what's special about November 1st...

NOVEMBER 1st - What's special:
1916 – a general coal strike began in eastern Australia.
1993 - The European Union came into effective existence as a result of the Maastricht Treaty. The EU is Australia's 2nd largest trading partner, after China, + Australia is the EU's 18th. pic.twitter.com/PxcMCZcb43

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

The current COP26 - critical climate change summit - in Glasgow, officially began yesterday + lasts till 12th November... 

COP26: COP stands for Conference of the Parties. Established by the UN, COP1 took place in 1995 - this will be the 26th...

On a positive note, this day (first Monday in November) is northern Tasmania's Recreation Day - a public holiday...

Deloraine celebrates this day with a Craft Fair - that actually began on the Friday...

It is a 4 day event...

geography meets history on a grand scale...

So unique, so fascinating...
Geography meets history on a grand scale...
The Barony Castle Hotel is outside the village of Eddleston, near Peebles in the Scottish Borders. It was requisitioned as the main Staff College for training Polish officers in Scotland during WWII. https://t.co/PMwsSNXgNp

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 12, 2021

bitter sweet...

This powerful image brings a smile and a tear simultaneously...
Bittersweet... https://t.co/fFOLtCJaRS

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

light pillars...

A strange day of global shock deserves a strange evening - of light pillars in the sky...caused by light crystals drifting in the air...apparently visible at sunrise or sunset... Even street lights, in the right condition, can generate light pillars... https://t.co/hTdXLaLqFy

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 7, 2021

here's looking at you, kid...

'Here's looking at you, kid' ... or 'watching you'... or 'watch it'... Whatever you think applies...Love this.... https://t.co/gevpiEyUZf

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 31, 2020

mystery of mysteries...

A mystery of mysteries... so many theories... Tiny, dressed wood figures in tiny coffins cached in a small cave/hole on the south side of the extinct volcano, Arthurs Seat, Scotland. All figures are in male attire. Who did this? What exactly is this? When? (1800-1830's???) Why? https://t.co/Kh205vG0eB pic.twitter.com/rtSJBPs0VO

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 10, 2020

pandemic longings...

These dramatic views in Kinross, Scotland fuel my longing to break free to countryside landscapes....minus the barrage of clumped buildings and choking freeways...Even stormy, intimidating skies don't lessen the longing...Let me lose these pandemic chains... please... https://t.co/tyXUoqFPk2

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 25, 2020

storybook house...

Love it! ❤️❤️❤️ It's like a storybook house...filled with many old stories waiting to be written 📚📚📚and waiting eagerly for more 📚📚📚... Inspiring!

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 16, 2020

The house is in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland...

Dunfermline is also famous for being the birthplace of philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie.

There is a balcony up top with views across Dunfermline. I'm sure I'll spend many hours there writing 😁

— 𝔸𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕨 ℍ𝕒𝕨𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕤 ❤️🌍 (@BeardedUniverse) September 16, 2020

rocks with a difference...

These rocks at Tyninghame Beach, East Lothian really look as if the waves have indulged in some intense, rock art workshop. The meandering grooved lines seem to create an embossed impression. And the cluster of detail at the top left seems like the finishing point. Incredible. https://t.co/14mjfNMMyo

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 23, 2020

a simple life...

A simple life midst rolling greens and the beautiful dialogue of nearby seas is becoming more and more appealing to my imagined reality.... https://t.co/P3QwIFEOhN

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 22, 2020