Mr Crow (2026/01/30)
I'm pretty happy with this picture I took of Mr Crow landing this morning.
We can see that his wings are not in their best shape (it's been three winters in a row now that he had feathers breaking) but he's fine otherwise.
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"Reverberations～Okahachi Water Wheel" by Makoto Oka+The Music Mill Project
Today, we're discovering and listening to improbable music in the middle of a forest on Shodoshima.
Moby - Extreme Ways
Moby is an odd character. I won't recount his biography here, but he's interesting in many ways and off-putting in as many others. However, regardless of who he is as a person, I think he's one of the greatest musical geniuses of our time.
How to Appreciate Contemporary Art?
What? You say you don't appreciate contemporary art because you don't understand it? I'm afraid you're missing the point and this article is here to help:
A French Sailor
This is a French sailor from the 1920s. Yes, this picture is about 100 years old. He's probably my grandfather's cousin, though I could never quite place him in the family tree.
There's a story behind this postcard. You can read it here if
Birding (January 20th, 2026)
You may or may not know that I have two neighbors who happened to be a couple of crows and who have become my "friends."
I need to tell you more about them and the whole experience of befriending them one day, but today, it's only
Oppenheimer (2023)
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh
What it is about: A biopic of the "father" of the atomic bomb.
Spoiler-free review: One of the best directors of his generation, a stellar