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sounds a bit like me
Nature lover, amateur photographer and generally interested in the natural world around us. Left leaning, but no longer rusted on. Currently enjoying the fruits & vegetables of my labour. Staunch supporter of kindness
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sounds a bit like me
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Pinch, punch, the first of the month! First day of spring!!! #flowers #spring
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Wattle is beginning to flower, spring is more or less here! #flowers #
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#TACO - stalling for time for Putin
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Common Heath (Epacris impressa) - floral emblem of Victoria. The red, pink or white tube-like flowers appear from late autumn to early spring. Winter is peak flowering season. Honeyeater birds, love it. It regenerates after bushfires. #flowers #birds #notcommon
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Not only did TACO bow to Putin, he forced the US Army to kneel before Putin
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
Not only did TACO bow to Putin, he forced the US Army to kneel down in front of Putin
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
Nope. Tim and the Coal-alition make a lot of noise, the ABC should be more careful about what pollution they publish. The coalition are also rabid MAGA supporters.
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
Never forget this image of US Army on their knees before the President of Russia
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
When historians ask what was achieved at the Trump-Putin summit of 2025 to end the war in Ukraine, "a few phone calls" will sound excruciatingly lame. Never ever forget this image - US Army on their knees before Russian President
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US Soldiers on their knees to the Russian President. Trump looking weary at the end of the meeting. When historians ask what was achieved at the Trump-Putin summit of 2025 to end the war in Ukraine, "a few phone calls" will sound excruciatingly lame. #Trump #kraznov #ukraine #russia
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
So taco once again failed and now tells Ukraine they need to do it on their own? What happened to the huff and puss Trump spouted about tough consequences? Will Trump support Ukraine at all?
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
So basically, just a photo opportunity. August 13, Trump warns Russia of ‘severe consequences’ if Putin doesn’t agree to end Ukraine war August 15: Trump says he made 'headway' with Vladimir Putin but 'no deal' #taco #Trump
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August 13, Trump warns Russia of ‘severe consequences’ if Putin doesn’t agree to end Ukraine war August 15: Trump says he made 'headway' with Vladimir Putin but 'no deal' #taco #Trump
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
August 13, Trump warns Russia of ‘severe consequences’ if Putin doesn’t agree to end Ukraine war August 15: Trump says he made 'headway' with Vladimir Putin but 'no deal' #taco #Trump
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
August 13, Trump warns Russia of ‘severe consequences’ if Putin doesn’t agree to end Ukraine war August 15: Trump says he made 'headway' with Vladimir Putin but 'no deal' #taco #Trump
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
August 13, Trump warns Russia of ‘severe consequences’ if Putin doesn’t agree to end Ukraine war August 15: Trump says he made 'headway' with Vladimir Putin but 'no deal' #taco #Trump
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
August 13, Trump warns Russia of ‘severe consequences’ if Putin doesn’t agree to end Ukraine war August 15: Trump says he made 'headway' with Vladimir Putin but 'no deal' #taco #Trump
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
August 13, Trump warns Russia of ‘severe consequences’ if Putin doesn’t agree to end Ukraine war August 15: Trump says he made 'headway' with Vladimir Putin but 'no deal' #taco #Trump
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
August 13, Trump warns Russia of ‘severe consequences’ if Putin doesn’t agree to end Ukraine war August 15: Trump says he made 'headway' with Vladimir Putin but 'no deal' #taco #Trump
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social)
Camelia season is upon us, spring is coming!!! (with apologies to Andy Warhol) #flower #camelia #spring
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
so basically it was a meeting to allow Putin more time to kill Ukrainians. Good job Krasnov. #trump #krasnov #corrupt
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
Hardly a surprise outcome. Nothing agreed to, no minutes of the discussion, just a photo op and stalling for time, while Ruzzia goes about killing Ukrainians
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social)
"Australia was lucky to receive convicts, America got Puritans"
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They grow tall relatively quickly in good conditions, then settle in for the long game. Once established they can survive drought conditions
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
This is very pretty 😍
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
That one is probably about 100, they grow for 500 to 1,000 years. They start getting dangerous at about 20 years old.
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social)
Australia's deadliest tree - redgum oh ok, I'll explain - the limbs fall off unexpectedly. Some of the big branches weigh hundreds of kilos. #nature #trees #dangerous
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
ALP & Coalition both are in love with the tax money. ... The same tax money they have to spend trying to fix the damage multiplied many times over. Grrrr
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
I love hearing their call at sunset while out beside a campfire - that's my "aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh" moment
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
Kookaburra sits in the old gun tree Counting all the koalas he can see Laugh, kookaburra laugh, kookaburra That’s no koala, that’s me !!
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
my favourite bird! Such wonderful sounds when they are calling out on their own. I think the word ethereal was invented after hearing that long sad call at sunset
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
that cracked me up
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
Took a few moments, but I was able to train my brain to see it. Humans really are an incredible creature ... at times.
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Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
Took me a while, but then it came into vision. Brains are funny things.
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“Kookaburra” comes from the Wiradjuri word guuguubarra, which imitates the bird’s laugh-like call. They Beat Their Food to Death Oh, and also: They are on my "Birds that bother me" list if they do their morning call within a kilometre of my tent. #birds #kooky
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, their eye is particularly interesting (to me). It's an annoying cutie
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
they are territorial and assume the "other" bird is an intruder. There are a number of birds that do this here in Australia.
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social)
Birds that bother me: Gray Shrike-thrush Beautiful to hear while perched in a tree, these annoying bastards can spend hours attacking themselves in the side mirrors. They add insult to injury by shitting on the car and then smearing it on the mirrors and a fairly wide circle of the car door. #birds
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목적지보다 여정이 더 중요합니다
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I didn't see the elephant until you told me, but now I do. I saw it as a snapping turtle
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
yep, certainly something you don't want to land on you ;-)
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
and don't give bread to ANY animal - poor wallabies develop "lumpy jaw" from too much bread.
