Short, dated, site-specific records from Noon’s field work. The longer essays live in Source. These are working notes from real properties.
On a bare caliche surface at noon in August, we measured 142°F. Under native canopy fifteen feet away, 87°F.
A symbolic structure stops being symbolic the moment its petals start growing mosquito larvae.
Standing water usually reveals a conversation the site is already trying to have.
A bioswale is not a decorative ditch. It is a living interface between water, soil, plants, and time.
Most failed landscape projects begin with action before assessment.