Rusty Ring

New Year's is upon us again, and as usual I'm in a reflective mood. This time I've got the Cowboys Fringants' Ici-bas ru...

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On this Christmas of 2023, all of us here at Rusty Ring wish our readers the best and kindest of seasons. Right in darkness there i...

(This is Dacrymyces chrysospermus, the orange jelly mushroom. It grows on deadwood in moist forests – two things we have aplenty here ...

Winter solitude— In a world of one colour The sound of wind. Bashō

"Within darkness there is light, do not be against the light." Shítóu Xīqiān (Sekitō Kisen) Best of thoughts to my Jewis...

(Trumpeters [Cygnus buccinator] . Brief stopover over two foggy days. Watching this large flock of very big birds light on this small lak...