Halloween reads the room...

Halloween is definitely keeping up with the vibes in the room... https://t.co/pqWLOE010a

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 31, 2021

eye of the cosmos...

eye of the cosmos
ever past
ever-present
ever watching
our wandering landscapes #tanka

📷Zach Cooley planned his vacation around the aligning of the moonrise with this arch, + that he could get something resembling a spooky eye on the week of Halloween on October 28th, 2020. https://t.co/OnQhckhiko

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

nervous Sunday...

nervous Sunday
post diverting Halloween
clouds cloaked in
pensive greys
hail November #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 31, 2020

jack o' lanterns...

Why do we carve and display the jack o' lantern at Halloween?

It's an Irish story of an endless journey between two worlds...https://t.co/TMbxe3XNxp via @IcySedgwick

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 31, 2020

Inreresting from the above source - Vegetable and fruit carving is an old tradition and exists across the world. Gourds were the first plant that was domesticated for its carving potential some 10,000 years ago, and among other things, they were also carved to serve as lanterns. The Maori were the first people to carve gourds into lanterns 700 years ago.

surprise visit and gratitude...

PASSING THOUGHT: GRATITUDE - Teacher friend paid a surprise visit...flowers + special tea...a little company on the verandah...I feel so very fortunate having some caring people around, helping me to survive tragedy last year followed by remote learning challenges this year...🙏 pic.twitter.com/RkuG5qJfs2

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 31, 2020

morning mystery...

Morning mystery... My distant neighbour...standing on his raised pool deck...high powered hose,+rather loud generator... Watering? Cleaning the deck? But there seems to be more focus on the tops of his neighbour's trees+his neighbour's shed roof...Overflow from cleaning the deck? pic.twitter.com/IBoTjlpony

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 30, 2020

orange rose...

A single rose waking to the shadows of morning light has a special magic... pic.twitter.com/FnAuj8ywEc

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 30, 2020

earthly sun rays...

Each spring, this burst of 'earthly sun rays' emerges in a neighbour's garden... Each year, the burst becomes stronger... Always enchanting... pic.twitter.com/Ccjrl0ol5F

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 30, 2020

morning mischief...

Someone has a little mischief in mind this morning... My neighbour's furball, Chloe, likes to visit (annoy) my little furball... But the sight of me on the verandah tends to be a deterrent... However, Chloe is patient... She knows that I will disappear eventually... pic.twitter.com/hP8wxpLO32

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 30, 2020

Halloween spirit and the news...

The darker side of the Halloween spirit could easily be a daily, addictive 'must-connect' feature... if we allow it to be... https://t.co/AgcdYDiDhd

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 30, 2020

Halloween in older Ireland...

Halloween in older Ireland...Yes...The impression of a skeletal face, carved from a turnip, is indeed quite intimidating...Very mummified... https://t.co/DBH0vdiic8

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 22, 2020