The goats on the hillside
Field Notes Louise Catrina Palattao Field Notes Louise Catrina Palattao

The goats on the hillside

On an evening walk in Tuna Canyon, I came across more than 500 goats moving through dry hillside brush, guided by temporary fences and watched over by a resting Great Pyrenees.

They weren’t reacting to a fire—they were preventing one. Slowly clearing what could become fuel later.

It became a quiet reminder that much of life works the same way. What we tend to early rarely becomes a crisis later.

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Before the first birds
Field Notes Louise Catrina Palattao Field Notes Louise Catrina Palattao

Before the first birds

Waking at 4:30 each morning, the day begins in quiet darkness on a hillside path. Between yoga and meditation, nothing is forced—just breath, attention, and presence.

As fog settles over the canyon and the first birds begin to sing, the practice stays simple: returning to stillness before the world begins to ask for anything.

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