lockdown Melbourne + Chad Boseman + rain...

Perhaps rainified, lockdown Melbourne could think
about Chad Boseman's thoughts... https://t.co/k1f07LWOxF

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 30, 2020

trees and the ancient law of life...

The trees' roots teach that everything is connected...

Image: Gaynor https://t.co/UJW9bjMlGi https://t.co/YWE6l9ErSw pic.twitter.com/dhL41Q6qfA

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 30, 2020

Charlotte Bronte's dog, Grasper...

This is the first I knew that Charlotte Bronte had a dog...And why not...For some strange reason, I see some profile similarities with Tim Mallon's @PatMalo85776814
dog, Russell...From a Google search, it seems that the Brontes had many pets, including 2 cats named Tiger and Tom. https://t.co/eTihnkDyr2

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 30, 2020

magpies and light pollution...

Surprising study results about magpies...and possibly other birds...Artificial lighting disturbs their sleep patterns at night...Lights facing downwards, sensor lights and amber lights tend to reduce the light pollution impact on birds' sleep needs... https://t.co/75P3c7MShn pic.twitter.com/cK78wJZjek

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 30, 2020

good books and secrets...

The romantic in me loves this touch of fantasy, this touch of illusion in the visual...The hunger in my soul loves the thought... https://t.co/g0QzrgF0wQ

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 30, 2020

outback living history...

This puts a whole new dimension to the concept of 'living history'...Julia Creek's bakery and cafe in northwest Queensland is a winner, and so is the artist Maree Power, who lives 100km from Julia Creek... https://t.co/tp5Zf7EKGb pic.twitter.com/DLL5Es2XmR

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 30, 2020

Julia Creek is situated on the Overlander’s Way, the main travelling route from Townsville to Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory.

Chad Boseman's legacy...

Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman has died after a four-year fight with colon cancer, his family said. Chadwick Baseman was fortunate to have his tuition paid for by Denzel Washington, he once said "there is no black Panther without Denzel Washington" .
Rest in Peace Chad 🕊 pic.twitter.com/llZDFJJ2bs

— folake Salaudeen Aibana (@FolakeSalaudeen) August 29, 2020

What a powerful, emotional and inspirational acceptance speech by #ChadBoseman He is gone but his legacy will live on #changetheworld #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/yp86zlQleJ

— Floella Benjamin (@FloellaBenjamin) August 29, 2020

Let's talk about what Chad Boseman must've had to do to get his body in peak physical condition, to look like this, while fighting cancer. Having all of the tribes celebrate him here hits differently now. https://t.co/g8uFT0FByp

— April (@ReignOfApril) August 29, 2020

I thought Chad Boseman being skinny was for a movie. He was gonna play the first black samurai. Now I know it was him running out of time. It’s just so sad yet endearing that he dedicated so much time to his craft even while he was hurting just to entertain us. Forever a legend.

— Thought Guru (@MannLightfoot) August 29, 2020

RIP. It's remarkable that while Boseman was fighting colon cancer he filmed 5 different action-packed movies, not to mention Chadwick promoted all his work but it was barely known that he often visited sick children in hospitals. Chad merits 2 be tagged w/term 'King' #RIPChadwick pic.twitter.com/nWQbR3fJGq

— JeSuisCH🏒BleuBlancRouge (@HabsHappy) August 29, 2020

The fact that Chadwick Boseman was visiting and empowering children at St. Judes in 2018 knowing that he was fighting the same battle as well is just heartbreaking and just shows what a stand up guy he really was. pic.twitter.com/vuqG5TyRTM

— Chad is bored. (@chadisbird) August 29, 2020

I was floored by the humility of the man. Most actors I know (sadly myself included) would likely be puffed-up and full of their own awesomeness — not Chad. His Soul would never let his Ego win the Battle.

That is what kind of man Chadwick Boseman was.

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— W. Earl Brown (@WEarlBrown) August 29, 2020

Chad Boseman certainly is a multi-talented role model...He is a role model for all ages, (not was), because his legacy lives on... https://t.co/aJ6vM2r2Q9

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 29, 2020

Wow! that’s fabulous! Any chance you still have some of the poems?
I am totally Egypto-centric (and drat those Sumerians who think they invented everything, even if they did!)
No wonder Mr. Boseman could impart so much to his role of the Black Panther.

