August 27, 2026
The first cooler evenings
The temperature changed noticeably this week. A few maples near the square have already started turning yellow while the rest of the park remains deep green.
PERSONAL FIELD JOURNAL
Small details from ordinary city walks.
Notes about streets, parks, architecture, weather and the little changes that are easy to miss when moving too quickly.
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RECENT OBSERVATIONS
Field notes
Short entries collected throughout the season.
August 18, 2026
A street after the rain
After a short afternoon storm the traffic disappeared for a while. Reflections in the pavement made an otherwise ordinary block look completely different.
August 6, 2026
Shade matters
Walking the same avenue on opposite sides of the street makes the effect of mature trees obvious. The shaded side felt several degrees cooler.
WHY KEEP NOTES?
Places change slowly.
A new tree, a repaired facade or a different shopfront can seem insignificant at first. Looking back after a year makes those small changes surprisingly visible.
This site is simply a place to keep a few of them.
ABOUT
An intentionally small project.
Urban Field Notes is a personal collection of occasional observations from everyday walks. No newsletter, no social media feed and no fixed publishing schedule.