Essay
What I Chose to Do With the Time I Have Left
There are periods of life when you think you are building something. And then there are periods when you realize something has been building you.
The Observatory · Notice
Look long enough to notice.
Observations, reflections, and ideas worth turning over for a while.
A place to wonder
Notice, question, and explore
These pieces share observations, interpretations, and ideas in motion. When a question needs formal evidence and examination, it belongs on the Architecture Wall.
Selected observations
From the Observatory
Essay
Stepping Stones
There is a stream I keep imagining. Not a large one. Just wide enough that you cannot cross it in a single step.
Essay
The Garage I’m Trying to Build
Behind my house is an old metal garage. Thirty feet by fifty feet. It belonged to my dad.
Ways to notice
Ways of noticing
Essays
Sustained exploratory interpretation and reflection.
25 public piecesOther forms the Observatory can hold
- Discoveries — A newly noticed connection or possibility worth preserving.
- Field Notes — Direct observations recorded close to the moment of noticing.
- Workshop Notes — Reflection arising from making, testing, or implementation work.
Follow your curiosity
Topics
Topics offer another way to follow an idea across essays, discoveries, Field Notes, and Workshop Notes.
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