ghost signs...

Love the vibe from ghost signs...like ancestors ensuring their last words cross time barriers...
Pity about the thumping music accompaniment...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 2, 2022

share a hug?...

Wow, do I know this feeling, Eileen...The challenges (apart from covid) just keep coming...Yes...Possibly a 10 year span but picked up the pace+frequency over the last 2 years...I keep telling myself all these trials make me stronger to face the next time...
🫂🫂🫂 Share a hug?

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 29, 2021

view from afar...

Definitely in the cute, 'must-take-a-photo' category...but also definitely advisable to admire this wild one from afar...
Give him space...
The barriers say so... https://t.co/Zvzt3V6gmN

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

when a blue glow turns dingy into art...

That blue glow creates some striking, even appealing drama round the old, tatty bridge...An interesting one...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 19, 2021

shared waters...

harbour bonds
sails
reflect on
their shared waters
of time#tanka https://t.co/4x3pz1Hldn

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 15, 2021

12 Africans in the First Fleet...

Did you know there were 12 Africans on the First Fleet? Many of the Africans on the First Fleet, defected to the British forces during the American Revolution. Most of the marines placed in Sydney+many convicts were in the AR together.https://t.co/5sLNDJC2KO via @TheFeedSBS

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 13, 2021

novels set in Sydney...

There is the almost forgotten novel 'Kangaroo' (1923) by D.H.Lawrence. It was adapted as a film ('Kangaroo') in 1983 starring Colin Friels + Judy Davis. Another is Patrick White's 'The Eye of the Storm'.

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 27, 2021

flow chart role model of tautology...

Brilliant role model of a form of tautology validating a form of platitude...or a form of platitude validating a form of tautology...whichever sparks your fancy...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 15, 2021

I like the suggested hashtag of 'scomoisms'...I'll be running with that at any/every opportunity... 

Just discovered the hashtag #scomoisms. I'll definitely be running with #scomoisms in future posts...There should be quite a museum-worthy list evolving of #scomoisms...

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 15, 2021

I think we should start that trending.
"To start this trending, we must follow the trend"#Scomoisms

— Leo Jai (@lionheartleojai) January 18, 2019

aboriginal blessing...

Stunning visual for tearful eyes...
Stunning words to ignite the spirit... https://t.co/ehxjRdY3jQ

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

memories from yesterday's far never-never-land...

Wow...That brings back a tsunami of memories from the far never-never-land of my yesterdays... https://t.co/eqwHxYZdYj

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

a winter's dawn...

a winter's dawn
a lonely, cold sea
longingly reaches for
the awakening
colours of life #tanka https://t.co/nSt86ZNXPU

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) July 17, 2021

Melbourne and Sydney Harbour Bridge...

Adore this very weird fact...
Lived in Sydney for a large chunk of my early life+had no idea of this Melbourne connection...
Now I'm in Melbourne,+feel Melburnian, I'm feeling rather chuffed with this news...
Great pick-me-up after the snap lockdown news...
Melbourne has value... https://t.co/E4Vbz0aoal

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) July 15, 2021

aboriginal flag sails on the Sydney Opera House...

The aboriginal flag is sailing high on the Sydney Opera House...
Stunning use of lighting... https://t.co/kU4TcNKCEi

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

Barlow Street Forest...

Love this presentation of precious pre-colonisation plants...
Barlow Street Forest-30 species-is a poetic reminder of the 5,300 hectares of scrub that once stretched between Botany Bay and North Head.
Barlow Street links George and Pitt Street in the Haymarket area of Sydney... https://t.co/thsGMPd3ib

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) July 6, 2021

ice cream friendship...

A grand moment when earth and sky come together in friendship...
Amazing the power of an ice cream cone... https://t.co/NvorIDC5xP

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) June 29, 2021

lockdown advice to Sydney...

Lockdown offers opportunities...For the writers/walkers among you, chalk some positive micropoetry on the footpath or drop poetry in letterboxes...Then there is a sense of purpose and achievement and goodwill in your day...Amazing how thinking of others uplifts the soul...

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

And, for a change of pace and a wry smile, an SBS host and presenter begins his Sydney lockdown in style... 

Day one of #SydneyLockdown he slashes open his finger & needs a tetanus shot. Cool cool cool. pic.twitter.com/MKyYxPO8UT

— Marc Fennell (@MarcFennell) June 27, 2021

closed doors...

closed doors
intimidating
mystery of
locked in or
locked out #tanka https://t.co/Qs26l5nKeY

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

Vincent Namatjira's mural...

Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney has unveiled its new foyer, 15-metre-long, mural titled 'Past-Present-Future' by Archibald-winner Vincent Namatjira. In 2020 he became the first Aboriginal artist to win the Archibald Prize for his Adam Goodes portrait.https://t.co/wCzaZ8D3T2

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

cockatoo in the city...

This cockatoo character is not just enjoying the view of Sydney's city world by the harbour, but he IS the view... https://t.co/72nL7AsyV1

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) February 20, 2021

Yabun Festival...

Love this artistic representation of the Yabun Festival 2021...
Yabun Festival is the largest one-day gathering and recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures in Australia, held annually on 26th January...
Began 12:00pm in Victoria Park, Sydney. pic.twitter.com/WPospjkxFm

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