lime and black pepper...

PASSING THOUGHT: I should be eating a decent meal tonight to close the week...But all I can be bothered diving into is a packet of lime and black pepper chips... I'll regret that choice tomorrow...But not tonight...Me bad... pic.twitter.com/qJJCkaeVxx

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) December 4, 2020

a gift of roses and chocolate...

PASSING THOUGHT: Strange feelings after finalising reports + hasty outlines for Term 1 2021 courses... (changing from the remote learning outlines)...Like a limbo, when holidays are near but just a breath or two out of reach... It helped to get more roses + chocolates today... pic.twitter.com/xnQZj3hMA8

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) December 3, 2020

small roses...

Small roses in my garden in late afternoon light... pic.twitter.com/YWjv8r9oXh

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) December 2, 2020

wellbeing care basket...

PASSING THOUGHT: Next year, I've a .8 teaching load. As a result of this change, my little Wellbeing group no longer is on my timetable for each morning. Today, they gave me a wellbeing care basket... chocolate+notebooks+special messages+a Christmas decoration. Feeling humble... pic.twitter.com/gBlxF1ytXO

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) December 1, 2020

Australian frill-necked lizard...

Apparently, in the 1880's-1930's, some considered that these lizards used their frills to parachute down from the canopy. Others thought the frill regulated body temperature. Some thought food storage? Now the frill is considered part of communication...https://t.co/Jr7VWTuidQ https://t.co/YH577NnWSu

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 30, 2020

wine o'clock...

PASSING THOUGHT: It's wine o'clock...
My reward...
Final marks all uploaded for reports + all lessons for the upcoming orientation week (2020-21 classes) all done...
I thought the pressure would never end, but it has...
Finally... pic.twitter.com/ZqcjFZ3bzU

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 29, 2020

Liffey Falls...

A memory... Used to live on the road to the beautiful Liffey Falls, back in the day... Great to see that the falls can be as majestic as ever...A beautiful world is northern Tasmania... https://t.co/SxvW9ttpP5

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 29, 2020

soul connections afar...

PASSING THOUGHT: Hope there is still time in my life to meet people I have yet to meet... my soul connections afar... somewhere... somehow... if the stars are kind... pic.twitter.com/OPnr5qAMs4

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 28, 2020

gym workout...

Gym workout... Great way to start the day... pic.twitter.com/nM599OBVhe

— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) November 28, 2020

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...