hen clucky about...puppies?...

Chook hatching... puppies? in the Midlands, Tasmania.
Clucky mum laid her egg in the back of the dog's kennel, but Inky the kelpie (and mum to be) ate it. When her puppies came along, the hen got right to work nesting on them! She's since been named Nanny.https://t.co/RNW3siy7mU pic.twitter.com/JwkMef9E2x

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 31, 2021

medieval hygiene...

I thought that I had an idea of medieval hygiene...but I certainly was not aware of the reasons for so many attitudes and practices...
That marvelous 4 poster canopy bed was to catch roof droppings...
Castle moats served as 2 defences - one being the smell from a sewage outlet... https://t.co/EQ7TeBhVDd pic.twitter.com/bRN13VpJTu

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 30, 2021

covid-19 vaccinations at chemist?...

Perhaps chemist vaccinations sound like a great idea - reach as many as possible in shortest time BUT
1. Appointments or walk-in + walk-out?
2. Chemists liable for patient reactions?
3. Strictly for local areas?
4. Record? Forwarded to own GP?
5. Restrictions? Elderly to GP only? https://t.co/XTydzEQ2ac

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 30, 2021

emotive street photography...

So love this emotive street photography by Pepijn Thijsse.
Pepijn was born in the Netherlands, but raised in Australia + now lives in Brisbane.
This street scene - ''Hot and Cold' - was captured in a tiny hamlet in Germany. https://t.co/Q6L7TR7J0B

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 30, 2021

cross-stitch as public street art...

Raquel Rodrigo's cross-stitch, public art is incredibly beautiful...Her work, using thick rope-like strings, adorns Valencia streets in Spain...
More: https://t.co/aYOCXqcuRv
Ana Martins creates cross-stitch art on Portugal's streets...She uses wool...https://t.co/juMN4FhAMD https://t.co/lJ6XxgPPPJ

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 30, 2021

pink nudibranch...

Such exquisite beauty in the waters of Port Phillip Bay...
Sea slugs really need a more creative, artistic name tag...
They are skilful+can turn compounds from food sources into chemical defences, so they don’t need a shell when they are adults.https://t.co/PfMwIoFB10 https://t.co/5asQS8aHWd

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 30, 2021

poetry creeping...

Can you think of a poem that creeps into your mind on a regular basis, one that you love and won't leave you?

— 💥Dr💥 Julia Baird (@bairdjulia) January 29, 2021

Oh and ‘The Owl and The Pussycat’ Edward Lear....and that runcible spoon!

— Catherine Andrews (@CathLAndrews) January 29, 2021

John Shaw Neilson 'The Orange Tree'.

— Frank Bongiorno (@fbongiornoanu) January 29, 2021

In the room the women come and go
Talking of Michelangelo.

— Matt Devine (@matt_devine_) January 29, 2021

Kubla Khan, Samuel Taylor Coleridge

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a sunless sea.

— allyann (@me_allyann) January 29, 2021

baling twine...

Creative recycling...
Murray Blyth of Geraldton, WA, and his wife Glenda ask local farmers for their old baling twine. Murray then weaves hats, bags + bowls + more.
A hat takes him about 12 hours, using 12 metres of seven-strand plait per hat!https://t.co/jqcaGklWzL pic.twitter.com/rpiGxgBWpQ

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 29, 2021

morning palette...

morning palette of
perplexed clouds
so many moods
so many feelings
so many choices #tanka pic.twitter.com/Aug4OpGZWL

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 29, 2021

a caterpillar and a bath...

And today's weird spot celebrates a Colin the Caterpillar cake and a bath...
Now that's unique way to tantalise all the senses...
Quote Tweet https://t.co/UhBGJ3uW4u

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 29, 2021

wry and rattling humour...

Sometimes we need a little wry and rattling humour... https://t.co/SDuc9i8aGU

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 29, 2021

Apparently, this sign is to be found at Bookends of Fowey, Cornwall

big winds...

We've had rain and we've had the big winds...
Again I say, never have I known so much wind any season on my Mornington Peninsula...
Again I ask, why this deluge of winds... https://t.co/gWs2uTBfYs pic.twitter.com/OgT8WTOPba

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 29, 2021

rainy day Melbourne...

It may have been quite a rainy day in Melbourne today...
But there was a magnificent array of reflections right at our feet... https://t.co/W9F5ri5xXM

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 29, 2021

back at school adventures...

PASSING THOUGHT: Couldn't access emails in holidays+couldn't at school. Outage for 2 weeks stuffed emails (new building project). Must help teacher given History (she's never taught it) but too many meetings. Another appointment tomorrow (new building outage). I can only 🤣😠

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 28, 2021

forest library...beautifully weird...

