beauty close to home...

look closely beauty may be quite close to home #tanka

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— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 22 August 2026 at 09:21

2 views of razor...

midday glare visual #razor on the senses #vss365 #haiku

— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 22 August 2026 at 08:57

fingers
beware
the #razor sharp edge
of a broken
egg shell#vss365 #tanka

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 21, 2026

trust is the new vital key to progress?

Yes...Initially this World City podcast focuses on water management in a city world - prompted when Cape Town had a 3 year drought from 2015-17. Ground Zero was a few months away. City Council responded best by building trust with the city dwellers, revealing step by step solutions, transparency. Citizens and government had roles to play in achieving progress. But another positive emerged out of this crisis...other ways to build trust.

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2 views of kettle...

politics religion for and against time to put the #kettle on #vss365 #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 21 August 2026 at 08:19

this world
may seem to be on the boil
a fine #kettle of fish
but somewhere
there's a garden of peace#vss365 #tanka

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 20, 2026

2 views of soap...

trendy one pump or two #soap lives in a bottle #vss365 #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 20 August 2026 at 09:55

across the garden
skim a child's #soap bubbles
borderless dream world#vss365 #haiku

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 19, 2026

I have been known to talk to the trees...

2 views of comb...

it is best to avoid the urge to #comb the rubble of yesteryears #vss365 #tanka

— Gemma Wiseman (@gemma77.bsky.social) 19 August 2026 at 09:54

some know
how to #comb
without a comb
it's a bonding instinct
for monkeys#vss365 #tanka

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) August 18, 2026