S. K. Riley
@skriley.bsky.social
Writer, PhD, gardener, educator, tree planter, and so forth.
www.skriley-author.com
Lover of Australian wildlife, re-wilding, mythology, music, cinema and democracy. 🇦🇺
www.skriley-author.com
Lover of Australian wildlife, re-wilding, mythology, music, cinema and democracy. 🇦🇺
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S. K. Riley
@skriley.bsky.social
· Mar 8
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Oh wow. Plot twist! Glitter bomb pidge has a ladyfriend. Both were strutting around the back yard yesterday!
Also it seems a family of King parrots have moved into our street. Not my photo, but this is what they look like-- big, and SERIOUSLY vivid. #birds #australianwildlife
Also it seems a family of King parrots have moved into our street. Not my photo, but this is what they look like-- big, and SERIOUSLY vivid. #birds #australianwildlife
February 18, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Oh wow. Plot twist! Glitter bomb pidge has a ladyfriend. Both were strutting around the back yard yesterday!
Also it seems a family of King parrots have moved into our street. Not my photo, but this is what they look like-- big, and SERIOUSLY vivid. #birds #australianwildlife
Also it seems a family of King parrots have moved into our street. Not my photo, but this is what they look like-- big, and SERIOUSLY vivid. #birds #australianwildlife
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Remarkable details of birds, flowers & insects from the border of this 2nd century Roman floor mosaic in Antioch (present-day Turkey), which depicts Ganymede offering a drink to Zeus (in the form of a cranky eagle). Signed by artist Neikias
February 18, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Remarkable details of birds, flowers & insects from the border of this 2nd century Roman floor mosaic in Antioch (present-day Turkey), which depicts Ganymede offering a drink to Zeus (in the form of a cranky eagle). Signed by artist Neikias
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A lovely #Roman glass bowl, in shades of green & yellow. It was made about 2000 years ago, probably in Italy, but ended up in a grave in the Rhineland; it is one of the largest glass bowls ever found north of the Alps (📷 Clemens Sels Museum Neuss) #AncientBlueSky
February 17, 2026 at 9:06 PM
A lovely #Roman glass bowl, in shades of green & yellow. It was made about 2000 years ago, probably in Italy, but ended up in a grave in the Rhineland; it is one of the largest glass bowls ever found north of the Alps (📷 Clemens Sels Museum Neuss) #AncientBlueSky
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February 17, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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February 17, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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Year of the Horse. Artist: Michele Kortbawi Wilk
February 17, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Year of the Horse. Artist: Michele Kortbawi Wilk
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If you missed the end of @reverenddan.bsky.social's show this afternoon, you missed this wonderful version of the Beatles' "Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me and My Monkey" by Fats Domino.
#1001CoverSongs
Song # 177:
youtu.be/gf5YvNU9xrg?...
#1001CoverSongs
Song # 177:
youtu.be/gf5YvNU9xrg?...
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
YouTube video by Fats Domino - Topic
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 10:02 PM
If you missed the end of @reverenddan.bsky.social's show this afternoon, you missed this wonderful version of the Beatles' "Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me and My Monkey" by Fats Domino.
#1001CoverSongs
Song # 177:
youtu.be/gf5YvNU9xrg?...
#1001CoverSongs
Song # 177:
youtu.be/gf5YvNU9xrg?...
Deep down in Jamaica close to Mandeville
Back up in the woods on top of a hill
There stood an old hut made of earth & wood
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B Goode
Never learned to read & a write so well
But he could play his guitar like ringing a bell
#Roots
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8muS...
Back up in the woods on top of a hill
There stood an old hut made of earth & wood
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B Goode
Never learned to read & a write so well
But he could play his guitar like ringing a bell
#Roots
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8muS...
Johnny B. Goode (Long Version) (2002 Remaster)
YouTube video by Peter Tosh - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Deep down in Jamaica close to Mandeville
Back up in the woods on top of a hill
There stood an old hut made of earth & wood
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B Goode
Never learned to read & a write so well
But he could play his guitar like ringing a bell
#Roots
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8muS...
Back up in the woods on top of a hill
There stood an old hut made of earth & wood
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B Goode
Never learned to read & a write so well
But he could play his guitar like ringing a bell
#Roots
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8muS...
"Hey Mister! Throw me some beads!"
🎉 Laissez les bons temps rouler!
#MardiGras #FatTuesday #NOLA #Carnival #Rio #Caribbean #Carnivale #Venice
🎉 Laissez les bons temps rouler!
#MardiGras #FatTuesday #NOLA #Carnival #Rio #Caribbean #Carnivale #Venice
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Happy #MardiGras! #NOLA
Iko Iko , Dr John , 1972
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnGY...
Happy #MardiGras! #NOLA
Iko Iko , Dr John , 1972
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnGY...
February 16, 2026 at 3:58 AM
"Hey Mister! Throw me some beads!"
🎉 Laissez les bons temps rouler!
#MardiGras #FatTuesday #NOLA #Carnival #Rio #Caribbean #Carnivale #Venice
🎉 Laissez les bons temps rouler!
#MardiGras #FatTuesday #NOLA #Carnival #Rio #Caribbean #Carnivale #Venice
“And now we go into the land of the sun, and the sand, and the sand dunes, and the heat, and the hush, and the quiet, and the shush. And it’s night in Tunisia.”
Dexter Gordon - Night in Tunisia
(Holland, 1964)
#DexterGordon #CoolCats #Jazz #Saxophone #Poetry #Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=woVH...