My weird for the day...and so beautifully weird... https://t.co/tjAQh3fnZs

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 27, 2021

if lost and comfort zone...

Layers of emotive atmosphere and colours in this beautiful scene... https://t.co/hSW72U7iEw

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 27, 2021

I like how this image suggests a prison, but the comfort zone snugly fits + generates its own light... https://t.co/Y70jcvXHaF

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 27, 2021

George Bernard Shaw's rotating writing hut...

Shaw called his writing hut ‘London’ so that unwanted visitors could be told he was ‘visiting the capital’. A report in the 1932 Modern Mechanix magazine said:
"Mr. Shaw...merely places his shoulder against the side of the hut and gives it a push...'https://t.co/yyj7DhCeDq https://t.co/LZGo4LzvvW

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 27, 2021

Anaïs Nin

“We see things not as they are, but as we are.
Because it is the 'I' behind the 'eye' that does the seeing.”
― Anaïs Nin https://t.co/sefmFM4CPj

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 27, 2021

Dromana post holidays...

Dromana beach today...
No holiday crowds...
just sand
blue sea and
blue sky pic.twitter.com/3nK6qww8Ay

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 27, 2021

One man chose to rest his wheels on Dromana pier...
So lovely to see
no haste... pic.twitter.com/L15cQBRTMj

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 27, 2021

Small group of Dromana Bay Surf Live Saving Club members were practising their skills... pic.twitter.com/tLjQhTwbtr

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 27, 2021

The art of beach flotsam... pic.twitter.com/qNUh6AkFsd

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 27, 2021

Surfboard on a car parked near Dromana pier...
Great to see it is blue... pic.twitter.com/dzCDBkKhdY

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 27, 2021

Dromana Hub carpark is starting to get back to some kind of normal today...
So wonderful to go down there later in the day (not by 7:30am just to get a park) and see it's not full... pic.twitter.com/dacAAaR5Bj

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 27, 2021

Looking up to Arthurs Seat mountain from the Dromana Hub carpark... pic.twitter.com/YOUcRyNEmu

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 27, 2021

Lovely summer light over Dromana pier looking out across Port Phillip Bay... pic.twitter.com/UREf9V1eDp

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 27, 2021

Lone paddler offshore from Dromana beach...
Love all the water and sky blues... pic.twitter.com/e5jUJOWO7V

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 27, 2021

I have never noticed this feature on Dromana foreshore near the pier before...(I have seen the exercise feature for runners, but not a bike rider feature)...
Even the seagull seems to be taking an interest... pic.twitter.com/eSKj7nrX0A

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 27, 2021

Amazing stillness and peace... pic.twitter.com/dFWeYpyFUa

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 27, 2021

Pretty spray of early evening cloud shapes over the Dromana Hills... pic.twitter.com/vrUsDsfXpW

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 27, 2021

Yabun Festival...

Love this artistic representation of the Yabun Festival 2021...
Yabun Festival is the largest one-day gathering and recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures in Australia, held annually on 26th January...
Began 12:00pm in Victoria Park, Sydney. pic.twitter.com/WPospjkxFm

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 26, 2021

indigenous art on Opera House sails...

Stunning way to begin this day...
Sydney Opera House sails were illuminated with First Nations art for the 1st time during Vivid LIVE 2016, but never lit up with indigenous art on Australia Day.
2016 artist was Badu Gili.
NSW artist Frances Belle-Parker created the 2021 design. https://t.co/BSxgCpSWpI

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 26, 2021

first twitter post...

HUGE welcome to Twitter world. Your photo is really enchanting.❤️

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 26, 2021

some local visitors...

It was so lovely to be visited by some locals early this morning... pic.twitter.com/6Rw8andV9v

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 25, 2021

Australia Day reflection...

After listening to the SBS Sunrise ceremony panel, I still believe the Australia Day date should stay. Changing means we're running away from history. Make it a tradition to have national sunrise ceremonies run by indigenous peoples. That's the beginning; that's our history. pic.twitter.com/aWAaaHukOD

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 25, 2021

SBS Sunrise Ceremony...

Watching SBS Sunrise Ceremony 6:00am-8:00am...
A beautiful, entertaining, informative experience...
Hosted by NITV’s John Paul Janke+featuring Studio 10 presenter Narelda Jacobs...
Great to see Kerry O'Brien take a cameo role... pic.twitter.com/G3A6zPoEAy

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 25, 2021

Bit confused about where SBS Sunrise Ceremony is being broadcast...+ there's more than one?
1. https://t.co/wQ5FH0qBTg
2. presenting from North Head, Manlyhttps://t.co/57I0YZIS5N
3. Barangaroo Reserve, Syndey sunrise ceremony only screened on ABC? Sunrise to sunset festival?

