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Courtyard of the Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Garden This tranquil photograph captures the tsubo-niwa (small courtyard garden) of the Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Garden in Tokyo. The scene is masterfully framed from the interior of a traditional Japanese room, with the foreground showing the clean, linear texture of a tatami mat floor and a sliding shoji screen partially visible on the left. The view looks out across a polished wooden engawa (veranda) toward a verdant, moss-covered landscape. The courtyard is dominated by a large, flat natural stone that serves as a central focal point, surrounded by vibrant green moss and smaller, rounded river stones. In the background, a large stone water basin sits near a dark exterior wall, while lush green foliage from an overhanging tree drapes into the frame from above. The traditional architecture of the residence, featuring dark wooden beams and gridded window frames, creates a rhythmic, geometric contrast to the organic forms of the garden. The soft, natural light filtering into the courtyard enhances the peaceful and contemplative atmosphere of this historic urban retreat.

The serene, moss-covered courtyard of the Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Garden (formerly the Iwasaki family residence) in Taitō, Tokyo. The view is framed from the interior of a traditional Japanese room, looking out across an engawa (wooden veranda) toward a lush tsubo-niwa (small courtyard garden).

Torridon frames

A photograph of Pentre Ifan burial chamber with daffodils in the foreground and blue sky and white clouds in the background. A

A seasonally-based scene at Pentre Ifan Chambered Tomb last week.

📷 06.03.26

#TombTuesday #Scape
#RockinTuesday #photography
#LandscapePhotography
#PhotographersofBlueSky

May (surely) be.

(Find it beautiful though. Only the picture... and the shown (created) atmosphere.)

Cupid on a pile of skulls - because that's what love always comes to in the end. Thank you for that cheering thought, Gustave.
#MorbidMarch #GustaveDore #gothic #skulls

The eternal circle of creation and destruction.

Beautiful picture

Cherry Blossoms at Fukuju Temple This layered and vibrant photograph by Koji Yamauchi captures the peak of spring at Fukuju Temple in Miharu, Fukushima. The composition is defined by a stunning contrast between two varieties of cherry blossoms. In the foreground, a traditional cherry tree with pale, almost white blossoms extends its branches horizontally, while the background is dominated by massive, cascading shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) in a deep, vivid pink. These weeping branches hang vertically like floral waterfalls, creating a dense wall of color that fills the upper two-thirds of the frame. In the bottom right corner, the dark, weathered grey tiles of a temple roof provide a structural anchor to the soft floral scene. The roof's ornamental end-tiles and curved silhouette peek through the blossoms, grounding the ethereal natural beauty in the historic architecture of the region. The interplay between the different shades of pink and the dark wood of the temple evokes a classic Japanese springtime atmosphere, celebrating the ephemeral beauty for which Fukushima's ancient trees are famous.

Cherry blossoms at Fukuju Temple in Miharu, Fukushima, Japan. The scene captures both the iconic light-pink cherry blossoms and the more vivid, cascading weeping cherry blossoms (shidarezakura). Photography by Koji Yamauchi

Thomas A. Harrison (1853-1930)
— La Nuit, 1895.

still here

My photo shows a Roman floor mosaic depicting an octopus. The octopus is composed of small black tesserae (tiles) and has eight writhing arms with suckers and narrow curling tips. It is set against a white tesserae background. Octopus detail from a monochrome marine mosaic featuring Triton with a cherub and various sea creatures, including the octopus, dolphins and a cuttlefish, at the women’s changing room at the Central Baths in Herculaneum.

Spectacular octopus from the floor of the women’s changing room at the Central Baths in ancient Herculaneum.

📷 by me

#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology

Das war eine sehr gute Inspiration. Habe nachgedacht: Gärtnern! Das gibt mir viel, es belohnt so sehr. Belege: 1. eine über 10 Jahre alte Orchidee, blüht jetzt wieder so niedlich. Bilder 2 & 3 Begonienknolle aus dem Winterschlaf geholt. Man sieht noch kaum was, aber kommt. Bild 4: ihre Pracht 2025.

