Queen Victoria's train...

Passing, distracting information. 😊Queen Victoria would not permit her train to travel faster than 40mph by day and 30mph at night. It was bad for her health. The train also had to stop if she was eating. As a result, she sent train timetables into chaos.https://t.co/8yCKTeQTPI

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 17, 2020

slow map...

We've experienced slow TV + now there's a 'slow map' emerging in Britain...700 volunteers indetified 7,000 routes earlier this year...Now calling on 10,000 walkers to test routes are safe...Would believe, it is the pandemic that awakened our interest...https://t.co/KfPSTKoZwq

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 17, 2020

towering rubble...

towering rubble
ruins of
universal negligence
magnify
progressively #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 17, 2020

a day later
smiling quietly
not sure
anyone found
an underbelly #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 18, 2020

cloaked in the midnight hours...

cloaked
in the midnight hours
Dorian Gray
grins from
a digital landscape #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 17, 2020

the Universe is unfolding as it should...

YES...
'And whether or not it is clear to you,
No doubt, the Universe is unfolding as it should...'
under the watchful eye of a handsome little Ironman... https://t.co/nOXjx6W4QQ

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 17, 2020

The Way Back...

Just discovered the 2020 film 'The Way Back', starring Ben Affleck, an alcoholic basketball coach. I haven't seen the film (I am told that it goes way beyond a mere sports film), but adore the grand, deep, soul-digging pulse of the theme music. ENJOY!https://t.co/u2Xz2yJmsy

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 17, 2020

the school email hazards...

Yes...That never-ending stream of emails can break a supposed 'in-control' day... And, worst of all, they all seem to be URGENT... Not sure a 'staff-to-staff' curfew is enough...Student-teacher? Parent-teacher... Meanwhile, we still need time for lesson prep, marking+meetings?

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 16, 2020

October morning twined in mist...

October morning
twined in mist
may my fears
mirror
this moment #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 16, 2020

surprise garden...

You just never know who might be blessing you with a surprise garden of new life... Beautiful story... https://t.co/BmsxddVYg0

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 16, 2020

'Bring-a-Pet-Day' every day?...

Is this a sign of post-covid times? The animals who've sustained you through the covid dramas feel inspired to continue? Every day is 'Bring-a-Pet' Day? https://t.co/2fmHFh5UsZ

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 16, 2020