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hyouko
@hyouko.bsky.social
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Dad of Layton the field spaniel; data scientist, ice cream maker, hiker, reader.
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Back from my trip to Portugal; got in a few nice photos.
The exit from the Caves Santa Maria wine cellar in the Douro Valley. A view of the basilica in Fatima from the exit of the modern mega-church across the plaza - I liked how the brutalism contrasted with the traditional architecture. Weathered stone torch statues up on the roof in Evora. The blue sky here was a constant throughout the whole trip. Colored light from stained glass windows reflects on the surface of a stone tomb in the chapel at Pena Palace in Sintra - we caught it at just the right time in the evening.
October 1, 2026 at 2:16 PM
hyouko.bsky.social
RIP, Yayoi Kusama.
A picture of a blue lit globe floating in a blurred sea of red and blue lights - one of Yayoi Kusama's "infinity room" installations, a picture I took in 2024. This one is in the Louisiana art museum in Denmark. You get a minute or so to yourself in there when you go.
August 27, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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nineverything.bsky.social
Terranigma coming to Nintendo Switch 2, Switch https://nintendoeverything.com/terranigma-coming-to-nintendo-switch-2-switch/
August 24, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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After the rain last night, while out walking the pup.
A photo of a clouded evening sky with silhouettes of trees to either side; the clouds are illuminated with pink light and the blue sky glows through.
June 19, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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Something about this lawn must have smelled really good; we had to stop and roll around in it. #dogs #dogsofbluesky
Layton the brown field spaniel rolling on the lawn like a goober during our walk; he is flopped on his side with his paws in the air and the leash is stretched out.
June 4, 2026 at 7:55 PM
hyouko.bsky.social
OK, somehow I'd been to Amsterdam multiple times and never gone to visit the windmills. Finally fixed that today.
Looking up at the blades of a windmill from below, into a sky with puffy clouds. A swan, head-on and giving me a rather critical look from behind the plants overhanging the water's edge. A trio of windmills along the main river.
May 23, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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wolven.blacksky.app
Fix your hearts or die.
May 23, 2026 at 2:55 PM
hyouko.bsky.social
Just read that the Reikado hall on Mt. Misen (Miyajima) burned down... it was a beautiful building, and I am sad to hear of its loss.
A ceramic oni head on the roof of the Reikado hall. Smoke from the eternal flame drifts up.
May 21, 2026 at 6:11 AM
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I'll see you in a week, Layton!
#dogs #dogsofbluesky
Layton is sitting in my mom's car, looking a teeny bit derpy.
May 16, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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I'm in South Carolina. Boy are there a lot of 🐊down here. So many of these guys.
Gator chilling by the bank, looking right at me. My dad thought this gator was a log. Don't be like my dad. I wonder if this guy gets his food right out of the pipe here. He was probably too big to fit through it.
May 7, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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psychickiss.bsky.social
From the creator of #ButterflySoup and #PomGetsWiFi, The Crane Rider's Tale is a mystery game inspired by Disco Elysium, Zero Escape, and Chinese folktales.

