my blue and yellow Twitter day begins...

🇺🇦To demonstrate my support of Ukraine, I have decided my Twitter posts today will feature the blue and yellow colours of the Ukraine flag 🇺🇦...
This photo is from the 2011 Westernport Festival community parade at Hastings... pic.twitter.com/k14MRMAhnD

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 25, 2022

power out on the Mornington Peninsula...still...

I have heard Hastings was still power-deprived this afternoon...I think my Dromana has been very lucky...

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

my world of thoughts...

my world of
thoughts
only trees
and shadows
really know me #tanka pic.twitter.com/hxb4UtFiLh

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 5, 2021

shiny motorbike...

Shiny motorbike parked outside the library in the Hastings main street... pic.twitter.com/qyY1fFnbOP

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 30, 2020

Hastings foreshore trail...

A very empty foreshore trail at Hastings... pic.twitter.com/DVM3RxS6Xc

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 30, 2020

Hastings mangroves...

Hastings - mangroves on Westernport Bay... pic.twitter.com/VNbrrNBq1B

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 30, 2020

historical society sculptures...

Sculptures outside the historical society facing the Hastings foreshore... pic.twitter.com/r2zROzxFqW

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 30, 2020

O'Toole Memorial Walk mural...

Dermot O'Toole Memorial Walk - off the main street - at Hastings. Dermot O'Toole died saving his wife during a Hastings jewellery store robbery in 2013.
The ship in the mural represents the one that brought him to Australia. pic.twitter.com/Z8q6qKQFSH

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 30, 2020

Hastings foreshore...2020 signs...

Significant 2020 signs on the Hastings foreshore... pic.twitter.com/QOWf9ASkyF

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 29, 2020

Hastings...roses...

Sunny roses in Hastings... pic.twitter.com/2k3WR1XywL

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 29, 2020

Hastings main street...beautiful and eerie...

HASTINGS - another very still view of Hastings main street on Westernport Bay...Lots of light on a sunny day...But a strange kind of eerie feeling seemed to float around... pic.twitter.com/5yiiGEMB0k

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 29, 2020

Hastings main street...empty...

HASTINGS, in October, was crowned Victorian Tidy Town 2020 winner... Just a glance at the main street gives an indication of why... But sadly, this morning, there was hardly a soul to be seen in the Hastings main street... and many shop windows carried 'for lease' signs... pic.twitter.com/E13vDpRWiT

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 29, 2020

Hastings morning walk...just green...

HASTINGS morning walk today... So different from the holiday crowds on my side of the peninsula of Port Phillip Bay... Almost NO ONE... A walk in the shoreline park was simply a field of green... pic.twitter.com/wXEaGTuFGU

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 29, 2020

boat names...

Remembering other days...again...I used to love wandering the Hastings foreshore on Westernport Bay... Viewing all the boats lined up in the harbour was a treat... Some entertaining boat names... pic.twitter.com/tj14PD51EB

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 21, 2020

diners...

Just found this image from 2016 in my collection. Photographed at Hastings. Patience up close. The big feathered guys take front row. The small fry get the pickings...if there's any.

pelican dominance
when fresh fish
is on the menu
size of the diners
matters #tanka pic.twitter.com/K9mO3Q6exA

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 7, 2020

Miss my wanders to Hastings...a mere 30km or so away...Must try to be brave and dare to wander back again...But not today...

smiling...

smiling
in synch
the moment when
a deep bond becomes
visible music#tanka #MayTanka #naTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/yX1sLSicJs

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 21, 2020

The 2011 Westernport Festival parade at Hastings gave my camera many opportunities to capture some rather special moments...

my friend and I...

my friend and I
enjoy
the passing faces
of your reality
through a window#tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/OQplEmrH3i

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 21, 2020

The wonder of a child is a sacred sanctuary...

a sudden rush of tears...

a sudden rush
of tears
from nowhere
a parade of joy
that could have been#tanka #MayTanka #NaTankaMo #5lines pic.twitter.com/g6f12wyEkH

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) May 21, 2020

Unexpectedly, a flow of feeling will erupt that really has no particular rhyme or reason...
It may be the result of many memories in conflict...It may be the result of a memory that never was...