practical art of kettles?...

My WEIRD find for the day...Guerrilla art or rubbish? Lang Lang, Victoria fights for its street kettles. It all began when the sign for Kettles Road was knocked over. Locals began hanging their kettles there to show travellers that it was Kettles Road. https://t.co/qNgWuUJPlX

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

Melbourne weather patterns...

Melbourne weather patterns
an alchemy of
dark drama
playful impulse and
random colours #tanka pic.twitter.com/pk4pN1zaxL

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

Kimberley sunset...

Kimberley sunset north Western Australia taken during recent storms!

📷 @nature.by.jj #ABCmyphotohttps://t.co/vW8wkh5As6 pic.twitter.com/y1a8cHktDr

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

Paringa Silo Art Trail...

Paringa Silo Art Trail, "the silo art gateway to South Australia", showcases an iconic Riverland character or familiar river scene. Renmark-born riverboat captain, Pearl Wallace, is the first prominent face - heading out of Renmark at Paringa Bridge. https://t.co/hIzoKaAHui

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

pilgrims...

passengers
pilgrims of light
and shadow #haiku https://t.co/FUpE7KXW5A

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

dam mural...

Silo art's emerging in Australia, but the newcomer right behind is the dam mural.
Artist Guido van Helten is using cranes+abseiling equipment to complete his 8000 sqm masterpiece at the Wellington Dam in Collie, WA.
Via: ABC South West
📷: Kiosk at the Damhttps://t.co/an196lOEow pic.twitter.com/z7bFudiD6W

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

Peace may be a prolonged hush or a dramatic silence...

Peace may be a prolonged hush or a dramatic silence...
welcomed in a lone moment
synchronising the wonder of sea, sand and sky...
when the colours of the spirit vibrate with loud relief... https://t.co/S22VrkCufi

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

we are snuggled with blanket and bunny...

We are snuggled with blanket and bunny on this wet, grey and rather cool Melbourne evening... pic.twitter.com/0qaYDi7hIo

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

Vincent Namatjira's mural...

Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney has unveiled its new foyer, 15-metre-long, mural titled 'Past-Present-Future' by Archibald-winner Vincent Namatjira. In 2020 he became the first Aboriginal artist to win the Archibald Prize for his Adam Goodes portrait.https://t.co/wCzaZ8D3T2

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

great school day...

PASSING THOUGHT: It's been one of those school days that inexplicably flowed - great lesson miss, it helped + let me carry that for you miss + great comment on my assessment, miss, I understand now, I'll try again + thank you miss + no 'must be done now' emails. Wow... Grateful🙏

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

a special song...

And I went out to yonder gumtree hills today - out to see Old Amos.

And we sat under the grapevine, under the heavy sky.

And Old Amos nodded and played along with my talk; but I saw him looking off to the distance, off to the the hills, off something only he could see...

1-2

— Tim Mallon (@PatMalo85776814) February 24, 2021

The beautiful song between narrator and Old Amos quietly pours out to all who linger here...So lovely...

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

Merewether Baths...

A most unusual subject and scene for a painting...
Intriguing...
Merewether Baths opened in 1935... https://t.co/9YJMy5hyf5

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

so many boats sailing together...

Loved this scene of boats sailing the bay last weekend...
(Yes...I took many distant photos...
I could see the pier crowded with people, so I had no intention of driving down there for a closer view...) pic.twitter.com/vxltbMaFAW

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

Some tried to get up real close to the boats on the bay... almost like intruders...(the streaks of white)... pic.twitter.com/yq2h3OGGzi

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

my doves...

My regular verandah doves are still a very happy, close couple... pic.twitter.com/esUbfu9PkW

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

brief rainbow...

Just last night, a very brief but lovely rainbow over Port Phillip Bay viewed from Dromana... pic.twitter.com/ZGfyLqYcDs

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

new blanket...

Someone is loving her new blanket... pic.twitter.com/WseXs2YMGt

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

from sunken ship to island...

Mother Nature knows how to be artistically beautiful while recycling...
'Everything old is new again'... https://t.co/03KsgyKz0s

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

broken structure...

