bio-log

A simple public observation log of a large glass container with seawater.

The point is to observe slowly, document consistently, and only write larger articles when something actually changes or becomes interesting enough to analyze.

Structure

• incoming/ raw image drop zone before sorting
• logs/ daily observation notes
• images/ photos grouped by date
• bio-log.py interactive daily logging script

Daily workflow

1. Take photos
2. Drop raw image files into incoming/
3. Run ./bio-log.py
4. Answer the daily prompts
5. Select which incoming files belong to today
6. Let the script move and rename them automatically
7. Optionally commit and push to GitHub

Prompt scales

• Water clarity: 1 = opaque, 10 = very clear
• Visible life: 1 = none visible, 10 = abundant visible activity
• Smell intensity: 1 = none, 10 = very strong
• Surface activity: 1 = still, 10 = highly active
• Sediment / bottom change: 1 = none, 10 = major visible change
• Color shift: 1 = none, 10 = major visible change

Output format

Each run creates or updates:

• logs/YYYY-MM-DD.md
• images/YYYY-MM-DD/01.jpg
• images/YYYY-MM-DD/02.jpg
• etc.

Notes

• The script is local-first.
• GitHub push is optional at the end of each run.
• The script assumes the repo is already connected to a GitHub remote.