Posts by wim_v12e@octodon.social
(DIR) Post #AWG8GPzcPcVHlihhbM by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2023-06-01T20:33:53Z
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The vantage point from which the last picture was taken is interesting for many reasons related to its features and history,, but that story will have to wait until another time.
(DIR) Post #AWHAgKkutszs7bGwsK by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2023-06-01T19:39:19Z
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Some pictures from yesterday's trip to the seaside. It was a scorcher by Scottish standards (*).#photography #Scotland #sea (*) 23°C; this is probably considered mild for most of you. But 25°C is the official limit for a heatwave in Scotland (in London it's 28°C) https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/temperature/heatwave
(DIR) Post #AWHAgMai4o1LoWVpFA by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2023-06-01T19:41:41Z
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The tide was out. It will be at its lowest next week but already the beach was huge.#photography #Scotland #sea
(DIR) Post #AWHAgOF9vtyEwGRdvk by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2023-06-01T19:45:56Z
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Seascapes always tend to a certain abstraction.#photography #Scotland #sea
(DIR) Post #AWHAgQCkdpEV1NKkSG by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2023-06-01T19:50:24Z
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The beach is so varied: patterns in the sand in one place, dense patches of shells in another, rocks, seaweed, ...#photography #Scotland #sea
(DIR) Post #AWHAgRxw5sZQU0Pwdk by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2023-06-01T19:54:33Z
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A closer view of the pier of Troon harbour. Not that it matters what it is, I took the picture for the composition, the quality of the harsh sunlight on the water and the haziness in the distance.But the lighthouse gives a nice focus.#photography #Scotland #sea
(DIR) Post #AWHAgTj7XvuLwdV8pE by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2023-06-01T19:57:03Z
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I love to photograph crows, but in the city they are usual on grass, and that rarely makes for a good picture. #photography #Scotland #nature
(DIR) Post #AWHAgVV0xLoRRSuu7E by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2023-06-01T19:59:24Z
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Here's another crow on the beach.#photography #Scotland #sea
(DIR) Post #AWK49q0Pfzs3EbWQLo by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2023-06-03T17:22:37Z
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It's summer so I made aubergines with ponzu, onigiri, and some seasoned tofu skins with shiitake. Similar to https://quickandtastycooking.org.uk/recipes/aubergines-ponzu-soybeans-rice/I did not have soy beans so I used tofu skins; I did not have yuzu juice so I used lime juice and sweetened it a bit with a little marmalade. I made the onigiri with white rice. As fillings I used rehydrated shiitake, arame seaweed, sesame seeds, and also umeboshi. I went for more nori than usual.#vegan
(DIR) Post #AWK49qeTH3uhEqGPmy by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2023-06-03T17:36:20Z
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On my cooking site I call this a "Murakami meal" and as it happens, I have started re-rereading 1Q84. Last time it took me more than 5 years, so I'm interested to see how much quicker I can read now, especially when I don't look up every single word that I don't know.I failed already: I came across an interesting kanji: 捲 meaning to fold or turn over. It is interesting because the right-hand side 卷 is an older variant of 巻 . The original radical 卩( "person kneeling") came to be replaced by 己 ("self").#Japaneselanguage
(DIR) Post #AWSSDLHnmjEdHZXTBQ by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2023-06-07T19:37:59Z
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@kingu No idea. Is it some TV show? The text says "It's like an out-of-body experience"
(DIR) Post #AWSSbD1KAVRcb3DCyW by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2023-06-07T19:42:20Z
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@kingu I guess it's some inventor demonstrating a new product?
(DIR) Post #AWSTXzuGZKat0gwXWi by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2023-06-07T19:15:33Z
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I learned a nice new Japanese word: 葛藤 can be read as "kattou", meaning "conflict, complication, troubles, discord"; but also as "tsuzurafuji", in which case it has two meanings: it's the name of a plant, Chinese moonseed, but also means "complex inter-relationship (as in the struggle between two types of vine over one piece of land)". 葛 is "tsuzura", Japanese arrowroot, better known as kudzu; 藤 is "fuji", wisteria; both are fastgrowing vines.#JapaneseLanguage
(DIR) Post #AWTigf4D71VxSD8yW0 by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2023-06-08T10:17:19Z
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@kingu That picture has a very "Kyoto" feel for me.
(DIR) Post #AWTj6467BZsKKD9EeG by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2023-06-08T10:21:54Z
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@kingu Thanks!
(DIR) Post #AWWKxvfynXa8SoOIFs by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2023-06-09T16:35:39Z
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@kingu @dumpling Very recognisable!
(DIR) Post #AWYR3VrKgZ86AlfOVs by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2023-06-10T16:53:06Z
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@JonathanMBR I hope you will feel better soon!
(DIR) Post #AWcrwlQYDSbcn88w88 by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2023-06-12T20:13:28Z
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@kingu onigiri!
(DIR) Post #AWoSiww9I11TNKbOVc by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2023-06-18T10:27:22Z
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@kingu you are very popular :-D
(DIR) Post #AWoTxNgOkHFqKogEOe by wim_v12e@octodon.social
2023-06-18T10:41:02Z
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They grow so quickly!#photography #nature