Because their legs are so short, young #wombats just seem to flow over the land when they walk. #WombatWednesday #Tasmania #MammalWatching #WildOz #wombat

I think my security pass is currently stuck in a 90 minute washing machine cycle. Stuff it, I’ll have a holiday.

My work messed up my pay and short-changed me by one day. I guess it will all work out eventually but it detracted from the fortnightly thrill of a bump to the bank account. Oh well. Off now to ride in the rain to get back there.

Holy weather-chaos, Batman.

Every time I hear about this woman I think of a crowded beach. It’s disconcerting. Anyway: she sounds well sus.

As they drove to safety down a fire trail already alight, animals followed them; deer, koala, birds, an echidna.

Watching first hand accounts of the Black Saturday fires of 2009. Fascinating to see how people’s demeanours change as they describe the passing of the hours on that day. How eyes hollow and throats clench.

???

Two-wheeled emancipation.

Early Nancy.

I’m back in the woods, disobeying doctor’s orders.

They’re just so cheerful.

Dodgy accounts.

The long weekend is nearly here, the start of daylight savings, the onset of dark mornings and bright evenings. Summer is just around the corner.

Today’s commute.

People? No, yeah they’re great. Nothing wrong with them.

Saturday.

Someone close to me referred to gardening as ‘scratching in the dirt’.

First harvest.

Breakfast at Anne’s.

I love that the Seven Sisters (Pleiades) are revered through myths and legends around the world. One of my favourite things about spring is seeing them appear in the night sky.

There remains uncertainty about the future of some divisions, schools and disciplines, and the work to reform governance must go on. But this is a huge win for the ANU community. Well done to everyone who has been standing up for the future of our university! www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

I feel like crying. Such an amazing win.

Over 40 Australian musicians and professionals have joined forces to fight proposed cuts to the ANU School of Music

Such a great time to work in the University sector.

I believe that the President of the USA just responded to a question by an Australian journalist with the equivalent of: um-ma, I’m dobbing.

Saturday evening falls on the courtyard garden.

"The decline of the United States has been rapid. Australia is unprepared for the fallout," writes @ebonybennett.bsky.social "Doug Cameron asked, "Why has [Labor] left allowed themselves to be defanged and co-opted into supporting US military aggression?" "AUKUS makes Australia less safe." #auspol

From the Country Women’s Association cookbook, a recipe for damper bearing notes added by the cook (me). At the bottom of the page are scrawled the words: horrid no wonder the swagmen died out.

The High Court of Australia has ruled in favour of the La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council, affirming its claim on disputed land in Sydney's Paddington.

Hah! Perfect!

@margaretatwood.bsky.social is a goddamn national treasure.

For those of us that missed the nazis, nazi-adjacents, not really nazis just a bit white supremacist rallies yesterday... here's First Dog www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Sickening. I despair for this country.

They’re kind of clutching at straws now, aren’t they?

It’s a bit fresh here. #canberra How’s the weather there?

New personal insight unlocked: I have resting baffled-face.

LLC on form.

In response, Senator Mehreen Faruqi delivered this brilliant take down of them both👇 Thank you to Senators @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social and @davidpocock.bsky.social for standing with our community and fighting for the ANU! 2/2

‘I find particularly offensive the attempt to gaslight staff by citing letters and votes of no confidence as evidence of staff not being afraid to voice their concerns’ - @davidpocock.bsky.social on ANU’s TEQSA self assessment live.australiainstitute.org.au/2025/08/aust...

PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE! Pretty please 🙏🏼 www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/pe...

Senator Gallagher has just torpedoed Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social attempts to bring transparency to ANU governance through Order for Production of ANU budget Documents Very disappointing to see Senator Gallagher abandoning the ANU community.

Gives me a headache #lolX

“Perhaps this is a prime example of the right leadership style doesn't guarantee success but the wrong leadership style absolutely guarantees failure… Old authoritarian leadership processes, … simply does not work in an academic environment.” www.canberratimes.com.au/story/904524...

I’m loathing the side effects of the beta blockers I’m taking. The nightmares are exhausting.

I’m home from the hospital with some segsy new socks, the risk of deep vein thrombosis, and the promise of future surgery on my ticker. What a great weekend!

The light headedness I was feeling was caused by my heart going 200 BPM. Fun to dance to, not so much fun if you’re a large muscle pumping blood around the body. Thank god for Medicare so I don’t have a $50,000 bill to deal with as well.

O joy 😳

Just so the younger folk know: there once was a time when news bulletins were transmitted without the tedious financial information we now endure. We never had to endure fevered mentions of FUTSI or Wall Street. Life was sweet.