Dame Nellie Shelver

@debcrabtree.bsky.social

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Writer, bookseller, reviewer, literary dame, ring maker, masketeer. Naam/Melb

Gig poster in shades of orange and yellow. Crazy-eyed dog with tongue hanging out, holding a jug (pint?) of beer with a listing of 6 bands playing at Fuzzy Sunday today at the Coburg RSL.
A beautiful black cat, in a striped harness and leash reclines on the ground looking up at something (a bird?) . His stunning yellow eyes almost glow. A handful of purple petals are scattered around him.
Poster for Sacred Cowboys Canberra gig tonight at Smiths Alternative. Black and white pic with album cover, textured pic of a man’s (Garry) profile with yellow font details.
Cute little tortoiseshell cat on a bed with its front paws resting on its human’s legs while looking off to the side. It is illuminated by a bedside light. Little cutie!
Baby ringtail possum on the ground looking at camera. Dishevelled and exhausted and about the size of my hand.
Man with hat walking away from camera between trees along a paved expanse toward the ocean and a bright orange setting sun.
Sitting outside Readings Kids on a work break next to a sign quoting A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh: ‘Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.’ Strains of music can be heard and 2 men in yellow, black and white outfits with hats sporting yellow flowers and a touch of whimsy are playing ‘That’s Amore’ while slowly walking along the street. They appear in the frame then wander out of it again as they continue along the footpath passing people as they go.
Banana peel lying on the grass. A Magpie-lark pecks at the inside of the peel and flies of, comes back for another peck, flies off. It did this repeatedly.
Four ducklings swimming around mother duck in a pond outside the NGV
Mother duck and four ducklings swimming in a pond
Black and White photo of a young and impossibly beautiful Marianne Faithful with the warm wind in her hair. May she rest in peace.
A jeweller’s bench covered in tools. A lamp, a chair, a bookshelf, in front of a many-windowed French door. My happy creative space.
A book on a dark table cloth. The cover is blue with a white disposable razor on the left and a tuft of black pube-like hairs on the right. Entitled ‘The Moustache’ by Emmanuel Carrère.
Two halloumi snot blocks on a plate on a table (in a beer garden) with some kind of nutty sauce. Not worth the $17 I paid. Sun shines down on a table with a notebook, pen and water. Wine’s okay though!
Five black swans - looking like some five-headed hydra - drinking water from a small trough in front of a larger body of water. A large boat with the letters E U K O R on it sits in the background. The movement of the swans’ necks as they lift and lower them to drink is mesmerising.
A very handsome, slightly fluffy black cat stares directly into the camera. He’s perched on a tall cat tower, his front paws dangle over the front edge in an insouciant manner, his exquisite fluffy tail drapes off the back of his perch. He is king of his domain and will take no prisoners.
A pearl (not yet set) in an organic silver ring, sitting amid two shells that resemble oceans and/or universes.
Pic of black cat in black/white striped harness and leash standing up on hind legs peering through hole in gate/door. Pic is from a few weeks back and doesn’t include the dead bird because… poor, dead bird. No one wants to see that!
Poster with album (Cowboy Logic) artwork by Andrew Steel of skull/skeletal like cowboy character in a cowboy hat, advertising the upcoming Sacred Cowboys gig at St Kilda Bowlo 22/11
Black crow sitting on a tall fence in Melb, Aus. It’s head is turned, looking over its shoulder. Blue sky.
A cute, black kitten (Ernie) in a striped harness looking over his shoulder in close up. Cuteness overload.
Back yard view from a Montmartre apartment. Shrubbery, windows, appartments in the background.