I'd be the first to admit that this isn't really a very good photograph, but it does show one of the ways in which people have used trees in the past.
I came across this #ThickTrunkTuesday specimen in Victoria, and it bears a clearly-defined scar from where somebody, once upon a time, used it to make a bark canoe.
Presumably, this tree was already pretty well grown before whitefella arrived on the scene and changed the traditional ways of doing things... forever.
"Get a warm inner glow by donating to the 3CR Radiothon."
Back the #yeahNahPasaran , #anarchistWorldThisWeek and many more diverse, indigenous, queer, marginalised teams to keep all these important Australian voices on the air.
“in Norway they tax the fossil fuel industry and give kids free university education, in Australia we subsidise the fossil fuel industry and charge kids a fortune to go to university.”
I've moved from Mastodon.Social to Sauropods.Win; in celebration here's a Muscleman Tree Ant (Podomyrma gratiosa), looking a little worse for the wear—she's missing a pair of legs!
#Wetlands are very effective at reducing water pollution. #Research shows that restoring wetlands in 5% of land can slash nitrogen pollution by up to half.
Coastal wetlands have unique superpowers to help tackle the biggest threats to the #GreatBarrierReef like #ClimateChange and water pollution.
I could understand arguing for more public transport options, even the idea of cheaper point-to-point 'social uber' that's more affordable to folks (as idealistic as it is given our state government's recent development commitments.. tax payers bankrolling an expensive stadium that no who lives here actually asked for and adding highway lanes into a city with limited traffic capacity while the tracks of a once-existent railway system continues to grow weeds).
I was somewhere private and fancy for lunch today. One of the older members had a nice old bottle of wine he had brought along. He was celebrating the Trump conviction with his friends. Solidarity from #Australia
I am precisely $267 (just 6.7%) short of my donation goal that I've been chasing all month long for #TheMay50K... and the clock is ticking. If anyone's willing to donate, NOW is the time!
New review time (video and text) as I get to gaming on the REDMAGIC 9 Pro, an unusual looking phone with an interesting price point — and target market. Click on the link to watch and read my full review!
The stone cold legend that is Kerrie M has donated to my #May50K run, and so, lo, a cat picture emerges. Be a legend like Kerrie and donate TODAY! I'm at 93.3% -- so CLOSE!
(Tegan wants YOU. To donate. Also to bring her snacks. Mostly that second one.)
South Australian public hospitals are under strain with the health department boss declaring a system-wide internal emergency after many staff are sick with COVID.
Boarding the #IndianPacific 🇦🇺 at #Sydney Central. The train is almost 30 cars long. The 4,352 km long journey to #Perth, on the other end of #Australia, will last 65 hours they say. Plenty of mileage ahead then. And what a beautiful train!
I didn't know that clubs in #Australia must spend certain percentage of their gambling profits to provide entertainment until i listened to this Dave O'Neil's podcast. The clubs pick standup comedy because it is the easiest to arrange - a mic is usually sufficient - even when their members show no interest.
'We've released a searchable database of the men, women and children admitted to Carrolup Settlement between 1915 and 1922, and those who passed away and were buried at Carrolup or the nearby Katanning Cemetery up until 1949.'