Geschichten · Stories from the forest

Field notes & small wonders.

Some weeks the children find a fox-print. Some weeks they invent a new game with sticks and rules nobody else can follow. We write it down — partly so we don't forget, partly so you can see what your child is part of.

A small paw print in soft March mud at the edge of a forest path
Spring · 6 min read · By Lena

The morning we found the fox prints

It was a Tuesday in March. What followed became a three-week investigation in tracking, soft footsteps, and the patience of standing very still.

Hoar frost on a bramble leaf at the edge of a forest path, early morning light
Autumn · 5 min · By Heather

Mud, fire, and the very first frost

A child balancing on a moss-covered log, photographed from behind, concentrating
Pedagogy · 4 min · By Marius

Why we don't say "be careful"