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 25, 2021

It appears that NITV’s John Paul Janke is at Coolangatta and Narelda Jacobs is presenting from North Head, Manly.
And yes. The Sydney celebration is a separate event. The SBS Sunrise Ceremony will also broadcast worldwide through Maori Television

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 25, 2021

Beautiful glance from one of the presenters of the SBS Sunrise Ceremony at Coolangatta... pic.twitter.com/JxstSJaEnU

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 25, 2021

Line up of presenters at the SBS Sunrise Ceremony, Coolangatta...
Kerry O'Brien is far left...He was acknowledged as 'Uncle' to the indigenous people for his never-wavering support publicly and privately... pic.twitter.com/dMoYPdSUz2

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 25, 2021

Presenters and entertainers in the finale at SBS Sunrise Ceremony, Coolangatta... pic.twitter.com/XMSxbMoZMI

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 25, 2021

Google symbol...

An inclusive symbol from Google for this day...
No politics + no issues...
I like...

January 26 2021https://t.co/URVBdTmZOF

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 25, 2021

Soft Monkey Tail Cactus...

Thought I'd discovered my weird for the day...
Just going to terminate my internet blitz
and then found this Soft Monkey Tail Cactus...
Apparently, it is usually found growing on or between steep rocks, hanging above a jungle below.
The red flowers only bloom for a few days... https://t.co/MbLYJD94Xy

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 25, 2021

new year according to Garfield...

On the brink of a new school year, with the usual anxieties and 'what if's', I turned to Garfield... pic.twitter.com/wPWR4BmIVv

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 25, 2021

chalk mural...

Chalk mural by Agnieszka Sikorska–Meikle at Inside Cafe, Launceston, Tasmania... pic.twitter.com/RMGJ5MN0hK

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 25, 2021

it's a yellow brick wall...

❤️Quirky spot for the day...
A story spun from an image...
A story built on a story...
Awesome...❤️ https://t.co/AIPmfCA3c2

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 25, 2021

procrastination at a peak...

My motivation is very low...I have to actually work up an effort to start/achieve something each day...however small...
Determined not to slip in the negative zone...
But it's not so easy...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 25, 2021

Girl With a Pearl Earring...

https://t.co/Fr0gkeNCgJ

torn from her family
by circumstance
working from
cellar to attic
being a housemaid
for some
a muse
for one
but movement
from low to high
vibrations
always comes
at a price
with few guarantees
and maybe comes with
some personal loss
some sacrifice pic.twitter.com/a15XjT0xJ9

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 25, 2021

hungry soul...

PASSING THOUGHT: It's nearly time to think more intently about school demands...But my hungry soul is dashing around answering random sparks of more intimate inspiration... pic.twitter.com/HRGvQwLlr9

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

if you can't see the sunshine...

if you can't see
the sunshine
maybe try
taking sips
of some #tanka pic.twitter.com/c3AfImM0cm

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

puzzle of shadows...

it's the puzzle
of shadows
that turns
sunlight into
a work of art #tanka pic.twitter.com/RDW1mEpI7C

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

on being alone...

pic.twitter.com/JnJU2hsEBW

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

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— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

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— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

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— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

it's still hot...

Can't believe that it is still 33 degrees celsius in Dromana at 9:45pm...Humidity 44%...
Don't think I'll try sleeping just yet...
Begin reading another book?
+
A cool drink - mostly ice?#melbweather pic.twitter.com/YYg2fu5fBX

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

Australia Day 'honours'...

duty calls
a hasty grab of
famous names
he really didn't know
at all #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

The fallout from Margaret Court's controversial Australia Day honour has continued with a Canberra doctor handing back her own award in protest. https://t.co/c1pwAdywlP

— SBS News (@SBSNews) January 23, 2021

The Australian of the Year in the UK - Rupert Murdoch has been nominated, despite the backlask about his media network here in Australia... Recognises an Australian who has excelled in their own right in the United Kingdom

Overnight, Rupert Murdoch’s been given an Australia Day “Lifetime Achievement Award” in the UK for being a “pioneer who transformed the world’s media landscape”.

So .. the man who destroyed 3 democracies & killed ~500,000 Brits & Yanks is being praised for it.

Satire is dead. pic.twitter.com/XApqkQfjsj

— 🍩 MFW 🍩 (@MFWitches) January 23, 2021

500 THOUSAND AUSTRALIANS

Signed a petition seeking a #MurdochRoyalCommission and Scott Morrison responded by giving Rupert Murdoch, one of Australia's highest honours - The Lifetime Achievement Award.

