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Dennis Wilkinson
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A second Irish whiskey snuck in for day 12: Midleton Very Rare 2024 at 40% ABV. Fresh apricots, honey, clove, and floral notes on the nose; sweet ripe peaches and pears with Christmas-y spice on the palate; a finish that gives way to oak and pepper.

#photography #drinks #whiskyadvent2025 #day12
A photograph of a Glencairn glass of amber-colored whiskey in front of a book's text block, the tapes and stitching visible. It is on a green cutting mat, surrounded by some of the tools used to assemble the text block, including a punching awl, needles and linen thread, a block of beeswax, and a pair of scissors. A small empty whisky bottle sits next to the glass, reading "Midleton Very Rare 2024 Irish Whiskey".
December 13, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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Funny enough, I was discussing Johnnie Walker Blue with a coworker today at an office holiday gathering, and what do I find in drawer 11? Johnnie Walker Blue.

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A photograph of a thin band of whisky in the bottom of a rocks glass, cropped to show only a bit of the whiskey in a band with glass and reflections above and below, giving the effect of the bands of gas in Jupiter's atmosphere.
December 12, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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Day 10 is busy again, so another quick shot of today's dram, which is Jameson's 18 year (yup, they snuck in an Irish whiskey again). It's… well, it's Jameson.

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A photograph of a glass containing amber-colored whiskey on an aged, unfinished wooden surface, lit from behind and casting a shadow with a caustic highlight the color of the whiskey in front of the glass.
December 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Day 9's wee bottle was Glenfiddich's 23 year old, 40% ABV Grand Cru, which has shown up in two previous calendars. Matured in ex-bourbon American oak, European oak, and French Champagne cuvée casks.

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A photograph of a first edition copy of "Moby Dick" open to the "Cetology" chapter, with a Glencairn glass of amber-colored whisky behind it next to a small bottle labelled Glenfiddich, in front of the face of an old oak library card catalog.
December 10, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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Day 8 marks the 5th appearance of this whisky in an advent calendar for me: Glenfiddich's Gran Reserva 21 year old single malt at 40% ABV. Tastes just as I remember: fruitcake in a glass with an oaken finish.

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A photograph of a Glencairn glass of whisky on a map of the fictional Island of Caprona, drawn to look older.
December 9, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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Day 7's drawer contained a bit of Glenfiddich's 18 year old expression at 40% ABV, which I've had before.

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December 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Assembling signatures for another book to be bound tonight while I enjoy whisky #6, which is a Glen Keith 21-year-old Speyside single malt at 43%ABV, part of the "Secret Speyside" series.

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A photograph of a stack of paper printed with the signatures of a book (the headings "Chapter XXV; The Whole Truth" is visible on the top page, sitting atop a green cutting mat with a bone folder leaning on the paper. A 3cl whisky bottle labeled "Glen Keith 21 Year Old Secret Speyside Collection Single Malt Scotch Whisky" is behind the stack, and a double glass containing the whisky is next to it. The background is dark.
December 7, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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Day 5 is the Caol Ila Distillers Edition 2022, a no age statement Islay single malt finished in Moscatel barrels and bottled at 43%ABV.

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A photograph of a Glencairn glass containing some whisky, sitting centered on a porch rail that is leading to the glass. Portions of the porch and the surrounding woods are visible inverted in the whisky, and the top of the glass is clouded from vapors condensing on the cold glass.
December 6, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Inside the #4 drawer of the Whisky Advent calendar was Douglas Laing's bottling of a 30-year-old lowland Cameronbridge single grain at 49.6% ABV, which spent 30 years in a refill hogshead starting the year I finished my undergrad.

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A photograph of a 3cl whisky bottle labeled "XOP Xtra Old Particular, Douglas Laing, Cameronbridge, 30 Year Old - 1991 (Cask 15726), Single Grain Scotch Whisky" next to a Glencairn glass filled with that whisky. Both are sitting on top of a 2026 Camp Cachalot calendar next to a gel pen, in front of a stack of more copies of that calendar.
December 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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One of four LEGO dioramas at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam depicting different scenes from Van Gogh's life; this one shows him painting "Sunflowers in a Vase".

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A photograph of a LEGO diorama at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, depicting Van Gogh, seated in a chair, using his brush to estimate dimensions as he paints his still life "Sunflowers in a Vase" on an easel next to him. Two other paintings appear on the walls, along with a green-painted window, numerous letters are "floating" around him and on the floor, and a small case with tubes of paint sits beneath the flowers he's painting.
December 4, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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Day 3 of Whisky Advent is a Bunnahabhain Islay single malt, 18 years old, 46.3% ABV. Sherry-finished and unpeated.

