Journal 2 

Desire Lines 

Megan Scherer


Cropland's Desire Lines

    This series of images is about desire lines found in the Midwest suburbs of Chicago, where I currently reside. It was complicated to find these desire lines in all of this farmland, but I decided it was best to lead into it. Desire lines between crops, from crowds at the local baseball fields, all the way to natural made bike ramps for the local kids, or the muddy fields of the local strawberry festival. It was a fun series of images to connect. I'd like to think of it as a local farm kid's weekend fun. Getting up early to walk through the fields, afternoon baseball, and a fun night time bike ride with friends. I know that this is what I did as a kid, so it felt familiar to re-learn these routines, desire lines, and local lands again. When seeing these images, try to create a story line, and see what makes the story connect. 































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  1. Aaliyah M. ReyesJune 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM

    Hi Megan, I've never been to Chicago, but your photos make it seem like such a beautiful place! The photos you added in addition with your writing portion really pushes the mystical aspect as to why desire lines are a thing. I don't know if it would be possible, but I think including a photo where there is a group of friends or family walking on one of these paths would be a great addition to this series.

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  2. Aubrey WittmerJune 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM

    Hello Megan, I think the way you talked about desire lines in Chicago and how you made it to be such a beautiful place rather than just the city aspect of Chicago makes it seem more magical, especially with all the farmland and Midwest vibes. I think maybe adding a map or something to see where this is would be helpful, just to see where the desire lines in your walk are, and maybe pointing out where you took the images would make a great addition to your journaling process.

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  3. Gabriel VerdugoJune 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM

    Hi Megan, these are beautiful photographs! I can understand the difficulty when approaching desired lines in such a wide empty place but I think you got it down quite well, it’s visible of where people move through even if the grass is fading but I think that makes it neater, shows the period of time and how much people interact with the area.

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  4. Sage MarshallJune 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM

    Hey Megan!
    Beautiful images as usual, I love the third one with the crop lines and the pop of red throughout many of them. The subtlety of lines in the grass in most of these images accentuates the way desire lines begin. I can tell these are areas that few people use, but overtime each person that passes will follow suit creating a new pathway. It is an interesting and really clear depiction of desire lines. In some you can barely tell the marks are there, I would love to see more of those.

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