Fieldwork here on Rota is well underway, with about half of our mist-netting lanes and trails marked and prepped for next month's bird banding. But along the way, we find all kinds of incredible landscapes and hidden treasures.
Top left: A WWII Japanese artillery gun sunk into a manmade cave in a limestone wall. The old gun is being overtaken by the jungle and has ferns and moss growing all over the barrel.
Top right: An old wrecked boat inside the lagoon on Rota's northwestern shore, with brilliant blue sky above and turquoise water below.
Bottom left: Guam Coenogyne, a rare endangered orchid found only on Rota and Guam. This white flower with a red center emerges from a swirl of large bulbs with leaves that cling to the bark of a mossy tree.
Bottom right: An unbroken green glass bottle that originally held soy sauce, from sometime in the 1920s-40s when Rota was a Japanese colony.
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WaNTeD yoU!
Decided to make a cover art for my APH/2ptalia AU!
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Updates might not come fast but I will try my best!
This is a masterpost with infos and links to the chapter/pages
so it will be edited in the future.
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Mention of suicide/abuse
Relationships: 2p!Us/2p!Uk, fem!Us/Uk, fem!Ger/2p!Ita, 2p!Us/2p!Bel
(other pairings and minor ocs are also implied and will be tagged)
> Chapter 1: (old art!!)
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> Chapter 2:
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“Northern Province” in the “mountains” is vague as hell, do we have a collective agreement on where tf Usagi home village IS or did Sakai say and I haven’t seen it yet/forgot?
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Okay so has anyone done solo traveling as like... an adult? Do I have to stay in hostels to meet people and avoid going insane or can I skip? Will group trips be full of 21 year olds? How much do people usually budget for this kind of thing?
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2 pieces of art works by 新倉 章子 Niikura Akiko /Japanese @Ochikobolenomi 墨の花
企画画廊くじらのほね
新倉章子展 開催中
8時まで在廊しています
I love this artist. and her art shows openning today. If you're interested her art works (ink of flowers), please go to see her art shows supporting her.
and she went to see this art shows at 根津美術館 - about Legendary Exhibition on Northern Song Chinese Painting and Calligraphy: Highlights at the Exhibition, “Masterpieces of Northern Song Painting and Calligraphy”, I am so happy for her. and she said that :
五馬図見て参りました。
予約必要ですがわりと混んでいました。
北宋山水も何点もみることができました。
李唐山水図には格別なものを感じます。
日本東京根津美術館《北宋書畫精華特展》Masterpieces of Northern Song Painting and Calligraphy
2023年11月3日~12月3日
3 November-3 December
Nezu Museum, Tokyo Japan
此次展覽包括中國北宋時期代表畫家李公麟兩件傳世名跡《五馬圖卷》《孝經圖卷》,北宋人物畫名跡《睢陽五老圖》冊頁中的《畢世長像》等多件珍貴名作以及日本寺院珍罕宋代佛畫等。
宋代是中國書畫史上的巔峰,從日本中世紀(1185-1573年)開始,在日本的中國藝術鑑賞家就開始珍藏南宋(1127-1279年)的作品。此外,平安時代晚期(11世紀和12世紀),北宋時期(960-1127年)的作品也幾乎同時被帶到日本。到了近代隨著清朝結束和中國藝術品的外流,日本的企業家們開始積極收集中國藝術品,認為它們至少應當留在亞洲;因著他們的收藏使更多北宋書畫精品流傳到日本。
Thanks! Lan~*
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Happy Holidays, everyone! @mseirtaku and I made this very short winter-themed game. Follow four different wintery holiday stories with four different groups, ranging from fun, bizarre, and heartwarming!
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Estimated play time: ~30 minutes.
RATING: Teen
WARNING: Contains swearing,
DOWNLOAD LINK
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g_ewfhlCcnA7hnop1eMDf95Lbwosqyug/view?usp=sharing
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Super fun aurora-colored kimono by セオα, mimicing an ancient meisen weave kimono depicting the arrival of the Fuji exploration boat in Antartic under the curious eyes of penguins.
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Ah...we have made landfall...somewhere. I'm not entirely sure where but. The mantine and other aquatic friends were very helpful thank you...aquatic friends...
[A photo of him patting a Mantine. Others are gathering at the water's edge for pats as well.]
It is now time to walk... I have quite a bit of walking to do, but hopefully I will be in Paldea by morning. Or..I suppose whichever region comes first.
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