He then used his acceptance speech to rail against social media 🙄🙄#Auspol pic.twitter.com/cl1pbPzo75

— 💧 Sleeping Giants Oz 📣 (@slpng_giants_oz) January 24, 2021

Interesting that Rupert Murdoch lives in the U.S. and renounced Australian citizenship - though he still owns 60-70% of Australian media... 

wanted list
only the rich and famous
need apply #haiku

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

tank

this morning's cool blues please...

Celsius temperatures in Dromana...
This morning...early 20's
Mid-afternoon...early 30's
At 5:45pm - now 37 degrees...
At least the humidity has dropped from late 60s this morning to 37% now...
I think that's an improvement?
Just want this morning's cool blues right now... pic.twitter.com/EtRq6IoM2j

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

UPDATE: It's now 6:12pm and 38 degrees...So still rising? 

surfboard art...

I wouldn't mind owning that, if only as a display piece...Fantastic...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

Dromana's summer beach morning...

Dromana's temp maybe 23 degrees centigrade, but the humidity is 68 degrees...
It's a gorgeous, summery beach day... pic.twitter.com/KJQsiSjhOM

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 23, 2021

While the last image of Dromana beach implies no one was around this summery morning...another view tells another tale...
This one is looking down to Anthony's Nose area from Dromana beach... pic.twitter.com/F6ie0nOWxC

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 23, 2021

'Shade shapes' kept people distanced on Dromana beach...
Keep in mind, these views are at 8:30am...
Dromana Hub carpark was full across the road; the beach would be filling fast...
(Difficult to find a shopping space...the main reason I was there to beat the crowds, I thought...) pic.twitter.com/m9gODYemIy

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 23, 2021

I like to find different perspectives at the beach...
This one made a bold statement about sun and sea and sand and shadows + some 'sailing stripes' for extra flourish... pic.twitter.com/tNeAyL5oKB

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 23, 2021

This is one perspective I did not expect to find...nor have ever found before at Dromana beach or any other beach for that matter...
A man quietly enjoying a hookah... pic.twitter.com/E1fE9Z2yDE

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 23, 2021

A stray surfboard on the sea wall at Dromana beach... pic.twitter.com/Y42oM8Qj1D

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 23, 2021

Boating is popular offshore from Dromana beach... pic.twitter.com/jbkFaY7b7R

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 23, 2021

Not quite sure why I like this view of people on Dromana beach...
Perhaps I like the glimpse of multiple beach activities...all spaced out...
Perhaps I like the drama of blues... pic.twitter.com/M8OLyX6s7e

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

Some just like to enjoy some quiet time near the Dromana pier pylons... pic.twitter.com/cMPsy9FQzM

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

Dromana beach...
A beach for all ages?...
And all dress codes?... pic.twitter.com/B5psmbim0O

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

Love the feeling of wide blue horizons of Port Phillip Bay, viewed from Dromana beach... pic.twitter.com/STHIJZ5PFc

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

A little Dromana beach cuteness... pic.twitter.com/kxKOE3Ln0l

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

Dromana pier...always a popular place to stroll... pic.twitter.com/46akrPHNBw

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

More blue...just because I love seeing blues at the beach...
The blue skies and seas create a wonderful backdrop... pic.twitter.com/4wpvbn8Goq

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

While I love my beach blues, I must admit that a touch of red can create some cameo drama to the beach world... pic.twitter.com/j1NXbrZvqs

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

NOTE: Point Leo beach is on the Westernport side of the peninsula...Just goes to show how many are holidaying down here in my world...

I am not surprised...The weather is just too good today...Thanks for alerting me...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

It's utterly insane around the Dromana region...
I've seen the clutter of traffic+parking most summer holidays, but never as bad as this...
I'm holidaying mostly at home - away from it all...
I select my times+places carefully to avoid the insanity wherever + whenever I can...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 24, 2021

why was everyone and their pet goldfish driving down to mornington peninsula this morning?? took me two hours to get there 💀

— binxs (@pnkIemonade) January 23, 2021

Delighted to be spending the long weekend down on the Mornington Peninsula. With every single person from Melbourne...🤦🏼‍♂️

— Robert Orme (@ROrme7) January 23, 2021

Australians Day?...

Australia Day once again is doing the cycle of contention.
The date is a target, but there is no agreement about an alternative date.
Many still want a summer celebration...
Perhaps the answer lies in a different perspective.
Target the title.
Be inclusive...
Australians Day?

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 23, 2021

Such a title as 'Australians Day' would focus on a 'meeting of cultures' rather than an invasion...
It would suggest moving forward...acknowledging the darker perspective, the history, but highlighting a' moving forward', the future...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 23, 2021

a Cookie Monster rock?...

