chainsaw party...

my inventive neighbours
swung a chainsaw party today
and tonight advertised
new views
with make-shift party lights#tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/szXtqox1TG

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 8, 2020

Autumn is definitely chainsaw season...And with the advent of covid-19, I am sure that the chainsaw element of the season has never been so popular.  It used to be a weekend hazard for non-chainsaw lovers. But these days, any day can be chainsaw day. And today was definitely one of the best...It was a veritable orchestra round here of low brow to high brow buzzing and grinding and squealing...I am not sure when they actually stopped...because I could swear many chainsaws produce many, long-lasting echos...

wine customs...

some customs
can be comfort zones
we can't really explain
red wine for my winter
white for summer#tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/oQ6VF4QHDW

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 8, 2020

The glass pictured above was taken at Portsea Hotel - dating back to 1876. The hotel is probably one of the oldest surviving businesses on my peninsula. The hotel overlooks Port Phillip Bay, so it offers indoor - including upstairs - and outdoor dining.

One day I may return there and enjoy the ambience of the grand old lady again...but not yet...

And yes...I know the image is not depicting a wine glass...I cheated, because I just like the hotel's insignia on the glass - which happens to be white...as is the summer 'liquid' inside...

just before nightfall...

just before nightfall
my trusty old broom and I
enjoyed some sweeping
sweeping the leaves
the colours of the day... away#tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/0EJbTrg4gm

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 8, 2020

Achieving a lot in one day can be very satisfying...But not today...

It was plain exhausting keeping pace with commenting on student drafts...last minute panic before an assessment is due...

Watching the old marking pile grow ever higher...

And still running other classes remotely of course...

My computer screen looked like a corroboree of tabs...a corroboree of demands and questions...

Feeling as though I am just not quite the capable teacher I would like to be...

May my broom keep sweeping...until tomorrow...

wicked day...

APOLOGIES - terrible tanka coming up... Be warned - But I have to let it out...

wicked day
at the online office
bleary-eyed
multi-tasking stuffed
and it's not over yet#tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines

(I wouldn't mind borrowing this guy's wings for awhile) pic.twitter.com/otaJkptmvI

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 8, 2020

student engagement tracker?...

'New technology tracks students' eyes, head, mouse and keyboard movements helping teachers understand engagement levels.' A great idea? Not sure. Some students would feel ill at ease about being 'watched' and perhaps disengage further? Quiet students have 'special' engagement? https://t.co/baRIXdw3cG

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 8, 2020

art of a child...

I don't see
the despair of a great sickness
All I see is
caring hope
of great healing#tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines https://t.co/NLgrYjXNtE

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 7, 2020