rocks with a difference...

These rocks at Tyninghame Beach, East Lothian really look as if the waves have indulged in some intense, rock art workshop. The meandering grooved lines seem to create an embossed impression. And the cluster of detail at the top left seems like the finishing point. Incredible. https://t.co/14mjfNMMyo

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 23, 2020

Perisher Valley...

Snow stake today at Perisher Valley, southern NSW.

(*Melburnians - like newborn offspring of Eureka Tower? Blame the lockdown for weird and erratic thinking...)https://t.co/Ue9WO7x1po pic.twitter.com/RYaxxOWFrI

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 23, 2020

Nature's ironies...

Australia is certainly a melting pot for Nature's ironies... https://t.co/0Z6SJY4tbA

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 23, 2020

a looking glass...

And somehow the looking glass itself is weeping tears of longing...a mix of memories and dreaming of new, future days in different places... https://t.co/rz2aleCKUL

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 23, 2020

Goold Street, Sydney...

In black and white it's almost as if the workers' cottages respect the past and are valued as symbolic entrances to new worlds beyond...Yes, the two building styles do seem to acknowledge each other quite gracefully... https://t.co/QzgrH5n2SN

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 23, 2020

beside a Sunday fire...

I am beside my Sunday fire.

In here, it is warm and civilised.
But out there, in the gumtree hills, out with Old Amos, the wind is relentless and tough.

Old Amos told me the animals are on edge...

He understands them and August. pic.twitter.com/qClHjNDWv1

— Tim Mallon (@PatMalo85776814) August 23, 2020

Knowing a rather chaotic week looms - more parent-teacher interviews

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letting an online friend go today to reduce anxiety,

 the thought of a quiet fire is indeed a welcome touch of civilised connection and peace...

walking away...

Strange that this reflection has just appeared... For just today, I have sadly closed down a 5-year online friendship for all the reasons below...It isn't easy to be silent and simply walk away...But it is good for inner health in the long run... https://t.co/iEEbs693O3

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 23, 2020

shining light...

the sea reflects
shining light and
gives me a little #haiku pic.twitter.com/vYSx0WVqS2

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 23, 2020

spiderwebs of grace...

and it's the spiderwebs of grace that hold it all together... https://t.co/rCcpTj4zDf

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 23, 2020

dragon bench...

The inner me fantasy adores this whimsy... I'll stash it away in my garden of dreams... https://t.co/aavGvbWYwU pic.twitter.com/WrIgt0QMHR

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 22, 2020

a cooing dove...

a cooing dove
somewhere out there
an echo #haiku pic.twitter.com/vOhcV2aG9A

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 22, 2020

a cooing dove
somewhere out there
an answer #haiku pic.twitter.com/ep9mhLUmsB

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 22, 2020

Sunday morning flaked with sunlight...

Sunday morning flaked with sunlight
a slice of shadow on my wall pic.twitter.com/ouqkxgJ8Qj

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 22, 2020

a simple life...

A simple life midst rolling greens and the beautiful dialogue of nearby seas is becoming more and more appealing to my imagined reality.... https://t.co/P3QwIFEOhN

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 22, 2020