HeyJaredNotes from the Field
Musings about life, loss, nature, healing, resilience, with an emphasis on finding and creating wonder.
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More Plénitude (opens the original)
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Dear Readers,One of the benefits of being an artist is being able to conceive of the world and portray it as we wish it were. Painters do this by choosing a certain palette, subject, and composition, all of which contribute to the mood of a piece of work. Photographers do this too by choosing what to put in and what to leave out of the frame. Without using fancy digital tools, we can tell a different story in our pictures by choosing to leave out things that don’t jive with the message or emotio
Plénitude (opens the original)
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Foraging for Wild Blackberries (opens the original)
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Dear Readers,This post was originally published on August 18, 2025. Given that it’s blackberry season again, and I’ve been out foraging in the park several times now, I thought I’d share it again. Despite the intense heat and drought we’ve had in France this summer, the wild blackberries remain juicy and succulent. I was recently re-listening to an On Being conversation with biologist and writer Robin Wall Kimmerer who was talking about having a reciprocal relationship with the Earth, with each
More wisdom from a tree (opens the original)
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Dear Readers,Last night, after the heat of the day had subsided, I went out for a walk. Alone this time, and with no walking devices. Just me and my own two legs. This is progress. Across the street and slowly up the forty steps, one foot in front of the other, of the footbridge that crosses the Seine. This is also progress. In the past week, after seeing my surgeon for a post-operative visit and him telling me to loose the cane I had been using, I’ve begun walking unaided. My strength improves
How Does Your Garden Grow? (opens the original)
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Four WeeksDear Readers,Thanks for reading Notes from the Field! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.How Does Your Garden Grow?A weed is only a weedwhen
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