1.3 The journal
One file per day, entries stack chronologically, nothing wraps them. A diary
any tool can append to with a single rule: add a time heading, write.
The file
- Path:
Logs/yymmdd.md—260615.mdfor June 15, 2026. - Created from a template when missing: standard frontmatter
(tags: [log],type: note,publish: false) and a day title (# 15 juin).
The title rule
Every entry is its own time heading, appended in order — no wrapping
sections, no --- separators:
| Kind | Heading | Then |
|---|---|---|
| Generic entry | ## 14:36 |
the text |
| Project journal | ## 14:36 #standard |
the text |
| Photo | ## 14:36 |
![[…jpg]], then a > [!caption] callout |
Photo captions
A caption is an Obsidian callout of type caption, directly under the embed:
![[260615-150210.jpg]]
> [!caption]
> Le jardin après la pluie.
Why so strict
Appending must be thoughtless — from Obsidian, a CLI, a phone, or an agent.
A fixed path pattern and a fixed heading shape mean every writer produces the
same file, and every reader (including Reveal‘s
photo-to-journal pipeline) can parse it without heuristics.