Earlier today, @NTKF took this photo of little Rocky falling asleep on my leg. She’s a cutie bird!
Overlooking Port Kembla Beach from the saltwater Olympic pool… I’ve always loved this place! @NTKF and I made sure to visit this week, as no summer is complete without it.
For the first episode of Lounge Ruminator in 2021, @NTKF joins me to reflect on our recent visit to one of Australia’s most bizarre, niche theme parks, Granties Maze, plus other spots like Tasmazia. Listen on the Web, Apple Podcasts or Overcast. 🎙
A gorgeous afternoon at Shellharbour Village yesterday
Old gum at Audley
The Tasman Sea and Wollongong Harbour from Cliff Road
The Tasman Sea and Wollongong Harbour along with the city’s two lighthouses, continental pools and rock-pools (viewed from Cliff Road)
We spent the last morning of 2020 with a nice walk along Wollongong’s Blue Mile, including the harbour and old tramway past the rock-pools.
Today @NTKF and I had a lovely visit to Wollongong Art Gallery. Among works on Aboriginal history, our migrant industry and ‘invisible’ disability, a wonderful exhibition called Just Not Australian shows our troubled past and the ongoing tension of what it means to be Australian.
Happy holidays from Stumpy the visiting King Parrot! (seen here being fed by my mum)
This is the look of a man who was asked by his wife to pose for a photo of his new M1 Mac mini. To hear about this indulgent purchase, along with @canion’s 5000 picks for Media Corner and why @burk always drinks multiple beverages at once, listen to the latest Hemispheric Views.
Have a spare nine minutes? In our first bite-sized HVmini, @burk and @canion cross-examine me in the witness box / on the stand about my desk set-up at home. They don’t hold back! Listen to the minisode. 🎙 (More to come…) 😉
Day 8: Most people think that Vegemite is the food that binds Australia; in fact, it’s the food that divides the nation. In this week’s episode of Lounge Ruminator (prompted by @canion), I discuss the controversial spread. #mbnov
Day 6: Some people may find my devotion to Vegemite to be puzzling; I firmly believe that it’s better without butter. That being said, it tastes great with avocado. For more Australian strangeness, check out my podcast with @burk and @canion. #mbnov
Microblogvember 2020 Day 5: I had to stoop to take this photo at the uni with my ultra-wide lens.
Microblogvember 2020 Day 4: I always feel so grateful to live near the sea.
Microblogvember 2020 Day 3: It never ceases to astonish me that people can be bothered to maintain hedges. This being said, I do not seek to admonish those who pursue such horticultural skills with donnish fervour—that would be commonish.
Microblogvember 2020 Day 1: I love dreary, rainy days… Mount Keira often looks quite cool when it’s obscured by low-lying clouds.
In addition to my family, of course, this is what I live for…
Eucalypts are the best trees—case closed.
Do you listen to our Hemispheric Views podcast and own an Apple Watch? If so, it’s your lucky day! 😂 Co-host @burk has made and shared a customisable HV watch face. Here it is in action; have a go for yourself! ⌚️🎙
Rocky doesn’t care for showers but she does enjoy perching on them. 🦜🚿
Today I found a water dragon relaxing on a driveway—a day in the life of a suburban reptile! Thanks, Micro.blog for the friends and civil discourse that you bring.
Keiraville NSW 13:08 14/10/20 #adayinthelife
The MF branding iron! Hear more about this strange item on Hemispheric Views. 🎙
I’m thrilled to share that @burk, @canion and I have just launched a podcast, called Hemispheric Views! After our pilot episode, we kick things off with ‘Tim Tam Slams!’. Check it out. 🎙