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