Field Note 004 ·

What I actually use to explore nature

Things I actually use to explore nature 🔎🌿

My camera, macro extension tubes, iNaturalist, a hand lens, and my phone all come in handy—but honestly, the thing I use the most is curiosity.

The more I slow down and pay attention, the more there is to see. A tiny spider I would’ve walked past. A bird doing something weird. A track in the dirt. And somehow one little “wait… what is that?” always turns into seventeen more questions. 😂

I don’t just want to see something cool; I want to know what I’m looking at, why it’s there, and what it can tell me.

Go outside. Look closer. Get curious. 🔎

What have you noticed lately that made you think, wait… what IS that? 👀