Howdy folks, thanks for all the new watches, I hope you have enjoyed the photography! I do batches when I have time to process photos and upload, so I prep uploads ahead of time, I'm not entirely out of material, just haven't had time to pin descriptions and post times. In the meantime, have a bird.

Okay, let's do a giveaway. One commission. Like all these things, be following and like and repost THIS post to enter. A winner will be selected Friday morning. Why? I can't think of anything I want to draw right now so might as well open things up to those following. :)

Something fancy tonight

Found some leftover candy from Halloween. Stuff is pretty tasty. Wait, what do you mean I look different? Awesome Croctober piece from @aenverthil.bsky.social !

Sensou-ji at night closed to viewing, but still open to pray.  Waited between several passerby conducting prayers.  For a quiet place at 2AM, it sure was busy. Nikon D810 w/Sigma 24mm f/1.4

Specially happy with this one, this is the previous photo but a crop of the deer's eye with the reflection of the Namdaimon (south gate) in it.  Crop is to see how clear it is in the original. Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 Todai-Ji Nara, Japan

A deer in nara looks on, the gate entrance reflecting in it's eyes. Nikon D810 W/Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8

Moonrise over Asukasa Hanayashiki just before the lights of the park go dark. Nikon D810 W/Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8

Back alley streets at night, towering over narrow streets.  A feeling unlike any other. Nikon D810 W/Nikon 14-35mm F/2.8

More close-ups of the doors to Todai-Ji.  Timbers felled from trees we haven't seen since make up the doors to this immense place.  The scale of the doors brings to mind the size of the forests that grew them. Nikon D810 w/Sigma 24mm F1.4

Inside the halls of Todai-Ji.  The vastness of the space is hard to get in terms of scale until you are actually there.  Hard to believe it's pretty much all wood! Nikon D810 W/Sigma 14mm F2.8 Todai-Ji, Nara, Japan

It's election day. I have one decision on the ballot. Whether to overturn a hard fought independent redistricting map, or to allow Republicans to stack the house unopposed. I fucking hate this timeline.

I don't know if god is in this chili's but I sure am.

Asukasa Monja Kanoya closing up after another night of serving customers.  The still of night punctured by the conversation of the workers, and the occasional movement of bottles or empty supplies. Nikon D810 W/Sigma 24mm f/1.4 Asukasa, Tokyo, Japan

Strut your stuff little bird, for the castle grounds are your home. Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 Osaka Castle, Japan

The bow of a castle wall cuts a path through the moat that surrounds it.  Stacked stones wait still, submerged, and waiting to repel unwelcome visitors.   Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 Osaka Castle, Japan

Observing the door hardware at the entrance to Todai-Ji some of which may have been in use since 1709.  The previous temple was even larger before it burned down. Nikon D810 w/Sigma 14mm f/2.8

I've had some adopts floating around for a while so I'm offering them up again. I'll take cash or cash + art offers for any of these! Please read the alt texts

Late nights at Senso-Ji provide some interesting opportunities.  8 seconds, iso 320 f/16 Nikon D810 w/Sigma 14mm F/2.8

Why the hell am I turning on the AC? ITS FLIPPIN OCTOBER!

This guy let me get really close to catch this shot.  Sometimes they just let you hang out, of course he had a good sniff of the lens once I took this. Nara, Japan Nikon D810 w/Sigma 24mm f/1.4

A curious deer steps out from the treeline, likely seeking snacks., Nara, Japan Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200 f/2.8

In the dark shadows of the city, the light finds it's way into canyons and roads in the morning casing a contrast to the streets below. Asukasa, Tokyo, Japan Nikon D810 W/Nikon 14-35mm f/2.8

The entry gate to Osaka Castle has a number of interesting shapes and angles.  Abstract they form some interesting patterns that start and stop from nowhere. Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan Nikon D810 w/Nikon 70-200mm F/2.8

A quiet early morning in Tokyo. Asukusa, Tokyo, Japan Nikon D810

A couple takes an walk among the rain in early spring in the palace gardens outside Osaka Castle. Osaka, Japan

Easily one of my favorites from the trip.  A storefront with all the signs, taken at night. Tokyo, Asukasa, Japan

Kings Bay Lodge, at sunset.  A natural pool water slide looks over the bay that fed it for decades, and the one that has closed it for now. Crystal River, Florida Nikon D810

I've gotta be on the road HOW LONG?!

I am at blfc. Bird party is imminent. Birds. Come to me.

worst thing about being sick: being unable to sleep through the night and the bed becoming uncomfortable. I know i should be in bed, but I sure as heck can't stay there

What the heck am I still doing up past midnight? Have I totally destroyed my sleep schedule?

A juvenile small blue heron surveys the banks looking for a meal.  Mere feet away from a lounging crocodile.  Crystal River, Florida Nikon D810 Sigma 150-600mm

A Brown Headed Cowbird observes us as we set off on a cost tour.  He was kind enough to hang out for a while so I could take good photos of 'em! Crystal River, Florida Nikon D810 Sigma 150-600mm

The sun sets on a hotel that has seen it's share over the years.  Will it survive to see another 10 or 20 years? Crystal River, Florida Nikon D810

A Wood Duck keeps watch from it's enclosure. Don't test him! 2024-09-07 Sun River, OR Nikon D810 W/Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8

Hiroshima okonomoyaki! Delish!

On that nerd shit today

A family of locally endangered trumpeter swans out for a swim.  Flanked by adults this was the entire flock of Sun River swans. 2024-09-07 Sun River, OR Nikon D810 W/Sigma 150-600mm

A flock of canadian geese in flight.  I had a hard time keeping the focus, but I think this turned out okay. 2024-09-07 Sun River, OR Nikon D810 w/Sigma 150-600mm

Blfc is a confirmed go. Bird party will happen again at the GSR. Will I see you there?

This should raise alarm bells really goddamn loudly. There is a reason they start with removing the means to protect yourself. If you've been on the fence of whether or not you should get one - time may be running out. edition.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...

Aww yeah spooky time!

Sitting on the curb. Really wish EV charger areas had a bench or some shit.

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Flight for so_mikhail (X)

I'm really nervous. Can someone get to me with anything at all? I fear extremely, explicitly imminent suicide. The talk is getting extremely alarming and he has absolutely no support structure of any kind. If I don't find some arrangement, anything, he is going to die. Please.