Dexter Gordon - Night in Tunisia
(Holland, 1964)
#DexterGordon #CoolCats #Jazz #Saxophone #Poetry #Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=woVH...
Dexter Gordon - Night in Tunisia (Holland, 1964) [1/3]
YouTube video by Julio Cortázar
www.youtube.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:10 AM
“And now we go into the land of the sun, and the sand, and the sand dunes, and the heat, and the hush, and the quiet, and the shush. And it’s night in Tunisia.”
Dexter Gordon - Night in Tunisia
(Holland, 1964)
#DexterGordon #CoolCats #Jazz #Saxophone #Poetry #Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=woVH...
Dexter Gordon - Night in Tunisia
(Holland, 1964)
#DexterGordon #CoolCats #Jazz #Saxophone #Poetry #Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=woVH...
“Then [he]… threw the sword as far into the water as he might; and there came an arm and an hand above the water & met it, and caught it, and so shook it thrice and brandished, and then vanished away the hand with the sword in the water.”
~Thomas Malory, ‘Le Morte d’Arthur’
#Excalibur #LadyOfTheLake
~Thomas Malory, ‘Le Morte d’Arthur’
#Excalibur #LadyOfTheLake
February 16, 2026 at 12:01 AM
“Then [he]… threw the sword as far into the water as he might; and there came an arm and an hand above the water & met it, and caught it, and so shook it thrice and brandished, and then vanished away the hand with the sword in the water.”
~Thomas Malory, ‘Le Morte d’Arthur’
#Excalibur #LadyOfTheLake
~Thomas Malory, ‘Le Morte d’Arthur’
#Excalibur #LadyOfTheLake
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February 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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No paperazzi.
Took this just now from the back deck. Need coffee.
Took this just now from the back deck. Need coffee.
February 13, 2026 at 10:37 PM
No paperazzi.
Took this just now from the back deck. Need coffee.
Took this just now from the back deck. Need coffee.
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One more cherry burl piece for today's #BlueSkyArtShow #Wood. This is part of a large burl that gave me two smaller pieces. It was local, from a dead limb on a quite large tree (I like working with salvaged wood). 13-1/2 inches long and 4 inches high, and finished with oil-based polyurethane.
February 14, 2026 at 9:16 PM
One more cherry burl piece for today's #BlueSkyArtShow #Wood. This is part of a large burl that gave me two smaller pieces. It was local, from a dead limb on a quite large tree (I like working with salvaged wood). 13-1/2 inches long and 4 inches high, and finished with oil-based polyurethane.
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This. Is. Hilarious.
Proud to be 🇦🇺 Australian! 💚💛👊...😏✌️☮️
#thosecarterboys #Australia #Italy #olympics #Nutbush #dance #TinaTurner
#thosecarterboys #Australia #Italy #olympics #Nutbush #dance #TinaTurner
February 15, 2026 at 3:59 AM
This. Is. Hilarious.
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A gathering of Pelicans and Silver Gulls at Sandgate, Qld
#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #shorebirds #WildOz
#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #shorebirds #WildOz
February 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM
A gathering of Pelicans and Silver Gulls at Sandgate, Qld
#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #shorebirds #WildOz
#birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #shorebirds #WildOz
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#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 10: A perfect song for dancing
Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
youtu.be/YLo4E0jmb5E?...
#MusicChallenge
Day 10: A perfect song for dancing
Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
youtu.be/YLo4E0jmb5E?...
Got To Give It Up
YouTube video by Marvin Gaye - Topic
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 9:38 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
Day 10: A perfect song for dancing
Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
youtu.be/YLo4E0jmb5E?...
#MusicChallenge
Day 10: A perfect song for dancing
Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye
youtu.be/YLo4E0jmb5E?...
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February 13, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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13 February marks the 18th Anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations. We pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples affected by policies of removal.
Pictured: 'Kunyi' (2021) by Kunyi June Anne McInerney.
Pictured: 'Kunyi' (2021) by Kunyi June Anne McInerney.
February 13, 2026 at 12:01 AM
13 February marks the 18th Anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations. We pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples affected by policies of removal.
Pictured: 'Kunyi' (2021) by Kunyi June Anne McInerney.
Pictured: 'Kunyi' (2021) by Kunyi June Anne McInerney.
To the #StolenGenerations, I say the following: as PM of Australia, I am #Sorry.
I offer you this apology without qualification.
We apologise for the hurt, pain & suffering that we, the parliament, have caused you.
We apologise for the indignity, degradation and the humiliation these laws embodied.
I offer you this apology without qualification.
We apologise for the hurt, pain & suffering that we, the parliament, have caused you.
We apologise for the indignity, degradation and the humiliation these laws embodied.
February 12, 2026 at 10:40 PM
To the #StolenGenerations, I say the following: as PM of Australia, I am #Sorry.
I offer you this apology without qualification.
We apologise for the hurt, pain & suffering that we, the parliament, have caused you.
We apologise for the indignity, degradation and the humiliation these laws embodied.
I offer you this apology without qualification.
We apologise for the hurt, pain & suffering that we, the parliament, have caused you.
We apologise for the indignity, degradation and the humiliation these laws embodied.
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Reposted by S. K. Riley
Light is built a brick at a time.
two men are standing in front of a lighthouse
ALT: two men are standing in front of a lighthouse
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Light is built a brick at a time.