Pooch On A Precarious Perch

Over a ginseng vendor's shop.

In The Lobby Yesterday

A sliver of the afternoon sun.  Reminds me of a couple of posts from years ago, titled "Apollo's Arrow" and "Apollo's Arrow II".  They were images in the sky, however.  This time the arrow is on solid ground.

Related Post 1: Apollo's Arrow

Related Post 2: Apollo's Arrow II

ANOTHER DRAGON

The latest, and perhaps the most dramatic so far, appearance of Dracovolans australocaliforniensis maximus.

Related Post: D. australocaliforniensis

Merry Christmas 2023!

 

TODAY'S FIND

On the way home from the market today, I came across this torn-off wing on the sidewalk.  Pigeon, by the looks of it.

Related Post:  Dead Bird

CONTINUING ON...

 

Unused Cloud Photo From 2017

Found while browsing old image files.

"SKY'

Photograph from a week ago.  It was just a shot of a dramatic warm sky on a cold evening, but when I  opened it up for editing yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised to see that I had inadvertently included in the frame the word 하늘/haneul (sky) on that sign on the left.

I SHOULDA BEEN A RAPPER

"Qui rispetta sarà rispettato" - "Who respects, will be respected", or "Give respect to get respect".

Recently I happened to express a minority opinion on a topic online, and was roundly attacked ad hominem and insulted by a bunch of ideological faddists.

Which led me to invent a new aphorism, a mirror-image of the wise Italian proverb cited above.  And it is, ahem,

"Diss dissent, get dissed back."

😁

TRIPLE-STRENGTH TEA

Just now, I was making a cup of tea.  Usually I make a double dose, with two teabags per cup.  As I was getting ready, just for a moment I wondered what a triple-dose tea might taste like, but thought it would probably be too strong.  Anyway, I tore open the usual two paper pouches, took out the teabags and was about to throw away the pouches when I felt something in one of them.  I looked, and voila! there was an extra teabag in it.  So right now there are three teabags steeping in the cup - wild!

Seoul Stairs

 

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I just like leaves.

Still Another "Seen In A Seoul Alley"

 

I'm Not Easily Impressed, But

My friend S.Y. invited me to attend a special holiday event at his church.  While I'm not formally religious, I am Christianity-friendly (#1, #2, #3, maybe #4, and certainly #5) as well as Buddhism- and Judaism-friendly, so I went.  The program turned out to consist mostly of amateur singing by church members, and I have to say I was kind of bored and wishing it would be over soon -- but then this marionette lady came on, and I became thoroughly engrossed.  The main part of her act consisted of manipulating a doll to paint a picture, set to poignant music, then another doll blowing up a balloon, sitting astride it and riding it around the room.  I don't know anything about puppetry, and most likely such things have been done by others, but no matter - I certainly had never seen such puppetry before, and it was entrancing.

Dark Wings Of The Evening