Just 24 recorded pop in Washpool, 174km north of Adelaide...
Trees seem to frame the small, broken structure's sadness, almost protecting it...
So its moment in time becomes beautiful... https://t.co/8CIeNIHzu1

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

underground art...

Underground art: Stockholm's colourful metro stations.
More than 90/100 stations in the 110km tunnel system, have been decorated with paintings, installations, mosaics and sculptures by 150 artists since the 1950s.
Great idea Melbourne??? https://t.co/ArocsmwXU3

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

paper roses?...

paper roses
no sweet scents but
thorns
thankfully
absent #tanka https://t.co/Pg0QIfcRXU

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

your shadows...

painful yesterdays
your shadows
test and tease
my emerging
new todays #tanka pic.twitter.com/o7Cvs8w0bS

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

small shake near Frankston...

Interesting that a 'little shake' occurred last week in my Mornington Peninsula world - near Frankston...That seems to be an odd one... https://t.co/DUz09dT68c

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

essence of wings...

the essence of wings
a marriage of
strength and beauty #haiku https://t.co/VH8ACe3CbB

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

monsoon floods...

a flood of clouds
drown streets
predictable
monsoon season
not so predictable #tanka https://t.co/ogz5Ws6CfG

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

tram in the school grounds...

My school has purchased an old W class Melbourne tram...to be 'revitalised' as a hospitality training unit for students in the school grounds... https://t.co/mh7pliUCq5

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

photo ops...

Never thought that I would be laughing about SM getting a vaccine...Wasn't even going to watch...
But dear old Jane won me...
What a repartee for photo ops...
A winner... https://t.co/L9l00YqvyJ

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

It is quite possible that Jane was hurt in this skirmish...(fragile bones, maybe arthritic, maybe bruises easily)...
But she still wins...
She reads the room (Scomo) and rides with the tide beautifully...
She's still a winner...

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

wombats and the Nullarbor...

That's quite a metaphor - lining up a grizzly bear and a bulldozer to describe the wombat dynamo...
May they happily charge forward in the Nullarbor... https://t.co/5Lo9adO3lA pic.twitter.com/3cNZtRmUyn

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

piece of sky...

piece of sky
framed window on
possibilities #haiku pic.twitter.com/RIZA3pIpyd

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

web network...

web network
the wonder of
practical art #haiku pic.twitter.com/8tz4z45Ov2

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

multiple twists...

reflections
multiple twists of
realities #haiku pic.twitter.com/qCZ4WLiKHH

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

sales pitch...

sales pitch
a sign of
pushing
progress
with bling #tanka pic.twitter.com/xvcx4ZcAiK

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

beyond tense wires...

beyond tense wires
a fleet of sails
beckons#haiku pic.twitter.com/EkLEsUSS8J

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

109 year old role model...

Fantastic role model and legacy...
Alfie works his magic from a retirement home in NSW...for the Phillip Island Penguin Foundation in Victoria...
(He also makes hats for premature babies)
Age is not a barrier but a challenge - to adapt and feel connected to life...
Awesome guy... https://t.co/mKEkjuw0iX

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

UPDATE: Sadly, Alfie passed away a few years ago - at the age of 110. https://t.co/ApLDdFtFdy

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

Poor Alfie is no longer with us

Alfred "Alfie" Date (8 November 1905 – 2 May 2016) was an Australian supercentenarian, who was the oldest living man in Australia and the second-oldest living person in Australia at the time of his death.

Death: 2 May 2016; Umina, Australia

— Col Philip Cyclist, Cycling Jerseys, MTB, Tri, MX (@ColPhilip1) February 20, 2021

shapeshifter...

shapeshifter
struggling on from
your many names
many profiles
many lives #tanka pic.twitter.com/lVWUzZTriy

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

Booborowie...

O what a fun name for a town!
This town, founded 1877, is 200km north of Adelaide in South Australia. Pop 218 at 2016 census.
It was announced in 2018 that the town's hotel would be closing 26th May 2018...Not sure if that remains a fact. https://t.co/Q5XE7X8OQU

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

evening sigh...

evening sigh
a blending of
small success and
dreams
in waiting #tanka pic.twitter.com/Zl3yTZshQc

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

animals helping war efforts...

