I am a lover of the bizarre...

When I lived on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, I loved to wander, seeking the unusual, the imaginative mailboxes...

And there were many...

console...

empty church just gentle sunlight through coloured glass yet some sacred presence may #console some lonely grief-laden empty soul #vss365 #haiku #tannka

— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 3 September 2026 at 08:41

my study desk
a crammed #console of
choices-in-waiting#vss365 #haiku

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 2, 2026

empathetic...

always #empathetic to struggling souls Dolly Parton #vss365 #haiku

— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 2 September 2026 at 09:01

spring rains
seem #empathetic to
winter-logged
barren
trees#vss365 #tanka

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) September 1, 2026

wax...

shiny apples look great indebted to the polished art of protective #wax #vss365 #tanka

— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 1 September 2026 at 09:58

from death masks
to lifelike figures of
the famous
Madame Tussaud mastered#wax sculpture#vss365 #tanka

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 31, 2026

broom...

born in 1946 Australia's last millet #broom factory still sweeps on in Tumut NSW #vss365 #tanka

— Gemma Mira Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 31 August 2026 at 08:54

my trusty
old #broom
is worn
but not
worn out #vss365 #tanka

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Mira Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 30, 2026

AI is becoming my supportive tool...

I wish...I wish...

 

Rock Wallaby I was a Mars Society Australia planetary geology expedition to Arkaroola, South Australia, in August 2026. The expedition brought together people from planetary science, geology, exploration and field operations to explore Arkaroola’s extraordinary landscape and its value as a recognised Mars analogue region. 

Arkaroola is also an International Dark Sky Sanctuary, making it a unique place for both planetary fieldwork and astronomy.

Mars Society of Australia