Preliminary approval only so far, but a step in the right direction. petapixel.com/2025/09/26/a...

I repeat that whenever you see a man toss a woman around in front of witnesses and cameras, you can bet he’s had practice in private.

Melbourne street art - Richmond, circa 2018. #melbourne #photography #streetart #graffiti #publicart #mural #australia

Melbourne street art - Wood St, Fitzroy, circa 2018. #melbourne #photography #streetart #graffiti #publicart #mural #australia

Melbourne street art - Two Fat Monks Café, Fairfield, circa 2018. #melbourne #photography #streetart #graffiti #publicart #mural #australia

Thankyou for your attention in this matter. #melbourne #photography #streetart #graffiti #publicart #mural #australia

Has anyone got any book recommendations for someone looking to read more about medieval manuscripts? To be fair, anything to do with medieval period really, like a fun introduction!

I think it's time for something a little more peaceful given recent events. Here's a sleepy Koala and a curious Emu from a recent trip to Tower Hill Nature Reserve, Port Fairy. #portfairy #photography #pentax #birds #koalas #nature #australia

Surfer entering Port Campbell on the Great Ocean Road. #portcampbell #photography #pentax #landscape #australia

Melbourne street art -Richmond, circa 2018. #melbourne #photography #streetart #graffiti #publicart #mural #australia

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: Two men (20s?) are fiercely debating which type of coffee is best for measuring how good a cafe is. One swears by macchiatos, the other counters with flat whites. A nearby table of women (60s?) are listening in, drinking tea, highly amused. (1)

we need to talk about the Wuthering Heights movie youtu.be/j58h6k0Nks0?...

Melbourne street art -South Melbourne, circa 2018. #melbourne #photography #streetart #graffiti #publicart #mural #australia

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A man (30s?) greets a friend with a hug and a booming: "Hey Big Man! Wanna catch up so you can tell me about your mahi*. It's been ages. Ages!" His friend laughs and returns the hug. "Yeah. Why not now? I've always got time for you, my bro." (1)

Melbourne street art - A random selection from 2018. #melbourne #photography #streetart #graffiti #publicart #mural #australia

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A tiny human (1ish?) has worked out a new form of transport! (Ooh aah.) If he looks up at the sky, and raspberries A LOT, it can help him run faster. Mum sprinting after him, scooping him up when the power of raspberry propulsion gets too strong. (1)

Melbourne street art - Record Store in Carlton, circa 2018. #melbourne #photography #streetart #graffiti #publicart #mural #australia

Melbourne street art - Port Melbourne, circa 2018. #melbourne #photography #streetart #graffiti #publicart #mural #australia

🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand: A tiny human (2?) offers a bite of her sausage to her plushie cat. BUT WHAT IS THIS?! Plushie Cat is a sausage snob?! (gasp!) This is NOT good enough... Or is it? Tiny Human's frown turns philosophical. Oh well, more for her. (1)

🧵I don't often do author photoshoots in supermarket carparks (or at all), but when I do, it's colourful. Taken a few weeks ago. I am very chuffed with them. I got almost 200 to choose from but these are a few Tony nodded stoically at over his breakfast coffee so I'm assuming they pass muster.

Melbourne street art - Shire Hall Beach Murals in Mornington, circa 2018. #melbourne #photography #streetart #graffiti #publicart #mural #australia

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A woman (20s?) walks up to a cafe counter and says, "I've had a terrible morning. What do you have that's a full tummy hug? I really need one right now." She's seen a bit later tucking into a big bowl of soup and a massive cheese scone. (1)

Melbourne street art - Northcote carpark, circa 2018. #melbourne #photography #streetart #graffiti #publicart #mural #australia

It's time for the annual Hurstbridge Wattle Festival, which means a steam train run from Steamrail Victoria. Pictures taken at the only wooden trestle bridge on the suburban rail network, just before Eltham. #melbourne #photography #pentax #steamtrain #steamtrains #trains #australia

South Melbourne Market, circa 2018. #melbourne #photography #streetart #graffiti #publicart #mural #australia

🧵Spotted on Market Day in Aotearoa New Zealand: A small human is wearing hot pink sunglasses that allow her to be naughty when she puts them on and NO ONE CAN SEE! But what is this?! Dad has a pair of naughty SPOTTING sunglasses?! Oh no! Hmm. Maybe they're PRINCESS sunglasses instead. (1)

Melbourne street art - Hosier Lane, circa 2018. #melbourne #photography #streetart #graffiti #publicart #mural #australia

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A duck and ten tiny fluffy ducklings are paddling along the edge of a sprawling inlet, bobbing on gentle ripples. A big mountain range in the distance. The sound of gently lapping water and birdsong in the air. (1)