In my wanders exploring what+how animals helped in war efforts, amazed to find image of an elephant pulling a plane.https://t.co/yrqPKrcR6q
Also, a shortage of horses in WWI (Western Front demands)- in Sheffield, an elephant (Lizzie) pulled ammunition.https://t.co/jft1pO7TY3 pic.twitter.com/P2ZE3T6Pfi

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

cockatoo in the city...

This cockatoo character is not just enjoying the view of Sydney's city world by the harbour, but he IS the view... https://t.co/72nL7AsyV1

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

Australia as it was...

Early 19th C map of Australia is certainly interesting - finding no issue with a Van Diemen's land in the northwest of today's Northern Territory + New Holland, once Australia's name, is now 'squished' to a chunk of today's Western Australia + a portion of South Australia and NT. https://t.co/DOEzut8U6f

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

socks...

socks
meandering, fluid
sole mates #haiku https://t.co/vSFlA6oKf2

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

koala and a skate park...

Night-time...
Skate park empty but well lit...
Someone has decided to have some quiet fun...
This image was snapped in Portland, Victoria...
(Some claim this same koala has been seen down the Main Street, at the chemist and other local hot spots...)https://t.co/6wU6zqOqdU pic.twitter.com/AjMi0pQnqj

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

big hot wet...

big hot wet
humble footings of
a humble tin shed
attract a flock of
special customers #tanka https://t.co/8PNPg1lYy6 pic.twitter.com/Ajq2xteMAU

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

a plague of emus?....

A little bit of weird insanity...in 2018...
Even football matches were not off limits to thirsty and hungry emus in Broken Hill - far west NSW... https://t.co/C96jktQKtG pic.twitter.com/eUjIYudGmn

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

tried to help...

PASSING THOUGHT: Yesterday, rec'd a 2-hour call re significant troubles. Today, sought extra help + advice. Offered a professional contact number to yesterday's caller. Excited I could do something. My efforts were dismissed because of 'too busy now'. Feel deflated but I tried. pic.twitter.com/KR07WsQvAj

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

no news...

PASSING THOUGHT: Never thought I would see news facing a blank page straitjacket...
Somehow the old thought that 'no news is good news' has a rather hollow, smirking ring to it... pic.twitter.com/sK400v7FW3

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

Your article is smiling sweetly on my Facebook timeline as we speak/read...

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

storm power...

storm power
pent up
energy
charged with
bomb duties #tanka https://t.co/tD7SQtyVOf

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

a squirrel wins...

Just smiling... https://t.co/kUowgqA9PP

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

in praise of tea...

Ordinary, maybe even a little weathered objects to others can be so specially poignant of sweet memories...Lovely...

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

strange day in the remote teaching world...

Strange day in the remote teaching world...I feel I was doing so much - including a Google Meet staff meeting at the end of the day. But I'm not sure I actually achieved anything...Much like being on a treadmill and just keeping pace... pic.twitter.com/d2LNaqPJ8K

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

Chernobyl fungus eats nuclear radiation...

My super weird for the day...
Chernobyl Fungus Eats Nuclear Radiation Via Radiosynthesis https://t.co/lxk48pkaL1

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

sounds round the world...

Have you tried https://t.co/r4bULNwA8g? They call it “The Musical Time Machine.” Choose a country and a decade (starting with 1900s) and play. Lots of fun customizations incl. Slow, Fast, Weird. They have an app also. I’ll go from France in the ‘20s to Cuba in the ‘50s, etc.

— Jonathan Wander (@JMWander) February 15, 2021

Click that Fwd button and it cycles through the stations in that city pic.twitter.com/VFMgVKPVF8

— Steve Trollinger (@SteveTrollinger) February 15, 2021

lack of focus in lockdown...

I thought that suddenly I had heaps of lockdown time to do marking...catch up...It's nearly midday... Have I started yet? NO! What have I done? Cleared cobwebs from windows, leaves from pathways (courtesy of foraging blackbirds)+ worried about next door's police presence.

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

survival mode...

survival mode
I paint my mind
with big skies, trees and
bluest seas till
my spirit smiles #tanka pic.twitter.com/GAQTJkcokk

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

ecological treasure trove...