My kind of quirky to open a Sunday morning with a smile...
Mother Nature definitely has an enigmatic sense of humour... https://t.co/h5upkw8CRG

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 23, 2021

meeting 'Hamilton'...

'HAMILTON' - the music ❤️❤️❤️
I am absolutely hooked...
Full musical soundtrack on YouTube...
How I wish I could see this musical on stage...
Phenomenal sounds...
Hamilton: An American Musical FULL SOUNDTRACK https://t.co/X2VNf8jGPK via @YouTube

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 23, 2021

On March 14, 2016, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted local students and the cast of Broadway musical 'Hamilton' for a daylong celebration of the arts in America.

Laura Tingle comments...

Powerful article contrasts:
'Biden reminded us that being a national leader has many facets, including being explainer-in-chief, conciliator-in-chief, truth-teller-in-chief.'+
Our PM's Australia Day comments='bordering on gibberish'. But I'd argue PM always borders on gibberish.

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 23, 2021

Black Rainbow hibiscus...

Stunning name for a stunning flower...
The lighter, fringing is like a delicate, lacy, contrast frame for the darkness within... https://t.co/uzhrV8NfKF

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 22, 2021

kookaburra friend...

Kookaburra friends still visit my verandah...
Always cute... pic.twitter.com/tgdyEKrQzb

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 22, 2021

Westernport Bay glimpses...

It was lovely to see glimpses of sunlit Westernport Bay from Merricks General Store yesterday... pic.twitter.com/TWYzfweJ8j

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 22, 2021

a wind song...

Magical thoughts from a sensitive young one... https://t.co/pGT41oslvZ

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 22, 2021

views of Merricks General Store...

Beautiful peninsula summer's day+out for lunch to atmospheric Merricks General Store...
Covid's done this old lady a favour...
More open spaces...more verandahs...
More arty items for sale...
Stunning food...buffalo mozzarella w charred peach, mint & pangrattato
Gorgeous place... pic.twitter.com/ooHIdSB1Gz

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 22, 2021

Delightful feature on an outside sidewall of Merricks General Store... pic.twitter.com/vFuIHLJynd

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 22, 2021

Merricks General Store has a number of different outdoor eating styles...
This one surrounded by a garden is delightful... pic.twitter.com/IdxJDVtQ4W

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 22, 2021

A garden feature at Merricks General Store... pic.twitter.com/2IJBdZYFCg

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 22, 2021

Melbourne Zoo 150th birthday - October 6, 2012...
Mali=first elephant calf born at the zoo, 2010.
50 fibreglass sculptures modelled on Mali for the zoo's birthday, scattered through Melbourne's streets+later sold to raise funds for the zoo.
Merricks General Store bought one... pic.twitter.com/L3wGTOWehh

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 22, 2021

Merricks General Store hosts weddings and special celebrations...
Sometimes they create their own unusual special events...
Here is a sign for one of them... pic.twitter.com/tOCoOI401Q

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 22, 2021

A Merricks General Store sunflower looking rather happy on this summery day... pic.twitter.com/w5E4vkGYLE

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 22, 2021

no more Court awards...

Not even a person with 24 Grand Slam women's titles is beyond reproach for cultivating a superior, egotistic morality + damning empathy. Surely our civilisation has progressed further than that low bar. Margaret Court has been awarded for her skill. That should be the end of it.

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 22, 2021

candle for all occasions...

A candle always seems to symbolise hope...
I have many candles in my home...
Always happy to light them...
Night or day... pic.twitter.com/TYjzZeXjQb

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 21, 2021

freeing the caged bird...

While this brilliant poem was intended for Americans, it clearly resonated globally...for all people struggling to rise above chaos, fear and uncertainty.
Positive inspiration for all souls...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 21, 2021

sea slugs...

Who knew that sea slugs could be so bright and colourful...
Apparently, sea slugs range from less than 10mm in length, like Elysia australis, to big sea hares like Dolebella which can be 500mm long. https://t.co/XwUBaXu9r8 https://t.co/DOD7Yy85eD

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 21, 2021

webbie magic...

Webbie magic on my verandah... pic.twitter.com/MxlikZ7P8Q

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 21, 2021

spunky with spikes?

Beautiful flower...
This plant is streetside by my neighbour's property... pic.twitter.com/GXzqUvqIIF

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 21, 2021

Bernie Sanders...

pic.twitter.com/izlsUv4jo5

— 🕷️Chris Gravell💙🕷️🐝🐝🐝 (@ChrisG4347) January 20, 2021

Bernie Sanders had a pose all his own at the Inauguration Day ceremony. But it's those mittens that run away with the real drama...What a story...  

patriotism and multiculturalism...

