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Field Reports
An ordered index of experiments, expeditions, caches, and lessons logged.
Phase 0 — Teasers
The Lump The oldest file in the archive is a feather bed. 
First Recorded Experiment The wagon, I reasoned, was just a bigger trike. The hill would provide the speed the pedals couldn't. 
The Sleigh Track Investigation I didn't ask for a toy that Christmas. I asked for a ladder — to check the roof for sleigh tracks. Phase 1 — Launch
Phase 2 — Week One
The Materials Research Incident To a first grader, an unattended fire is not a hazard. It's a laboratory. 
The Creek Supply Chain Down the hill behind the barn ran a creek, and the creek was where I did my best work. 
The Grid Incident I had a shed, an adapter from my race track, and a plan. Then the lights went out. Pattern Recognition Before Literacy Before I could read, I could copy my Grandma's cursive — the pattern came years before the meaning. The Spring Cache You can hide the wrapper. You can't hide the cake the inventory says is missing. Summer Posting — Aunt Jean's The summers at Aunt Jean's were the posting I'd have requested every year. The Dart Incident I found a dart. The stump was the target. My sister disputes this to this day. The Notebook Animation Lab The walk only existed in the sequence — take out a page and the stick man stumbles. The First Unauthorized Expedition 'We don't have any hooks' is the beginning of a build, not the end of a plan. 
Procurement Runs Some of my best days were junkyard days.