Words. Pictures. Cats.
Translator of Strange Pictures, Strange Houses, Strange Buildings, Strange Maps etc.
Author of Discovering Yamaguchi Sake
The weather here has turned—well and truly, finally—to winter. Which means both dusky days, and winter birds. Many of the birds I associate with winter, like white eyes or long-tailed tits, are present year round but are more visible because of bare branches. Others, like…
Continue reading...It's inevitable, I guess, to get retrospective at this time of year. I've more or less stopped keeping careful track of things like media consumption—no Goodreads lists for me, thank you—but it's still sometimes interesting to review. And so, here is a non-comprehensive list of…
Continue reading...I find myself skipping a few articles that touched on personal matters that, while are fine for the local community, I'm not sure I want out in the whole world. But anyway. Here's a somewhat (but not entirely) belated article about autumn's sake, Hiyaoroshi. 日本酒の季語：ひやおろし…
Continue reading...There is a part of me that is almost embarrassed at the fact that, after having written and published one book, and having three translations published, with two more scheduled in the next year, I am JUST NOW realizing that hey, maybe I'm not just…
Continue reading...It recently dawned on me that I have been a member of the Hikari Shayukai photo club for a year now. I wrote about joining in this post: Never Too Old to Polish. It seems like a good time to reflect on what the club…
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