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brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
That Weird Artist
@brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
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Retired Geologist & teacher/lecturer.
Now I create zany illustrations for weird adventure stories (often NSFW).
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brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
Today I got up close and personal with the world famous Heart Rock of #Kouri Island. I looked up 'human heart' on Google Images first so I knew what to look out for.
Disappointed- not like a 4-chambered pump at all!
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
October 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
"The world is ROUND. We can go either way to get home."
This is how an experienced pilot instils confidence in his passengers.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
Remember: -35°C is very cold, so wrap up warm before your flight.
October 15, 2026 at 8:18 PM
brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
A huge field of leaks, a budget-friendly bus shelter, a reality-defying roadside cafe- #Kouri Island has something for everyone.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Okinawa #Japan #Travel
October 14, 2026 at 8:46 PM
brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
Creating a first class compartment on a home-built aircraft makes sense when a first class passenger needs a flight, especially if the passenger has a giant pink backpack larger than a wardrobe.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
October 14, 2026 at 8:43 PM
brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
Walking the #Kouri Island coast road.
(No, I didn't believe it was an ice cream van either).
Now I'm looking at it instead of being in it, I can see why they call it a tower. It's almost tower-like. (the tower, not the van).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Okinawa #Japan #Travel
October 13, 2026 at 8:32 PM
brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
I do have to freely admit, if I was asked to explain what breathing felt like, I'd be hard pressed to give a sensible answer.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
(The shopping expedition in the £0 store went well though).
October 13, 2026 at 8:28 PM
brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
Again at the #Kouri Island museum tower (No, I was NOT tempted to suffer another visit to the actual museum).
I did get to ring the bell though (as everyone else was doing it).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Okinawa #Japan #Travel
October 12, 2026 at 9:20 PM
brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
We learn something important at the hospital today:
OXYGEN IS INCREDIBLY HEAVY.
(No wonder they keep it outside with no lock on the cylinder cage).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
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@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
October 12, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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orophylia-achlabo.bsky.social
🎨 New Post: Mount Shasta: The Obsidian Guardian - A California Spirit of Fire and Stone
#geology #orophylia #personification #AIArt #Gijinka

👇 View Full Illustration:
https://orophylia.achlabo.com/en/mount-shasta-the-obsidian-guardian-a-california-spirit-of-fire-and-stone/
Mount Shasta: The Obsidian Guardian - A California Spirit of Fire and Stone
October 12, 2026 at 5:55 AM
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pookleblinky.bsky.social
It's fun to think about how you will be able to see the end of the anthropocene as a very fine layer of microplastics, like the iridium between the Cretaceous and the paleogene.
October 12, 2026 at 5:58 AM
brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
I'm back at the seashell museum on #Kouri Island. This place makes Antarctica look crowded. (At least I won't catch any local infections).
Making coffee here is a teamwork exercise. (That's dedication).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Okinawa #Japan #Travel
October 11, 2026 at 8:33 PM
brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
When your plane passenger says she wants to go to hospital but she's not ill, should you still panic?
(It's good they're not the panicking type).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
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#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
October 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
'Save the trees': That's the philosophy that led an innovative architect to build a museum around a tree instead of first cutting it down.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Kouri #Okinawa #Travel #Japan
October 10, 2026 at 9:21 PM
brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
"The maximum speed of an aircraft is inversely proportional to its size."
This is the sort of thing they teach you in Future Bay.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
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#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
October 10, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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liberalwarrior.eu
This is yet another reason for us to turn out and show up at the ballot box, lest we slip back into a dark‑age mentality.
😤😒😔

#Blues
October 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM
brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
Today I dared to enter #Kouri #ShellMuseum.
I never in my life envisaged ever visiting a museum where ALL the billions of exhibits are sea shells (or a souvenir shop that sells only pumpkin flavored noventies).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Okinawa #Japan #Travel
October 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
A passenger's first experience in an #airplane will always be the most memorable.
And this particular pilot sees no overarching need or desire to set any silly new precedent in this regard.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
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@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
#PaleoArt #FossilFriday
October 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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sundaedivine.lol
The Nobel committee rejected Trump again. Obama hasn't been president in nearly a decade and he's still living rent-free in Trump's head.
October 9, 2026 at 9:14 AM
brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
Today I FINALLY FOUND #KouriTower. The base seems to be a "shell museum."
A whole museum dedicated to shells?
No, I refuse to believe it too.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
#Okinawa #Japan #Travel
October 8, 2026 at 9:39 PM
brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
It was a narrow escape, but, at the end of the day, a narrow escape is still an escape.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
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#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
October 8, 2026 at 9:36 PM
brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
erm ... ...
... is it too early to decorate the #ChristmasTree?
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
#Oil #OilWell #Petrochemical #Geology
October 8, 2026 at 9:34 PM
brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
The Ocean Tower I thought I saw yesterday, it turns out, isn't the Ocean Tower I thought it was, so today, I decided to look for the real one. No, I didn't find it, but I did get to see some heavy plant vehicles I would like to have played with).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
October 7, 2026 at 7:39 PM
brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
If you've been rumbled, there's only one thing to do-
RUN
particularly when you're being chased by a katana-wielding grandmother.
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
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#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
October 7, 2026 at 7:36 PM
brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
Some bridges in Japan seem to have special places where pedestrians can get out of the way of traffic speeding by. (An alternative arrangement would be a continuous sidewalk. #JustSaying).
@johnmoffitt.bsky.social
@flojohorman.bsky.social
@foreignsubstance.bsky.social
#Okinawa #Japan #Travel
October 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
brianbrachiopod.bsky.social
THE ESCAPE IS ON.
Even a locked door doesn't phase an escapee when the need is great. (Forgetting a toolbox would, however, pose a life-threatening problem).
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#PaleoArt #SciArt #Fossils #Travel #PalaeoArt
October 6, 2026 at 8:28 PM