https://jonathanlyon.com/ Essays, field notes, photographs, fragments and moments from Jonathan Lyon. en-nz Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:38:56 GMT https://jonathanlyon.com/journal/the-long-way-here/ https://jonathanlyon.com/journal/the-long-way-here/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT From advertising offices in London and New York to a half-built cabin in rural New Zealand, the route makes little sense on paper. essay BecomingWritingMaking https://jonathanlyon.com/journal/three-tractors-and-the-problem-of-enough/ https://jonathanlyon.com/journal/three-tractors-and-the-problem-of-enough/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A field note about old machinery, improbable ownership and the peculiar comfort of a problem that can be touched. field-note MakingLandBecoming https://jonathanlyon.com/journal/the-useful-awkwardness-of-beginning/ https://jonathanlyon.com/journal/the-useful-awkwardness-of-beginning/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT A passing thought about unfinished work and the freedom of no longer needing to look accomplished. fragment BecomingMaking https://jonathanlyon.com/journal/the-shape-of-waiting/ https://jonathanlyon.com/journal/the-shape-of-waiting/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Five photographs about distance, weather and the quiet structures we build toward what cannot yet be seen. photo-story PhotographyLandLooking https://jonathanlyon.com/journal/water-from-the-creek/ https://jonathanlyon.com/journal/water-from-the-creek/ Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT A small moment in which an ordinary task becomes enough to hold the afternoon together. moment LandFatherhoodOrdinary life