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Melbourne / wurundjeri country. Artwork on stone by BokBok and Iya. Born at 314.3 ppm CO2 in the atmosphere. Currently at 425 ppm (Mauna Loa Observatory via Scripps Institution).

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I would love it if the WORZ had a shoebill for me to see and hear.

10.03.2026 11:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Snow, with a couple bushes and a fence in the background. The head of a stone gargoyle peeks up above the snowline.

Snow, with a couple bushes and a fence in the background. The head of a stone gargoyle peeks up above the snowline.

My gargoyle is emerging from his winter slumber. Nature is healing.

06.03.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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a man wearing glasses and a hospital gown is laying in a bed Alt: Buster on a hospital bed looking questioningly at someone off camera, and then smiling and laying back down.

Honestly, the Bluth family is saving my mental health these days.

10.03.2026 10:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Bad design, right? (I’m sure there are accounts here on that topic.)

10.03.2026 10:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He was great.

10.03.2026 08:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Crochet Coral Reef: TOXIC SEAS' by Margaret and Christine Wertheim and The Institute for Figuring Fuses Feminist Art Practices, Mathematics, and Craft to Address Environmental Threat to Ocean Life

You've seen the crocheted coral reefs? Maybe there’s been one in your home town (certainly in mine). 🧢

10.03.2026 07:02 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance - Kurt Vonnegut.

Heroes: empty rubbish bins, water trees, fill potholes, brushcut, sweep streets, prune trees, smooth out bumpy footpaths, repair broken benches, fix signs, stop taps leaking…

10.03.2026 06:46 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of the book, β€œMischance Creek” by Garry Disher.

Cover of the book, β€œMischance Creek” by Garry Disher.

Every time I read a Garry Disher book I think β€œJeez he’s an excellent writer” like I’m surprised. Hirsch is a cop in the mid north of South Australia dealing with firearm audits, stolen hay bales, dumped asbestos, a cold case, his grieving mum, racists & a missing loner. Excellent stuff. #BookSky πŸ“šπŸ’™

10.03.2026 06:35 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That really does look different from many of your other shots. πŸ™‚

10.03.2026 06:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Perfect! I'm nearly up for that!

10.03.2026 05:21 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is one of 2025's best movies. But you won't get to see it compete at the Oscars.

It's called Nobody, and it earned almost $250 million on a $10< million budget. A future is coming for small, risky films β€” with or without the Oscars. We explore: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-film-t...

09.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 1706 πŸ” 468 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 17

Yeah, I can’t find it on SBS.

09.03.2026 09:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A headline from GB News stating: Motorists switch to using public transport to avoid paying Β£5 daily congestion charge

A headline from GB News stating: Motorists switch to using public transport to avoid paying Β£5 daily congestion charge

In shock news, motorists have switched to public transport to avoid paying the Oxford Congestion Charge.
A spokesperson* said: "This is exactly what was meant to happen, and it did."

03.03.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 1058 πŸ” 253 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 53

What's your sign?

09.03.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s a woman slapping her forehead with the male sign next to her for me, just as you say. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

09.03.2026 08:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

remember you can always burn Shein clothes for petroleum

08.03.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 4758 πŸ” 523 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 8
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Perfect and huge red #Fluorite octahedron sitting on the "paper" #Calcite from Huanggangliang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China.

#mineral #crystal #mineralogy #mineralexpert

09.03.2026 07:38 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is giving a speech on a television show . Alt: French President Macron is saying β€œOui, d’accord”.

Oh, sorry, I meant…

09.03.2026 08:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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bugs bunny is holding his arms crossed and saying what a maroon . Alt: Bugs Bunny is looking swoony and saying, β€œWhat a maroon!)
09.03.2026 08:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
From the website YourAISlopBoresMe my prompt for someone to draw a cloud shaped like a cactus came back with, um, a cloud sort of shaped like a cactus, with the text, β€œeh?”.

From the website YourAISlopBoresMe my prompt for someone to draw a cloud shaped like a cactus came back with, um, a cloud sort of shaped like a cactus, with the text, β€œeh?”.

#YourAISlopBoresMe

09.03.2026 06:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A hug to you

09.03.2026 06:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of the book, β€œThe best beak in Boonaroo Bay” by Narelle Oliver, 1993.

Cover of the book, β€œThe best beak in Boonaroo Bay” by Narelle Oliver, 1993.

An open page in which the spoonbill describes how he uses his beak. Gorgeous lino-cut prints.

An open page in which the spoonbill describes how he uses his beak. Gorgeous lino-cut prints.

One of the books my 33-year-old was raised on…

09.03.2026 06:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Right? πŸ‘πŸ»

09.03.2026 06:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a drawing of a person playing drums with the words ba dum tsss ALT: a drawing of a person playing drums with the words ba dum tsss
09.03.2026 05:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When I used to make New Years resolutions, they were always low-key, making them achievable.

Now, pfft. Not even low-key. Who cares?

09.03.2026 04:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps we can expect a spike in EV sales.

09.03.2026 04:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m laughing.

09.03.2026 04:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is that the post-thing that pokes through the hole? Bc maybe yes. The problem might have started with the hinge slipping out and making that post asymmetrical, missing the hole, and placing a burden on the whole thing. Might be time to spring for a new one, eh? Big bucks! πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

09.03.2026 04:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I think the unpowered nature of the mower is what appealed. No loud, high-pitched petrol-engine noise, no trailing cable for an electric one. It just felt a little bit calm, with very low expectations. I like low expectations. πŸ™‚

09.03.2026 04:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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a black and white drawing of a person mowing the grass Alt: A black and white animation of a person mowing the grass with an unpowered mower.

Last week, a neighbour who’s selling, GAVE me her push mower. Today I wanted to mow the lawn. That’s never happened to me before. So this morning I mowed! It was good fun. Ok, a crappy job, but I’ll get better at it & the grousemate said he’d snip the edges at some point. (I was happy, tho.)

09.03.2026 02:58 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0