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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[A month later, seeing the scans from my last roll of film come in, I realise how much I miss those morning walks in Japan.&#xA;&#xA;a data-flickr-embed=&#34;true&#34; data-header=&#34;true&#34; data-footer=&#34;true&#34; href=&#34;https://www.flickr.com/photos/lonelyradio/52922108393/in/dateposted/&#34; title=&#34;escape route&#34;img src=&#34;https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52922108393016cb7383cc.jpg&#34; width=&#34;537&#34; height=&#34;800&#34; alt=&#34;escape route&#34;//ascript async src=&#34;//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js&#34; charset=&#34;utf-8&#34;/script&#xA;&#xA;The sun rose early, and I could explore the quiet streets, some quieter than others.&#xA;&#xA;a data-flickr-embed=&#34;true&#34; data-header=&#34;true&#34; data-footer=&#34;true&#34; href=&#34;https://www.flickr.com/photos/lonelyradio/52902495333/in/dateposted/&#34; title=&#34;spring, relentless.&#34;img src=&#34;https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52902495333455844a31ec.jpg&#34; width=&#34;800&#34; height=&#34;800&#34; alt=&#34;spring, relentless.&#34;//ascript async src=&#34;//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js&#34; charset=&#34;utf-8&#34;/script&#xA;&#xA;I’d watch the streets fill with people making their way to work, to school, to anything...&#xA;&#xA;a data-flickr-embed=&#34;true&#34; data-header=&#34;true&#34; data-footer=&#34;true&#34; href=&#34;https://www.flickr.com/photos/lonelyradio/52930860318/in/dateposted/&#34; title=&#34;headlong into the void&#34;img src=&#34;https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5293086031846875c4200c.jpg&#34; width=&#34;800&#34; height=&#34;537&#34; alt=&#34;headlong into the void&#34;//ascript async src=&#34;//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js&#34; charset=&#34;utf-8&#34;/script&#xA;&#xA;...while I floated in a temporary void, needing to be nowhere in particular, enjoying the New Ordinary.&#xA;&#xA;a data-flickr-embed=&#34;true&#34; data-header=&#34;true&#34; data-footer=&#34;true&#34; href=&#34;https://www.flickr.com/photos/lonelyradio/52930805650/in/dateposted/&#34; title=&#34;walking out in the morning dew&#34;img src=&#34;https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52930805650cbb086e129c.jpg&#34; width=&#34;800&#34; height=&#34;537&#34; alt=&#34;walking out in the morning dew&#34;//ascript async src=&#34;//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js&#34; charset=&#34;utf-8&#34;/script&#xA;&#xA;#japan #travel #photography #film #hipstamatic #osaka #street&#xA;&#xA;[ Photo notes: the 3x black &amp; white ones are from the same roll in my trusty Olympus XA2, the square one’s from Hipstamatic on my iPhone ]&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;p class=&#34;sig&#34;This was a post from a href=&#34;https://andrew.j.cosgriff.name/&#34;Cos/a./p&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;p class=&#34;sig&#34;You can follow this blog on the Fediverse at code@cos@apintandaparma.club/code or a href=&#34;https://apintandaparma.club/cos/feed&#34;subscribe in your RSS reader/a./p&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A month later, seeing the scans from my last roll of film come in, I realise how much I miss those morning walks in Japan.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lonelyradio/52922108393/in/dateposted/" title="escape route" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52922108393_016cb7383c_c.jpg" width="537" height="800" alt="escape route"/></a></p>

<p>The sun rose early, and I could explore the quiet streets, some quieter than others.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lonelyradio/52902495333/in/dateposted/" title="spring, relentless." rel="nofollow"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52902495333_455844a31e_c.jpg" width="800" height="800" alt="spring, relentless."/></a></p>

<p>I’d watch the streets fill with people making their way to work, to school, to anything...</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lonelyradio/52930860318/in/dateposted/" title="headlong into the void" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52930860318_46875c4200_c.jpg" width="800" height="537" alt="headlong into the void"/></a></p>

<p>...while I floated in a temporary void, needing to be nowhere in particular, enjoying the New Ordinary.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lonelyradio/52930805650/in/dateposted/" title="walking out in the morning dew" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52930805650_cbb086e129_c.jpg" width="800" height="537" alt="walking out in the morning dew"/></a></p>

<p><a href="/cos/tag:japan" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">japan</span></a> <a href="/cos/tag:travel" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">travel</span></a> <a href="/cos/tag:photography" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">photography</span></a> <a href="/cos/tag:film" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">film</span></a> <a href="/cos/tag:hipstamatic" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">hipstamatic</span></a> <a href="/cos/tag:osaka" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">osaka</span></a> <a href="/cos/tag:street" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">street</span></a></p>