Massive, 150,000 hectare NSW property, Narriearra Station is an ecological treasure trove. Over 50 species of plants+250 species of animals, 39 ecological communities+20 threatened species recorded here. Archaeologists are mapping aboriginal sacred sites. https://t.co/VG8TsbzNlM

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

In 2020, Narriearra became the largest single land acquisition for a national park in the state's history. The 153,415-hectare station sits in the north-west corner of NSW, with the dog-proof fence of the NSW-Queensland border forming its northern boundary.

watching...

It seems that you have attracted great interest... pic.twitter.com/JLufexDqow

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

my Valentine's Day...

Valentine's Day
a balance of
worn but treasured
yesterdays and
today's dreams #tanka pic.twitter.com/RQYQQTH4sD

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

stillness of trees...

Stunning, gentle tones round appealing tree shapes create a most welcome, peaceful atmosphere...The wonder of stillness... https://t.co/zc9j69Pswg

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

exhausted Melburnians but...

David Milner beautifully represents the stamina of Melburninans... https://t.co/c1QcAQlL4T

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

skies smile on silo art...

The overhang of beautiful skies gives an extra glow to this stunning silo art... https://t.co/PepU9pWKf7

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 13, 2021

silvered moonlight on water...

There is something so magically mystical about silvered moonlight on water worlds... https://t.co/PHHuihCqP9

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 13, 2021

haiku speaks...

in a disputed region
of the garden
wild roses

— Extra Special Bitter (@pauldavidmena) February 13, 2021

my petty problems
drowning
in a dew drop

— Extra Special Bitter (@pauldavidmena) February 12, 2021

new lockdown reflections...

Just been for a walk. Melbourne has slipped back into lockdown like slipping on a pair of ugly but necessary orthopaedic shoes. #MelbourneLockdown

— Neil McMahon (@NeilMcMahon) February 12, 2021

Southbank at midday. #melbournelockdown pic.twitter.com/rvK0WlbwKm

— Madelaine Burke (@Madelaine_Burke) February 13, 2021

The roads are pretty quiet. Nice work Melbourne! #melbournelockdown

— Dr Krystal Evans PhD (@dr_krystal) February 13, 2021

Im glad we are locked down for 5 days if the risk is warranted, which it sounds like it is. After going along southbank 2 wknds ago, it was packed and would spread so quickly if it is the UK strain. Lets be mature Melbourne and take a chill pill #melbournelockdown

— Andrew G (@andrewg248) February 13, 2021

#melbournelockdown Funny how much pleasure I got from returning to Beautiful Fawkner Park for my routine lockdown walk with man and dog.. maybe there is an upside!

— Dame Jaymay (@jaymay42) February 13, 2021

Millions of blokes breathing a sigh of relief in Melbourne. Now they can say with dewy eyes they had GREAT plans for #ValentinesDay - until cruel fate intervened.

— Hugh Riminton (@hughriminton) February 12, 2021

Yeah... we're locked down..
But we're good #victorialockdown #Victoria #Melbourne #melbournelockdown
Think about what you have
Mine is Wine, a view of the best city in the World & ruffles on my doona cover.🤗 pic.twitter.com/CuXYO9gVfM

— 🖤💛❤MillyParkerOAM (@MillyMParkerOAM) February 13, 2021

#ilovelockdown3 #melbournelockdown #Melbourne
To all the pets out there, lockdown is officially the best thing ever pic.twitter.com/lxJQQuSp4t

— Neil Smith (@neils888) February 13, 2021

The sign in the lower foreground is so symbolic...
Indeed, the street is very clear...
Clear of traffic and clearly seen... https://t.co/rtyfAWvVQp

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 13, 2021

Karlu Karlu...

I can only imagine what these impressive boulders are like...
I doubt that I will ever be able to travel there...
But still more, I love the name 'Karlu Karlu'...
So musical... https://t.co/xxsiUm7BBH

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 12, 2021

constants and variables...

our world is
a mish-mash of
constants and variables
and sometimes
they swap places #tanka https://t.co/BByKgmYwGK

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 12, 2021

abandoned vintage car...

abandoned
vintage car
remembered glory
for someone
empathy #tanka https://t.co/i2Zt33VQwZ

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 12, 2021

Macarthur Park melting...

lockdown
my Macarthur Park
is melting
but tomorrow still promises
Valentine roses #tanka pic.twitter.com/chudcQn27K

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 12, 2021

living street art...

