The Grand Library · Wing IV · The Observatory

The Observatory

The little things and moments around us that might otherwise be ignored: a sparrow at a puddle, a stranger’s hands, a pie cooling on the sill. One plain thing to notice at a time.

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Or take your time, and put one together yourself below.

Tap “Notice something,” or build one below. Whatever you pick, only choices that go together are offered.

What caught your eye

Choose a kind of thing, then the thing itself, or search for a word such as sparrow, porch, puddle or hands.

Search the little things and places

Kind of thing The thing, and what it was doing Where

The moment around it (optional)

A time, a season, what you were doing and who was with you, and one sound or smell. Every menu starts blank, and each one only lists what fits with everything else you’ve chosen.

When Season While you were… With A sound or smell

The Ledger

Kept entries from every wing live here on this device, with room for margin notes.

Keep the library on your home screen

iPhone / iPad: open this page in Safari, tap the Share button (the square with the arrow), then Add to Home Screen.

Android: tap the ⋮ menu in Chrome, then Install app or Add to Home screen.

Once installed, every wing works offline.