Melbourne street art - Hosier Lane, circa 2018. #melbourne #photography #streetart #graffiti #publicart #mural #australia

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A sharp suited man (20s?) is rolling along in his wheelchair, holding a take away coffee in one hand. Every few seconds, he deftly does a coffee-hand-change, keeping himself on track. Earbuds in, head bobbing to his own personal soundtrack. (1)

From a recent walk in the Mernda Wetlands. Mum and joey, Eastern Rosella, Galahs feeding, Long-billed Corella. #melbourne #photography #pentax #kangaroos #birds #nature #australia

🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand: A couple (70s?) are on a first date in a small cafe. He's shyly asking her about herself. She's quietly telling him about a book she recently read. He tells her about his little dog. (Snoozing under his chair.) They decide to order dessert. (1)

Mernda Wetlands are looking a bit sad after a warm autumn and dry winter in Melbourne. The first two photos are about ten years old. The second two are from Sunday. #melbourne #photography #pentax #wetlands #nature #australia

Melbourne street art - Gasworks Art Park, circa 2018. #melbourne #photography #streetart #publicart #sculpture #australia

🧵Spotted at a Winter Festival in Aotearoa New Zealand: A young human (7?) has ALL the moves at a silent disco. She's in the zone, game face on. Meanwhile Dad (30s?) isn't quite as co-ordinated but he's giving it a go! Belly laughing. Doing his best dad dancing under party lights. (1)

A small human (3?) wearing a pink tracksuit with her hair in pigtails is a karate champion (ooh ahh!) She can run! She can kick! She can make scary noises! She can karate chop... Dad accidentally in the plums. For some reason Dad isn't looking so enthusiastic all of a sudden about karate. (2)

Fairfield Industrial Dog Object outside Fairfield Station, circa 2018. #melbourne #photography #streetart #statue #australia

Melbourne street art - Spencer Street, circa 2018. #melbourne #photography #streetart #graffiti #publicart #mural #australia

🧵Spotted in Golden Bay in Aotearoa New Zealand: Three young humans (9?) in school uniforms are ambling down a pretty country lane. Suddenly one stops to pick two daffodils. She gives them to her friends with a cheerful grin. They walk on, chatting and laughing. (1)

🧵Spotted in Golden Bay in Aotearoa New Zealand: A couple (50s?) are unpacking groceries at a campsite. Suddenly one smacks her forehead. "Spuds! We forgot the bloody spuds! We gotta go back. It's not camping without roasted spuds and butter!" Operation Emergency Spud Mission commences! (1)

A Philosopher's Guide to Self-Hatred youtu.be/p_icvgGo06A

roses are red grapes make wine a teenage girl wrote Frankenstein

Melbourne street art - Footscray and surrounds, circa 2018. #melbourne #photography #streetart #graffiti #publicart #mural #australia

🧵Spotted While in Golden Bay in Aotearoa New Zealand: Two small humans (4 & 5?) are are carefully arranging a Batman toy in a jeweller's window. They are many treasures to be seen in the display. Sparkly things, special things. And Batman. Batman is most special.(1)

🧵Spotted in Golden Bay in Aotearoa New Zealand: A man (30s?) in a saffron coloured T-shirt is meditating cross-legged beside an epic waterfall. All is bliss... But what is this? A piwakawaka* takes an interest! Peeping and and air dancing front of Tranquil Man's face. He bursts out laughing. (1)

🧵Spotted in Golden Bay in Aotearoa New Zealand: A white lawnmowing goat is contentedly munching the grass in front of a small, delightfully ramshackle farm house. A rotund tabby cat is stropping against Lawn Goat's back legs. Prayer flags fluttering in a big flowering magnolia tree overhead. (1)

🧵So... I'm trying to finish a book. Which means I'm maximum procrastinating (cough... fishing for inspiration.) Which means that when I spotted this sign on a beach walk, I was VERY excited. Dead whale! The promise of drama! (And potentially an overwhelming stenchpong for the ages!) Pathos! (1)

Melbourne street art - Footscray and surrounds, circa 2018. #melbourne #photography #streetart #graffiti #publicart #mural #australia

🧵Spotted in Golden Bay in Aotearoa New Zealand: At a pretty countryside campsite at seven am: A small human (4?) is skipping next to Dad. She says: "Dad I really NEED to SING!" Dad says: "Well sing then. Just do it quietly, eh. Let people wake up properly before ya unleash the force." (1)

Newells Paddock Wetlands Reserve, Footscray - Eastern Great Egret and Australian Pelican. #melbourne #photography #pentax #birds #nature #australia