PASSING THOUGHT:
If we only serve the godhead patriotism, we alienate multiculturalism.
If we focus on multiculturalism, we lose the organising power of patriotism.
Perhaps if we focus on caring for country + people, we have a mediator.
Is it time to ditch patriotism's ugly side?

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 21, 2021

midday sunlight...

midday sunlight there
early morning
sunlight here
I like to believe
in omens #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 20, 2021

love me a Victorian house...

As long as this delightful, quirky Victorian is not right in the heart of a city I would totally love it...
City outskirts would be close enough...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 20, 2021

it's Inauguration Day...

It's 20th January in the United States - the long-awaited Inauguration Day...

I went to bed about midnight and decided I would not set the alarm to watch the ceremonies on SBS at 3:00am, linked up to ABC America... But if I woke in time, I would watch...A bit of a gamble...

Couldn't believe that the main program before the broadcast was 'War and Peace'...I would have loved to watch, but thought that I should sleep...at least for awhile...I knew that so often, if a last thought involves waking at a particular time, often that works well for me...

And here it is 2:30am...I am awake complete with coffee...And viewing Michael Portillo recounting tales of Great British Railways...a wander through Scotland to the Isle of Skye...

The first news I pick up on the USA broadcast...many members of Congress wearing body armour...tapping on their chests to let others know...That is so sad... 

But I also note everyone wears masks...and after each speaker, the podium is disinfected...

There seems to be a calm joy on this windy day touched with snow in Washington...

Lady Gaga performs the national anthem at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden https://t.co/tcmAzrzqTx pic.twitter.com/sQZv08Twjk

— CNN (@CNN) January 20, 2021

After the brief presentation of colours, Lady Gaga sings the national anthem...Her impassioned rendition of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' was astounding...Her voice...such power...Dressed in heavily bulbous, long red skirt + black top and black braiding through blond hair, Lady Gaga looked absolutely stunning...Her outfit was a custom Schiaparelli Haute Couture ensemble. The look was complete with a red faille skirt and a fitted navy cashmere jacket adorned with a gilded gold dove.

Jennifer Lopez belts out her version of "This Land Is Your Land" during the inauguration ceremony for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. pic.twitter.com/WbnqeI3kRl

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) January 20, 2021

After Kamala Harris sworn in, Jennifer Lopez, dressed all in white... - 'This Land is Your Land' + 'America the Beautiful...Her voice stirred the emotions...Beautiful...

The sun comes out to shine...

Jo Biden is sworn in as 46th President of the United States...

Bells of Howard University ring...

Inaugural address...'This is America's day. This is democracy's day...The American story depends on all of us...Unity is the path forward...'

📷: Garth Brooks sings "Amazing Grace" at #InaugurationDay

He received criticism from his largely GOP-affiliated fanbase for singing at Biden’s inauguration.

"The message they're pushing is unity, and that's right down my alley, man," he said https://t.co/jUTzRFh3vh pic.twitter.com/HxWxigAmep

— Bloomberg (@business) January 20, 2021

Garth Brooks - 'Amazing Grace'...just voice...no musical accompaniment...Invites everyone to sing last verse with him...

Amanda Gorman - National Youth Poet Laureate - 'The Hill We Climb'...Delightfully presented...As a child, she used to have a speech impediment, just as did the president.

This is America: @TheAmandaGorman https://t.co/p42qYf5j7O

— Phillipa Soo (@Phillipasoo) January 20, 2021

Congratulations to President @JoeBiden and Vice President @KamalaHarris. Today, America rejoices and we’re called to unite to tackle the challenges we face. #BuildBackBetter #Inauguration2021 pic.twitter.com/oQ22Jq8H32

— Deb Haaland (@DebHaalandNM) January 20, 2021

REFLECTION: This inauguration ceremony seemed like a sacred service in a sacred place...Positive and beautiful and inspiring vibes...But most of all, a sense of welcome calm... 

inauguration views...

Um yeah I've had CNN on for hours and I can't imagine moving now.

— Carol Duncan (@carolduncan) January 20, 2021

Woke up at 4am like a kid on Christmas morning. #InaugurationDay

— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) January 20, 2021

THIS MORNING: Tune in for a special edition of @GMA as we kick off all day coverage of #InaugurationDay. pic.twitter.com/93k15yCarX

— Good Morning America (@GMA) January 20, 2021

Finally it's Inauguration Day! I will be able to capitalize the word "President" again!