<p>[ Photo notes: the 3x black &amp; white ones are from the same roll in my trusty Olympus XA2, the square one’s from Hipstamatic on my iPhone ]</p>

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      <pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2023 08:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>reasons</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[We visited Ueno Station one cold, grey morning, entirely because of a memory of an old song, as you do - or, well, as I do.&#xA;&#xA;a data-flickr-embed=&#34;true&#34; data-header=&#34;true&#34; data-footer=&#34;true&#34; href=&#34;https://www.flickr.com/photos/lonelyradio/52877056580/in/photostream/&#34; title=&#34;B985938-R2-17-18.jpg&#34;img src=&#34;https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5287705658071af6fbaf6z.jpg&#34; width=&#34;640&#34; height=&#34;429&#34; alt=&#34;B985938-R2-17-18.jpg&#34;//ascript async src=&#34;//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js&#34; charset=&#34;utf-8&#34;/script&#xA;&#xA;My wife found it odd. I couldn&#39;t really explain how songs seep into your bones over time, but it related to how I needed to experience a more random nature of Tokyo beyond other people&#39;s top-N lists.&#xA;&#xA;a data-flickr-embed=&#34;true&#34; data-header=&#34;true&#34; data-footer=&#34;true&#34; href=&#34;https://www.flickr.com/photos/lonelyradio/52877055930/in/photostream/&#34; title=&#34;L1003400.jpg&#34;img src=&#34;https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52877055930dcde998dafz.jpg&#34; width=&#34;640&#34; height=&#34;428&#34; alt=&#34;L1003400.jpg&#34;//ascript async src=&#34;//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js&#34; charset=&#34;utf-8&#34;/script&#xA;&#xA;We could&#39;ve seen anything at all here, and it would&#39;ve helped a few more connections form somewhere in my brain. That&#39;s what I&#39;m looking for - the joy of less-conscious discoveries. After all, it&#39;s up to you what the image means.&#xA;&#xA;a data-flickr-embed=&#34;true&#34; data-header=&#34;true&#34; data-footer=&#34;true&#34; href=&#34;https://www.flickr.com/photos/lonelyradio/52877056165/in/photostream/&#34; title=&#34;L1003403.jpg&#34;img src=&#34;https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5287705616580027be78fz.jpg&#34; width=&#34;640&#34; height=&#34;428&#34; alt=&#34;L1003403.jpg&#34;//ascript async src=&#34;//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js&#34; charset=&#34;utf-8&#34;/script&#xA;&#xA;#music #travel #japan #tokyo #photography #film #digital #memories&#xA;&#xA;[ photo notes: the first one&#39;s on film from my Olympus XA2, the other two are from my Leica M Typ-240 with an old Canon 35mm M39/LTM lens ]&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;p class=&#34;sig&#34;This was a post from a href=&#34;https://andrew.j.cosgriff.name/&#34;Cos/a./p&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;p class=&#34;sig&#34;You can follow this blog on the Fediverse at code@cos@apintandaparma.club/code or a href=&#34;https://apintandaparma.club/cos/feed&#34;subscribe in your RSS reader/a./p&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We visited <strong>Ueno Station</strong> one cold, grey morning, entirely because of a memory of an <a href="https://damonandnaomi.bandcamp.com/track/ueno-station" rel="nofollow">old song</a>, as you do – or, well, as <em>I</em> do.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lonelyradio/52877056580/in/photostream/" title="B985938-R2-17-18.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52877056580_71af6fbaf6_z.jpg" width="640" height="429" alt="B985938-R2-17-18.jpg"/></a></p>

<p>My wife found it odd. I couldn&#39;t really explain how songs seep into your bones over time, but it related to how I needed to experience a more random nature of Tokyo beyond other people&#39;s top-N lists.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lonelyradio/52877055930/in/photostream/" title="L1003400.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52877055930_dcde998daf_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" alt="L1003400.jpg"/></a></p>

<p>We could&#39;ve seen anything at all here, and it would&#39;ve helped a few more connections form somewhere in my brain. That&#39;s what I&#39;m looking for – the joy of less-conscious discoveries. After all, <a href="https://damonandnaomi.bandcamp.com/track/the-robot-speaks" rel="nofollow"><em>it&#39;s up to you what the image means</em></a>.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/lonelyradio/52877056165/in/photostream/" title="L1003403.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52877056165_80027be78f_z.jpg" width="640" height="428" alt="L1003403.jpg"/></a></p>

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<p>[ photo notes: the first one&#39;s on film from my Olympus XA2, the other two are from my Leica M Typ-240 with an old Canon 35mm M39/LTM lens ]</p>

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