sleeping yachts...

My first discovery on my Twitter timeline this Monday morning...
A glorious moment of peace and beauty...
A fine beginning to the day... https://t.co/QXprfXL5w3

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 23, 2022

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

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

when night lights meet the daylight...

Changing of the guard...
when the night lights meet the daylight...
A magical Sydney image...almost symbolically symbolising the significance of this NSW day marking the end of lockdown for the double vaxxed... https://t.co/enOoardpi6

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) October 10, 2021

magical art of photographing art...

Extraordinary pre-dawn colours in this stunning photo.
Here is the magical art of photographing art. https://t.co/9Yv1C0DXfy

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

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

like a ghost sign...

Immediately I thought of a ghost sign, without advertising colour...Interesting how the face seems to slowly loom out of the wall... https://t.co/7L4ZSrRTEg

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

ferry magic at dawn...

A little real magic can't go astray with the announcement in Victoria of another hard lockdown as of midnight today...
At least it's just for 5 days...and MUST be done...
Bring on the magic... https://t.co/hxVpmP8DnV

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

old Nimrod Theatre...

Incredible, pointy building, old stable, followed by a taxi garage + a gymnasium before John Bell converted it. It had double coach-house doors opening into a brick-paved foyer+a stairway leading to a triangular loft, the upstairs theatre for 140 people. https://t.co/e6dDDo0LZa https://t.co/IUP6JQXTF2

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) January 16, 2021

Australian weather...mix and match...

Meanwhile, down south in Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula, it's coolish at 14 degrees...(I have a warm scarf on with light long sleeves ...mixing my options)... + grey clouds + a few sprinkles of rain...
Love the mystical tones of this image...almost haunting... https://t.co/kobzUhgNBG

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 28, 2020

While we’re escaping the heat, spare a thought for the plants & animals. Our research has documented the death of 10,000s of flying-foxes due to extreme heat events https://t.co/wJNkUt8Djp

“Temperatures higher than 42°C (107.6°F) can kill flying-foxes ('fruit bats'; Pteropus sp) pic.twitter.com/j7f1hts8Di

— John Martin (@Wingtags) November 28, 2020

Melbourne seems to be like a watcher on the cast-iron balcony according to these maps... 

Little Riley Street...

Love the shadowy zig zag of colours on the right...Magical little street space... https://t.co/JDwuiKDRVh

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 15, 2020

there are days...

there are days when
morning light
radiates
the musical charms of
silence #tanka https://t.co/e7k5iGpeM7

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 6, 2020

sleepy beauty...

The sleepy beauty of peace in the nightlights... https://t.co/MIafTADu6u

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 19, 2020

Goold Street, Sydney...

In black and white it's almost as if the workers' cottages respect the past and are valued as symbolic entrances to new worlds beyond...Yes, the two building styles do seem to acknowledge each other quite gracefully... https://t.co/QzgrH5n2SN

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 23, 2020

Mortuary railway station...

The gothic building style seems to create a drawbridge between the sacred traveller and sacred stillness. A stunning, atmospheric image in black and white... https://t.co/uWBS9oifYW

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 20, 2020

Odd Fact: For 3 years, a pancake diner moved into this space - called the 'Magic Mortuary'.

More details of this railway station +  images HERE  and HERE

unsung art...

Unsung art of unpretentious places... Tim Ritchie is adept at capturing the smaller spaces in a grand way... https://t.co/wZEQrhIsua

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 7, 2020

urban template...

urban template
terraced cottages
squeeze
shoulder to shoulder
in a tight place #tanka https://t.co/xR7p32txd1

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 18, 2020

Forgotten Songs...

Daylight=Eastern Whipbird, Rockwarbler, Regent Honeyeater, Grey Shrike-thrush, Fan-tailed Cuckoo, Spotted Pardalote, Brown Gerygone, Jacky Winter, Scarlet Robin. Nocturnal=Australian Owlet-nightjar, Powerful Owl, Southern Boobook, Barn Owl, Tawny Frogmouth+White-throated Nightjar https://t.co/gDrAJpPUo0

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 18, 2020

Apparently, there are 180 cages here...