David in Setouchi
@david.gram.social.ap.brid.gy
Blogger, Teacher, Father, Immigrant. Gallivants on the Seto Inland Sea art islands. Friend of crows. Writes things. [bridged from https://gram.social/David on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
"France is chocolate" For more details: https://davidbilla.net/france-is-chocolate/ #france #chocolate
When people ask me what I miss the most from France, my answer is usually the countryside (most of Japanese countryside is just sad), medieval stuff (castles, villages, etc.) and food (yeah, sure Japanese food is delicious, French food is the most deliciousest) […] [Original post on gram.social]
My mom: "Don't take a picture of my garden, it's all messy." But Mom, it's because it's messy that it is beautiful. This garden is where I have some of my earliest memory. It will always have a special place in my heart.
"Time Falls" by Kayako Nakashima. For more details: https://davidbilla.net/takamijima-setouchi-triennale-2025/ The artist's website: https://www.kayakonakashima.com/ #art #Japan #ArtSetouchi #SetouchiTriennale #Takamijima
Testing the camera on my new phone (part two). Hmmm... In theory the zoom is more powerful, in practice the result is not that exciting (the quality is not so great with some details, see the border of the wing) #butterfly
Testing the camera on my new phone. The colors are more muted than the previous one, but probably more natural? #sushi #makizushi
"Contours of Thinking" by Esther Stocker (Awashima, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan) https://davidbilla.net/contours-of-thinking-by-esther-stocker-awashima/ #Japan #art #EstherStocker #ArtSetouchi #SetouchiTriennale
It's this time of the year again when Japan is invaded by ugly-as-fuck aliens who try to conquer us with their deafening noise, but the idiots always forget that our planet is toxic for them, and they all die after a few weeks. (more seriously, I think this one […] [Original post on gram.social]
Is it summer yet? Oh yes, it is... The sentence above used to fill me with joy for most of my life, but these years, it fills me with dread, sadly. #sunflower #summer #ClimateCrisis #GlobalHeating
That's it, one of my tillandsia is blooming. It's a bit underwhelming. It took two months for the flower to finally bloom, and it's only these tiny white things that dry out after about 24 hours to be replaced with another one. And soon, the plant will die […] [Original post on gram.social]
When my blackboard suddenly becomes almost philosophical at the end of a class.
"The Time of the Beginning" by Shiko Miyake (Shodoshima, Japan) Sign up to my newsletter for more: https://davidbilla.net/tag/japan-art-islands #art #Japan #egg #SetouchiTriennale #ArtSetouchi #Shodoshima #瀬戸内国際芸術祭 #小豆島
Brown bear in the wild in France???!!! Okay, not exactly. There's a trick. More details in my newsletter: https://davidbilla.net/brown-bear-in-gramat/ #animals #France #bears
It's this time of the year again when pollen is visible to the naked eye above the surface of the Seto Inland Sea. #Japan #LifeInJapan #SetoInlandSea #Spring #pollen #seascape
"Head On" by Cai Guo-Qiang in the Naoshima New Museum of Art. Check out https://davidbilla.net for more. #art #Japan #CaiGuoQiang #Naoshima #Wolves #ArtSetouchi #直島 #瀬戸芸
I carried a thought for years and it spoiled in transit.
Whoops, I forgot to post this "I wish you all a good weekend" picture on Friday evening... Well, take it as a belated wish, or keep it safe for next Friday. #Japan #seascape #SetoInlandSea #dusk
I got some bittersweet news. Watering my Tillandsia this morning, I noticed that one of them (one of my oldest ones - I've had it for 4-5 years, I believe) is about to bloom. "Bittersweet" because tillandsia are those kinds of plants that only bloom once in […] [Original post on gram.social]
I wasn’t supposed to be there that night.
Cherry Blossoms 2026: the end... One of the last trees still looking decent in my neighborhood. Cherry blossom season seems to have lasted even shorter than usual lately. (pstt, sign up to my newsletter https://davidbilla.net I'll post a bunch of pics soon - or […] [Original post on gram.social]
Cherry Blossom Report From Across The Street: Almost full bloom. #Japan #LifeInJapan #CherryBlossoms #Sakura #Spring #桜 #春
