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David in Setouchi

Blogger, Teacher, Father, Immigrant. Gallivants on the Seto Inland Sea art islands. Friend of crows. Writes things. This year, expect a lot of posts about the Setouchi Triennale 2025.

LOL, no.

"A Moai in Japan?"
"Yes."
"A real one?"
"Well, it's complicated: No, but yes, but not."

#Moai

A Moai in Megijima port in Japan.

Alright, I admit, the Kagawa Arena doesn't look too bad, seen from Megijima.

#Takamatsu #Megijima #KagawaArena #女木島 #architecture #SANAA #SetoInlandSea

The Kagawa Arena seen from Megijima's port. There's also Takamatsu skyline as well as the Oni Lighthouse from Megijima.

Back from the island.

#ferry #SetoInlandSea

The Seto Inland Sea seen from the back of the ferry. The picture really shows part of the ferry (ropes, guardrails, etc) rather than the sea itself.

#red #white #ferry #Meon #Megijima
#赤 #白 #フェリー #めおん #女木島

The back part of Meon, the red and white ferry that links Takamatsu to Megijima and Ogijima.

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#notesArt #mastoArt #art #illustration

A person sits on the roof of a house at night. The sky is very clear and filled with stars. The house is in a large meadow, with the blurry suggestion of trees in the background. It has a window, but it's dark. The person is pointing a flashlight down towards the ground, squarely at the head of a large, unsettling figure lurching towards the house. The figure on the ground is hunched over, with unusually long arms; its posture suggests that it shuffles like a zombie. Low fog covers the ground. This is a predominantly blue painting with tinges of purple. It is signed "Chris Silverman".

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Nothing gave me childhood flashbacks quite as much as these guys in #Legoland #Nagoya #Aichi #Japan #日本 #愛知県 #名古屋 #レゴランド I suspect this statement might age me.

A classic green, bulbous lego tree blown up in size to about chest height and integrated into the park environment. I blurred the background.

You probably shouldn't mess with him.

("Where do the spirits go?" by Jompet Kuswidananto)

#art #Japan #Indonesia #SetouchiAsiaGallery #SetouchiTriennale2025

An art installation representing some sort of Balinese demon riding an invisible horse. It's both cool-looking and a bit terrifying.

It was a fun day on Ogijima today (the best kind of day)

#Japan #Ogijima #island #SetouchiTriennale2025

A few of Ogijima port (with a glimpse of the village) seen from the ferry as it's departing the island.

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👉 "Human Intersection" by Morgan Ashurian
#UrbanExploration

📍 Florida State College (Kent Campus), Jacksonville, Florida

High above ground a mangled ball of bright green bicycles form an unusual top for a college campus sculpture.

I'm not too sure what this boat is (not fire fighters) but I liked its color.

#Japan #boat #red #SetoInlandSea #GreatSetoBridge

A small red boat in the Seto Inland Sea. There's the Great Seto Bridge and Yoshima in the background.

I went to Legoland three days before they installed it. Now my kids are older and they don't want to return (I need to wait for them to be old enough so that I can leave them at home and go back without them).

No, I'm good.

In today's "Nature with DavidB" a tip for future visitors of Japan: if you see this guy walking around, remember these three words: "not a friend."

You're welcome.

#Japan #Centipede #NatureWithDavidB

A Japanese centipede (mukade) walking.

I tried to make a new friend today, but he wasn't in the mood.

#monkey #Shodoshima #小豆島 #猿 #NatureWithDavidB

A wild Japanese monkey on the side of the road. He's not exactly happy I stopped next to him to take a picture and he's starting to look threatening so that I leave (I did, don't mess with monkeys

"Dreamland" by Takeshi Kawashima and Dream Friends.

#Japan #art #SetouchiTriennale #SetouchiTriennale2025 #Ogijima

A picture of "Dreamland" a piece of art by Takeshi Kawashima. It's abstract art, mostly shape in red, blue and yellow on a white background.

A detail of "Dreamland" a piece of art by Takeshi Kawashima. It's abstract art, mostly shape in red, blue and yellow on a white background.

Boats and art

#Japan #boats #boat #art #SetouchiTriennale #Ogijima

Boat from the OGI Project in Ogijima fishing port

Boat being cleaned (and out of the water) in Ogijima fishing port.

Some fishing boats, including some from the OGI Project in Ogijima's main port.

Some fishing boats, including some from the OGI Project in Ogijima's main port.

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Neon

Eye candy III. May 2025.

#bloomscrolling #flowers #macro #macrophotography #purple #photography

Macro photograph of a purple pulsatilla flower, showing mostly the central parts. In the middle of the purple petals is a crown of bright orange stamens, their anthers covered with white pollen. In the middle of this orange crown are the purple pistils, taller and having the appearance of a round brush. From so close, the whole thing looks more like a sea anemone, and because of the shallow depth of field used with the macro lens, some parts of the flower are in focus and others not, giving the impression that it is moving in water, as if the photo was taken under the sea near a coral.

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#MoonScrolling

📍 Baymeadows neighborhood, Jacksonville, Florida

Late night looking up an electrical utility pole, with wires high above illuminated by the moon's glow.

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#Herons

📍 Goodby's Creek, Jacksonville, Florida

Tall, majestic bird wading in waters in search of food.

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