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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 1h

Legendary Japanese photographer Masahisa Fukase gently helping his beloved cat, Sasuke, drink water from a temizuya (water purification pavilion) at a Japanese shrine.

Crouched beside a massive, dark stone water basin (chōzubachi), the subject holds a long-handled ladle (hishaku) low to the ground so a small, spotted cat can drink. One hand rests with tender protection across the feline’s back as it stretches forward to lap water from the metal bowl. Above the carved stone, bamboo racks support an array of resting ladles, while polished river pebbles glisten in the drainage trough below. Captured in soft, monochromatic silver tones, the photograph evokes a deeply tender sensory atmosphere: the cool, steady drip of spring water splashing against wet river stones, the faint clink of a metal ladle against stone, the rhythmic sound of lapping water, and the quiet, reverent stillness of a sanctuary courtyard sheltered from the rushing world. This intimate moment captures legendary photographer Masahisa Fukase (1934–2012) and his iconic feline companion, Sasuke, whose playful and enigmatic presence became the central subject of Fukase’s celebrated photobooks in the late 1970s. In Shinto tradition, the temizuya (or chōzuya) serves as a sacred pavilion where worshipers perform ritual purification (misogi) by rinsing their hands and mouth before entering the shrine precinct. Fukase’s gentle extension of this purification ritual to sustain a small kitten bridges the solemnity of ancestral spiritual practice with the tender, unvarnished intimacy of daily life.

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Paolo Ferri @paolo75.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Nel 1884, quando aveva cinquantasei anni, e aveva già avuto tredici figli, e aveva già scritto Guerra e pace, e Anna Karenina, (…) Lev Nikolaevič Tolstoj ha scritto nei suoi diari: «Se c’è qualcuno che dirige le cose della vita, vorrei rimproverarlo. È troppo difficile e spietata». (Paolo Nori)

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Paolo Ferri @paolo75.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

La speranza non è che un ciarlatano che non smette di imbrogliarci; e, per me, io ho cominciato a star bene solo quando l’ho persa. - Samuel Beckett

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Knut @knutbavaria.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

„There is a crack in everything, that‘s how the light gets in …“ (L. Cohen, Anthem [1992]) #LeonardCohen #Anthem #Broken #Light #Hope #Licht #Hoffnung

Durch eine zerbrochene Milchglasscheibe sieht man (verschwommen) einen Kirchturm.

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Anne Denoon @annedenoon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Left & right sides of the throne:

Relief of a seated, robed female figure holding a jar with a bowl on a pedestal in front of her.

Relief of a nude female figure with a flute.

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Anne Denoon @annedenoon.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) Downtown Manhattan, 1947 silver bromide print #Caturday 📷🐈‍⬛

Black and white photo of an urban alleyway between tall buildings. The small figure of a man wearing a hat is shown seated on a kerb with his arms folded, looking at a cat sitting on the street in front of him.

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Anne Denoon @annedenoon.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Gjon Mili's cat Blackie views his portrait by Saul Steinberg, New York, 1947 🐈‍⬛ #Caturday

A black cat sits on a easel looking up at a black and white line drawing in a cartoon style of a cat and various objects

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Photo Diary @amablephoto.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

. 📷 ©️ jorge_bnw #PhotoOfTheDay

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Letters of Note @lettersofnote.com · 09/11/2024

On this day in 1970, Charles Schulz replied to a 10-year-old kid who had written and asked, “What makes a good citizen?"

