“What a wonderful world” (for Phil Lesh and Myra O)
By the side of a pond, thinking about generations passing, generations flourishing, so much more to learn, so much more […]
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By the side of a pond, thinking about generations passing, generations flourishing, so much more to learn, so much more […]
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Field Notes: Anyway, this preamble suggests this article will share something useful about the region however it does not :)
Since then, I’ve learned much more but really the best resources are below in the form of Setouchi Explorer blog and Island Art Center’s dispatches. But hey, some fun snaps of ferries, outdoor installations and other cafe and villages vibes here.
Consider this a placeholder for further documentation {if you have something “non-generic tourist pablum to share, let me know}
My experience, despite living so close, is very limited and in this case the following snapshots are from a simple day trip to Naoshima in which I visited zero museums
You see, in June 2019, my arborist wife was working nearby Uno port, a jumping off point to the islands, so I bussed over (along, the way documented my reading, coffees and flashbacks per usual
Field Notes: Naoshima art island & Uno Port, Setouchi 2019 Read Post »
using pinking shears, construction paper, paint, markers, twine and music, i make a big banner sign for my kiddo’s birthday
Making Ichiro’s Birthday banner sign in the kura Read Post »
Found in the archive: a letter written, apparently to a friend from teenage days, travelling on Pacific Blue Drum Corps
Up to Here: “a life catch-up” letter to a teenage pal Read Post »
Hanging out in the kura with Blue Jay Valley 7″ on the turntable going through a stack of recently received
Books in the Kura – w/ Emde, Lawrence, Kroll, et al & Ichiro Read Post »
These are (as i recall) from Sri Lanka but otherwise un-annotated, non-geo-located, and un-credited assortment and purely for archival amusement
Signs in the Wild, vol. 0: Death Society Meeting, Dancing Unit, Calmly please Read Post »
Pardon brevity: busy times there! (years past much more mellow) but we visited our friends The Hosokawas [kiln firing, studio
Diary: quick hits from Bizen Ceramic Fest Read Post »
Sensei keeps sensei-ingCutting dinosaur fishFrom morning auction #dro420 While visiting the brilliant and magnificent Hongo sensei on the Noto peninsula
*Dinosaur* Fish – buy it, cut it, eat it in Noto / Shinkonryoko Ramble Read Post »
In the middle of a night leading up to our wedding preparations #DRO420, we visited notable Potter (and Ryoko’s friend) Hosokawa Takahiro
Hosokawa-san’s Bizen-yaki pottery / sake cups for #DRO420 Read Post »
Preamble: I am hereI’m tryingI’m flusteredI changed my outfit twice (possibly more)because autumn remains elusiveSeveral checkpoints and transfers aheadYes, flustered
Diary: hospitals, lunch, postcards, bus… just the same + ramen & moon Read Post »
Question for you: What’s so funny about peace love and understanding anyway? Soliloquy & song from a laundry room on
(what so funny) about peace, love and understaaaaanding? (anyway) Read Post »
Question for you: What’s so funny about peace love and understanding anyway? Soliloquy & song from a laundry room on
(What’s so funny about) Peace Love and Understaaaaanding Read Post »
(Harvested from various comments, articles, and sundry places) You probably know about my epistolary literature, project “Letters from Russia” hand-written
Annotations about Tolstoy + (thoughts about his writing and life) Read Post »
Feeling a bit blue with a broken foot, and some other mental health and physical health challenges – like I
(a list of) “Things to Look Forward To” Read Post »
Amongst our outings, me and my darlings Ryoko & Ichiro, found ourselves at Bird Live House [map] here in Okayama
Outing: Live House Bird Christmas jam, Dec. 2022 Read Post »
While these snapshots are hardly exemplary, someone once asked me about my new scissors purchased at “The Papery” in Victoria,
Item: scissors (green handle, made in Nashville) Read Post »