Messier 50 aka M 50 aka Heart-Shaped Cluster as seen from my backyard in western Brisbane tonight, looking roughly north-west 30 minute exposure Vespera II, Bortle 6/7. #photography #astrophotography #messierobject #messier50 #m50

Scarlett Honeyeater - Brisbane, Australia. #photography #birds #birdoftheday #brisbane #honeyeater

Eastern Whipbird - Queensland, Australia #photography #birds #birdoftheday #whipbird #queensland

Lilac Breasted Roller - Tanzania. #photography #birds #tanzania #roller #birdoftheday

I think most people would prefer this. #Science

Brisbane city taken through a glass sphere. #photography #sphere #brisbane

Lightpainting image - the ball of light - through a glass "prism". #photography #lightpainting #prism

Taken through a fresnel lens #photography #fresnel

Our doggo Jenna, taken through a glass "prism". #photography #prism #dog

And apparently "Israel can do no wrong". What a bunch of a-holes! #lebanon #war #middleeast #israel #bombing #genocide #blackwednesday #idf www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Well worth a read. #trump #popeleo #pope #catholic #morals johnmenadue.com/post/2026/04...

Oh dear! Some very bad news. I read about this AMOC a few years ago but didn't realise what a bad state it is in. #climate #amoc www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Some good news here in Australia. Goodbye Minns. #NSW #constitution #frredomofspeech #protests #unconstitutional www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

M65, M66, NGC3628, NGC98388 as seen from our backyard in western Brisbane, looking roughly northeast. #astronomy #messier #astrophotography #NGC #nightsky #brisbane

The Turkish power plant vessel Belgin Sultan has arrived in Cuba to help with energy crisis. These powerships are designed for quick deployment (often within weeks) to address energy crises, connecting directly to local grids via high-voltage cables. TRANSLATION TO MAGA LANGUAGE: FUCK YOU TRUMP!

Worth a read, especially the comments! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A god in Mar-a-Lago: Trump’s transition from prince to deity is more important than it looks www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/15/t...

Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.

It doesn't really matter to me whether it was blasphemous or not - it just shows what an effing moron he is to think that is even appropriate for the leader of a country to post crap like this. And the right wing "Christian" nut-jobs who think it was ok? theconversation.com/was-trumps-s...

These criminals are telling on themselves. 45 is a puppet. Period.

#popeleo #pope #catholic #catholicism #christian #christianity #trump #gospel theconversation.com/pope-leos-re...

An interesting and very easy to read explanation of how El Nino and La Nina work and the potential effects on Australia this year. Well worth a read. #weather #lanina #elnino www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

🏴‍☠️This Independence Day, Israel Will Celebrate a Rabbi Who Razed Gaza Haaretz Editorial www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit... Not everyone has the privilege to see their name turned into a verb, but the meaning of the new word is significant. In the case of "to Zarbiv", it means to flatten the Gaza Strip🧵

Climate change anyone? Well something is definitely happening to the weather in mid-latitude cities. Well worth a read! #climate #climatechange #weather #sydney www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

Passionfruit flower - taken through a Laowa probe lens. No editing. #photography #macro #passionfruit #flower #laowa

Night sky above our house in western Brisbane, looking roughly north east. The glow in the lower right is light pollution from the city. 8mm f2.8 fisheye lens, 50 sec exposure. #astrophotography #photography #nightsky #fiseyelens #brisbane

Boy George's pet lizard bit three people last week. He should get a calmer chameleon ...

Moo #photography #cows

Morning fogbow. #photography #morning #fog #fogbow

Spiderweb on the fence. #photography #fence #spiderweb #web #queensland

Dragon at Queen Mary Falls, Queensland. #photography #queensland #lizard #dragon

Some morning dew and spider webs on the fence. #photography #morning #dew #fence #spiderweb

Thornbill - Oakleigh Cottages, Queensland. #photography #birds #thornbill

Sunrise and morning fog - Oakleigh Cottages, Queensland. #photography #sunrise #fog #queensland

Orion's belt - taken at Oakleigh Cottages (Queensland) last week on our country holiday. Canon 5D3, 105mm. #astro #astrophotography #orion #nightsky #photography

Messier 44 aka M 44 aka Beehive Cluster, as seen from our backyard in western Brisbane this evening. About 1 hour exposure, looking roughly North, Bortle 6/7, some post processing. #photography #astrophotography #messier42 #m42 #astro

Messier 42 aka M 42 aka Orion Nebula as seen from our backyard in western Brisbane this evening. About 1 hour exposure, Bortle 6/7, looking roughly west. Some post processing. #astro #astrophotography #orion #photography #orion #messier42 #m42

What does the US population think about the war with Iran. Not Happy apparently! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

I'm back after a holiday in the country with no phone or internet access - some pics in the next few days. I see Israel still stirring up shit. If there were no Hezbollah there, then ether will be soon! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

It seems obvious that the desired outcome and the actual outcome will be vastly different. theconversation.com/how-will-the...

Wedding anniversary today - 26 years!

Worth a read! #evangelicals #christians #nationalists www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Awesome view from Artemis II this morning.