refreshing afternoon dip...

My verandah chair collected quite an amount of pooled water after heavy rain...
Feathered friends find this an awesome gift...a refreshing afternoon dip... pic.twitter.com/aOgjA7Fnxc

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

I couldn't believe managing to capture this sprightly bird the moment it whipped out of the water...It looked like a ragged mini mop...

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

Who cares if I look a bit scrunched...
That dip sure felt good...
If truth be told, this little noisy miner had quite few dips in the water pooled in my verandah chair... pic.twitter.com/9WBpRZDYfg

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

Scrunch is power... pic.twitter.com/gRKh0qFKGh

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

to find peace...

to find peace
walk with the seasons
let nature be nature
be immersed in
the tides of the earth #tanka pic.twitter.com/u03oQMDvAz

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

Australian politics and media poll...

I only chose the state of Australian politics as being more depressing than the state of Australian media because it is the rampant shenanigans of too many politicians that feed the media. Cut the political antics and thereby starve the media of reporting shonky political games.

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

cases so high...but keep walking...

I know the case numbers seem so high today...
It is so hard not to just stare at those numbers in disbelief and despair...
But we must focus on the vaccine rate...
Hold that focus...
And keep walking as mindfully and hopefully as possible... https://t.co/VflRoCGhYa

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

Breakfast at Tiffany's...

new norms
new rituals
breakfast at Tiffany's
voices
abstract nostalgia #tanka https://t.co/iAQkL0PGJQ pic.twitter.com/7tuTuuJAIh

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

ice-locked landscape...

Even an ice-locked landscape cannot hide a light-lit trail forward... https://t.co/BFQpoOFeDF

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

construction clatter...

construction clatter
my morning alarm
scores a bonus#haiku pic.twitter.com/E9GNlTSpqg

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

coffee mug gift...

Just found out from Year 12 teachers currently at school, that school admin has gifted all teachers a coffee mug with our individual initials (quite large) imprinted on the side. The mugs, in clear gift wrap, wait on our desks for when we return.
That brought a smile to my day.

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

'sideshows' on Twitter...

So love these 'sideshows' on Twitter...This is quirky, lovable reality in action...Turn a 'disaster' (rigged?) into your personal happy place...

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

Are you?! The Christmas chocolate keeps trying to jump into my basket

— anna s-r (@annaspargoryan) October 7, 2021

You’re welcome. I’m glad your lawn mower is safe for now.

— anna s-r (@annaspargoryan) October 7, 2021

If I ever get off the couch, I’ll write one

— anna s-r (@annaspargoryan) October 7, 2021

I moved the mop from the laundry to the kitchen 5 days ago and no further action has been taken. Plenty of cake has been eaten though.

— Sarah Liversidge (@livo_sarah) October 7, 2021

I've heard housework doesn't kill you, but why risk it 😐

— Pez (@Pezzamystic1) October 7, 2021

the dark energy of thunder...

hijacked
the dark energy
of thunder
claims a right
to be heard#tanka pic.twitter.com/rrP3JwCyVk

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