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Mossdell Manga @mossdell.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Winter came back to my little mountainside town in Nagano, but last week there were lots of little signs of spring. 僕が住んでいる長野の小さな山のふもとの町に冬が戻ってきましたが、先週は春の小さな兆しがたくさんあった。 #Nagano #Tomi #spring #deadnettle #speedwell #東御市 #長野 #春 #ホトケノザ #オオイヌノフグリ

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Mossdell Manga @mossdell.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

I love the texture of the layers of bark on this zelkova tree. このけやきの木の樹皮の模様が大好きです。 #Nagano #Tomi #treebark #zelkova #東御市 #長野 #樹皮 #ケヤキ　#欅

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Mossdell Manga @mossdell.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Some flowers are coming out in Tomi City, Nagano. Here are some shots of tiny winter speedwell. These are the first flowers I see every spring. 東御市では花が咲き始めている。小さなオオイヌノフグリの写真。僕の毎年春に最初に見る花。 #spring #flowers #Nagano #Tomi #speedwell #春 #花 #東御市 #長野 #オオイヌノフグリ

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Mossdell Manga @mossdell.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Thanks for your kind words. :)

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Mossdell Manga @mossdell.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

Frankly I didn't think I would enjoy it myself as the topic is so seemingly mundane and urban. But her experience of and appreciation for konbini is quite magical and won my sympathy. Wool and Steel is like that too but about tuning pianos! And the language is beautiful and poetic. Please enjoy!

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Mossdell Manga @mossdell.bsky.social · 10/06/2024

One of my favorite Japanese novels is The Forest of Wool and Steel. I also enjoyed the novel Convenience Store Woman. The tea ceremony memoir Everyday a Good Day was inspiring in many ways. They all have English translations but I don't know how good they are in their translated form.

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Mossdell Manga @mossdell.bsky.social · 07/06/2024

A few more recent flower pics. 最近の花の写真。#flowers #花

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Mossdell Manga @mossdell.bsky.social · 07/06/2024

Some recent flower pics. 最近の花の写真。#flowers #花

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Mossdell Manga @mossdell.bsky.social · 11/05/2024

And rice paddies near me are starting to be flooded and even planted. 近くの田んぼ。

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Mossdell Manga @mossdell.bsky.social · 11/05/2024

Oops. Got my rivers mixed up. I was thinking about Yujiri River 湯尻川 on the Gunma side. Tokorozawa River is a great place to visit on a hot summer day because the river stays quite chilly and shaded. BTW, do you know Nenboiwa 念坊岩 in Komoro? It's a great place for both moss and lichen viewing.

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Mossdell Manga @mossdell.bsky.social · 11/05/2024

Same here. I'm not sure how much damage was done there but I'm hoping to spend part of a day exploring there soon.

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Mossdell Manga @mossdell.bsky.social · 11/05/2024

There were still some cherry flowers blossoming in the mountains yesterday. 昨日まだ桜が山で咲いてた。#flowers #mountains #Nagano #花 #山 #長野

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Mossdell Manga @mossdell.bsky.social · 11/05/2024

昨日の湯の丸山の登山の写真。Pictures from yesterday afternoon's hike up Yunomaru Mountain.

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Mossdell Manga @mossdell.bsky.social · 11/05/2024

軽井沢で咲いているレンゲツツジ。Japanese azaleas in full bloom in Karuizawa. #flowers #Nagano #花 #長野

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Benjamin Simpson @hodomaniasimpson.bsky.social · 03/05/2024

A monstrous claw reaching from the earth to destroy humanity. or a fern opening for spring.

Close view of a fern just opening in the spring. The leaves are still curled upon themselves. The stalks are still brown while the leaves are fading to green. From the angle it looks like two of the stalks are curling in like a claw.

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Mossdell Manga @mossdell.bsky.social · 10/05/2024

The Gunma side has a brook with some nice spots as well. Also, in case you haven't been there, there is an excellent, quiet moss forest between Sajiki and Kosajiki mountains. Probably a good spot for exploring the lichen populations as well ;)

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Mossdell Manga @mossdell.bsky.social · 10/05/2024

No, it's on the Nagano side in Mihari, Tomi City. About 5 minutes from Jizo Pass. There are two spots like this quite close to each other and near the road. A nice brook runs down the mountain side and there used to be a good trail that ran along it until the 2019 typhoon took most of it out.

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Mossdell Manga @mossdell.bsky.social · 10/05/2024

A small mossy waterfall below Yunomaru Highland. 湯の丸高原の下の方にある苔だらけのちっちゃい滝。#Nagano #moss #waterfall #長野 #苔 #滝

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