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Partial to reading, writing, arting, crafting, puzzling. Animal lover. People tolerator. Australian. Go tiges.

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Venn diagram with Bono in the left circle, an oboe in the right, and a bonobo in the centre.

Venn diagram with Bono in the left circle, an oboe in the right, and a bonobo in the centre.

Venn diagram

21.06.2025 08:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5045    πŸ” 1110    πŸ’¬ 149    πŸ“Œ 105

My partner & I were trying to ID a bird we heard while walking and the guy who had stopped his car to let us pass got out and was like "it's a frog, actually. Cope's Gray. I do frog surveys... Sorry" And then got in his car without a word and drove off. Absolute king

18.06.2025 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 23899    πŸ” 2423    πŸ’¬ 367    πŸ“Œ 164

Congratulations, Brigid! 😍🀩😍

10.06.2025 11:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

IMDB says there were four alternate endings.
Phew.

16.04.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! And remember when Sunday footy shows talked about footy games and players rather than replay endless footage of the show's hosts being dicks?

13.04.2025 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I loved that show :)

16.03.2025 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I like it! Reminds me of Blue Heaven milkshakes 😁

18.02.2025 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What an incredibly sad day for football. Dale Tapping, a popular, highly-regarded coach, taken by cancer. And Troy Selwood's passing at 40, is tragic.

If you're struggling, PLEASE ask for help. You don't have to do it on your own.

Lifeline 13 11 14. Beyond Blue 1300 22 4636.

04.02.2025 05:40 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This lovely lady was in the yard of my friend's place in Port Lincoln.
From my trip there a few weeks ago.
(I figure the world is turning to poo and we all need some koala therapy right now.)

30.01.2025 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 355    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 0

I love how people think those little cheese knives are for serving cheese, like awwww that's cute no those are for *defending* your cheese, trust no one

22.12.2024 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 11728    πŸ” 1438    πŸ’¬ 210    πŸ“Œ 104
Colour photo of two knitted pink pigs standing in green grass. They are approximately three inches tall.

Colour photo of two knitted pink pigs standing in green grass. They are approximately three inches tall.

A pair of pink pigs for #ArtAdventCalendar Day 14. #knitting

14.12.2024 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An inkpainting of a white fantasy deer with blue highlights. The legg and neck are very long and thin, the tail is curled. The eyes are very large, blue and rimmed in black. The horns are tall, and instead of being spiky, the tips curl into small spirals.

An inkpainting of a white fantasy deer with blue highlights. The legg and neck are very long and thin, the tail is curled. The eyes are very large, blue and rimmed in black. The horns are tall, and instead of being spiky, the tips curl into small spirals.

The Blue Deer for #ArtAdventCalendar Day 13.

13.12.2024 06:33 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Drawing of a cat's mid face, showing the eyes, nose and mouth. Drawn with graphite pencil in an A4 sketch book.

Drawing of a cat's mid face, showing the eyes, nose and mouth. Drawn with graphite pencil in an A4 sketch book.

A cat, or part thereof, for #ArtAdventCalendar Day 12.

12.12.2024 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Gouache painting of a small orange Dog

Gouache painting of a small orange Dog

#ArtAdventCalendar day 12: Pepo, a very good boi

12.12.2024 06:24 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Two toned ink sketch of a bottle brush bush.

Two toned ink sketch of a bottle brush bush.

#ArtAdventCalendar

Tree Study
Ink

I also practiced drawing trees with ink. I liked the effect of the two tones of ink.

#Art
#Ink

12.12.2024 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Portraits of two characters from the 1960s sitcom McHale's Navy. Quinton McHale wears his typical bug-eyed expression of affronted innocence and Captain Binghamton wears his typical dark-rimmed glasses and gritted teeth. Both wear navy caps. Drawn with graphite and charcoal pencils in an A4 sketch book.

Portraits of two characters from the 1960s sitcom McHale's Navy. Quinton McHale wears his typical bug-eyed expression of affronted innocence and Captain Binghamton wears his typical dark-rimmed glasses and gritted teeth. Both wear navy caps. Drawn with graphite and charcoal pencils in an A4 sketch book.

I remember laughing a bit as I drew this in 2021.
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 11.

11.12.2024 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Graphite pencil sketch of a tree.

Graphite pencil sketch of a tree.

#ArtAdventCalendar

Tree Study
Pencil

I wanted to learn how to draw trees better. I really like this one.

#Art
#Pencil

11.12.2024 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
#ArtAdventCalendar. Day 10

Watercolour painting of a Common Yellow Throat on a marsh reed and flowers. 6x9”

#ArtAdventCalendar. Day 10 Watercolour painting of a Common Yellow Throat on a marsh reed and flowers. 6x9”

#ArtAdventCalendar. Day 10

Watercolour painting of a Common Yellow Throat on a marsh reed

11.12.2024 03:02 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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#ArtAdventCalendar day 10πŸŽ„

A day in 2007, my mom sent me a sms, β€œThis crab on this nature program looks cool, you should paint it.”
Sometimes the only reason you need is because mom thinks it’s cool. πŸ’•
#Art #Mom #Crab #Nature

10.12.2024 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Landscape format. Against a dark blue painterly background in a band across the centre is a bright terraced row of houses, 2 and 3 storeys high, simplistically rendered in plain rectangles with soft corners and similar single-colour marks for windows and doors. Below them runs a wide very dark blue band of a quayside wall, and below it the not quite as dark blue of the water with very slight hints of reflections. Each house is topped with a slanted very dark blue roof. Left to right the houses are white, grey, red, ochre, yellow, white, pink, deep yellow, pale yellow, light blue, cream, and red-brown. All windows are doors are dark blue except for the grey house where they are off-white, and the centre white house where the door is red. Roofs of other houses behind are visible. Signed bottom right in yellow: Liam Daly

