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John M Davis
@jdsampo.bsky.social
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Musician, composer, garlic grower, and occasional swordsman.
He/him, happily monogamous. Co-host at Time is Right podcast.
Music is the poetry of the air - Richter

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https://johnmdavis.bandcamp.com/
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A while back we spotted this gorgeous anchor painting by Valorie Nichols @meadowdays.bsky.social
It screamed “Rhode Island!” So we had to have it. Valorie is multi-talented and a lovely person to do business with.
A painting of a black anchor on a stylized ocean background.
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Scottsdale street art
A kachina style dancer painted on a brick wall.
November 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Well bummer. That is a gorgeous view from that promontory in any case.
A Caspar David Friedrich painting of a man looking over a misty, desolate landscape. The words, “Fear not, sheep sweater vest! One day I will find you!” appear meme-style above his head
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Love sculpture by Robert Indiana. The word “LOVE” is arranged in a square with LO at the top and VE on the bottom. The O is canted at a jaunty angle. The sculpture is about 15-20’ tall, the letters are red painted aluminum.
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Balance
At the edge of a small hill in the Arizona desert, there is a large boulder balanced on a small one.
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Doesn’t everyone spend Thanksgiving day field recording in the desert?
A man standing on a gravel road overlooking the Arizona desert. His back is to the camera. Mountains march away into the distance under puffy clouds and blue sky.
November 27, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Jerome, AZ
An old two story brick building with a wooden porch on the second floor. There’s a skeleton on the porch and a sign showing a leg wearing a red and white striped stocking that reads “house of joy” A little bronze plaque on a wooden wall that reads: “On this site in 1897 nothing happened” A sculpture made from an old iron bed, a mannikin, and very odd springs and chains and other rusty stuff. The bed is extra tall so the chains and stuff hang menacingly. The mannikin floats about a foot above the bed. A rusted old iron safe with its door missing.
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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“Music is the Language of the World”
Copper sculpture spotted at the Musical Instrument Museum, Phoenix, AZ
A sculptural map of the world made of copper. On the map are the words “Music is the Language of the World” It hangs in the entrance hall of the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ A descriptive plaque for a sculptural map of the world entitled “Music is the Language of the World”. It hangs in the entrance hall of the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ It reads: Copper, patina, clear coat, custom standoff system. Baltic birch backing. This copper map embodies MIM's mission to foster appreciation for the world's diverse cultures and to celebrate music's unique ability to transcend borders. The map is accompanied by the phrase "Music is the language of the world," which echoes MIM's motto: "Music is the language of the soul." Crafted from copper—a tribute to Arizona, the Copper State-this work blends thoughtful design with expert craftsmanship to symbolize music's power to connect continents, cultures, and people around the globe. Designed by Shelby Sickler, MIM exhibit designer Fabricated by Creative Machines (Tucson, Arizona) Patina by Tim Church and Monard Nichols (Murphy, Texas)
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Tonight was fish tacos, 90s music, and these uh…. Christmas cacti.
A shot through the windshield of a moving car. On either side of the wide paved road are saguaro cacti festooned with green Christmas lights
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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It looks like a castle but it’s really a 19th century, stone cow barn.
A conical tower silhouetted against a grey, dramatic sky. Winter trees rise up in the background.
November 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Post storm sunset, at least before the sun dropped behind the clouds. Tide was quite low
Sunset over Narragansett Bay Sunset over Narragansett Bay
November 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Reskeet with a time you looked cool.

To be clear, I’ve never been cool but I did play a Viking in a documentary shot in Iceland. It was not a speaking role, just stabby 🤣
A bearded man wearing early medieval Scandinavian garb poses with a long spear in front of an Icelandic stream.
November 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Water on the harbor was almost glass-like today.
A photo of lights strung along a railing at night. The lights are reflected on calm ripples of water
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Lobster trap Christmas tree 🎄 🦞
A “Christmas tree” formed from a pyramid of lobster traps. The whole thing is wrapped in multicolored lights and topped with a giant lighted star. Detail of a “Christmas tree” formed from a pyramid of lobster traps. The whole thing is wrapped in multicolored lights. The photo clearly shows the traps and their innards.
November 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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A graffiti on a dumpster of SpongeBob SquarePants giving a thumbs up and his pal Patrick waving. Above them is painted the word “Fart!”
November 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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I’m not sure why I insisted on buying these but now I want to stamp everything.
Three old, moveable type letters: D, m, and J. They are sitting on a plastic cutting mat.
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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The beach is never too cold when you’re floofy
A golden retriever along the edge of the water on a Rhode Island beach.
November 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Spent some time in Seekonk, MA collecting photos for the 'Fisher King' project. Something about a rusted metal warehouse-looking shell labeled 'Fantasy Land' speaks volumes right now.
A rusted, abandoned, yellow warehouse-like structure with the words 'Fantasy Land' in "magical" characters highlighted by blue and white stars. The parking lot in the foreground is beat up and gravelly.
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Thursday’s sunset. Knew I forgot to do something that day 😄
Sunset over Narragansett Bay
November 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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The ‘Fisher King’ release will get some pretty cool artwork to go with it (if I do say so myself).
I’m having a blast building these photo collages, waaaay more fun than entering AI prompts.
A scene in a cemetery. A memorial in the foreground is an angel seated on a bench. The memorial is to “The Past”. In the background there is a ruin of a stone building amongst the stones. A castle mostly hidden by trees. In the foreground a misty marsh. An angry sky above.
November 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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A sign in the style of a Zohran Mamdani campaign sign. It reads: “I’m hungry for clam cakes”
November 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Took a trip to the Blackstone River bikeway in Lincoln, RI today. Actually it’s in Cumberland too, depending on which side of the river you’re on.
Viggo approved.
A golden retriever standing on a bike path. A disused canal full of green algae on the left. A stone marker that just reads… “barn” A view down the Blackstone River. The Ashton Mill (now housing) is on the left along the water A view looking under the arches of a concrete road bridge.
November 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Trees bedded down for the winter. Last one has an entrance to the Other World in it I think.
A bare, autumn tree framed by leafy trees. A meadow descending to the ocean in the background. A bare autumn tree in a field. Not so bare autumn trees in the background. A bare autumn tree in a field. Not so bare autumn trees in the background. A bare, autumn tree. Looks like a little fairy entrance at the base of the trunk
November 5, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Since I’m making such good progress on ‘Fisher King’ you get a sneak peek cover photo. I’m really liking this one ☺️
An image of a stream running through a field under a cloudy sky. The stream curves from the lower right into the forest in the distance. There is a tree along the stream bank. One side of the tree is on fire while the other is untouched. White sheep can be seen in the distance beyond the tree.
November 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Dang time change… we almost missed it 🤣
Sunset over Narragansett Bay. A stone breakwater in the lower left. A mild sea.
November 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM