English curriculum...

mass slaughter
the English curriculum
ground into
analysis
grades and outcomes #tanka

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

Geraldton's shapely street tree...

Geraldton has secured the weird spot for the day on my timeline...
And it took a tree to do it...
I note this tree looks a little like the scrubby trees near Rye's beach (Mornington Peninsula)- all leaning low+ reaching to the sea...But they're generally small + this one is BIG! https://t.co/iswchwu3nx

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

hazy autumn evening...

hazy
autumn evening
shuffling many ideas
but nothing in the pack
lines up #tanka pic.twitter.com/wnnZXpMVGL

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

Aurora Australis...

Photographer captures spectacular image of Aurora Australis at Verona Sands in the Huon Valley, Tasmania on Saturday night.- Australian Geographic https://t.co/YvL1jF4Kua

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

love is love...

Love is love...
That powerful connection between any living beings... https://t.co/U4WjbR5yeQ

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

heaven on earth...

heaven on earth
bathing in
the aura of trees #haiku

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

when the going gets tough...

When the going gets tough,
take the challenge in your stride...
Stretch out...
And turn the obstacles into support props...
Keep walking...
(Or stretching as the case may be...) https://t.co/qS0uYMncpO

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

you raise me up...

'You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains'... https://t.co/E7QEFyeRWR

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

adrenalin rush...

Someone's enjoying a high adrenalin rush...

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

intricate web of an autumn morning...

intricate web of
an autumn morning
cool sunlight
sparkles on
a silken breeze #tanka

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

fabric of thoughts and feelings...

enigmatic fabric
of thoughts
and feelings
many wefts and
many warps #tanka

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

leaf sweeping...

autumn morning
spiked with ice
leaf sweeping offers
a viable
warm-up #tanka

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

penguin skills...

Little-known penguin skills...apart from being amazingly cute...
May the force be with them... https://t.co/oLUHeBSxLS

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

'Truganini' begins...

PASSING THOUGHT: Feeling drawn to begin a journey with Cassandra Pybus' 'Truganini'.
'Half buried in the sand, uprooted stalks of kelp are like splashes of dark blood against the white quartzite, ground fine as talc.'... pic.twitter.com/ALTuACCYQw

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

surprise undercut...

Another Saturday morning chuckle... a gift from the furball world... the priceless value of a surprise undercut... https://t.co/xU9sgbx0yd

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

dig me a river...

Saturday morning chuckle...This character is a game changer... https://t.co/fwJUb7HNpz

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

random acts of kindness...

PASSING THOUGHT: I do grocery shopping early Saturday morning. A stranger has told me 2x that my grey hair's beautiful. This morning, same stranger said she loves seeing my beautiful hair. Then added that I was the lady of Dromana. How uplifting random, positive comments can be. pic.twitter.com/uQ8IO8Mkjl

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

underbelly of Pompeii...

dark mysteries
locked in ashes
underbelly of
civilised
Pompeii #tanka pic.twitter.com/u0lPaCzkj1

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

disgruntled thoughts and feelings meet their match...

PASSING THOUGHT: It is so refreshing to find that even in the endless outpourings of so many disgruntled thoughts and feelings, peace, hope and beauty persist in shining on... https://t.co/GH7PlsQxSl

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

beauty of books...

Proof that indeed books can be evidence of real beauty...inner beauty... Wonderful that a child may not have the fancy words, but certainly the connection of spirit is there...
Such passion...such understanding...such appreciation... https://t.co/ttiojevoLu pic.twitter.com/EjgUfcu1kM

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

parent-teacher interview night...again...

exhaustion
parent-teacher
interviews are
a long road to
sweet relief #tanka pic.twitter.com/MX5CVaPfIA

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

Vietnam and Agent Orange...

SBS - 'Dateline' tonight @ 9:30pm - re Vietnam + Agent Orange...'The People Versus Agent Orange'...
'If you think that you are too little to make a difference, then you have never been in bed with a mosquito'.https://t.co/bonbIBp4mx

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

floods ravage Australia's east coast...

floods ravage
Australia's east coast
but my metronome
water drips seem
friendly #tanka pic.twitter.com/gVFoAal0ZJ

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

night thoughts...

night thoughts
still swimming in
a poetic day#haiku pic.twitter.com/peE2u9dLu8

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

stormy rains...

stormy rains begin
he brought in his washing
but left hers #haiku pic.twitter.com/FWyLpk857I

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

dramatic elegance...

This character certainly knows how to assume some dramatic elegance... https://t.co/lvDoO58Oxk

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

poetic review of 'Sarum'...

My poetic review of 'Sarum' by Edward Rutherfurd...

old worlds

many
old lifetimes

sometimes
the eyes of yesteryear
seem to watch... (cont)https://t.co/gNvPkjlbdL

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

Uluru waterfalls...

The water is not all happening on the east coast of NSW + Queensland... Inland icon Uluru has taken a share of the limelight... https://t.co/OXTBHiuix0

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

morning songlines...

morning songlines
the soundless rhythms of
low clouds
long shadows and
silhouettes#tanka pic.twitter.com/XJHj1Sn73X

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

sunshine smiles after rain...

sunshine smiles
after rain
the first dose
of Monday
doesn't seem so bad #tanka pic.twitter.com/f0HKQqZ8EV

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

thoughtful Sunday...

thoughtful Sunday
to rain or not to rain
to mark or not to mark school work
to read a little 'Sarum'
or a lot #tanka pic.twitter.com/x7dX8WMU4t

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

rain passes Dromana?...

According to the current map below, Dromana will be in 'the press gallery' as the rain rolls in...May it not build into a mirror of yesterday's and today's NSW deluge... https://t.co/A870oma2cU

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

Twitter blocking and floods...

PASSING THOUGHT:
Overnight...I've been blocked on Twitter...
Puzzled... a bit miffed... a bit hurt...
Young couple's home washed away on their wedding day...
Keep life's 'slaps' in perspective... pic.twitter.com/d1vkIBTRLx

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

ecosystems collapsing...

Ecosysytems collapsing... a warning?
The reference to the Georgina gidgee woodlands in the heart of Australia is intriguing...A refuge for animals after fire and drought usually, but it's under severe threat...and there is evidence of mulga dying in the Gibson Desert?... https://t.co/pUtLVgUL2e pic.twitter.com/NOmC6NbsRm

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

Yana from Belarus...

Meet Yana from Belarus...
Such amazing and beautiful markings...https://t.co/FEke3uUXHX pic.twitter.com/QHS2DEaM5u

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

Emily Dickinson's autumn...

pic.twitter.com/rYAZHO32PC

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

Edna St Vincent Millay...

Think Zelda Fitzgerald + Sylvia Plath... and add some more...This is Edna St Vincent Millay... almost lost today, but in her own lifetime a magnet, adored for her chaos within...
Vivian Gornick on the Magnetism of Edna St. Vincent Millay https://t.co/FWJeOcRpUL via @lithub

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

early autumn evening...

early autumn evening
dusky light
spun with
frantic
swirling winds #tanka

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

nod-crafty...

'nod crafty' suits my errant habit of writing poetry when staff meetings seems so inconguously long+repetitive...Not hard to appear wise+thoughtful when composing poetry... Just take care other staff members don't seek less complementary amusement by looking over your shoulder... https://t.co/xmqKVDZgb9

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

Bright in Autumn...

late afternoon
sleepy warmth of
autumn's lullaby#haiku

Sadly, the 2021 10 day Bright Autumn Festival, Victoria- Friday 23rd April-Sunday 2nd May-has been cancelled...as in 2020. The Gala Weekend highlight would have been -market, music in the streets+a grand parade,1st May... pic.twitter.com/ZmDe50YqaE

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

St Patrick's Day...