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
great shot! The buggers do go at it hard, don't they?
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
And now I want to re-read Tim Winton books
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social)
Let's see if I am mad or not. What does this boulder look like to you? #anthropomorphism #getyourrocksoff
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
that's not adolescence. I would never have planned such a stunt, buying and bringing a female sex toy to a sporting event is premeditated and quite frankly, dangerous
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
but at such scale. It's a really worrying sign of a society in decline
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
Are American men OK?
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social)
As much as I like my screen time, staring at a campfire is just so much better #winter
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
80 year old pedophile perves on young woman.
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
Would love to be on top of that mountain on a sunny day
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social)
That's not a stick insect, THIS is a stick insect #bigstick #bugs #Entomology #Formicophilia
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It certainly does get the blood pumping. Especially if it's when I pull down the sun visor and "surprise" 😀
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
Snitty the Psephological Cassowary!
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social)
Tens of thousands walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of a pro-Palestinian protest. Surely this shows the will of the people to our politicians? Or is it Antisemitism again? #auspol #freepalestine #stopwar
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The young buck trying it on the grownup got it handed to him.
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
They do scare me at first sight when the suddenly appear next to me while I'm driving. But they really are more scared than me.
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social)
Spring can't be far away when you see the males challenging for head of the mob. These guys were playing nice, you can hear the thud and see fur flying when they get serious. #spring #kangaroo
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
Even though you suspect that he's a pedophile, saying he isn't one until convicted makes you complicit. If you have any doubt, you should be demanding to find out!
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
they are an utter embarrassment to all Australians
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
yes they are! even the adults, unlike humans ;-)
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
The U.S. imports a wide range of products that are either not produced domestically or are produced in limited quantities due to cost, climate, or lack of resources. So either you pay more for imports, or pay more for "Made in America".
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
and who pays the actual tariff? Americans.
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
or what? How many times has TACO made noises then changed the date or just blamed it on someone else? How many times has TACO said he can stop the war in Ukraine?
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
You do realise that putting a tariff on imported goods is actually adding costs to the imported gods? So, unless all of USA only buy American made products, they are now paying ~20% more.
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
Not sure if you have ever heard of Dame Edna, but she really did love a gladi. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqGe...
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
my eyes will never forgive me
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Eastern Grey Kangaroo with a Joey still in the pouch. Interestingly enough, they usually have one Joey out of the pouch and another starting off in the pouch at the same time. #kangaroo #positivity
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
The huge distance between their chairs wouldn't be enough to avoid the smell escaping from the odour band of his depends
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
Tell that to the people of Tuvalu. Their islands are already being inundated by rising sea levels. That's not a hoax.
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social)
@firstdogonthemoon.bsky.social sums it up as usual ... Always trust the wisdom of dogs. #genocide #AntiZionism
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
I do love camelias, they're just beginning to bloom in my part of the world
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social)
silver banksia (Banksia marginata) is such a hardy tree. This one was growing on a sand dune, in a windswept, extremely dry location. The flowers attract so many birds and insects. #bloomscrolling #flowers #australia
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
They are my favourite flowers. The NSW variety is a little bit fuller than the Tasmanian variety, but both really are spectacular.
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
May 2023: “They’re dying, Russians and Ukrainians. I want them to stop dying. And I’ll have that done — I’ll have that done in 24 hours.”
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
May 2023: “They’re dying, Russians and Ukrainians. I want them to stop dying. And I’ll have that done — I’ll have that done in 24 hours.”
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social)
As the cold, wet winter wears on, signs of spring are beginning to bloom. This is one of my favourite Aussie flowers - the Waratah #bloomscrolling #flowers #nature
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I thought Pam said the "files" don't exist? Yet here is tRump clearly stating the list was created by "Obama, Crooked Hillary, Comey, Brennan, and the Losers and Criminals of the Biden Administration" truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT... #trump #fucktrump
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, they found some in the plot of Father Michael Sheridan Plot info: E2 Border, Grave 38 www.goldfieldsguide.com.au/blog/200/gra...
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"Twilight Keeper" Upon a stone of stories past, The magpie rests as shadows cast. Its feathers gleam in fading light, Black and white in hues of night. #Birds #Magpie #australia #Ballaarat
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
But Bibi nominated Taco for a Nobel ....
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
cool shot!
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
とても可愛くて繊細ですね。あなたの写真のスタイルは本当に気に入っています
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social)
I'm positive this Australian Wood Duck was laughing at me. #birds #nature #wildlife
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
We are happy because we don't live in the USA, or any of the other countries involved in war.
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social)
And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too I'll see you on the dark side of the moon. The beauty of winter camping is clear night skies. #astrophotography #nightskies #butWhyCan'tISeeTheDarkSide
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
Russell said to say hello, so did Les Hiddins
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5pm and the cockatoos are heading home. Time to kick back in front of the campfire. #birds #cockatoo #camping #wildlife #beeroclock
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
Thanks, It's not often there is no wind, so it was remarkable to see the reflection of that lovely big round shape in the dark mirror of the lake.
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
This is the lake weed cutter. It spends every day of the year driving along cutting the endlessly growing lake weeds. It was such a beautiful, early morning, not a creature was stirring, not even a trout
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social)
That's not a lawnmower, THIS is a lawn mower! Expanded view in the comments. #weirdo #artyfarty #shapes #photography
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
that's an impressive beak for a little bird.
Michael (@nomad-notmad.bsky.social) reply parent
what a stunningly beautiful bird! Love that crispness of the images too - good work!