My weird for today...Living street art...
So surreal...
This work is entitled 'Luscious'...
Falko one is a South African street artist... https://t.co/sUfZvNzBJh

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 12, 2021

quarantine at Point Nepean...

OK here...Teaching plans changed AGAIN...a pain...But I ask, why hasn't the fed govt considered Point Nepean as a federal quarantine station? It's been used before...Lots of space...Security can be housed there...separate from Melbourne...Used early history...Greg Hunt knows😠...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 12, 2021

Fed govt should use Mornington Peninsula's Quarantine Station at Point Nepean - played a vital role in keeping early Victorians well away from those carrying disease, with a period of intense activity to shield the colony from the Spanish Flu in 1919. https://t.co/pUeUAk8PdF

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 12, 2021

Agree...There should be more than one option...Christmas Island in Australia's north + Point Nepean in the south...Why hasn't the fed govt considered these 2 viable options? There is already a quarantine station at Howard Springs in NT, but we need more... https://t.co/2vjTRwYpKe

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 12, 2021

19th C fears of smallpox+other diseases in rapidly developing colonies. Quarantine stations temporarily confined crew+passengers upon arrival in Australia.
Islands were a preferable location.
12 quarantine stations established at Australia's major entry ports.
Good idea? pic.twitter.com/pgsHTzzVuS

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 13, 2021

ferry magic at dawn...

A little real magic can't go astray with the announcement in Victoria of another hard lockdown as of midnight today...
At least it's just for 5 days...and MUST be done...
Bring on the magic... https://t.co/hxVpmP8DnV

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 12, 2021

the wonder of icicles...

This icicle snapshot could easily pass as a frozen collection of pine needles or simply be imagined as 👏👏👏a frozen waterfall. Beautiful. ❤️

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 11, 2021

the wonder of trees...

the wonder of trees
accommodation for all
needing physical
mental and
spiritual shelter #tanka https://t.co/ZqBuEEdtkD

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 11, 2021

beach treasures...

Found beach treasures are the very best... Always surprising...Adore that blue of course, but the variety of your treasures is quite amazing...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 11, 2021

multi-coloured gems
from the sea
frozen in
the relentless art
of time #tanka https://t.co/lMzKsFAkMr

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 11, 2021

tree with guts and attitude...

Another weird...An incredible tree with dramatic 'guts' and attitude... Love it...❤️ https://t.co/qEhVjUlPmK

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 10, 2021

weird mystery...

Here is tonight's weird...
Eerie metal figures gracing a paddock...
Why? https://t.co/8mCgmjf5rC

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 10, 2021

Any clue where these images are? They are so fascinating...My first thought was Ned Kelly 'ish' figures - even on the bike...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 10, 2021

rain clouds and shadows moving far behind me...

For me, this symbolises a personal moment...
Rain clouds+shadows are slowly getting far behind me...
Own my car finally - last Monday + unexpectedly reimbursed a significant portion of my payments (fleet salary sacrifice) thanks to not using my car so much during the pandemic... https://t.co/vqwTAmKtTw

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 10, 2021

a little dose of cute beauty...

A little dose of cute beauty to end the day softly... https://t.co/FJ3d8PUC3z

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 9, 2021

brilliant students performing 'C Jam Blues'...

Brilliant experience today. Some Yr 12s performed Duke Ellington's 'C Jam Blues' at the commissioning assembly for new school leaders. Connor was the pianist...amazing performer. You barely believe you are watching a student. And Zaq the drummer...with spina bifida...sheer magic. pic.twitter.com/JzGy8ZY7y5

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 9, 2021

iconic elegance of inner Melbourne...