Habe Ende März den Termin beim Augenarzt. Danach bekomme ich eine neue Brille und das kaputte Glas in meiner Lesebrille repariert.

So ist es.

(Empfehle dazu den nur bewussten Einsatz der eigenen physischen und psychischen Kräfte - und kluges haushalten damit.) 🤗

A circular necklace made of alternating dark and light cylindrical beads, with three larger flat, L‑shaped pendants hanging from the lower half, displayed against a black background.

This 6,000-year-old necklace offers a glimpse into the artistry of the Neolithic Schussenried culture in southwest Germany.
Its three marble pendants and jet‑and‑limestone beads create a striking black‑and‑white contrast, characteristic of the Schussenried culture's jewellery design. 🧵1/2

📷 me

I loved this scene today
and want you to see it as well.

Ice, sand, a woman and her dog were perfect in this imperfect world.

Dublin, Ireland - Candid moment. shorturl.at/OPvoV #photography #ireland #dublin #bnwphotography #nature #wildlife #life #sony #naturephotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #urbanphotography #streetphotography #candid #bird #swans

#wellsnextthesea 6/3

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor). Dublin, Ireland. #birds #birdphotography #nature #photography #ireland #wildlife #Dublin #life #sony #naturephotography #swan

LTW in BW: "Schmutzkampagne“ der Grünen? Über die Kunst des Dreckwerfens in der Politik Eine „Schmutzkampagne“ der Grünen, klagt die CDU in Baden-Württemberg, habe ihren Kandidaten den Sieg gekostet. Dabei hat der Mann sich nur sauber selbst geschadet.

Das Video war keine Lüge, keine Desinformation, kein fieses Gerücht. Wer jetzt auf die zeigt, die das Video verbreitet haben, betreibt die reinste Täter-Opfer-Umkehr.
www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/landt...

The Great West Door at Rochester Cathedral with its Romanesque tympanum. 📸 My own. #TympanumTuesday #RochesterCathedral #Kent

Cup-marked kerb stone of the north-east burial cairn at the Clava Cairns - a wonderful Bronze Age cemetery near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #ClavaCairns #Archaeology #Highlands

Portrait of Sayoko Yamaguchi This dramatic, high-contrast black-and-white photograph is a close-up portrait of the legendary Japanese supermodel and actress Sayoko Yamaguchi. The image captures the striking, avant-garde aesthetic that made her a global fashion icon and a muse to designers like Kansai Yamamoto and Yves Saint Laurent. The composition is tightly cropped, focusing on the upper portion of her face and emphasizing her distinctive features. Her eyes are the central focal point, accentuated by sharp, elongated eyeliner that extends toward her temples in a bold, feline wing. Her gaze is intense and direct, framed by her iconic straight-cut, heavy black fringe that grazes her brow. Deep shadows play across the contours of her face, with a strong light source from the left highlighting the porcelain-like texture of her skin while plunging the right side of the image into near-total darkness. A single strand of hair falls diagonally across her lower face, adding a sense of delicate mystery to the powerful, graphic nature of the portrait.

A close-up portrait of the legendary Japanese supermodel and actress Sayoko Yamaguchi

A tall cairn under excavation with a chapel against a blue sky

#TombTuesday Another year older for me today 😮🥳 so a good opportunity to look back at one of my early digs

Second season of excavation at La Hougue Bie Neolithic passage tomb, Jersey, digging the great cairn below the summit chapel

Great days - beer, beaches & camping under the stars

📷 My own

Coed a niwl yn y parc, Maesteg. Trees and mist in the park, Maesteg.

Gwanwyn yn y Cymoedd!
Coed a 'gwynt y ddraig'

Forthcoming lecture in London (and live on YouTube apparently) on 1st April at the British Archaeological Association thebaa.org/events/lectu... #medievalsky #archaeology

😍

Lesser celandine

#wildflower #photography

European Robin, (Erithacus rubecula) Dublin, Ireland shorturl.at/OPvoV #birds #birdphotography #nature #photography #ireland #robin #robins #wildlife #Dublin #life #sony #naturephotography