Notes on northern light, weather, and the quiet changes between seasons.
In the north, the angle of sunlight can change a familiar landscape more than the weather. On a clear autumn afternoon, a small rise in the ground casts a long shadow and reveals details that disappear under a high summer Sun.
Return to the same place at the same hour. A simple sketch is enough to record the change.
A cloud is a changing shape, not a fixed object. Watch its edges for a few minutes: what seems still from a distance may be forming on one side and dissolving on the other.
Record the wind direction, visibility, and the height of the Sun alongside the shape you see.
There is no need to identify everything on the first walk. A date, a place, and one careful observation are a useful beginning. The questions you cannot answer are often the best reason to return.