🪽On Kickstarter now! www.kickstarter.com/projects/psy...
April 28, 2026 at 7:03 PM
hyouko.bsky.social
I don't know if you can say we've reached "peak bloom" in Boston when there are so many different kinds of cherry trees here, but this has got to be close? #flowers
A branch loaded with cherry blossoms against a blue sky. Another branch loaded with cherry blossoms, but with wispy clouds in the background this time. A close-up of clusters of cherry blossoms.
April 15, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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#flowers and #dogs for the weekend. Things are really starting to pop off in my area. Trying to arrange cherry blossom viewing during the upcoming week...
Very very pink azaleas against a blue sky. Layton the field spaniel is looking intently at the treat held off camera, with a field of small blue flowers behind him. Some delicate cherry blossoms blooming on a branch in front of trees and blue sky. A low-down shot of a field of blue flowers.
April 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
hyouko.bsky.social
I only just learned today that a 64-bit integer in C++ is officially a "long long," and I hope that brightens up your day a bit as it did mine.
April 7, 2026 at 2:37 PM
hyouko.bsky.social
From around the Arnold Arboretum today... including the first cherry blossoms of the season!
Closeup of a white and pink Chinese magnolia from the side. Purple-pink azaleas blooming at the top of the hill. I found this one cherry tree blooming its heart out. Just one. Not sure the exact variety, the closest to these white flowers looked to be Fuji Cherry. Forsythia... but make it pink!
April 4, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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Spring is thinking about it in the Arnold Arboretum. Not 100% there, but the early birds are showing up.
Purple and orange crocuses and drooping white flowers are popping out of a bed of leaves. There's a honeybee investigating one of the crocuses. Thin branches covered in small yellow blossoms against a background of blue and white sky (and other, blurrier branches) The round tips of the buds on this branch are just about to burst open with yellow flowers. Layton the field spaniel is sitting and waiting patiently while I take all these photos. Mostly patiently.
March 22, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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Reading @adapalmer.bsky.social 's "Inventing the Renaissance" chapter on Josquin des Prez led me down a rabbit hole; turns out I already knew him, as a variation on his Ave Maria showed up in "The Talos Principle":

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The Talos Principle - Soundtrack :: 21 Virgo Serena
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February 16, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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Back home in the states with Layton, and he's turned the puppy dog eyes on me full blast.

#dogs #dogsofbluesky
Layton the field spaniel looks up at you as he rests his head on the arm of a brown leather couch.
December 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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A peaceful morning at Tofukuji in Kyoto. I'll have to return when the maple leaves are in proper season, but it was well worth the visit all the same.

#japan #japanpics
Wet stone tiles and moss form a grid pattern, with the moss growing thicker on the right side. A mound of moss in the center of concentric circles and swirls of sand in a zen garden at Tofukuji. The temple roofs bask in a rare moment of blue sky at Tofukuji.
December 22, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Practicing night photography at Fushimo Inari... my feet hurt a little after making the full loop!

#japan #japanpics
Oil wicks burn in front of some miniature torii gates at the summit of Mt. Inari at night. A bronze fox statue lunges forward with a bamboo pipe in its mouth, letting out a trickle of water. The torii gates of Fushimi Inari cast long shadows at night on the stone steps leading down. Light from a decorative hanging lantern reflects off the torii gates at night.
December 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Black bean tea in The Perch at Negiya Ryofukaku, which felt like falling through a time warp to the 70s... I think; I was not alive for them the first time around.

#japan #japanpics
'The Perch', a comfy retro lounge at Negiya Ryofukaku in Arima Onsen. Maroon armchairs on red carpet look out at the valley through the trees. A teacup on a saucer, with a bag of black bean tea steeping in the water and a biscoff cookie to the side.
December 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Man, the food here is just too good. Would be paying 4x the price for something that gets even close to this quality back home.

#japan #japanpics
Sukiyaki on a smoking charcoal grill, surrounded by veggies and meat for grilling. Lunch at a teishoku place in Kobe. For $10 I got katsu, seared tuna, miso, rice, pickles, a salad, and hot yuzu tea. Amazing. Curry at the Spice Factory in Shinagawa Station. The topping on the rice in the upper left is stewed apple, which works a lot better than you'd think!
December 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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It wouldn't be a trip to Japan without some cherry blossoms - even in winter you can find some fuyuzakura blossoming. (These were in Ueno park, along with the last of the red maple leaves.)
Fuyuzakura, or winter cherry blossoms, blooming in the rain at Ueno Park in Tokyo. And the last of the momiji (maple leaves) were hanging on, too!
December 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Hello. Is that for me?

#dogs #dogsofbluesky

(Layton had his first day-care day on Friday and will be heading back for more this week. He had a good time!)
Layton the field spaniel is licking his nose and sitting at the dog daycare... I am betting there was a treat on offer to get this pose!
October 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
hyouko.bsky.social
I realized I described myself as a reader in my profile, yet I've not talked at all about what I actually read.

I've been in a book club with my good friends since 2020. We alternate fiction and non-fiction, and usually try for something spooky in October. This year's spook is House of Leaves.
October 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM