The next in my newspaper column series is about my finally successful search for a crested kingfisher, or ヤマセミ in Japanese. It's an elusive bird that seems to be only active in the early morning, so it took a while to get a picture. But…
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 didn't realize I'd missed so many of these! It was a pretty heavy summer, anyway. But I'm still writing my column for the local Setouchi Times 瀬戸内タイムス newspaper. This might not have been "the next" but it's in the series. This was a summer…
Continue reading...Pareidolia noun par·ei·do·lia ˌper-ˌī-ˈdō-lē-ə -ˈdōl-yə : the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern Merriam-Webster Dictionary https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pareidolia People who follow me on Mastodon might have seen me mention my recent experiences with the YouTube series Fake Documentary…
Continue reading...My sixth column for the local Setouchi Times newspaper was about my encounter with spring at a local park. It was one of my favorites, mostly for the pictures. I spotted a Longtailed Tit couple building a nest from spiderweb and moss, and while I…
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