Field notes

North Canal Notes

A small archive of walks along the canal: locks, brick warehouses, and the hour when the water goes the colour of tin.

• March. The towpath is still wet. Barges stay tied until noon.
• June. Plane trees meet over the water. The lock-keeper keeps the same green thermos.
• October. Lights come on in the workshops before the streetlamps do.

Photographs stay on paper. This page only keeps the dates.