This week’s reflection is about learning to see...