He sails in Ra’s boat.

— NoctisEqui (@equi_noctis) August 29, 2020

I think that work became his stage production Hieroglyphic Graffitti https://t.co/G64b4DxwNl

— Kara Cooney (@KaraCooney) August 29, 2020

I didn’t know Chadwick Boseman was at Howard in 1999. I was teaching there that year. I didn’t know he did hip hop theater and African studies there. So it had to be that amazing student with a smile like nothing else. It freaked me out to figure it out from his obituary.

— Kara Cooney (@KaraCooney) August 29, 2020

Now that I think back to 1999 at Howard, and read that Chadwick Boseman studied Afrocentrism, I think he was the awesome kid who asked me on my first day teaching ever “Were the ancient Egyptians black?”

— Kara Cooney (@KaraCooney) August 29, 2020

“When God has something for you, it doesn’t matter who stands against it.”

—— Chadwick Boseman pic.twitter.com/GhwPGKI9lH

— Ahmed Ali (@MrAhmednurAli) August 29, 2020

there is still good in the world...

And knowing so many overwhelmed, angry, anxious and sad people in the world means that there's still a lot of good in the world... We just need to keep inspiring and believing in one another... We can be a resilient phalanx of positive strength... https://t.co/1kfRFWbhpd

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 29, 2020

Someone was playing "Take This Longing" and I paused outside their door.

— v. (@vidua03) August 29, 2020

toy cars can be role models...

Toy cars can be more than toys... They can be very useful models... Not only migrants, but those with learning disabilities can benefit from a visual of possible road situations...Good one Kim Smith...👏👏👏 https://t.co/elffosjSQA pic.twitter.com/6gceUjzKb1

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 29, 2020

Nature's beauty is waiting...still...

Indeed, Nature's beauty is still out there...We Melburnians just need to remember that and know the moment to be there is waiting for us... https://t.co/J3rsH9G1TJ

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 29, 2020

Even the colours of night can be quite dazzling... the light of humanity polished by Mother Nature... 

Looking the goods as always on the walk home #Melbourne 👌🏼
Made it back just before curfew #melbournelockdown @cityofmelbourne pic.twitter.com/JY645GQVCP

— Trav Roebuck (@Trav_Roebuck) August 29, 2020

stormy weather and clear skies...

In just a few days, first this... 

STORMY WEATHER pic.twitter.com/pSQP4yE8iA

— Melbourne Snaps (@Melsnaps) August 27, 2020

And yesterday, this... 

PORT MELBOURNE TODAY
When the sun shines. pic.twitter.com/lqY69nYf1v

— Melbourne Snaps (@Melsnaps) August 29, 2020

Today is wild with wind...and then?

comparing the waves...

A clear, comparative visual representing the impact of lockdowns in Victoria... This helps to toughen up the determination to keep going... https://t.co/WMHy2TtnEg

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 29, 2020

In Wave #1 Victoria’s daily peak was 111 Covid cases. 15 days later we recorded under 10. Today, in Wave #2, we had 113 cases. In 15 days from now it will be 12 September. Hopefully we will record under 10 again. Keep going Victoria!#COVID19VicData #coronavirusvic

— Melbourne Snaps (@Melsnaps) August 28, 2020

may the blossoms appear...

This regular little dove visitor seems to be willing more spring blossoms to grow in the Dromana Hills... pic.twitter.com/fsuiFV1mr7

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 29, 2020

apricot tree's first blossoms...

Yesterday, first blossoms appeared at the top of my apricot tree in the Dromana Hills... Spring is peeking from the wings... pic.twitter.com/TcaHoO03uO

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 29, 2020

a ceiling and feelings...

The room is filling with light.

Sunday bird sounds ricochet from wall to wall.

The fan can wait until November.

I scan the ceiling for feelings, and there, before me, Old Amos beside his fire... pic.twitter.com/WIw1A8K1Zp

— Tim Mallon (@PatMalo85776814) August 29, 2020

fleeting Sunday morning colours...

Fleeting colours open a very windy Sunday morning in the Dromana Hills... pic.twitter.com/VDOkRBLgha

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 29, 2020