dear November...

Dear November,
I'm very interested in walking by your side... https://t.co/S1iihf3dap

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) November 1, 2021

trail of light by the dark trail...

Love the luminous trail of light comfortably moving along by the side of the 'dark trail'...And both seeming to reflect on their valid place in life...Beautiful...

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

the desire path...

The desire path could be a strong competitor for the title of 'the road less travelled'... https://t.co/daok0SxYWQ

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) May 8, 2021

a walk through nature...

I am wondering too...Does that walk through nature benefit the lone walker more than the walker with a crowd e.g. of friends...???? I feel walking with others tends to ignite distractions and maybe even tensions... https://t.co/SWb95Bo65A pic.twitter.com/zfYEGWLbqm

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

longest walk...

ODD FACT...
The longest walkable road...Capetown to Magadan Russia... a distance of 22,387km...
In competition is the longest straight-line route...starts in Liberia on the west coast of Africa and ends along the coast in China. It’s some 13589 kilometers long... pic.twitter.com/Xa5axzDSUJ

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

access nature from Melbourne's public transport...

Sherbrooke forest from Belgrave Station

— smalldogbiglife (@smalldogbiglife) January 1, 2021

Werribee river walk. Get off at werribee station pic.twitter.com/WlGjULg6J8

— Kylie Pirate - (@kyliehobomum) January 1, 2021

yarra bend /studley park for sure

— manky n cranky (@GiantCranko) January 1, 2021

There's some bits of Yarra Bend between Dwight's falls and the Studley Park Boathouse that feel like you could be out on the murray somewhere. Its easily accessible from Victoria Park or Collingwood stations

— Joanna Holman (@joannamuses) January 1, 2021

slow map...

We've experienced slow TV + now there's a 'slow map' emerging in Britain...700 volunteers indetified 7,000 routes earlier this year...Now calling on 10,000 walkers to test routes are safe...Would believe, it is the pandemic that awakened our interest...https://t.co/KfPSTKoZwq

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) October 17, 2020

brief afternoon walk...

A great friend of mine is reminding me that Melbourne does get sun, and I should be outside walking... pic.twitter.com/xE4ldmgW1J

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 7, 2020

A brief walk down the end of my hilly street and back...Refreshing...Here is a view of Port Phillip Bay from the end of my street... pic.twitter.com/CC1WArCMCm

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 7, 2020

Newly emerging garden in my street... pic.twitter.com/OwT8I4uhWI

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 7, 2020

A boat not going anywhere for now... But it looks cute... pic.twitter.com/MY2wX85vE0

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 7, 2020

My duck friends were out and about along the street... pic.twitter.com/VY70CnBxAu

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 7, 2020

Smiled when I saw a car parked in the street happily gathering cobwebs...Stage 4 lockdown in Melbourne has some interesting side effects... pic.twitter.com/LpWSFDhhEc

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 7, 2020

Large butterfly on a home in my street... pic.twitter.com/biNratwj8r

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 7, 2020

Unusual, newly-renovated home in my street... We are a mix of old, small character homes (mine) + some creative renovations + a couple of grand new homes... The latter tend to belong to families who once holidayed here and now live here... pic.twitter.com/cYWywm1zkE

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) September 7, 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...