St Patrick's Day...time to think green...time for some quirky Irish sayings + blessings...
“It's no use carrying an umbrella if your shoes are leaking.”
“May the hinges of our friendship never grow rusty.”
"May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back." pic.twitter.com/8H94wIVC6a

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

Edith Cowan - first female MP...

Not many Australians would know this MP's name/achievement...
Edith Cowan University, WA, = first university in Australia to be named after a woman. Edith Cowan University’s Creative Industries, Business and Technology Campus (vertical) is to be built in Perth+completed 2025. https://t.co/eRBXlRX8eJ pic.twitter.com/VOrMtJxEFa

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

wintering in the Arctic...

The women's stamina, apart from the incredible work they are doing, is simply amazing...
To winter in the Arctic...That takes guts... https://t.co/HpiM1jSRIV

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

the voice...

the voice
creator of storms
and peacemaker #haiku pic.twitter.com/fzaQEaJt7c

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

rain today...plump and wet...

Images rich with colourful sensations and vitality...
A few words may be gold... https://t.co/BtvAZxynIa

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

not syncing...

PASSING THOUGHT: Strange day. Not syncing. 10:00am. for coffee. On time. Saw shiny red car+no dints - not her red car. Walked around outside cafe. Took photos. No friend. Phone must have fallen out of my bag. Sat in car. Waited. Waited. Leave? Saw friend at 'not her car'. Grrrrr pic.twitter.com/Xl0b9f9W5L

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

Friend arrived early+was inside...drinking coffee...waiting for me...When I saw her by her car, she had decided to leave...I had been wandering outside... I'd met her outside previous venues, so thought this was no different...Grrrrrr... Felt/feel bad...(Car polished+dents fixed)

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

a visit to Tully's...

Tully's indoor/outdoor cafe at Mornington... pic.twitter.com/Dk1rdr0VE0

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

Another view of Tully's indoor/outdoor cafe at Mornington... pic.twitter.com/hShrGniETU

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

Interesting garden feature at Tully's, Mornington... pic.twitter.com/zVTk74zsuG

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

Sign in the produce area of the Tully's complex at Mornington... pic.twitter.com/POXuh6nLPa

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

last journey...

two years today
a surreal sadness
following
the last journey of
the flowers #tanka pic.twitter.com/iZOQxRWBGI

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

Autumn threads of sunshine at Mount Martha... pic.twitter.com/B7mvdZRnQO

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

Mother Earth is the source of life...

'Mother Earth is a source of life, not a resource.'
So love this quote...It lingers...
It is part of 'The Story of God', narrated by Morgan Freeman...demonstrating how our beliefs connect us all...Screening now on SBS... https://t.co/OFbjjOLCBd

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

steal my thunder...

A cliché born in the behind scenes technicalities + special effects of a theatre...Love it...
Almost a 'royal' birth... https://t.co/xW8fxFERqs

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

inner tenacity of a tree...

The inner tenacity of a tree is remarkable...
This 394 year old bonsai from Japan is a white pine...a Yamaki family treasure...
The oldest existing bonsai tree in the world is c. 1,000 years old + currently is in the Crespi Bonsai Museum, Italy. https://t.co/IIkWdyhyi7. https://t.co/8JjrhLQFF6

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

Olinda in autumn...

vibrant grace
of autumn leaves
when fickle winds and
glowing colours
dance #tanka https://t.co/GKaTFs0yqn pic.twitter.com/ptuoh06Pji

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

another social-distancing sign...

Quietly amused by signs tweaking the social distancing rule with a spark of humour donated by the environment. https://t.co/J7STIrBNzt

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

Bali returns to old ways...

In 2020, a year without tourism, Bali went back to 'the old ways of living' and the old ways meant seaweed farming...
So what's next when/if tourism returns?....https://t.co/WchmfVi3Xi

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

organic rooftop farm...

Paris Is Building the World's Largest Organic Rooftop Farm - approximately the size of 3 football fields...
Incredible...https://t.co/mkq1MlTMvV #globalcitizen

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

value of the Humanities...

