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dead turtles in a harbor

the journal of Michael Werneburg

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Nichinan, Miyazaki, 2022.01.07

It will surprise no-one that we went fishing today. It was just shore-fishing at Odotsu, as we're fresh out of boats to hop onto! Ken caught one small okiaji that we then used for bait. Happily, Emma took an interest and joined us for a variety of fishing styles.

In less pleasant news, we found not one but two dead sea turtles in the harbor. Mari called a wildlife branch of the government because they want to hear about such things. It was clear that both turtles had been there for some days.

rand()m quote

It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.

—Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.