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A photograph of a 3cl whisky bottle labeled "Bunnahabhain Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 18 Year Old" next to a Glencairn glass filled with that whisky, pictured in front of a collection of very small hardcover books in a case.
December 4, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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The central stair of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, while lightly-animated versions of portions of Van Gogh's works are projected on the upper walls of the gallery (one of his works featuring irises here.)

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A photograph of the interior of the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. The central stair is on the left, and the upper walls on the right serve as a projection surface, with some of Van Gogh's painted irises visible on the wall in this photo.
December 3, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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A Dunlin backing off a bit from spray being thrown up by a Sanderling at Gooseberry.

#photography #birds #wildlife #birdphotography #nature #masswildlife #westport #massachusetts #wildmassachusetts #massachusettswildlife
A photograph of a Dunlin standing in water, appearing to back up a bit as some spray comes from a Sanderling partially obscured by a rock.
December 3, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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The whisky Advent calendar this year has nice little drawers instead of tear-open doors, and today's opened on a bottle of Bruichladdich Re/Define 18 year old Islay single malt at 50% ABV.

#photography #drinks #whisky #whiskyadvent2025 #day2
A photograph of a 3cl whisky bottle labeled "Bruichladdich Re/Define 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky" next to a Glencairn glass filled with that whisky, pictured in and framed by a round magnifier.
December 3, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Great show by The Beths tonight at the Royale.

#concert #photography #boston #royale
A picture of The Beths on stage at the Royale in Boston, MA. The bass player in a red aloha shirt front left, with the drummer behind him, lead singer Liz in the center, and the guitar player on the far left.
December 2, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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On the first day of Chri… no, wait. It's the most wonderful ti… hmm. Well, it is the first day of Advent, which means peeking into drawer 1 on this year's Whisky Advent calendar. Inside is an 18-year-old sherry finish Aberlour at 43% ABV.

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A photograph of a 3cl whisky bottle labeled "Aberlour 18 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky" next to a rocks glass printed with the title of "Moby-Dick: or, The Whale" on top of a lace tablecloth on a wooden table. Drawers from the advent calendar the whisky bottle came from are visible in the background.
December 2, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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A visitor spending some quality time with Van Gogh's "Wheatfield with Crows" (1890), possibly Van Gogh's final completed painting, at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

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A visitor in a cap wearing headphones closely examining Van Gogh's "Wheatfield with Crows", with two other visitors behind them.
December 1, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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Sunset at Gooseberry Island this past Friday.

#photography #westport #massachusetts #surf #sunset
A photograph of sunset over the water at Gooseberry Island. One of the concrete stairways from the cabins that used to be on the island is in the foreground.
December 1, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Detail of a portion of Van Gogh's "Landscape at Twilight" (1890), showing some of the heavy brushstrokes he applied. Van Gogh is known for his use of color, and I thought that was particularly notable here. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.

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A detail photograph of a portion of Van Gogh's "Landscape at Twilight", with heavy brushstrokes in many colors illustrating a large tree by a path, with grasses to either side and low buildings in the background under a sky becoming golden.
November 30, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Immature White-crowned Sparrow at the Cumberland Farms IBA late today (per Merlin, anyway; I might have guessed Chipping Sparrow but the beak matches Merlin's guess).

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A close-up photograph of the head of an immature White-crowned Sparrow.
November 30, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Visitors capturing photos of Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" (repetition of the fourth version) at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

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A photograph of three people standing in front (and mostly obscuring) Van Gogh's "Sunflowers". All are taking photos of the piece, which is visible on the screen of the phone of the person on the left.
November 29, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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Dunlin taking a little flight at Gooseberry Island.

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A photograph of a group of Dunlin in flight, wings spread, with the sea behind them.
November 29, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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Escalators heading up to the exhibits at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

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A photograph of the treads of an escalator, lit with blue light and framed by the railings. The treads are reflected in the glass of the railings.
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Sewed up the signatures for two copies of the first book project of fall-into-winter. Probably thin enough that they didn't really need the tapes, but habit is habit.

#photography #bookbinding #homeartprojects
A photograph of some of the stitching holding together two seven-signature text blocks, part of a bookbinding project. One block shows the stitching detail over the linen tapes, the other shows the series of kettle stitches that holds the outside ends together.
November 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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A scene from the 3-channel video installation "Janine's Room", part of Fiona Tan's "Monomania" curated exhibit at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

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A photograph of three projection screens in a dark room, all displaying black and white images, the frontmost one with the text "Hope Villa 2nd April 1895 He has an anxious and restless look and watches me furtively. Has all kinds of delusions. He tells me that his internal organs are injured and that his heart does not beat. That he will die this evening. That he feels he will be obliged to destroy himself. He refuses food and does not sleep." The others are displaying abstract patterns of vertical lines and what looks like a lace pattern.
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 AM