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Josh BeckmanThere is an aliveness to fields that lawns do not have. Our small patio on a hill overlooks the tall grasses, which attract many birds and dance in the wind. Paths through fields are a simple way to capture a slight feeling of enclosure, you go from walking over the land to walking through the land.