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Daily field notes · week pack

May 3–9 · Demo explorers Finn (2) & Aleia (1) · coastal wind study

North & leaf

Image prompt Tiny spot illustration for week opener: compass rose paired with a single young leaf sprig, field-journal chapter-heading tone, monochrome linework, no typography in art.

Explorers: Finn (2) · Aleia (1)  ·  Guide: ______

Week motto (say daily): Small walks, sharp eyes, gentle hands.

Weather · log daily

One row per day · Sky: CLR · HAZ · CU · CI · RA · (+ yours)

Day Sky Wind ° Note
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun

Wildest sky (one sentence):

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Observations · Mon — Wed

Texture · sound · slow watching

Mon · Texture

Look Three textures gentler than they look.

Sketch Crayon rub on bark — label ridges.

Adjectives:

Tue · Sound

Sit still for 60 seconds. X = you; arcs to five sounds.

Image prompt Instructional diagram: listener marked as X at center, five dashed arcs radiating outward like a simplified radar — child writes sound labels outside arcs. Black-and-white worksheet aesthetic, minimal clutter, no words printed in the art.

  1. __________
  2. __________
  3. __________
  4. __________
  5. __________

Wed · Insects

Look Sun vs shade — who rests where?

Measure Body length in sand grains or pencil widths.

Reflect What did waiting quietly change?

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Shadows · greens · sound walk · map

Thu — Fri · weekend ear · your block

Thu · Shadows

Stick _______ cm · Surface _________________

  • 9:00 dir ______ len ______
  • 12:00 dir ______ len ______
  • 3:00 dir ______ len ______

Fri · Greens

1. ________________ edge: S / T / L
2. ________________ edge: S / T / L
3. ________________ edge: S / T / L

Sound walk

Five silent minutes — surprises:

  1. ____________________
  2. ____________________
  3. ____________________

Map

Block + landmark

Image prompt Bird’s-eye simplified city block: four streets enclosing two lots, flat schematic linework like a planner’s pencil sketch; empty lots for crayon buildings and invented landmark.

Landmark ______ · Why:

Weekend trail · sun & boots

Image prompt Wide landscape spot: hiking boots beside evergreen sapling and low sun — simple outline icons matching trail journaling tone, monochrome.

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Drawing · lab notes · after daily entries

Contour · specimen · numbers · question · experiment · week-close rose/thorn/bud

Nature drawing

Leaf · midrib + one side vein · real length _______

Specimen

Edges: wavy / toothed / hairy / glossy / _______
Smell (no good/bad): _______________________

Number hunt

Fibonacci — where? Counts ___ · ___ · ___

Question & experiment

Brave question for circle (draft, pick one):

If ________________________________

then ______________________________

because ____________________________

Weekly reflection

Rose:

Thorn:

Bud:

  • Five observation beats done
  • Taught one field word
  • Map someone could follow

Library: castalia.institute

Coast memory · week done

Image prompt Small landscape vignette: gentle wave meeting sand with one spiral shell — memory motif for week closing spread, line art only.