take my roadmap sadness to my pillow...

PASSING THOUGHT: I think I'll blow out the candles, take my roadmap sadness to my pillow and let the song of gentle rain on the roof soothe me to sleep. May the universe bless us all with renewed hope, renewed courage in all the new tomorrows to come... pic.twitter.com/xd26AG0eOf

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

ABBA...'Don't Shut Me Down'...

My musical taste may be downgraded a little with this call, but the new ABBA release is simply incredible...
Have to give to these guys, they know how to turn a song into a dramatic connection with the fibres of life itself...
(1981=last recording) https://t.co/SHnM4VaEav

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

And now you see another me, I've been reloaded, yeah 

I'm fired up, don't shut me down 

I'm like a dream within a dream that's been decoded 

I'm fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me down 

I'm not the one you knew, I'm now, and then combined 

And I'm asking you to have an open mind (and I won't be the same) 

I'm not the same this time around (ooh) 

I'm fired up, don't shut me down

While I may imply that I'm an ABBA fan, in actual fact, I'm not. To me, they're the 'Ken+Barbie dolls' of the music world. For those who need some 'sugar-coated' reality, they're healers. But ABBA's tenacious 'reinvention journey' (think 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert')=WOW👏👏👏

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

P.S. But I've always loved 'Fernando'...
'There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando...'

Shhhhhh.......😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️

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

magical art of photographing art...

Extraordinary pre-dawn colours in this stunning photo.
Here is the magical art of photographing art. https://t.co/9Yv1C0DXfy

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

Victoria's Road Map to Christmas...

Melbourne’s Lockdown will end October 26 @abcmelbourne #springst

— Bridget Rollason (@bridgerollo) September 19, 2021

Victoria expected to hit its peak of 1400-2900 daily cases (7-day average) between 19-31 October.

A second peak expected over mid-December.@abcmelbourne #springst

— Bridget Rollason (@bridgerollo) September 19, 2021

some big numbers on deaths and cases under Victoria's reopening roadmap, as modelled by the Burnet Institute

even *maintaining* VIC's current lockdown restrictions could see daily cases grow to 1900 within a month, Burnet sayshttps://t.co/ioKwYc5wH8 pic.twitter.com/Wex8ezJYQg

— Josh Butler (@JoshButler) September 19, 2021

Hope+despair...tears+relief...a melting pot of 'I dunno's'...But I'm a high school teacher staring at the next nightmare of re-adjusting lessons to a staggered return to school...I think I'd better try to use this holiday break well+cultivate some super energy to keep going...

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

Lots of faith here in Dan Andrews too. Even the tone of his voice is reassuring. As for chocolate, I am kidding myself along that chocolate-covered caramels, (Cadbury Pascal), are not so bad as a large block of chocolate. Just don't ask how long it takes me to eat a bag of them.

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

I can't believe it...The presser started at about 12:30pm and ended at 2:24pm...Just on 2 hours...(Poor Dan...The tough just keep marching the tough road)...At least most of the journalists' questions were a little more informed and respectful than usual...That was a pleasant surprise... 

love little street libraries...esp under trees...

Built this one for my neighbourhood the Okanagan Valley BC at the start of the pandemic...so popular I had to add another cabinet on the bottom...lots of great reads pic.twitter.com/N4Y2YVq50C

— GratefulGuy (@Poppa007Greg) September 18, 2021

This is mine! pic.twitter.com/aRUgJpmGIT

— Kate MW (@kmatthewswood1) September 18, 2021

camping pods...

Found some rather cute camping pods...basic but stylish...at Swan Reach Holiday Park...in East Gippsland, Victoria...
O if only my school break could be an escape to somewhere - near water, near trees...
At least I can dream...
Sighhhhhh.... pic.twitter.com/W2T7lHlJWC

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

story of an Ancient Roman gold ring...

What a fascinating story to brighten a rather dull Sunday morning...
A gold ring from Ancient Rome links a pagan and a Christian + possibly J.R.R.Tolkien and 'Lord of the Rings'...
Indeed, there is even a curse...
Love to find a bristling story stranger than mere fiction... https://t.co/f8QJ1QGner

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

sunshiny yellow...

Some sunshiny yellow on a grey, drizzly, windy and cold day is always most welcome... https://t.co/gDWozVjyy9

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

trail of light by the dark trail...

Love the luminous trail of light comfortably moving along by the side of the 'dark trail'...And both seeming to reflect on their valid place in life...Beautiful...

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

school...

"whatever mark Boot Collins got, well, that's the mark I got boy, if you know what I mean."

I said, I think I know what you mean there Amos.

and he looked at me with his pale eyes and said, "school weren't for me boy, all's I wanted was the bush..."

2/3

— Tim Mallon (@PatMalo85776814) September 18, 2021

As school holidays begin, it's so lovely to see the appearance of Old Amos as he reflects on what school meant/means for him...Indeed, 'school' is really a fluid term beyond formal classrooms+curriculum...It can be wherever you feel comfortable learning...any place...any time...

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

morning window...

morning window
a rich clutter of
inner constants and
hazy
outside variables #tanka pic.twitter.com/yAIJ1oRORK

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

the writing process...

the writing process
building and
weaving
the warp and
the weft#tanka pic.twitter.com/6wjvxQNez5

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