Melbourne elegance in microcosm...
Those arches + the fence orbs make quite a grand statement... https://t.co/ogj9LqPHVY

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 8, 2021

stone walkway...

like a multitude of, an echo of 'Great Waves'...
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849), EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY | UNDER THE WAVE OFF KANAGAWA (KANAGAWA-OKI NAMI-URA), ALSO KNOWN AS THE GREAT WAVE... https://t.co/6hQHxo6ya8

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 8, 2021

multi-tasking 300 years ago...

So you think multi-tasking is a modern concept?
This multi-tasking device was already in full swing 300 years ago...
7 books on the treadmill... https://t.co/6HVIhMRTuP

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 8, 2021

Muswellbrook earthquake...

It appears to be 2 years ago - December 2019 - that an earthquake unsettled this area... https://t.co/Fi2cfPB9rQ

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 8, 2021

Interesting view of the Hunter region's earthquake activity since the strong one in Newcastle, 1989.
Muswellbrook - near mines - earthquake active since 2010's... https://t.co/C1ZgNGQmDS

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 8, 2021

dust to wetlands...

Dust to wetlands at the foot of the Serra Ranges in the Grampians, Victoria.
Small environmental organisation-Nature Glenelg Trust- bought a 1,035-acre blue-gum plantation, stripped it of trees, allowed it to flood, and transformed it back into wetlands.https://t.co/iPSLIYBmkh pic.twitter.com/cZUMVdjXED

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 7, 2021

intricate mandala art...

'The flower’s perfume has no form, but it pervades space. Likewise, through a spiral of mandalas, formless reality is known.'
-Saraha
'The mandala is a map for spiritual transformation.'
-June-Elleni Laine https://t.co/3Ek8EtnkN0

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 7, 2021

digitising a book...

manual scanning
teaming
technology and
human
values #tanka https://t.co/wRw9It2dVc

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 7, 2021

Hazelnut Festival...

Wonderful to see a touch of real fantasy alive + well...
A Hazelnut Festival must be a first...
Great addition to November Recreation Weekend in the same area...
(Yes...I'm smiling...All happening right near a world in northern Tassie that I loved so much for a little while...) https://t.co/kuuVXhmxmu pic.twitter.com/OlKPxXovzM

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 7, 2021

Australia's quarantine site...

Australia's quarantine site, at Howard Springs, Northern Territory...known as Managurr-Ma Village.
HS was a camp for workers at the Inpex gas project. Project complete 👉 NT government.
3,780 international arrivals have quarantined at the NT facility.https://t.co/bduCA5HxOJ pic.twitter.com/rsP4M6uKqz

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 7, 2021

It makes me wonder why Point Nepean on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria can't be used as a quarantine site...as it was in early days... 

I am not recommending using the iconic old buildings, but rather using the huge space around and construct new ones...????

Japanese garden...

Japanese garden at Forest Glade Garden, Mount Macedon, Victoria.
The delightful Japanese section includes a bonsai house.
📸: Felicity Johnsonhttps://t.co/lnF3PsoFhi pic.twitter.com/x36KDG3e7p

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 7, 2021

house floats...

house floats
a rainbow of vivid
human spirit#haiku https://t.co/c0pbYSKDqA

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 7, 2021

Krewe of House Floats - February 16, 2021

digital nomads...

it had to happen
an office on the run
a new social strata
digital nomads
remotely intimate#tanka (tongue-in-cheek) https://t.co/puy3As7yY7 pic.twitter.com/O7aTwOZDFb

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 7, 2021

some earn a crown...

some earn
a crown
some borrow it
and some have a crown
built-in #tanka https://t.co/2WDwehZNfw

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 7, 2021

Mrs. Hoodie was just looking splendid this morning.

Female Hooded Merganser, Billy Frank Nisqually NWR. pic.twitter.com/egMPdefll9

— Mike Melton (@waxwingeco) February 5, 2021

raining again...

raining
again
surreal dreams
spin
again #tanka pic.twitter.com/C2ofDGJSNh

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 7, 2021

summertime
and the livin' could be
weepy #haiku https://t.co/mtuCK59yja pic.twitter.com/vlYoUAgLQs

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 7, 2021

Sunday
rain
reigns

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 7, 2021

blackened worlds...

what matters most
in blackened worlds is
a loving friend #haiku https://t.co/nlAtIJjF2h

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 6, 2021

in a Temora zone...

