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Second Month Selections

March 6, 2021by tompostpile Leave a comment

I’ve been looking back on February’s photos, and have made a few selections. The month had good days for beach walks. With the dog, of course. Tisbury Great Pond is […]

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An Ephemeral Bonanza

March 2, 2021by tompostpile 1 Comment

At Squibnocket the waves were coming in. The tide was low. There were pools among the rocks. The beach is mostly rocks right now. And what is this, among the […]

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Aleatory Album

February 26, 2021by tompostpile Leave a comment

I appreciate random. John Cage was a fan of random. You may have heard of his piece “4′ 33”. You can listen to that piece anytime… Just stop: and listen […]

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A Gallery Of Ice

February 25, 2021by tompostpile Leave a comment

Quansoo. Crab Creek. A gallery of ice. Pieces of ice. Cracks. Below the ice. Grass waits for spring.

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Crossing the Kano in Kyoto

February 24, 2021by tompostpile Leave a comment
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Peonies

February 23, 2021by tompostpile Leave a comment

We are a few months away from peony time. Outside it’s still freezing. March has almost arrived. Under what might be the last remnants of this winter’s snow, our bulbs […]

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In Koi Oto

February 22, 2021by tompostpile 2 Comments

The firstest and fastest lesson I got in Kyoto was that if you just look ahead of you, you’re going to miss an awful lot. In fact, most days it […]

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A Home A Gate A Wall With A Trunk

February 21, 2021by tompostpile 2 Comments

In Kyoto, in the shadows of ever-taller new buildings, older homes may still be found. Many homes are behind gates. A wall of vertical boarding is to the left. What […]

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The Icy Pond is Open

February 15, 2021by tompostpile Leave a comment

Martha’s Vineyard is four miles off the coast of Cape Cod. All that surrounding water tempers our climate. Over on the mainland, January is the usual coldest month. Since water […]

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Miss Fluffbutt Hits the Beach

February 7, 2021by tompostpile 1 Comment

Coquina the dog. Loves to spend time at the beach. We call her “Miss Fluffbutt. Here she comes. What’s up?

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