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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Tuesday

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

In Turkey, a cat comes to an elderly man who earns his living by cleaning shoes at the same time every morning. He asks to have his fur brushed, and the man never refuses. Original post

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Paolo Ferri @paolo75.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

E quando sto male, ma male, mi viene in mente quella poesia di Pasternak che finisce dicendo: “Vivere una vita non è attraversare un campo”. Oppure quella di Mandel’štam che comincia dicendo: “Ho imparato la scienza degli addii, nel piangere notturno a testa nuda”. (Paolo Nori)

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Paolo Ferri @paolo75.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

E quando penso alle due donne della mia vita, mia figlia e sua mamma, mi vien sempre in mente un’altra poesia di Chlebnikov che inizia dicendo: “Le ragazze, quelle che camminano,/ Con stivali di occhi neri/ Sui fiori del mio cuore”. (Paolo Nori)

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southernfairy1.bsky.social @southernfairy1.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

illustration by Nadezhda Illarionova for the Charles Perrault's "Puss in Boots"

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Briony Neilson @brionyneilson.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

A dog drinking at the "Dogs Bar" on the Champs Elysées in Paris in 1924 (@gallicabnf.bsky.social) 🗃️

b&w photo of a dog with its head inside an opening marked "dogs bar" on a building

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Photo Diary @amablephoto.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

📷 Sergio Larrain 🌐📌 Ustica, Sicilia 1959 #photooftheday #photography #blueskyphotography #photokind

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Paolo Ferri @paolo75.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

A house abandoned by people, but not by the flowers planted who knows when. Every spring they return to greet the kind hand that planted them.

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Marie Ruiz-Vidal @ruizvidal7.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Bonsoir (In the Mood for Love)

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Paolo Ferri @paolo75.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Innichen (San Candido) Hotel Sole Paradiso, nella neve.

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Dreamcatcher @dreamcatcher01.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Sometimes the road ahead can seem endless. Take it one step at a time...

A snow-covered path is funneled by trees.

📷 Dreamcatcher

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Ivy @askylitocean.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

🖼️ A painting titled "A Snow Scene," also known as "Winter Farm Scene" or "Footprints in Snow by Birch Trees," by the Norwegian-American artist Svend Rasmussen Svendsen (1864-1945).

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Ivy @askylitocean.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

"Paris by Night" by the Russian artist Evgeny Lushpin.

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Ivy @askylitocean.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

This is a first edition (1899) hardcover book titled "The Romance of Wild Flowers: A Companion to the British Flora" by Edward Step.

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Mo🦋 @monikamazick.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Guten Abend gute Nacht #nature

Verschwommen im dichten Nebel sind linksseitig zwei unterschiedlich große Nadelbäume zu sehen, während der große bis fast zum oberen Rand des Fotos reicht, erscheint der kleine wie nach links abgeknickt

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Claudia @signorina37.ransomnews.online · 03/01/2026

contro e pro il regime al potere. Si trova davvero lo schifo, selve di bugie che il coso arancione avrebbe solo da imparare. E finisco sul profilo di una biondissima seguace di quelli con le svastiche (quelle brutte, intendo). Decanta il suo mondo fatato e mostra come la sua vita sia perfetta, tra

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Paolo Ferri @paolo75.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt. La causa fondamentale dei problemi è che nel mondo moderno gli stupidi sono sicuri di sé mentre gli intelligenti sono pieni di dubbi. Bertrand Russell

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Marie Ruiz-Vidal @ruizvidal7.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

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Marie Ruiz-Vidal @ruizvidal7.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

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Marie Ruiz-Vidal @ruizvidal7.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

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Paolo Ferri @paolo75.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Non mi sono mai chiesto perché scattassi delle foto. In realtà la mia è una battaglia disperata contro l'idea che siamo tutti destinati a scomparire. Sono deciso ad impedire al tempo di scorrere. È pura follia. - Robert Doisneau - 📸Mickey Rourke by Robert Doisneau

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Paolo Ferri @paolo75.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

"Potrei vivere nel guscio di una noce e sentirmi re dello spazio infinito". *** "I could live in a nutshell and feel like the king of infinite space." William Shakespeare Amleto

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Paolo Ferri @paolo75.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

One day, the sadness will end. But I don’t think today’s the day. David Lynch

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Paolo Ferri @paolo75.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves

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