In a Temora zone... The dreams are tumbling in...
The new stage... about one year ahead...
Maybe...maybe...maybe...
My own home...
Some miracle most welcome...https://t.co/vIvliUq8pS pic.twitter.com/FYK75s9RcF

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 6, 2021

lightning strikes...

lightning strikes
expose
inner pulses #haiku https://t.co/iQ9yA4nCeK

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 6, 2021

walk softly...

walk softly
sometimes
my thoughts
wander
your way #tanka #CatsOfTwitter pic.twitter.com/tKdQoHr7t9

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 6, 2021

those first Sunday birdsongs...

those first
Sunday birdsongs
herald
a chance
for peace #tanka https://t.co/31PJFUNelt

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 6, 2021

one life abandoned...

one life
abandoned but
time welcomes
new dimensions for
new lives #tanka https://t.co/FgCkC2MjoO

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 6, 2021

rain weeps...

rain weeps on
my lone
summer rose
are you
still with me #tanka pic.twitter.com/koFb7nnqd2

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 6, 2021

hazy morning greens...

hazy morning greens
locked in Sunday's
meditations #haiku pic.twitter.com/IP2BvhW6sK

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 6, 2021

wistful song...

Sunday morning
grey light sings
a wistful song of
summer colours on
other days #tanka pic.twitter.com/R8LwQO0UTd

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 6, 2021

an atmospheric space...

A stunning, atmospheric space. Love how the indoor ambience invites the outdoors to be a part of the magic...Love it so much...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 6, 2021

legendary Christopher Plummer...

He told me that in the London theatre world of the 60’s that Finch had a fearsome reputation.
He’d come to the west end from Australia and had brought with him a certain inability to suffer fools combined with a deep unquenchable thirst the moment the curtain came down.

— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) February 5, 2021

Finch followed the couple around the party making disparaging remarks and eventually the young woman had enough and said to Chris that they should leave. Not a lot of black cabs at that end of Chelsea late on a Sunday night, luckily though the young lady had her own car.

— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) February 5, 2021

The journey underway Peter kept up a torrent of abuse from the back seat. About him, about her, about trust, truth, love, sex, talent...it was non stop.
At one point, somewhere near Sloan Square the young lady pulled the car to the side of the road and ordered both men to get out

— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) February 5, 2021

Chris told me he was chilled with fear. Peter had threatened him with physical violence a number of times and he felt for sure he was about to suffer a beating at the hands of someone who’s performances he had admired greatly. Too cruel. Finch turned to him, eye ablaze ...

— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) February 5, 2021

I loved working with Chris on The Insider, he was just impressive. It was a travesty that his role didn’t receive an Academy Award nomination because everyone talked about and knew that it was amongst the handful of truly formidable performances that year.

— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) February 5, 2021

I reached out to him in 2012 after he won the Academy Award to say “ on behalf of Finch and I, welcome to the club”.
He laughed.

Rest In Peace Mr Plummer.
Good man. Fine actor.

— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) February 5, 2021

I've read that Christopher Plummer was quite the pianist. Has anybody witnessed him playing? He was famous for entertaining the SoM cast at piano evenings while in a hotel in Salzburg.

— 🌹 Lohanomi of which the Moon is Also a Part 💥 (@ajlohanomi) February 5, 2021

Leyat Hélica...

Haven't found a 'weird' for some days...
But I think this one must be worth waiting for...
A helicopterish, boatish capsule car?
Perhaps a little too weird for people's taste...Only 23 reported as sold...https://t.co/V7nKTBX0T3 https://t.co/eo0QMB09gd

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 5, 2021

feel-good stories...

Feel-good stories never go astray in this life...
Some of the best ones are good, thoughtful samaritans in action... https://t.co/ZdUUnmuMtU pic.twitter.com/wZi4kVeATe

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 5, 2021

salt mines...

A view or two of salt mines may just be the key to unlocking inspiration block...
Impressive patterns folding into each other... https://t.co/ImNrGKXaMh

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 5, 2021

steamy weather...

And I went out to yonder gumtree hills to see Old Amos.
He was there, sitting in the shade of the apple tree.

I said, "she's a bit steamy Amos."

