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• Post #4376096

  #florespondence #bloomscrolling

• Post #2528995

  #scotpol I had a look at the front pages of the papers while shopping. The way they portray it, the SNP has lost (because they aimed for an absolute majority of 65 seats and "only" got 58) , Reform had a massive victory (17 seats, every one of them one too many of course but actually all at the expense of the Tories), and the Greens don't exist (15 seats). Labour suffered a massive defeat (-4 seats, still 17 left). Nobody talks about the LibDems (6 seats).

• Post #2528994

  TIL: the Japanese word シャボン (SHABON) means "soap", and was borrowed from Spanish jabón in the early 1600s. There is also サボン (SABON), also "soap", but borrowed from Portuguese sabonete. SHABON was common in the Edo era (1603--1868) but from the Meiji era onwards, the formerly literary word 石鹸 (sekken) became common parlance, and now SHABON is only used in the word シャボン玉 (SHABON-dama), "soap bubble", which often gets abbreviated to just SHABON...

• Post #2528993

  花が咲いたよ 花が 花が咲いたよ 酷く風に怯えた 誰も見たことない 花が咲いていたよ #photography

• Post #2528992

  In my mind, VNV Nation's "Darkangel" and the scene in Ghost in the Shell "Innocence" where Togusa quotes verses about the fall of Lucifer from Milton's "Paradise Lost" while he and Batou are descending on Etorofu are inextricably linked.

• Post #2158815

  I'm reading about the Mozarabic rite, also called Spanish rite or Hispanic rite, a liturgical rite of the Latin Church once used generally in the Iberian Peninsula, and the resistance to it being replaced by the Roman Rite. It's called Mozarabic after the Mozarabs, the Christians of the territories of Iberia under Muslim rule from. There are some fascinating stories. Alfonso VI, King of Castile and Leon, introduced the Roman Rite in 1077. This was resisted by his subjects, and o...

• Post #1732685

  My partner spotted the nest in a hedge, I spotted the bird in the nest. #photography #nature

• Post #1624565

  I got a new frame to put my drawings in, very minimal: I ordered two sheets of plexiglass with holes drilled at regular intervals. I put the drawing in between and close it with pieces of string. This is what it looks like with two drawings side by side. The drawings are characters from the #Japanese #film 海街 diary (umimachi diary, English title "Our little sister") by director Kore-Eda Hirokazu, Sachiko on the left and Suzu on the right. #traditionalArt #drawing #portrait

• Post #1624564

  It's cherry blossom season so here are some cherry blossoms #blossoms #sakura #桜 #photography

• Post #1166007

  "Canaro en Paris" performed by Los Hermanos Macana (The Macana Brothers), New York Times Square 2009 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TNzCiy8iaY #tango

• Post #1166006

  "Monte Criollo" sung by Azucena Maizani https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnzJwFcPbmw

• Post #1018983

  Look what one of my students wrote in the course feedback form: "The lecturer clearly cares about this subject. It is clear that he has a passion for the subject and genuinely wants us to enjoy it just like him. Asking questions and curiosity is rewarded with a breadth of knowledge from the lecturer, and when something isn’t known, they’ve come back the next day with further information. Genuinely awesome and committed lecturer who cares about their subject and the class." I...

• Post #1018981

  I made some studies for a new drawing and posted them on my other account as they progressed. Here are the finished versions. The final drawing will be a double portrait with both characters. It's based on a scene from Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd Gig Episode 11 "Affection". The Japanese title is 草迷宮 (kusameikyuu; here it means "Kusanagi's labyrinth" but there is more to it). #GitS #Japanese #drawing #art #traditionalArt

• Post #1018980

  #mosstodon

• Post #1018979

  I love those carpets of fallen blossoms too. #photography #blossoms

• Post #1018978

  I love the magnolia flowers best at this particular stage, just before they are fully open. #photography #magnolia #bloomscroling

• Post #1018977

  There us such variety in those flower, despite their superficial similarities. #photography #magnolia #blooms

• Post #1018976

  That garden also has many fabulous rhododendrons, you can see one of them in the background. #photography #magnolia #blooms

• Post #1018975

  In the background you can see yet another magnolia tree, a slightly different species. #photography #magnolia #blooms

• Post #1018974

  Moments later it was cloudy again #photography #magnolia #blooms

• Post #1018973

  A few moments of sun and blue sky is all we need. #photography #magnolia #blooms

• Post #1018972

  On Friday afternoon I went back to the garden with all the magnolia trees. It was rainy and the walk there was against a strong wind along the sea. But a storm had been forecast for the weekend so most of the flowers would be gone by Monday. It was worth it: I'd never seen the trees in such magnificent bloom. #photography #magnolia #blooms

• Post #1018971

  #mosstodon

• Post #1018970

  #SilentSunday

• Post #1018965

  It's about a year now since the octodon went under. Previous fedi instances have a special kind of nostalgia.

• Post #885431

  #SilentSunday

• Post #789908

  I love to see a martenitsa amongst the plum blossoms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martenitsa #blossoms #spring

• Post #789907

  This year, the dwarf cherry tree on the balcony has lots of flowers. They have just peaked. #桜 #blossoms #spring

• Post #789906

  Just some nice reflections #photography

• Post #789905

  More pics of the kojo no mai dward cherry #桜 #bloomscrolling #spring