— Denise L Hart (@weatherornot13) January 20, 2021

Good morning friends. A beautiful snow falling down on the US Capitol #InaugurationDay @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/UHZKApKeos

— Delia Gonçalves (@deliangoncalves) January 20, 2021

The world rejoices #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/as63ZIDfex

— Kevin Omwamba (@kevinomwamba) January 20, 2021

6 Hours, 4 Minutes, and 58 Seconds

— When Is Trump Gone? (@DaysLeft4Trump) January 20, 2021

dawning of a new school year...

With the dawning of a new school year, (and maybe my last), I needed this gentle reminder to allay the fears of 'what's next'... https://t.co/I4FS45SFUI pic.twitter.com/7AyofnEaZg

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 20, 2021

urban greening...

Melbourne laneway...
Urban greening at its creative best... https://t.co/q3eXz4bULe

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 19, 2021

Clever, quiet green space ideas for suburban living...
People friendly streets - a gift of peripheral parking... https://t.co/87HngHtIqv

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 19, 2021

wings mean more than physical flight...

This bird's performance is incredible...
the wings...
like an opera singer in full dramatic voice...
like fanned shells coming to life... https://t.co/HeuxFXpcAu

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 18, 2021

a blimp for a museum?...

Rarely do I post politically connected news...
There's enough around...
But this particular news must be the weirdest...
a blimp acquired by a London museum for global political posterity... https://t.co/Hgh5zC3B2Y pic.twitter.com/uL8duv8oLa

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 18, 2021

Australia Day Mornington Peninsula Playlist...

Submitted 'Great Southern Land' by Icehouse to the Mornington Peninsula Australia Day Playlist for RPPFMhttps://t.co/0U2PLCjxzr

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 18, 2021

Here is a link to the emerging playlist...https://t.co/VCvntnxRHh

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 18, 2021

NOTE: RPP = Radio Port Phillip - established 1984 at Mornington

This, on the Mornington Peninsula Australia Day playlist, is so moving...
Gurrumul and Paul Kelly - Amazing Grace https://t.co/6XozIJA3OE via @YouTube

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 18, 2021

This is one of those songs that just may bring you to tears...
You may not understand the words
and yet
so strangely moving...

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu - Wiyathul https://t.co/nkGk0B298l via @YouTube

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 18, 2021

change of plan...

PASSING THOUGHT: Today's vision's changed...The weather's grumbly; my plans to dust are shelved. My good intentions to suffer yet another grumpy phonecall to the bank to close my account have melted; my phone's out of charge. So I'll have to settle for reading...Life's tough... pic.twitter.com/tZJvIkhjrV

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 17, 2021

Great Southern Land...

Adore this 2020 version of 'Great Southern Land' by Icehouse...
The didgeridoo inclusion adds extra magic...
Great Southern Land - Icehouse (Live @ Fire Fight Australia 2020) https://t.co/ZcAh21odkG via @YouTube

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 17, 2021

Eastern Wild Turkey in flight...

The wings of this beautiful bird in flight could so easily pass as an elegant fan...
Stunning photo... https://t.co/QQCd5rqnFu

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 17, 2021

a regency novel perspective cartoon...

Even when life seems so much like an unwelcome straitjacket, it is good to know that there can be an injection of wry humour for relief...
Adore this... https://t.co/xNH8rurGeF

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 17, 2021

Sheffield...town of murals...

Sheffield, Tasmania is so atmospheric...
Literally murals at every turn...
You can feel the history of the town...breathing... https://t.co/d5rbuw4ARB

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 17, 2021

Melbourne sun and punt...

Unbelievable that this is Melbourne...the sun and the punt...
Great 'happy snap'...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 17, 2021

Australia Day - a different view...

A sad, but not unexpected announcement...
Still, I will venture down to the Dromana foreshore early...as I always do...
Always love this Dromana celebration because always our aboriginal connections are acknowledged...usually in song...
But this year, I will be there + reflect... pic.twitter.com/xhrIoiTnG9

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 17, 2021

Mornington Peninsula is still celebrating Australia Day - differently.
Australia Day - Peninsula Playlist Live Broadcast from RPP FM 98.7 Tuesday, 26 January 2021 | 01:00 to 03:00 PM
Join us as we broadcast the Peninsula's Playlist live on Australia Day. https://t.co/1W6ju7MFP6 pic.twitter.com/Xae0apl5DH

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 17, 2021

Bengawan Solo...

Such a beautiful song by a beautiful singer...
For some reason, I think of Paris' 'Little Sparrow' - Edith Piaf. There is a similar timbre/tone and sense of longing in the voice... https://t.co/yatFFnH5gM pic.twitter.com/bB2pZgijqs

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 17, 2021

To clarify my post, Chan Yung Yung is the singer in the YouTube clip.
Frances Yip is also a singer, whose version is on YouTube, but I prefer Chan Yung Yung's.
Frances Yip translated the lyrics into English.

