It was a nice Saturday morning at a nearby shrine/park combo. There were a lot of Koi fish swimming and gulping in the lakes and old people playing gateball on the grounds. We checked out some stumps and played on the monkeybars. It was good to get out before the rainy season made the afternoon perfect for napping. And figuring out how to do group chats decently with [matrix] and element. Nice!!! Been meaning to do that for years, replace the corporate proprietary apps that make you feel so dirty and invaded...

#MaronTheShiba #HayaMizuPark #Miyakonojyo #柴犬 #都城市早水公園

The big carp (Koi) fish in the water by a nearby shrine and park. It was a nice, relaxing place for a Saturday Morning before the rainy season made for a good napping afternoon. The rain was great to keep me inside learning to replace GroupMe with [matrix] and Element!!! Finally: been meaning to work on a non-invasive guilt-free replacement for years!!!

#HayaMizuPark #Miyakonojyo #MiyazakiMiyakonojyo #早水公園 #宮崎県都城市 #鯉 #公園の鯉 #JapaneseCarp #都城早水公園

Mr. and Mrs. Naya-san-tachi!! We get vegetables from them every Tuesday. We are among the lucky ones. I held their new baby this week while the ladies were chatting, about eating ヒチマ(Hechima) sponge gourd among other things. They do some great events. I'm looking forward to helping harvest rice this year too.
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=eYY-B5gEo4M
#NayaKeisuke #NayaAyano #Miyakonojyo #Miyazaki #OrganicFarming #有機農業 #名谷圭介 #宮崎県 #都城市

I had a tour of a local organic farming enterprise today. Thirty-five years ago Fujisaki-san started organic farming with disabled people. Now they run a restaurant while producing eggs, grains, gobou (greater burdock) tea and... The explanation of the local heirloom varieties of beans, millet, and sesame reminded me of Vandana Shiva. Wendell Berry came to mind while hearing how the group has fun together getting millet ready for processing.
https://snap.as/bsmall2/nanohanamura-20220901
#NanoHanaMura #Miyakonojyo

Rich dinner! It tasted great but it was a lot for your body to handle when you're not used to it... It was like visiting another town because it was only the second time in ten years we went to the night-life section. It's nice to be all curious about the bright places without having to travel for more than 20 minutes.
#Miyakonojyo #MutaMachi #都城 #牟田町

https://mstdn.jp/@bsmall2/108659865351242335

I like to take home-ground, home-poured #FairTrade coffee to get through shopping ordeals.
https://windfarm.co.jp/
I needed some #OrganicCoffee to get through all the stimulation and opportunities at #HandsMan in #Miyakonojyo. It was good to finally get the 16-bricks for a RocketStove in addition to PeatMoss for the BabyChick BackYardChickens and sticky-seal printout papers. I will get DrRacket to produce pdfs for printing labels, save some nice people from dependence on proprietary software.

明日、 南九大の学園祭. #南九大 #学園祭 #都城 #宮崎 #造園 #Miyakonojyo #SchoolFestival

明日、 南九大の学園祭. #南九大 #学園祭 #都城 #宮崎 #造園 #Miyakonojyo #SchoolFestival