Field Journal https://journal.zhangandy2023.com/ Notes from the kitchen, the bike and the darkroom. A slow Sunday congeehttps://journal.zhangandy2023.com/entries/slow-sunday-congee/https://journal.zhangandy2023.com/entries/slow-sunday-congee/2026-10-11Rice, water, ginger and three hours of not hurrying. The ratio I keep coming back to. First roll of HP5 in yearshttps://journal.zhangandy2023.com/entries/first-roll-of-hp5/https://journal.zhangandy2023.com/entries/first-roll-of-hp5/2026-09-14Thirty-six frames, a borrowed rangefinder, and remembering how to wait for a picture. Eighty kilometres before lunchhttps://journal.zhangandy2023.com/entries/eighty-kilometres-before-lunch/https://journal.zhangandy2023.com/entries/eighty-kilometres-before-lunch/2026-08-02A loop along the coast road, what I packed, and what I should have packed. Fixing a wobbly table properlyhttps://journal.zhangandy2023.com/entries/fixing-a-wobbly-table/https://journal.zhangandy2023.com/entries/fixing-a-wobbly-table/2026-06-20Shims and folded paper are not a repair. Glue, clamps and a free afternoon are. Keeping a starter alive on a schedulehttps://journal.zhangandy2023.com/entries/keeping-a-sourdough-starter-alive/https://journal.zhangandy2023.com/entries/keeping-a-sourdough-starter-alive/2026-04-05Feeding once a week from the fridge instead of twice a day on the counter.