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Category Archives: A Day in the Life
Every picture tells a story: Fascinating shop fronts in Kyoto
In every alleyway and side-street in Kyoto and Tokyo there are thousands of stories. Taking these images in 2015 and 2016 and reliving them now in the present brings me nostalgic delight. #Tokyo #Kyoto #shops #alleys #architecture #art #craftsmanship #travel #photography
Your soul appears familiar to me
Like a temple bell 🔔 ringing inside my soul. A cat’s warm paw as it stretches in the sun. 🐈 A shiver of cool breeze after a long hot day 😎 The cadence of your voice a long ago song The wideness of the world no longer a threat When you came closer I feltContinue reading “Your soul appears familiar to me”
The excluded, the ignored, the silenced and the invisible ones
Hey you, I know you. The girl or boy who tried to speak, but whom nobody heard. From age zero to age 18 and beyond. Yeah you! I can see you and I know you. Although there’s nobody oppressing you now Or denying your right to exist The importance of your voice Or the sacrednessContinue reading “The excluded, the ignored, the silenced and the invisible ones”
Netsuke & Gashapon toys Ancient Japanese treasures and modern collectibles
Netsuke are uniquely Japanese and sublime in their beauty. They are tiny objects carved of ivory, ceramic, wood, tortoise-shell, gold or many other materials. They tell the story of the culture of Japan during the old Edo period and before. Netsuke featured fishermen and farmers, who rubbed shoulders with scholars, samurai warriors, royalty and evenContinue reading “Netsuke & Gashapon toys Ancient Japanese treasures and modern collectibles”
Clay on my hands
Clay on my hands Making things Leaving the leaves and veins of my fingerprints on the surface Feels like love of a universal kind. 💕 It’s a union of earth and living being That takes me out of my worldly worries And transports me back in time All the way back To when humankind firstContinue reading “Clay on my hands”
The messiness of being a woman
I’ve just emerged from a seven day storm of crying at the drop of a hat, hating everything about being alive and blubbing incoherently while holding various plushies brought home from the four corners of the earth, each imbued with a lot of temporal and historical meaning for myself and the Polish Bear. It’s aContinue reading “The messiness of being a woman”
The world is unpredictable right now
What are your future travel plans? I’m not sure when this would happen given the current shitshow state of the world, but would really love to travel around. I have a list of unusual destinations: Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. I want to see some wolves, bears and moose in the wild and photograph them.Continue reading “The world is unpredictable right now”
What bothers me and why
What bothers you and why? AI-produced slop: as a stand-in for real and soulful human creativity. People can recognise the beauty of other people’s work and long may it remain. The comfort of apathy: people being too lazy or willfully naive to actually face the genocide that is going on in Gaza. History will notContinue reading “What bothers me and why”
Cosy Asakusa, Tokyo by night
People were nestled in their own little womb-like worlds of ramen and Izakaya meals, chugging on massive oversized beers in big jugs. Sheltered and obscured by plastic curtains and held up by plastic chairs. #Tokyo #TravelStories #shortstory #writing #travel
