humanity meets nature in autumn...

I know that I should be synchronised with my emerging spring world down under, but I simply can't pass by these stunning autumn paintings by Florida's Debbie Criswell...
Her work skilfully captures the visual energy of happiness in the 'humanity-meets-nature' landscapes... https://t.co/P0RfG8gZBp

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

my Hawaiian shirt arrived today...

My purple Hawaiian shirt arrived...TODAY...
All set now for THAT day ahead...
Who would believe Australia Post delivers parcels on a Sunday afternoon at 3:30pm????
Hey Robyn @robynbryant33

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

2021 Nobel Prize in Literature...

This news needs more media exposure...
Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah wins 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature for depicting 'fate of the refugee'...
His novels include 'Paradise', set in colonial East Africa during WW I +'Desertion'.https://t.co/SaEhg3HvS8 via @@SBSNews

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

Celebrity Letters and Numbers...

Usually, I love all things SBS from trains to Norwegian crime...(Yes, I stay up late at times)...But somehow, CLN just doesn't seem to work...I've watched it twice...I feel it's in the dynamics...Somehow, from the old team, Lily and David, just don't seem to 'fit' the new spin...

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

Black Smoke Norwegian Forest cat...

Apparently, this cat breed is very real...
a Black Smoke Norwegian Forest cat...
Clearly, this is his top-of-the-range winter coat...
Absolutely stunning... https://t.co/oAk0uyDB39

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

welcome morning warmth...

Dove welcoming morning warmth on my verandah railing this morning... pic.twitter.com/eBas3iY9sT

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

no need for a strict plan...

no need
for a strict plan of
where we're going
it's just vital
we keep going#tanka

📷Seagulls at Dromana beach this morning... pic.twitter.com/gKuvdF9d15

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

feathered intimacy...

intimacy
a morning beach is
the perfect venue for
a very brief
feathered performance#tanka

📷Seagulls doing what they must do near Dromana pier this morning... pic.twitter.com/9cl1Gvo2yH

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

coloured layers of a beach morning...

coloured layers of
a beach morning
from earth greens
to sands to
blue seas and skies#tanka

📷Port Phillip Bay as viewed from the Safety Beach foreshore trail this morning... pic.twitter.com/yZD5Ko4czU

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

a slice of water...

a slice of water
in the sands
is sometimes
all I need
to reflect#tanka

📷Lone seagull at Dromana beach this morning... pic.twitter.com/PSCvqn0wte

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

beach charms...

beach charms
a chance to sense
secret treasures#haiku

📷Dog at Safety Beach this morning occasionally detoured on his own magical mystery tour... pic.twitter.com/oKh0g9hE3y

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

a cool beach...

a cool beach
invites
all walkers
to bathe
differently#tanka

📷Woman and dog strolling Safety Beach this Sunday morning... pic.twitter.com/l5EJSzDLwY

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

almost still...almost tidal...

almost still
Sunday morning
waters
almost tidal
sunlight#tanka pic.twitter.com/BpwAAxRPbo

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

bat warning sign...

bat warning sign
slows the movement
hastens the heartbeat #haiku https://t.co/9P7iIqkehH

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

level up...

level up
I need
more sea
to embellish
my weekend#tanka

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