tree shadows...

a tree of life
fleeting shadows
deftly etch
the fine webs of
alternate beauty #tanka https://t.co/91wl8oppaa

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

not procrastination but...

NOTE TO SELF: OK...So you're feeling flat in this lockdown 4. Hopes of catching up on marking while in remote learning have utterly dissipated. Just can't face it. How about early tomorrow morning, mark 5 papers...go outside+ watch the birds...then do another 5. Ease in... 🙏

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

marking worlds...

Simple answer...We don't exactly...We're required to offer positive comments and constructive criticism...I am always way behind, but my students say they appreciate my helpful comments...I never catch up...I teach History too...large classes...same problem...I mark in blocks...

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

Karlu Karlu...

Karlu Karlu - There is a special music in Aboriginal names...
We need to acknowledge more of them... https://t.co/3zg7IsUx6p

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

always the same age on the inside...

I loved to dance
by a river
smiling
I'm still that girl
on the inside #tanka https://t.co/naiS6m1cG2

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

Bateman's Bay bridge moves on...

Many times in the 1980's-90's I travelled this bridge over the Clyde River on the south coast of NSW...
I always thought that it seemed to be so low to the water...
The bridge was built in 1956.
Farewell old friend... I still have the memories... https://t.co/sd7fDmsdk7 pic.twitter.com/wcpXQXOjU1

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

doctor's carpark...

doctor's carpark
browsing a wall of
sunlight and shadows
waiting his call for
my flu vaccine #tanka

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

lockdown day 4 - 0°C...

I thought yesterday morning was cold at 4°C.
This morning, in the Dromana Hills, it is 0°C.
Yes...the ducted heating is on...and may be on for a while yet...
But Melbourne skies are becoming clear and bright...
It is going to be a good lockdown day 4 day... pic.twitter.com/RGADGQ8Okf

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) May 30, 2021

Akira Ifukube's birthday...

Intrigued by the Google home page image today...I had no idea who Akira Ifukube might be...He was a classical + film music composer best known for his contribution to the Godzilla films and 'A Thousand Paper Cranes' (1953).
It would have been his birthday today. He died in 2006. pic.twitter.com/DXnjVFdXBP

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) May 30, 2021

lockdown parade of penguins...

First a whole street of hopscotch and now a beach of parading penguin sand sculptures...
This lockdown is certainly stirring the creative spirit... https://t.co/bgP6sIAmSY

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) May 30, 2021