debits and credits...

debits and credits
my 2021 crises
paid off#haiku pic.twitter.com/JAcOJaUksb

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 1, 2022

eulogy to 2021...

EULOGY TO 2021
cobblestoned
muddied
narrow streets
poorly drained
may you be forgotten#tanka

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 1, 2022

Twitter anniversary...

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do!
New Year's Eve no less...
(Not really! I was just reminded! I can't believe that I have wandered in the Twitterverse for so long...)#MyTwitterAnniversary pic.twitter.com/TTcP01fWT9

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

post Christmas blues...

post-Christmas blues
my weepy folk song
just because#haiku

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

Christmas epilogue...

Christmas epilogue
a numb
blank page#haiku

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

furball in the stable...

A little furball ensures that there is room for just one more in the Christmas stable...

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

a Christmas street in the snowy lands...

Not a single, 'artificial' Christmas decoration in sight, and yet this street scene seems so Christmasy...
Snow is a wonderful, magical, natural decorator...
Happy Christmas...

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

Christmas in black...

Stunning, haunting eyes on this little black furball...
Gorgeous pic...

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

He is my personal panther

— Lily Lauren (@Lilylauren) December 25, 2021

Dromana mural at Christmas...

This section of the Dromana mural on Bendigo Bank's wall is still very precious to me...It will be part of the memory I take with me when I move in 2022... pic.twitter.com/kr4ZMiIOQA

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

Christmas Day musings at Dromana beach...

Sailing away gently - Port Phillip Bay on Christmas morning... pic.twitter.com/kER0GXvwz7

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

Christmas flowerings on Dromana beach... pic.twitter.com/DsereQffU3

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

Some new artwork appears in the Dromana beach house category... pic.twitter.com/1qVjNcJ2q4

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

Just me, the sea, the sands and the sky in one slice of Christmas morning... pic.twitter.com/SjeDnW7eRd

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

From here to there can be a beautiful journey on a Christmas morning in Dromana... pic.twitter.com/POfXE32DOq

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

Christmas day skirt...

So love the colours in this skirt that I am wearing for Christmas Day... pic.twitter.com/mGgyrDxvYD

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

Christmas Day clouds...

Christmas Day
soft grey clouds
in the background#haiku

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

Christmas Day 2021...

Christmas Day...
Wherever you sail today...
May you find still waters...
And simply enjoy the ride...

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE... pic.twitter.com/eCUQ1XQndp

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

For some, this guy may just be a passing fancy, a remnant of childhood...
But let his magic linger...
In the children...
And the child within all of us... pic.twitter.com/FNRmVFTPzy

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

Beautiful memories of a far yesterday... pic.twitter.com/Nt6Y47BNf9

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

pic.twitter.com/i4uwMKu9Wu

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

my Christmas wish...

However you celebrate this Christmas season...
with family, friends
or alone...
may you find the sparkle,
the beauty
and the hope
embedded
in your inner universe...#Christmas #holidayseason #Christmas2021 pic.twitter.com/wyBwFRlzRp

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

2021 Christmas song...

2021 ... I feel this is my Christmas song...
"let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear...' pic.twitter.com/km88UxOnP4

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

living and partly living...

living and
partly living
2021 and 2022
struggle to
co-ordinate #tanka

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

a 2022 wish
take the chains
from my soul
shake them loose
let them fall#tanka

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

honorary knight...

PASSING THOUGHT: Learning to dodge 2021's daggers quite well...Yesterday's rise in Victoria's covid cases +surprise earthquake visitor causing some house structural damage+ongoing anxiety re school...Keep walking...Yes...Practice makes me an honorary knight of the round table...

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

'The Rain Heron' awarded Book of the Year...

So thrilled to see that Robbie Arnott's novel 'The Rain Heron' has won the 2021 'Age' Book of the Year. (Announced Friday 3.9.21)
Robbie hails from Tasmania.
A wonderful read.
Great news Robbie...❤️❤️❤️

My Goodreads review was written in June 2020...https://t.co/PsFHvMJSCi pic.twitter.com/CyEtclxBhx

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

covid news chain...

PASSING THOUGHT: The covid news chain continues to uncover and link new outbreaks. More and more, home is once again the place to be...I've done this before... I know what to do...
Find new challenges in my sanctuary, new candles to light... pic.twitter.com/JfqmSUnfLl

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

this blog continues...

I'VE DONE IT! 2020 has finally closed...and I have blogged every day...sometimes multiple posts...
But I feel that 2020's world has not really closed...
It still lingers...
and so will my blogging...
daily... pic.twitter.com/dkm7rZ0fJ0

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