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 17, 2021

black art journal...

A creative mind...
a vision...
a couple of simple tools
and voila...
exquisite beauty emerges... https://t.co/btd8rAGCrZ

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 16, 2021

Is there a strong aboriginal influence here? 

cactus flowers...

My cactus flowers...
like little bells... pic.twitter.com/SGtuDjcO0E

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 16, 2021

rosella and dove...

'I think it's time we had a little chat...'

Rosella and dove on my verandah today... pic.twitter.com/NizrU2KcXV

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 16, 2021

'Yes...I agree...Well, here's my story...' pic.twitter.com/tzBwaWB0FE

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 16, 2021

'The Dry'...

'The Dry' - a film - brings new life to Victorian town Beulah (300 people + 4 hours n.w. of Melbourne) after drought, fire+a difficult 2 years.
Beulah was one of 17 regional Victorian towns filmed in early 2019, to create the fictional town of Kiewarra. https://t.co/TaiwoSCpUX

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 16, 2021

Western Australia - weird facts...

WEIRD FACTS: Western Australia...
1. WA=Australia's largest state but the least populated area in the world...
2. England would fit into WA 20x...
3. Perth, the capital, is closer to Bali, Indonesia than to Australia's capital, Canberra...

📷Jean Paul Ferrero/Ardea/Caters News pic.twitter.com/DOCw1dZ8UW

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 16, 2021

ocean...driver and engine...

ocean
driver of
dream journeys but
engine of
our weather #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 16, 2021

the blue hour...

The blue hour is when the sun has just set or is about to rise; when the sky overhead takes on a deep blue colour, and when the landscape is suffused with bluish light.https://t.co/sarbx864l1

Beautiful image from 'The Blue Hour', by French illustrator/author Isabelle Simler pic.twitter.com/oW9TUBCVbl

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 16, 2021

old Nimrod Theatre...

Incredible, pointy building, old stable, followed by a taxi garage + a gymnasium before John Bell converted it. It had double coach-house doors opening into a brick-paved foyer+a stairway leading to a triangular loft, the upstairs theatre for 140 people. https://t.co/e6dDDo0LZa https://t.co/IUP6JQXTF2

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 16, 2021

sea shanty craze...

Sea shanties are enjoying a mass craze...
So here's a mass choir celebrating...
Leave Her Johnny | The Longest Johns | Mass Choir Community Video Project https://t.co/RIQs4FrizA via @YouTube

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 16, 2021

a touch of candlelight...

a touch of candlelight
on grey days
healing lotion for
dry thoughts and
withered heartstrings #tanka pic.twitter.com/aZTW8IzqZg

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 16, 2021

Melbourne's crazy weather...

Lightning's hanging around the Mornington Peninsula right now...Sharp and bright cracks at times...
Not to be outdone, thunder adds some rumbles to the percussion.
I've ducted heating on+a candle glowing for comfort...or maybe practicality in case power's lost...
Where's summer?

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 15, 2021

quockerwodger...

Hope our dear little quokka (short-tailed rock wallaby) doesn't feel that this may be some distant cousin...
The little quokka is no puppet to anyone... https://t.co/MYppCbsFrk pic.twitter.com/1Z3MF46PVo

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 15, 2021

📷Photo: Instagram/@cambojones2020
The story behind Cambell Jones' image taken at Rottnest Island, Western Australia is
here👉 https://t.co/2ZJHs8tTBV

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 15, 2021

at holiday time...

PASSING THOUGHT:
At holiday time,
I seem to seek a splinter or two of Emily Dickenson...
quite content to drift from thought to feeling...
I see worlds through the eyes of other travellers...
I explore random ideas...
I feel little compulsion to join crowds...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 15, 2021

holidays...

holidays
offbeat worlds where
strict sleep and food
landscapes
thaw #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 15, 2021

streams of light...

streams of light
may be here
may be there but
electrified
barbs
must pass #tanka https://t.co/M2w0wb793h

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 15, 2021

wintry wind's stealthy coup...

wintry wind's
stealthy coup
lady summer feels
assaulted
abused #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 15, 2021

what summer?...

Nearly midday,
and our peninsula summer temperature
is a mere 15 degrees
with a cool wind blowing
and a few blinks of sun... https://t.co/mUeWDryHKF

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 15, 2021

earthquake in Victoria today...

Western Victoria had a bit of a 'shaking up' morning today about 8am...
This 3.7 earthquake rocked the Stawell and Ararat area near Glenorchy... https://t.co/1UHL8Ie9h2

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 14, 2021

life's rubble...

there are days
when life's rubble
needs cleansing#haiku

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 14, 2021