2025
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I hear thunderstorms rumbling but there is no rain. The past few days I have been blogging from a bleacher… Read more.
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I am not complaining about the hot weather but it took a toll with my young man loosing sleep last… Read more.
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The past two days has been hot. Me and my young man got the opportunity to prepare the snack that… Read more.
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Esther Chilton’s writing prompt this week is faith. Faith is something close to my heart and here it is. I… Read more.
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What are your future travel plans? If you have been following my blog you would know we travel a lot… Read more.
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This is a vegetable not favorable for many. In India we call it brinjal and in my home only the… Read more.
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Every year I make வடாம் (vadaam). A rice snack that is sun dried and can be stored boxes to be… Read more.
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What do you listen to while you work? I do not have a desk job. My job is around the… Read more.
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What’s your go-to comfort food? It was National Ice cream 🍨 day today. We went to an ice cream shop… Read more.
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We checked off our 8th National Park yesterday. We have been there twice before when the kids were young. Since… Read more.
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What’s your favorite game (card, board, video, etc.)? Why? My special one loves carrying cards. Anything from flash cards to… Read more.
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What foods would you like to make? Food posts get a lot of views. I cook and I teach my… Read more.
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Dogs or cats? It is cats 🐈 of course. Is it because I grew up with cats or I saw… Read more.
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Which activities make you lose track of time? An activity that I do not look at my watch? My day… Read more.
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What bothers you and why? It really bothers me when people say “in those olden days or in my childhood… Read more.
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Since 2021 I have been organizing our trip pictures as a movie. Most of them are on Youtube for our… Read more.
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List 10 things you know to be absolutely certain. Anything with nature is certain. Death is certain. Sunrise and sunset… Read more.
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Are you seeking security or adventure? I am not a person who enjoys adventurous actvities. Yes, that includes financial decisions… Read more.
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We left the house for our trip July 4th morning around 5 am and until 10 pm July 11th I… Read more.
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What do you think gets better with age? I had written for the prompt last time around and I had… Read more.
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Methods
- Weekly field observations along fixed routes.
- Short interviews using a consistent guide.
- Sensor readings checked at the start of each session.
- Cleaning decisions documented as a changelog.
- Processing: normalized timestamps; flagged gaps; spot-checked outliers.
- Limits: some missing intervals during battery replacement.
Data & Ethics
Data
Upon request, sensitive locations have been removed from the public files. License: CC BY 4.0 for shared materials.
Ethics
Consent protocols used where applicable.
Contact
fieldnoteslab@ucc.ie
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