Notes · 8 min read
A notebook that survives the winter
Pencils that do not freeze, a cover that does not crack and how I write with cold fingers.
Free · every Thursday
Notes from the woods and the lake, one letter a week
I’m Mattias. I write a free weekly letter about the woods and lake near my cabin, and I sell field notebooks, nature guides and a book of essays, plus two video courses.
Watching · 7 min read
How to sit still outdoors for an hour
A folding stool, a thermos and the surprising things that walk past when you stop moving.
Seasons · 6 min read
Tea in a hut at dusk
A wooden hut, a kettle and the half hour when the light goes blue.
Plants · 7 min read
Lichens that grow only on old trees
A magnifier, a frosted branch and what a tiny plant says about a very old wood.
Seasons · 6 min read
Skiing through birch in pink light
A slow morning on skis, with a few notes on why birch bark turns pink.
Tracks · 9 min read
Reading tracks in the first snow
A trail of small prints, a gloved finger and the story they told.
Water · 5 min read
The sound of a lake freezing
A low hum, a sharp crack and what is going on under the ice.
Sky · 6 min read
Green lights over a still lake
A cold clear night, a lake like glass and what makes the sky glow.
Free
Slow Seasons
A free letter every Thursday from the cabin: one place, one thing noticed and one thing to try.
“The one email I open the day it lands.”