Humanities teach communication, empathy and logical thinking...asking the right questions...and turning thinking into action...Such important skills in all facets of the workforce... https://t.co/xtBygBxz9o

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

challenge chaos with hope and keep walking...

PASSING THOUGHT: News tonight...multiple countries in chaos - broken governments, unhinged economies, racism, brutality + poverty... It's a global phenomenon... No...I can't pretend it's not happening... But I refuse to drown in despair...I seek beauty, I hope, I keep walking... pic.twitter.com/jPtVMvZAXm

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

get better Dan...

Premier Daniel Andrews will remain in intensive care for a few days - he says a CT scan has revealed several broken ribs and vertebrae damage. Full statement: pic.twitter.com/m73cdzMVdc

— Benita Kolovos 🐯 (@benitakolovos) March 9, 2021

#GetBetterDan It's getting late+I'm exhausted after parent-teacher interviews, but saw news of Dan's fall+had to offer healing thoughts to Dan...
Please take small steps at a time on the healing path, Dan...
You have cared for us, for so long, now find a little space for you...🙏

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

#GetBetterDan https://t.co/e5yVl2vEDM

— Mardi Swann (@9bbe4b290e144ef) March 9, 2021

parent-teacher interview night...

PASSING THOUGHT: Teaching all day + parent-teacher interviews from 3:30pm...I have just arrived home from school@9:45pm. Zoom interviews@school (couldn't get home by 4pm to run Zoom@home). Utterly exhausted, but parents were a delight, grateful for constructive feedback. pic.twitter.com/jWtV9X8do9

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

cloud forest...

Cloud forest thrives on World Heritage-listed Lord Howe Island after pest eradication... https://t.co/Fo9vXWfBB0

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

pink lakes...

The pink lakes near Cranbrook, Western Australia from the air.
📷: Sherwin Gozon Instagram @flyingitchyfeethttps://t.co/pEjBiuyRJd pic.twitter.com/MxE8lfNmLI

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

rain coming to Coorow...

RAIN'S A COMIN'🌧
- taken in Coorow, Western Australia earlier this week, before the rain arrived.
📸 Stacey Leigh via ABC Midwest and Wheatbelthttps://t.co/GbzJceYmQD pic.twitter.com/DevmN0oTdY

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

wait for the sunlight...

some days, we have to remember that the sunlight is always up there...somewhere... https://t.co/gWXGMZUREw

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

long covid aftermath...

PASSING THOUGHT: Realised that it is now more than a year since last I travelled by train into Melbourne, took a road trip or entered any large shopping mall. I still shop early morning in my local region + wear a mask, even in the carpark, esp. if it's crowded. Too many maybe's. pic.twitter.com/N2P9pHjBE3

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

desert winds...

dancing plumes
of desert dust
whirling dervishes
fueled by
desert winds #tanka https://t.co/EGGp7UECYb

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

empaths...

and sometimes adjust their own energies accordingly... https://t.co/p9HlrfxeUq

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

favourite tree...

that simple joy of feeling the power of someone's favourite tree... https://t.co/0pW0v1UWDG

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

in the soft garden...

Just now, in the soft garden, I heard the crickets in the geraniums.

The light is fading.
The night descending.

And I wonder if Old Amos is out in his garden, feeling what I'm feeling here tonight?

And the tenderness of just now is sorta okay, I reckon.

— Tim Mallon (@PatMalo85776814) March 6, 2021

Sunday morning chit-chat...

Sunday morning
chit-chat
voices share
their escapades
with the neighbours #tanka pic.twitter.com/pjb8MBeosx

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

autumnal March...

autumnal March
the month of
leaves turning
leaves falling and
memory pangs #tanka

📷 Enchanted Adventure Garden, Arthurs Seat - 2011 pic.twitter.com/tNTrbL4jBz

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

boab sculpture...

This beautiful boab sculpture ensures that sea, sands and sky become an intrinsic part of the sculpture... always changing... https://t.co/s3Un0AzOi6

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

Merry Gate...

