snow by night...

snow by night
and golden pools
magic oasis #haiku https://t.co/jLY991KcQh

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 26, 2020

beyond the dust...

A light westerly has thinned the dust-laden haze on the other side of the Strait and for the first time in weeks, we can see the rooftops of Ceuta and the coastal foothills of northern Morocco.

— c.c. o'hanlon (@ccohanlon) September 26, 2020

Budj Bim...

Budj Bim is an ancient, volcanic landscape in south-western Victoria...It features the earliest living example of aquaculture in the world, (fish-traps, weirs and ponds) with a history of eel farming dating back over 6,000 years. Local Gunditjmara people used the volcanic rock. https://t.co/zJ6FOieqzD

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 26, 2020

seal dreaming...

A seal can dream, eh?.... https://t.co/yks0XqENOd

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 26, 2020

more neighbour's blossoms...

My neighbour's front garden blossoms continue to enchant me... May the winds not whisk them away just yet... pic.twitter.com/KmOi3WZMCD

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 26, 2020

darkness is falling...

darkness is falling
white cockatoos skim
my empty street #haiku

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 26, 2020

platform 17...

Platform 17 grows
trees between sleepers
Berlin to Lodz sign
remembers
the Holocaust trains #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 26, 2020

Lodz was the Jewish ghetto in Poland...It is believed that thousands of people died in this ghetto...Exact numbers are elusive, because many records destroyed...Berlin to Lodz is a distance of 423 km, taking just over 8½ hours... 

beam of afternoon light...

beam of afternoon light
streams a hillside garden
beyond
a blurry horizon is
in shadow #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 26, 2020

afternoon army of waves...

afternoon army of waves
chipped with running froth
bay waters succumb to
the wintry will of
spring winds #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 26, 2020

free newspaper...

Last week, when I suffered my usual supermarket spree at IGA, I was offered a free 'Herald Sun' - for spending over $30. Yes. I took it. More stash of tablecloths for my furball's meal table. (I'm still wondering why the sudden freebie...)

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 26, 2020

rocky and cold times...

even in the rocky
and cold times
there is always
a flower lurking
somewhere #tanka pic.twitter.com/lEQ9knangN

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 26, 2020

pandemic longings...

These dramatic views in Kinross, Scotland fuel my longing to break free to countryside landscapes....minus the barrage of clumped buildings and choking freeways...Even stormy, intimidating skies don't lessen the longing...Let me lose these pandemic chains... please... https://t.co/tyXUoqFPk2

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 25, 2020

Wild Geese

Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting -
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
- Mary Oliver - 'Wild Geese' pic.twitter.com/vWgqiBhdy4

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 25, 2020

Hunt for the Wilderpeople...

'Have some breakfast … then you can run away.'
Wild horses - “Why do they need to be ridden anyway? Why can’t they just eat grass and be happy?” Bella tells young and troubled Ricky.
And Ricky+dog Tupac meets Hec+dog Zag on his journey.
A film where a happy soul is priceless. https://t.co/OGW7eeZ1hv pic.twitter.com/kW6TZNdjCf

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 25, 2020

This movie is available on SBS on Demand till 4th October, 2020. 

"Good night Uncle"
"Good night mate"#Huntforthewilderpeople #watchwiththeacademy pic.twitter.com/G3ewYxy9Uj

— Sam Neill (@TwoPaddocks) September 25, 2020

some humble razzle-dazzles...

some humble razzle-dazzles
aspire to be
proud merry-go-rounds
where time's circle becomes
the circle of love #tanka pic.twitter.com/f3dMkjgYfz

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 25, 2020

chance of showers...

chance of showers
and possible hail
little blossom
sips
some stray sunshine#tanka pic.twitter.com/xDubQzeKci

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 25, 2020