Sunday morning church service Tochni Cyprus.

Having a quick break in Cyprus in the small village of Tochni. The seasonal rains failed this year & it's exceedingly dry. Tochni is a classic Greek style stone village without the stonewash or blue colouring. Cyprus is the word 'Copper' derives from. Here for a few days then on the Jordan.

Magnificent!

Our White Waratah has bucked convention. It had over 20 flower heads this year but 1 flower head had 4 flowers & two others sprung smaller pup like flowers from the main flower. I have never known anything like it.

Who is this "they"? 🙄

I repotted one of my Costal Banksias (Banksia Integrifolia). I removed about 2cm off the bottom of the roots, then scrapped the sides, teased & cut away some smaller side roots. Repotted in fresh soil & sitting in a saucer of shaded water. Progressive amounts of full sun for the first week or so.

I gave my Black She-oak (Allocasuarina Littoralis) some tough love in Autumn & pleased to see some new shoots emerging on the main trunk.

My Sydney Red Gum (Angophora Costata) is just about to shed it's bark again. I'm going to lightly prune the new growth & cut away some of the deadwood.

My Plunket Mallee (Eucalyptus Curtisii) is really coming along. I've had to wire branches to change it's centre of gravity and it's responded nicely.

I get an enormous amount of pleasure from my miniature Bonsais. In this group there's 3 types of Ficus & a Eucalypt.

The ABC 7pm news just peddled the Charlie Kirk funeral as if he wasn't a racist misogynist prick. Not a mention that his alleged killer was a MAGA nut job.

I have a very dear friend & her partner cruising the North Pacific at the moment, I just received this stunning photo of Valdez harbour.

Our White Waratah is in flower. We have 25 flowers this year & one head has 4 conjoined flowers (not out yet so no photo yet but will follow in a few days time)

I was asked if I'd photoshopped my Bonsai Grass Tree (Xanthorrhoea Glauca) because it was a single photo, so here's a video. (And thankyou for thinking I had the computer skills to fake my proudest Bonsai moment). #AustralianNativeBonsai

Well it may be my Flowering Australian Grass Tree (Xanthorrhoea Glauca) is possibly the only one like it in the world. The Canberra Arboretum haven't ever heard of one & now the Mount Annan Botanic Garden haven't either. Question is, should I sell it?

The math ain't mathing. We can reveal worrying details about the closure of Meanjin - one of Australia's longest running literary journals. It starts with G ... Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/w...

I emailed the National Arboretum Canberra regarding my flowering Grass Tree (Xanthorrhoea Glauca) & they've kindly replied to say they know of no other or heard of a Bonsai Grass Tree. #AustralianNativeBonsai www.nationalarboretum.act.gov.au

My Wollemi Pine (Wollemia nobilis) is coming along nicely. Made it through the wet winter well. It has 5 potential shoot points to track this spring.

This is possibly my proudest Bonsai moment, my Xanthorrhoea Glauca, Australia Grass Tree is flowering. It & another Xanthorrhoea were bought online as tubestock in 2020 (a pandemic experiment). They have sat patiently for 5yrs - until now. #AustralianNativeBonsai

Me too! Proud to be part of this 64-year tradition of holding truth to power. Thank you. ❤️

So The Parrot's defence will hang on character references who never saw him do anything inappropriate viz The Trump Defence, but alas as the going gets going we have this to look forward to. Prosecution - I call to the witness box, Mr Ray Hadley............ www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Trump has belled the cat, the people he picks for any job, aren't smart. But the real reason he says that is the old fascism playbook, alienate the intelligence in society and have the sheep turn on them & have them do his bidding in the upcoming coup.

Here's my smallest Bonsai, a Ficus Obliqua - Small Leaf Fig, in fruit. It's pot is 5cm accross, 1 cm deep. The fruit is smaller than a match head. #AustralianNativeBonsai

Lachlan Murdoch & Sarah Murdoch endorse the murder of Homeless People in America. It's either that or they sack this clown.

