Field Notes

Small observations from walks, trains and old maps.

Rivers that changed their minds

Old survey sheets show meanders that no longer exist. Comparing them with satellite images is a quiet way to spend an evening.

On slow trains

Regional lines stop at stations nobody mentions. Most of them have a bench, a clock and a view worth the detour.

Notes on paper maps

A folded map remembers where it was used. The creases tell you which part of the trip mattered.