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My friend’s pet parakeet is fascinated by water trickling from the kitchen faucet. 友人のインコが台所の流しで水と遊んでいると色々考えさせられます。「鳥が囀り、流れる水も囀るようだ。これってコミュニケーションなのだろうか？」 #etegami #birdart #mailart

The latest in my self-portrait series. 自画像シリーズの最新作「ヒグマになったつもりの作者の自画像」#etegami #mailart #brownbearart

Travel season is upon us. Etegami duffel bags for Bird Lovers. I have duffels for cat lovers and dog Lovers too. And hamsters and field mice and whales and pillbugs, etc. Just ask. Large size. Small size. Get my RedBubble shop link from my profile.

A bird you will see often in Japan as a symbol of spring is a "mejiro" (メジロ). This beautiful green tweety appreciates halved mikan (みかん) stuck on branches in the garden! But it's often mistakenly called an "uguisu" (鶯), which is where the name for the color comes from.

Travel season is upon us. Etegami duffel bags for Cat Lovers. I have duffels for Dog Lovers too. And hamsters and field mice and whales and pillbugs, etc. Just ask. Large size. Small size. Get my RedBubble shop link from my profile.

Travel season is upon us. Etegami duffel bags for Cat Lovers. I have duffels for Dog Lovers too. And hamsters and field mice and whales and pillbugs, etc. Just ask. Large size. Small size. Get my RedBubble shop link from my profile.

@hellobeatrix Ha hhahhahha squeal cough cough cough so funny I can't stop laughing

On the Azusa to Hakuba aka the Gaijin Express and honestly everyone has been very well behaved apart from my 88 year old seat companion who is showing me AI cat videos at full volume.

Incidentally, this is the 2026 poster promoting this year's snow festival. (part 2 of 2) #sapporosnowfestival

Sapporo locals may remember this poster art promoting the Sapporo Snow Festival of 2018. The Snow Festival is an event that takes place in Sapporo in early February of each year, and I LOVE the posters they design to promote the event. (part 1 of 2)

@PaprikaGirl_JP What an exciting way to dive into 2026!

Arrived safely in Nara (奈良) after a harrowing backroad drive through the mountains in a car too big for the road. But it was worth it. Tomorrow we’ll be filming unique ceremonies and interviewing unique characters!

Left to right: (1) Wilted seven herbs, thrown out by a part-time worker (2) In a dorm far from home, instant cup porridge with seven herbs (3) My first dream of the year, rubbed out by the sound of sirens. #etegami #rookiehaiku

Starting off the new year with a serious goal wrapped in wordplay. If you get it, please leave a comment. 今年の抱負。「ま」遊び #etegamicollage #wordplay #mailart #yearofthehorse

Every year is for art. Every year is for friendship. Every year is for joy. Every year is for beautiful language. May you find them all in 2026, the year of the horse. #mailart #newyear2026

"Pluto also Writes haiku in solitude Winter galaxy." I’ve been feverishly turning out mediocre passive-aggressive #haiku inspired by isolation from my haiku group during our fierce winter. Haiku along the lines of “Is Pluto a planet or not!? Am I a member of the group or not?!”

@PaprikaGirl_JP Far superior aesthetic than Santa-themed sweets. You're giving me ideas.....

For a Christmas party I have commissioned a large number of chagashi (茶菓子 tea sweets) from my local wagashi (和菓子) shop. Many offer a Santa theme, but I felt an angel theme would be more appropriate. All shiro-an (白餡) and beautiful craftsmanship!

@yukijapanph @Civixplorer You are kind to ask. Yes, we were safe. Aftershocks continue though.

@dosankodebbie @Civixplorer I see, that symbol represents the North Star! By the way, I hope you were safe during the recent earthquake in Hokkaido.

Map of Japanese prefectures — which is your favorite flag?

@yukijapanph @Civixplorer We know and love our symbol. Hokkaido. The north star.

@Civixplorer Every prefecture has a flag/symbol, but almost no Japanese person knows what theirs looks like! Seriously, most people don't even know their own region's symbol. We just don't use them. 😂🇯🇵

Yesterday a friend and I entertained ourselves by painting simple images on washi cards, tearing the images out of the cards by hand, gluing the images onto the stones, and finally, writing some words on the back of the stones. Ta da! Etegami stones!

Today's sashimi dish featured chopped raw sanma (秋刀魚pacific saury). Added cubed cucumber. Tossed it in a bit of wasabi paste, olive oil and a drizzle of soy sauce. Spooned mounds of this on perilla leaves and sprinkled the tops with pink peppercorns. #mysashimilife

Wow. Wreath-making like I've never seen before.