Sculpture by the Sea - Cottesloe Beach WA.
70 artists from 13 countries, including sculptors from Japan, USA, New Zealand, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Denmark, Malaysia + France, showcase their work 5-22nd March.
Image: Haruyuki Uchida, 'Merry Gate'https://t.co/LjU7plg7bp pic.twitter.com/fQjCBxtuy1

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

crow on duty...

crow on duty
a watcher
a master of
devious
patience #tanka pic.twitter.com/qf3wGLdFjh

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

Friday after work...

Somehow this delightful scene spells my 'Friday after work' crazy feelings...Those mixed urges to rush for freedom, find some gentle, floating ambience, or simply be still, engulfed in the peace of the moment... https://t.co/ekdgvPRgNH

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

inspired energy...

PASSING THOUGHT: There is little inspired energy left after the school day...I survive a tweet or 2 for the record...Maybe the weekend will be a little more free-roaming for wonders...in between mountains of marking in prep for parent-teacher interviews next Thursday 3:30-8:30pm pic.twitter.com/oflFrgWuG9

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

charientism...

There is the faint, elusive attraction of 'charisma' in 'charientism'... but with a sly twist... https://t.co/FYyCLznM7p

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

some days were diamonds...

Some days were diamonds
Some days were stones
Sometimes the hard times never left me alone
Sometimes your cold winds still chill my bones
But some days are diamonds
Some days are stones
- apologies to John Denver pic.twitter.com/1epe9qi2Vd

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

sky surf...

sky surf
a cascade of
rolling foam
not
of the sea #tanka https://t.co/kQGEQPLDWI

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

Orlando bird sculpture...

So very stunning...
Curious, I checked for more information...
The sculpture is in Lake Eola Park, Downtown Orlando, Florida, USA.
“Take Flight” is the third of the 8 See Art Orlando sculptures. https://t.co/v2h7RYftaX

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

Menindee Lakes...

Menindee Lakes in far western NSW turned into an artistic statement on the weekend when enormous portraits of water activists were carried across its vast, dry bed.
When the lakes are full they can hold more than 3 times as much water as Sydney Harbour.https://t.co/qIr3IeDtQV

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

banjo in the battlefield...

This lifts recycling to a whole new level...and under pressure...Banjo handcrafted by Australian World War II soldier Walter John "Jack" Darnley - Rat of Tobruk - reveals realities of life on WWII battlefield. https://t.co/01F1Omqxsh

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

political poets...

Poets have long been political - either overt or covert. Alexander Pope (1688-1744) English poet+satirist, expositor of the spirit of his age+a representative of the culture+politics of the Enlightenment. Wordsworth (1770-1850) was an overt supporter of the French Revolution. pic.twitter.com/3LmUIo0EA0

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

Kulin nation seasons...

Kulin nation seasons, se Victoria. Stars+weather changes coincide with life cycles of plants+animals.
Biderap, Dry(Jan-Feb)
Iuk, Eel(March)
Waring, Wombat(April-July)
Guling, Orchid(Aug)
Poorneet, Tadpole(Sept-Oct)
Buarth Gurru, Grass Flowering(Nov)
Garrawang, Kangaroo-Apple(Dec) pic.twitter.com/nzMY0TF1Aj

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

native bushfoods and positive outcomes...

This idea has so many positive outcomes...
- awareness of native bushfoods
- increased value and use of native bushfoods
- possible means of reaching troubled youth - giving an opportunity to experience self-worth https://t.co/Tkje9mbZ7G pic.twitter.com/clW33DIGJk

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

planned aesthetics...

planned aesthetics
user logic
marks out
practical
designs #tanka https://t.co/wgYneyk2CZ

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

Cleopatra's tomb?...

Where is Cleopatra's tomb? Recent reports claim this tomb is at "Taposiris Magna," located about 31 miles (50 kilometers) west of Alexandria. Many scholars believe that Cleopatra was buried within Alexandria, possibly in an area that is now underwater. https://t.co/waQqkM41uA

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