Hello everyone. New account, first note from a quiet corner of the fediverse. I want a calm place for small everyday observations: books halfway through, long walks by the river, slow weekend cooking, and photos of strange clouds. I do light technical writing for a living, so occasional plain-language notes about small tools may appear here too, the kind of thing a neighbour mentions over a fence rather than a lecture. This week I plan to tidy the profile, follow some tags about reading and hiking, and learn the rhythm of the local timeline. Thanks to whoever keeps this instance running; smaller places feel like a village compared with the big platforms, and that is exactly what I was after. If you know friendly tags worth following, tell me. A gentle week to everyone.