i ask, to the sea, where to be; it only waves back

films: kamome diner, uncle boonmee. jdorama: brush up life, ichiban sukina hana, unnatural, the hotspot

listening: tamino, luna li, raveena, the marías

reading, manga: touch, ao no hana, otoyomegatari, maison ikkoku

reading, books: Anne of Avonlea, I, etcetera, Água Viva

i ask, to the sea, where to be; it only waves back

is it all right if I struggle a bit? if I try to cling to these things? to myself. to art. to life.

06 Mar 2025

enchantedbook

'The Tempest' by Leo and Diane Dillon, 1965

05 Mar 2025

Another lovely letter I received from my 6-year old student. 「I am sure you’re very stressed but you did a very good job you’re the best.」 I teared up reading this!

04 Mar 2025

enchantedbook

'The Milky Way' (detail) by Frida Hansen, (1855 - 1931).

03 Mar 2025

kristo-flowers

beech branches reflecting in water

02 Mar 2025

alariko1

01 Mar 2025

ektenia:
““The Bakhor State Dance Ensemble performing the «Bakhor Waltz», Tashkent, Uzbekistan, by Bobur Alimkhodjaev (source)
” ”

ektenia

The Bakhor State Dance Ensemble performing the «Bakhor Waltz», Tashkent, Uzbekistan, by Bobur Alimkhodjaev (source)

dummy-kanji

by Kamimura Kazuo

anjoviva

Vintage japanese box of matches, 1920s-40s.

Perhaps you call this sorrow. It’s more than I can bear. He’s still there— Soichiro. How long will Kyoko be bound to his death? Why can’t she see that I’m right here?

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films: kamome diner, uncle boonmee. jdorama: brush up life, ichiban sukina hana, unnatural, the hotspot

listening: tamino, luna li, raveena, the marías

reading, manga: touch, ao no hana, otoyomegatari, maison ikkoku

reading, books: Anne of Avonlea, I, etcetera, Água Viva