He looked at the hazy sun-lit hills and dug a thumb into his right wrist, "not real fond of fuckin February boy."

Fair enough...

— Tim Mallon (@PatMalo85776814) February 5, 2021

I'm with Amos... Steamy weather in many ways...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 5, 2021

Yes- the long suffering wife Matilda’s had it with the wood stove- time to get a microwave!

— Bronya Thomas (@bronya91205340) February 5, 2021

ghostly shades of darkness...

ghostly shades of
darkness
converge on
lone
sacred colours #tanka https://t.co/IxSZCUS5di

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 5, 2021

constants and variables...

autumn fields
patches and
streams of colours
a quilt of
constants and variables #tanka https://t.co/SM7fKgtvF9

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 5, 2021

delicious drama of dark and grim skies...

Delicious drama of dark and grim skies waiting to have their moment centre stage... https://t.co/Fzw49O5LaT

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 5, 2021

a drop of crowning gold...

The glow of gold by the cockatoo's face is like it's crowning glory... https://t.co/2OddMDuYRS

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 5, 2021

Thursday evening limbo...

Thursday evening
limbo
rising hope of
weekend freedom
not far away #tanka pic.twitter.com/NjUNRRDfe6

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 4, 2021

spirals of magic...

And right there
in the humble dandelion
are endless spirals
of magic... https://t.co/5AJGGpRE6A

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 3, 2021

breath-taking linocut...

This breath-taking linocut has been created on hand-made Japanese paper as are most of her series of Australian birds.
Amazing effects.
Rachel was born in the UK but moved to Sydney's northern beaches, Australia in 1982.https://t.co/QQYLUXeWed https://t.co/859MXQCGlh

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 3, 2021

stir Hump Day blues...

a little drop of fun and
a splash of crazy
never goes astray
great way to stir
Hump Day blues...#tanka (a little tongue in cheek) https://t.co/XCmym9LbiR

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 3, 2021

the time is not right just yet...

Awww Rob... Top 3 is such a wonderful achievement...Be proud... You have made yourself known there... Who knows...(maybe not for now but...) PLUS you have the joy of young ones learning from you...🍸😀Keep walking...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 3, 2021

wonders of the boab...

Boabs have such an intriguing range of strange 'bottle' shapes... Love seeing them resplendent in green leaves like this. Just checked for more info on this tree...
Seeds roasted for a coffee substitute?
Pulp fermented to make beer?https://t.co/36st4GSXsU

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 2, 2021

art on a hiking trail...

A touch of art in unexpected places creates a special music... https://t.co/44vFUiloFW

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 2, 2021

a storm of crumpled, flying paper...

when life
seems like
a storm of crumpled
flying paper
light a candle#tanka pic.twitter.com/XoU8i7jMCU

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 2, 2021

keeping hope high...

Keeping hope high
for you 🙏

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 2, 2021

I know my dreams...

I know my dreams
in the scheme
of time
invite ghosts to blur
the borders of life#gogyohka pic.twitter.com/S7tTLvRBsW

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 1, 2021

devaluation of knowledge...

PASSING THOUGHT: A feature of our 'progressive' 21stC, to me, is the devaluation of a person's knowledge, experience+empathy esp re politicians+educators. Spin, 'loudness'+bullying seem to over-ride+secure both attention+position.
Poor knowledge👉poor, avoidable consequences. pic.twitter.com/MgEDB517yf

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 1, 2021

a walk through nature...

I am wondering too...Does that walk through nature benefit the lone walker more than the walker with a crowd e.g. of friends...???? I feel walking with others tends to ignite distractions and maybe even tensions... https://t.co/SWb95Bo65A pic.twitter.com/zfYEGWLbqm

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

working Mondays...

PASSING THOUGHT: .8 teaching load this year. Mondays = day off. Worked on school demands from before 7:00am this morning till 10:30am. I vowed I wouldn't do this, but 'important', last minute emails, rec'd on the weekend, + sudden timetable errors pushed me. Maybe next Monday... pic.twitter.com/08sL9orGcg

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

traveling window...

traveling window
someone's story
en route
to the next
chapter #tanka https://t.co/AvvSTbWMbh

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