beauty of the jacaranda...

If you seek the meaning of life, the purpose of life, here it is in its natural, free to all glory...All Mother Nature asks in return is to be valued, appreciated, protected...And therein lies our purpose, our meaning... https://t.co/HFUJeq6JAK

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 25, 2020

pinchfart...

The urge to swear is rather close to the surface, today... But this word provides a rather neat suspension bridge between 'being polite' and a more explosive expletive...Now...Who fits this bill...politician#1, politician#2, politician#3, policitian#4, etc... https://t.co/66W70inyCk

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 25, 2020

Mother Nature offers survival...

Melbournians are simply so appreciative of Nature's outdoors...no matter the weather... All part of the survival kit... https://t.co/7sB6bzykIw

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 25, 2020

a walk with Nature...

So I went for another walk in Plenty Gorge Park today. I’d only intended to be there for a couple of hours but I got carried away and ended up walking along Plenty River from Middle Gorge Station on the Mernda Line to Greensborough Station on the Hurstbridge Line - about 5 hours.

— Harry Saddler (@MondayStory) October 25, 2020

Anyway enough of the preamble, let’s have some photos! Here’s Blue Lake, living up to its name. Blue Lake and Yellow Gums Picnic Ground we’re busier than I’d ever seen them - loads of people. pic.twitter.com/6LxwwzlnyX

— Harry Saddler (@MondayStory) October 25, 2020

wobbly weather...

NOTE TO SELF: It may be wobbly weather today, so dig up some gratitude. I'm grateful for today's call of over-caution rather than under-caution. I'm grateful for power, to hear music. I'm grateful for sea and sky outside my window. I'm grateful for strength to keep walking. pic.twitter.com/wXKeJrMTf7

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 25, 2020

Some days, the emotional struggles can be harder...A little bit of challenging news, and somehow, the pile- up of dark emotions rises significantly...The logic is elusive...as is the core reason...It's like an accumulation of growing questions, growing fears of the world outside...and growing urges to hibernate long beyond winter dimensions...Sleep patterns are fractured...Common sense seems not so common...Procrastination is on a wild spree of madness...In those times, it's best to call on another self...the one who seems immovable, unshakeable, surreal...the one who holds the reins...and humbly ask that one for a sign...of a better universe...

Daniel Andrews says it's "not safe" to ease VIC rules today - but says the November 1 timetable to relax restrictions is still on track, and hopes to make some announcements as early as Tuesday#auspol @TheNewDailyAu https://t.co/f19mLoodet

— Josh Butler (@JoshButler) October 25, 2020

Good on #DanielAndrews for keeping the strategy cautious. its infinitely better to open up when you know what cases are around then with potential unknowns. The virus dgaf about how bored you are of lockdown.

— Kieran (@CautiousKieran) October 25, 2020

Daniel Andrews says it's "not safe" to ease VIC rules today - but says the November 1 timetable to relax restrictions is still on track, and hopes to make some announcements as early as Tuesday#auspol @TheNewDailyAu https://t.co/f19mLoodet

— Josh Butler (@JoshButler) October 25, 2020

I like many am upset at postponed easing today. But from a medical/pandemic point of view, it’s the correct decision.

Yes there’s ongoing issues with contact tracing, communication, risk of HCW that need fixing.

But sticking to dates, not data, is dangerous.#AusPol #SpringSt

— Dr Peter Morris 😷 (@drpete00) October 25, 2020

Sweden is currently at 11k cases with some days bringing in over 1k new cases per day. Sweden has a similar population density as inner Melbourne. Sweden has 58 deaths per 100k to Australia's 3.6 per 100k. #DanielAndrews #IStandWithDan

— Naviques (@Naviquel) October 25, 2020

morning moods...

morning moods
a little bit of sunshine
a little rain
and a few echoes of
night music #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 24, 2020

babble of the races...

And the day beat on, and Old Amos told me of horses and trainers and bookmakers and all that...

And his rough hands gripped the tin mug and his pale eyes looked out across the hills, across the years...

And I know he was thinking about her...

And so was I.

— Tim Mallon (@PatMalo85776814) October 24, 2020

I love the lingering scents of slower days in slower places in Tim's narratives...Just being in the reflective moment can effectively nourish all that we are and can be... https://t.co/zIUdWjshEY

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 24, 2020