Landscape format. Against a dark blue painterly background in a band across the centre is a bright terraced row of houses, 2 and 3 storeys high, simplistically rendered in plain rectangles with soft corners and similar single-colour marks for windows and doors. Below them runs a wide very dark blue band of a quayside wall, and below it the not quite as dark blue of the water with very slight hints of reflections. Each house is topped with a slanted very dark blue roof. Left to right the houses are white, grey, red, ochre, yellow, white, pink, deep yellow, pale yellow, light blue, cream, and red-brown. All windows are doors are dark blue except for the grey house where they are off-white, and the centre white house where the door is red. Roofs of other houses behind are visible. Signed bottom right in yellow: Liam Daly

"The Long Walk II" My Galway city painting that prompted a friend's young son to ask why there were giraffes walking down the street, and ever since that's all any of us can see - including at the actual street. First exhibited in Cork it hangs in a good home in Dublin. #SpeirGorm #ArtAdventCalendar

10.12.2024 10:16 β€” πŸ‘ 160    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1
Colour photo of a red-rumped parrot in a tree. The photo has been taken from below and shows off his yellow belly. He has a bright green chest, turquoise head, and black eyes and beak. His red rump is not visible from this angle.

Colour photo of a red-rumped parrot in a tree. The photo has been taken from below and shows off his yellow belly. He has a bright green chest, turquoise head, and black eyes and beak. His red rump is not visible from this angle.

This evening I followed some flittery red-rumped parrots from tree to tree. Got this photo mid-flit.
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 10. #addBirder #birds

10.12.2024 10:33 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Watercolour of a busy urban street with plenty of cars. On the left is a white church with an elaborate spire and a large classical portico. On the right, a fancy streetlight with curly decoration.

Watercolour of a busy urban street with plenty of cars. On the left is a white church with an elaborate spire and a large classical portico. On the right, a fancy streetlight with curly decoration.

It’s Day 7 of the #ArtAdventCalendar. Here is Eccles Street, Dublin.

07.12.2024 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Drawing of a bull's head. Possibly of the highland cattle persuasion. A lot of squiggly lines have been used to convey his woolliness. Drawn with black fineliner in an A5 sketch book.

Drawing of a bull's head. Possibly of the highland cattle persuasion. A lot of squiggly lines have been used to convey his woolliness. Drawn with black fineliner in an A5 sketch book.

In this 5 minute sketch of a bull I was trying for that loose, scribbly style. His downturned mouth hints at grumpiness but it's probably resting bull face.
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 7.

07.12.2024 08:49 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Acrylic on canvas, "Love Birds" intuitive painting of two red birds in a forest surrounded by flowers in an illustrative colourful fantasy style. An invitation to cherish the abundance and diversity of nature and the relationship of all living things as part of a magical ecosystem.

Acrylic on canvas, "Love Birds" intuitive painting of two red birds in a forest surrounded by flowers in an illustrative colourful fantasy style. An invitation to cherish the abundance and diversity of nature and the relationship of all living things as part of a magical ecosystem.

Day 7 of sharing my #art for #artadventcalendar ... in a bird mood today. I love birds 🐦 ... another favourite #painting. I really enjoyed painting this, and it shows πŸ’œπŸ’« #creativemagic

07.12.2024 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1118    πŸ” 141    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 15
Close up of a white and black panda hooded blanket made for a small child in crochet

Close up of a white and black panda hooded blanket made for a small child in crochet

Before I run off to yarn shop let’s go for day 7 or #artadventcalendar with a crochet panda blanket made in 2018 (god knows where I got the pattern because I’ve lost it) for a lovely coworker of my partner.

06.12.2024 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Drawing of three meerkats looking upright and meerkatty. They have their eyes on something over the viewer's left shoulder. Drawn with graphite pencils in an A4 sketch book.

Drawing of three meerkats looking upright and meerkatty. They have their eyes on something over the viewer's left shoulder. Drawn with graphite pencils in an A4 sketch book.

Looking back at this drawing from 2020 it's hard to see where one meerkat ends and the next one starts. A blur of meerkats? #ArtAdventCalendar Day 6.

06.12.2024 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

North Warnborough Lift Bridge on the #BasingstokeCanal near #Odiham, #Hampshire #England, 2nd bridge painted aboard a #NarrowBoat (aka #CanalBoat) back in May this year.

#ArtAdventCalendar Day5
#Art #AmPainting
#Watercolour
#Painting
My Pic πŸ“Έ
My Art 🎨

06.12.2024 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I tried to write #ArtAdventureCalendar yesterday. Which isn't wrong, really.

05.12.2024 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a small watercolor painting of 10 acorns & 4 oak leaves.  the composition implies that they’re scattered on a tabletop but the table is not included in the painting

a small watercolor painting of 10 acorns & 4 oak leaves. the composition implies that they’re scattered on a tabletop but the table is not included in the painting

#artAdventCalendar Day 5!

Some fall vibes 😁 a small watercolor:

05.12.2024 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Pen sketches of goldfinches on teasel and daisy seedheads

Pen sketches of goldfinches on teasel and daisy seedheads

Rough sketches of goldfinches on the seed heads of teasel and asters.
#birds #ArtAdventCalendar

05.12.2024 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 181    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

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