"In 1976, Japan gifted 53 bonsai trees to the United States to honor its bicentennial, a gesture of peace and cultural exchange. Among them was a remarkable white pine, already over 350 years old, that had been lovingly tended by generations of the Yamaki family."

Republicans are simply the red hatted Taliban. No women's rights, anti education, anti media, anti science, only one world view but the saddest bit, it's a black hole sucking in goodly world peoples

Just a plug for the holiday app #polarsteps, we have friends currently in Canada, another group in Spain & are both posting travel diaries via the app. It's by far the best app to use while travelling for posting photos & experiences with friends. I've used it for 3yrs, highly recommended.

What are they hiding?

He did so much bad stuff. But I think the changes to housing are potentially the worst in terms of impact. Our housing crisis has gotten so out of control that any attempts to fix it will inevitably end up making things worse for at least one group of people.

And trump junior was upset because he didn't know his dad sent birthday cards

Victoria has now signed a treaty with indigenous Australians. I hope other States follow.

The lying rodent was enjoying a nice Italian Pasta & a nice Greek Salad & then washes it down with a french champagne & says what?

Raised the Andorran Flag in Sydney this morning to celebrate it's National Day.

Who would be surprised if Albanese took the weak person's way out. He's a 'do nuffink' sort of bloke.

FOOTBALL: The UK Women’s Super League starts early Saturday morning, with Chelsea to open the season against Manchester City. Here’s a guide to where Aussies are playing this season. Games will be shown on Stan Sport.

The federal government will pay victims of the Robodebt scandal an extra $475 million in compensation in what is the largest class action settlement in Australian history. womensagenda.com.au/latest/commo...

The community services sector would collapse if we had no immigration. No workers for home help or personal support. It would break the already struggling disability sector.

Our Golden Wattle - Sydney. Australia's floral emblem & why our sporting teams wear green & gold. #AcaciaPycnantha

Yep selfish fuck

I love this show. Filmed in my home of Melbourne near my old office. How do government officials see this and continue to pour in billions on new roads, as the Victorian government is doing with the East West link. Such a waste of money, and space.

Let's hope Putin just fucks off out of Ukraine soon. Wishing #Ukraine a hopefully peaceful Independence Day. #SlavaUkraini

My latest in The Shot. "The pro-lsrael lobby in Australia do not have the power - they have bluff. They're a farce, a smokescreen, a collection of paranoids intent on defending a foreign power’s despicable actions at the expense of Australia’s own social democracy." 👇🏽 theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

I wonder how it feels to finally be committing your very own holocaust?

Gave my Black She-oak (Allocasuarina littoralis) a hard prune.

I'm going to give my Small Leaf Fig (Ficus Obliqua) a really hard trim once we get some warmer weather

Proudly flying my Māori flag (Tino Rangatiratanga) in Sydney today.

Snipped my 1st Lord Howe Fig (Ficus macrophylla f. columnaris) cutting yesterday. The original shipped from Lord Howe (as a 2 leafed baby) is booming along. I'm training new trunks on it to be branches with the hope of stunning aerial roots. The snippet is being propagated. #AustralianNativeBonsai

My Bunya Pine (Araucaria Bidwillii) is always desperate to shoot a new trunk. I've removed over 50 shoots in the past 2yrs. It's responded by starting to shoot from the 2nd upper branches now. Sadly I'll never see it fruit, as it's about 100yrs old before that will happen. #AustralianNativeBonsai

Today, 17 August 2025, represents the 80th Anniversary of Proclaimed Independence for Indonesia. [Hari Ulang Tahun Kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia] As such I'm gladly flying my Indonesian flag to mark the day here in Sydney. #Tujuhbelasan

Gave my Wollemi Pine (Wollemia nobilis) a quick prune & it's starting to take a nice twin trunk shape & folding out. In the wild it is usually a single tall trunk conifer. My ultimate aim is to attempt a Sabamiki style. (Requiring Patience & a little Zen) #AustralianNativeBonsai