Anne

@anneberra.bsky.social

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I like trees. I live on Ngunnawal land. DM without invitation is discouraged.

A sulphur crested cockatoos leans down from the top of the fence to steal a floret of broccoli.
Bird bath ice challenge. I broke it up so that the local feathered ones can drink.
A strip of blue sky Lightest grey wall High above me
This is a vegetable I grew from a seed. It’s almost too beautiful to eat. I don’t mind if the cabbage moth have a crack - the fairy wrens visit to eat the caterpillars.
A cross-stitched house in pale pink and with a grey roof on white Aida cloth. It is fixed in a wooden embroidery hoop about 15cm / 6in diameter.
Some spindly trees partially obscure the view of a flat grey disk of ancient lake.
Nestled beneath the eastern escarpment, a white weatherboarded house faces the ancient lake.
A gang of delinquent birds working on some garden vandalism.
A page of text for a story titled Ashputtel. I have circled some text which reads “No, no! you slut!”
A reddish brown dog is curled up on a sofa. Her face is white. Her tail is resting over her nose.
A beige coloured faceplate, with light grey buttons, for functions, dark grey for numerals and memory functions, and acid yellow for clear functions. Near the top of the device is a solar panel, and beneath it is a display.
A 19C train station - grand edifice of stone.
A little red apple with yellow spots. Perfect!
A sandstone building with a sign that reads Australian Mutual. Probably built in the 1800s.
An illustration of a compass on the Burnie waterfront showing directions and distances to major cities. 16690 km to New York.
Over the bay the clouds to the west.
My daughter smiles and I grimace on the way to the top of The Nut in Stanley, west coast Tasmania.
A big penguin in Penguin.
An image showing the journey from Melbourne to Devonport and some facts and figures - 232 nautical miles.
A table holds a book and a beer.
A small loaf of bread fills the frame. It’s wholemeal. Beneath the loaf is a white and blue striped tablecloth. Behind the bread, just visible, is a plate of small pink tomatoes. Further away, against the rear wall, is a small drop leaf desk with a lamp made from a Mountain Ash burl.
A long and chunky green bean, a scarlet runner in fact, although it shows no red, the seeds are curious pink and mottled black-brown. They look like the kind of thing Jack’s mum flung out the window. In the background, books, art supplies, a radio, a fern, a candle, a glimpse of a Japanese bowl from the last century.
A courtyard garden seen through a sparkling clean window.
The garden outside is blurred, the focus on the window and its dusty surface.
Through a large window fading light seeps from a lightly clouded sky, trees in the distance, fences and a small shed. A courtyard garden.
A dog fills the frame, facing front on, reddish brown fur, pink tongue lolling, eyes narrowed.
A yellow coral fungi next to a tattered red leaf and some sticks.
A beige stairwell, beige carpeted stairs leading down. At the bottom a small table and a chair, some hooks with hats and bags. On the left near the bottom, other hooks holding: a string of old wooden thread bobbins, still with original thread; a flat woven basket adorned with cockatoo feathers, and; my mother’s souvenir fan from Japan, circa 1960.
A small cascade drops into dark water.
Blue sky. One tall thin tree in silhouette. And the waning half moon a tiny dot in the very centre of the picture.
Screenshot from The Guardian about rise of divisive politics and election of a Farage-esque, Trump-ish politician to the Australian House of Representatives.
A vivid blue background. A tree. Stamps bearing the image of butterflies and birds. In the bottom of the frame heavy watercolour paper has been painted and cut to represent weeds and grasses.
Some books on a small easel, only one of which can be seen in its entirety. The cover is white and is illustrated with an abstract black blot atop which sits a small bird.
A small enamel bowl holds two egg yolks. The bowl is white. Also visible is a container of brown sugar, the edge of a recipe book and an empty egg shell.
A sacred ibis perches on a street light. The sky is grey. In the foreground, a Give Way sign.
A streetscape, yellow autumn leaves.
A bowl with a blue and white crazed pattern. A spicy looking, thick turmeric coloured soup with rice. Just visible is the bottom third of a book cover, Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth - great fun roller coaster of a book!
An old dog on a dog bed in the sun.
Brown leather battered and stained. Affixed to the hat is a badge bearing the words Bird Noticer beneath an enamelled scrub wren. The badge is a gift from my sister.
A plump green tomato sits on a wooden bench. Around a 6th of the tomato has been nibbled away. The garden is a blur of green in the background.
TALES FROM EARTHSEA P729 "When the balance is wrong, holding still is not good. It must get more wrong," said the Patterner. "Until-" He made a quick gesture of reversal with his open hands, down going up and up down.
A metal tray holding five small jars with metal lids. The jars contain a reddish pink substance, translucent.
Cooked quinces straining through a muslin bag into a large glass bowl.
A reddish brown dog with a very white face, squinting into the sun, mouth open, expectant.
A shelf, several reference books about gardening and biodynamics, plant identification for the south coast of NSW, and a very old and tattered Oxford Concise Dictionary. STRONG LANGUAGE WARNING In front of the books is a small card with the image of a digital clock, but instead of the time the display shows the word FU:CK
A portion of large ceramic plate (a wedding gift for a marriage long decreed divorce). The plate is white, embossed in fruit and leaves, some of which have been painted in yellow and green. Atop the plate are eight yellow quince, but the viewer can only see five. Also visible are some books, a spray of grevillea from a vase out of frame to the left.
Cover of a novel called Stoneyard Devotional by Charlotte Wood. An illustration shows a big dramatic sky over a flat rolling country covered in dun coloured grass. There are granite rocks in the fore ground and walking away from the viewer towards the far horizon is a non-descriptive figure dwarfed by the empty landscape.
Above the desk: A planner on an easel A map of a walking track through Bondi State Forest and the Kosciusko National Park. Leaves. Pop pop A small photo of Weereewa A vintage pin container / the size of a matchbox and made in Australia. There are some ceramic plates on the perpendicular wall.
A lead crystal vase - my mother’s. A large bunch of prunings. Many small green leaves, and a few bright red flowers.
A gourd, lumpy yellow and close in the foreground. In the rear, a jar of dark honey.
A blue cup holding milky tea. The tea is slightly over-brewed. A creamy white plate holds the remains of a toasted hot cross bun. A hand holds the cup; ithe hand is small and pink with short, unpainted nails.