Mr Trump told reporters in the Oval Office: "A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about, whether you like him or didn't like him." RIP Jamal Khashoggi #Jamal #Khashoggi #trump

Call me Claude #flowers #waterlilies

Who might this belong to? #wildlife #animals

Busy bees sipping pure lavender vibes #Spring #bees but no birds

Early morning sunlight falling onto the lavender hedge in my back-yard. A lone been venturing into the patch that will eventually be 'swarming' with bees later as the day heats up. #flowers #bees but no birds

Nature is not always pretty. A red wattle bird attacks an Australian Magpie that has taken one of it's babies. (sorry about the low quality, I had to snap it quickly) #birds #SpringInAustralia

This densely populated thicket of blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) caught my eye and reminded me of a painting by Jackson Pollock titled "Blue Poles". I like the abstract nature of the image. #abstract #art #fractals

I was out in the Grampians last week and noticed a distinct lack of lizards and snakes due to the cold change. All it took was one warm afternoon and they magically appeared from everywhere! This shingleback lizard really wasn't cold, he was almost zippy #herps #australia

Gordon & Douglas persuaded me to take them for a walk along the river - I'm so glad that they did. #schnauzergang #dogsofbluesky #IbelieveinDOG

One little duck went out one day Over the hill and far away Mother duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack" ... Spotted this little chap all on his own in the forest. I'll give him credit, he could paddle pretty quickly. I hope he beats the odds. #birds #aussie

Petyan – season of wildflowers Also known as "spring" in Europe. blue fairy orchids, tall sundew and blue fairies. #flowers of #spring in #australia

Petyan – season of wildflowers Also known as "spring" in Europe. This is a bird orchid, Chiloglottis valida #flowers #orchids

Pareidolia - the perception of apparently significant patterns or recognizable images, especially faces, in random or accidental arrangements of shapes and lines #Pareidolia #scarymonsters

A perfect dome of tiny wings #flowers #dandy

Apple Blossom study. #spring #beauty #flowers #bloomscrolling

apples being created in my garden #springtime #joy #flowers #bloomscrolling

Freeloaders making the most of springtime green grasses For those outside Australia, it is pronounced "Eem-you", not ee-moo. Aboriginal language is spoken, not written, so it's irrelevant how it is written down, it's all about how it is pronounced. #Birds #BigChickens

Spring is in the air and a young snake's mind turns to love. Two male Eastern Brown Snakes wrestling to impress lady snake. These guys are rated as the second most toxic of all snake venoms in the world. #herps #snakes #australia

Bloody spiders! If they're not scaring you or biting you, they're stealing your accessories #humour #spiderwoman

I wonder what kangaroos think of the stars? Wadawurrung for kangaroo is: goim. goim ngurdang (female) and goim guliwan (male) #kangaroo #nature

Pretty in pink ... but one of them is a killer #flowers

Spring colours popping at last #ballarat #flowers #spring

Mount Arapiles and Mitre Rock - The Wotjobaluk name for the formation is Djurid. Named after the Djurid family that lived there for thousands of years before being forcibly removed from their land in the 1840s. #Treaty #Australia

Bushfire? What bushfire? The grass trees (Xanthorrhoea) close to where the bushfire started, seem to have not only survived, but really thrived in the 6 months since. Absolutely wonderful to see an entire forest of grass trees. #nature #plants #australia #climate

Bushfire recovery 6 months later. While the fire decimated the undergrowth, many of the old stringybark trees survived and are beginning to start epicormic growth. #nature #bushfire #australia #trees

In January 2025 Australia was burning. A year ago, I camped in the Little Desert in search of spring wildflowers and orchids. Sadly, I'm unlikely to see this desert bloom again in my lifetime. 95,000 hectares of desert burnt. #climate #nature #australia

Research indicates that grandiose narcissism is associated positively with self-assessed intelligence (SAI). Thankyou for your attention to this matter. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #fucktrump

Looks like the NIH didn't follow orders. www.nih.gov/news-events/... #nih #fucktrump #drBob

The primary flight feathers on birds are called pinions. Crows have 9 pinions, while ravens have 10. So, the difference between a crow and a raven is simply a matter of a pinion. #birds #raven #crow #humour

While out bushwalking I spotted several echidnas all within about 1km of track. While not an echidna "train", I suspect one had or was about to occur. I've not seen so many in close proximity before. #wildlife #nature #echidna #monotreme

US President Donald Trump has responded to a question from the ABC by telling the journalist he is "hurting Australia" and suggesting it will damage relations with the US. Full article at ABC www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09... #auspol

And now for something completely different #birds #goat

Pinch, punch, the first of the month! First day of spring!!! #flowers #spring

Wattle is beginning to flower, spring is more or less here! #flowers #

Common Heath (Epacris impressa) - floral emblem of Victoria. The red, pink or white tube-like flowers appear from late autumn to early spring. Winter is peak flowering season. Honeyeater birds, love it. It regenerates after bushfires. #flowers #birds #notcommon

US Soldiers on their knees to the Russian President. Trump looking weary at the end of the meeting. When historians ask what was achieved at the Trump-Putin summit of 2025 to end the war in Ukraine, "a few phone calls" will sound excruciatingly lame. #Trump #kraznov #ukraine #russia

Camelia season is upon us, spring is coming!!! (with apologies to Andy Warhol) #flower #camelia #spring

"Australia was lucky to receive convicts, America got Puritans"

Australia's deadliest tree - redgum oh ok, I'll explain - the limbs fall off unexpectedly. Some of the big branches weigh hundreds of kilos. #nature #trees #dangerous

“Kookaburra” comes from the Wiradjuri word guuguubarra, which imitates the bird’s laugh-like call. They Beat Their Food to Death Oh, and also: They are on my "Birds that bother me" list if they do their morning call within a kilometre of my tent. #birds #kooky

Birds that bother me: Gray Shrike-thrush Beautiful to hear while perched in a tree, these annoying bastards can spend hours attacking themselves in the side mirrors. They add insult to injury by shitting on the car and then smearing it on the mirrors and a fairly wide circle of the car door. #birds

Let's see if I am mad or not. What does this boulder look like to you? #anthropomorphism #getyourrocksoff

As much as I like my screen time, staring at a campfire is just so much better #winter

That's not a stick insect, THIS is a stick insect #bigstick #bugs #Entomology #Formicophilia

Tens of thousands walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of a pro-Palestinian protest. Surely this shows the will of the people to our politicians? Or is it Antisemitism again? #auspol #freepalestine #stopwar

Spring can't be far away when you see the males challenging for head of the mob. These guys were playing nice, you can hear the thud and see fur flying when they get serious. #spring #kangaroo

Eastern Grey Kangaroo with a Joey still in the pouch. Interestingly enough, they usually have one Joey out of the pouch and another starting off in the pouch at the same time. #kangaroo #positivity

How can we sleep, when our beds are burning

@firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social sums it up as usual ... Always trust the wisdom of dogs. #genocide #AntiZionism

silver banksia (Banksia marginata) is such a hardy tree. This one was growing on a sand dune, in a windswept, extremely dry location. The flowers attract so many birds and insects. #bloomscrolling #flowers #australia