confined, infertile spaces...

even in confined
infertile spaces
the will to live
drives
living#tanka pic.twitter.com/JfcDHTZ7um

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

lockdown wonder...

lockdown wonder
unearthing
the tiers of each moment#haiku pic.twitter.com/Osa54MHR4q

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) September 24, 2021

hairy pea plants...

Yesterday it was peas for pygmy marmosets and today I've ventured into the world of hairy pea plants...
Hmmm... Is there some kind of symbolism happening here?
Love the sunny colours framed in wispy feathers in these plants... https://t.co/gBN3lNUhaY

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

from weeds to art...

Weeds have a quirky sense of humour?
Chalk street art by David Zinn...
Most of his creatures appear on sidewalks in Michigan, but many have surfaced as far away as subway platforms in Manhattan, village squares in Sweden and street corners in Taiwan.https://t.co/tQI8QAzrPQ pic.twitter.com/XCMqEQWmVT

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) June 18, 2021

urban greening...

Melbourne laneway...
Urban greening at its creative best... https://t.co/q3eXz4bULe

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

Clever, quiet green space ideas for suburban living...
People friendly streets - a gift of peripheral parking... https://t.co/87HngHtIqv

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

the sun still shines somewhere...

While the world may seem to be chaotic today, I was grateful to see my little verandah plants happily basking in some bright peninsula sunlight... pic.twitter.com/9AbFk80iv0

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

native Christmas plants for each Australian state...

Each Australian state has a native Christmas tree or bush...
6 Australian Christmas Plants https://t.co/c1nrsvdYGY
NOTE: The image below = Christmas bells in Tasmania pic.twitter.com/mAd846swf8

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) December 23, 2020

weird Australian plants...

In my web wanderings, stumbled across some weird Australian plants... 6 of them...What a lineup...The one below is related to the orchid without the elegance...
More: https://t.co/KMvJdUouzQ
(And check out the 'stinky' one...Looks like some space ship... pic.twitter.com/WxxSpkcdp1

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 29, 2020

a wetlands morning...

Wonderful to open Melbourne weekend with some real sun... My one-hour walk possibility now seemed appealing...I chose Dromana's Hillcrest Community Reserve wetlands...within my allowed 5km radius...It's been awhile...Reflections seemed so symbolic of days then + days now... pic.twitter.com/OkHV9IcNYn

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 29, 2020

The joy of seeing sunlight and shadow over a walkway by Hillcrest Community Reserve wetlands really touched me...The wetlands precinct may only be small, but small is better than nothing at all... pic.twitter.com/BXRntrxrad

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 29, 2020

So lovely being able to stand on rocks and view shadows and reflections at play in the Hillcrest Community Reserve wetlands this morning... pic.twitter.com/Lmpr7TzO30

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 29, 2020

I wasn't the only one enjoying some time outdoors this morning at Hillcrest Community Reserve wetlands...This little one was clearly loving the outside world...but his owner was close by, just wandering, and keeping an eye on him... pic.twitter.com/91ec17ploO

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 29, 2020

Always love seeing this feathered and fringed reflection at Hillcrest Community Reserve wetlands... pic.twitter.com/bccy43uf5C

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 29, 2020

Across the road from the wetlands is a tiny community of shops...all with interesting styles...On the roof of one is this... pic.twitter.com/m2VDty4MZJ

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 29, 2020

On the drive home, I couldn't resist stopping for a minute to capture the beautiful morning light shining through the leaves of a roadside plant... pic.twitter.com/NYWcMByqci

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 29, 2020

winter morning Dromana walk...

After some shopping, took a small walk today in Dromana (not by the sea for once)...I was grateful for a slice of sun offered me -at least till I returned to my car waiting in the Dromana Hub carpark. My friendly mountain - Arthurs Seat - kindly watched over me... pic.twitter.com/59LN3BRu3l

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 6, 2020

My Dromana walk today may have been brief, but interesting...I found a few flowers open, but many seemed to be hiding...not sure that Spring is quite close enough yet...At the time, Dromana was about 13 degrees centigrade, but all too soon, the air chilled again...Back to 10 now pic.twitter.com/WoLIYX4zqQ

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 6, 2020

A small mudlark (growing up in NSW, called these birds pee wees), walked with me for a little distance...He seemed to check if I was still following him and then continued walking... pic.twitter.com/exIenuqGaL

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 6, 2020

Loved the flow of this fence line on my Dromana walk today... pic.twitter.com/AvO14OTcGy

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 6, 2020

These plants are growing well along the back wall of Dromana Hub shopping centre...So green... pic.twitter.com/8ZH59Hywu6

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 6, 2020

Loved the little weathervane doing what it does best on the roof of a Dromana home... pic.twitter.com/pxmBM0rBv6

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 6, 2020

At this point on my Dromana walk, I met a magpie walking casually along the side of the road and keeping pace with me for a bit... Thankfully, he lost interest... I wasn't quite sure by the look of his gaze at me from time to time, if he was considering some closer contact... pic.twitter.com/kmb84ux1fZ

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 6, 2020

Loved the weeping foliage over the home fenceline in Dromana... pic.twitter.com/tXoo5fe5s7

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 6, 2020

Over my entire walk, I was not passed by a single car in either direction... Admittedly these were local streets not far from the Nepean Highway...but still... pic.twitter.com/vXaLsZCKg8

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 6, 2020

Interesting tiny entrance to a home in Dromana... pic.twitter.com/rEkDgLBagZ

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 6, 2020

Loved the colours of this plant by the back wall of Dromana Hub... pic.twitter.com/uWHu39PrZT

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 6, 2020

Parked cars by the Dromana Hub shopping centre...but no movement of cars... and no one walking... pic.twitter.com/V2qKNQKZmM

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 6, 2020

For just a few minutes after taking the last photo in Dromana, the sun appeared more strongly and the sky revealed a reasonable patch of blue... pic.twitter.com/yYxDdMW6h9

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 6, 2020

And too soon, after just a few steps, the patch of blue disappeared...Almost the same view as the last tweet, but back to grey... pic.twitter.com/T36nuCtQ6V

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) August 6, 2020

 

PASSING THOUGHT: 

A crisis brings out mob mentality OR narcissism OR 'the blame game'...

Not much is left...

But I guess that makes sanity even more precious...

I'm hanging on to mine...

I'll keep walking my Dromana 

reading

writing poetry

walking in my Dromana...