sales pitch...

sales pitch
a sign of
pushing
progress
with bling #tanka pic.twitter.com/xvcx4ZcAiK

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

beyond tense wires...

beyond tense wires
a fleet of sails
beckons#haiku pic.twitter.com/EkLEsUSS8J

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

109 year old role model...

Fantastic role model and legacy...
Alfie works his magic from a retirement home in NSW...for the Phillip Island Penguin Foundation in Victoria...
(He also makes hats for premature babies)
Age is not a barrier but a challenge - to adapt and feel connected to life...
Awesome guy... https://t.co/mKEkjuw0iX

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

UPDATE: Sadly, Alfie passed away a few years ago - at the age of 110. https://t.co/ApLDdFtFdy

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

Poor Alfie is no longer with us

Alfred "Alfie" Date (8 November 1905 – 2 May 2016) was an Australian supercentenarian, who was the oldest living man in Australia and the second-oldest living person in Australia at the time of his death.

Death: 2 May 2016; Umina, Australia

— Col Philip Cyclist, Cycling Jerseys, MTB, Tri, MX (@ColPhilip1) February 20, 2021

shapeshifter...

shapeshifter
struggling on from
your many names
many profiles
many lives #tanka pic.twitter.com/lVWUzZTriy

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

Booborowie...

O what a fun name for a town!
This town, founded 1877, is 200km north of Adelaide in South Australia. Pop 218 at 2016 census.
It was announced in 2018 that the town's hotel would be closing 26th May 2018...Not sure if that remains a fact. https://t.co/Q5XE7X8OQU

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

evening sigh...

evening sigh
a blending of
small success and
dreams
in waiting #tanka pic.twitter.com/Zl3yTZshQc

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

animals helping war efforts...

In my wanders exploring what+how animals helped in war efforts, amazed to find image of an elephant pulling a plane.https://t.co/yrqPKrcR6q
Also, a shortage of horses in WWI (Western Front demands)- in Sheffield, an elephant (Lizzie) pulled ammunition.https://t.co/jft1pO7TY3 pic.twitter.com/P2ZE3T6Pfi

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

Australia as it was...

Early 19th C map of Australia is certainly interesting - finding no issue with a Van Diemen's land in the northwest of today's Northern Territory + New Holland, once Australia's name, is now 'squished' to a chunk of today's Western Australia + a portion of South Australia and NT. https://t.co/DOEzut8U6f

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

socks...

socks
meandering, fluid
sole mates #haiku https://t.co/vSFlA6oKf2

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