Ann McInnes
@annemcinnes.bsky.social
Walked away from my old life into a new one. rosmci on Twitter - if I go there
#FlindersRanges #Australia
#FlindersRanges #Australia
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Did you know there's a whole subsection of bluesky that's just people posting photos and information about lichen? Stuff like that feels like the old internet survives to some extent. (e.g. @lotuscat.bsky.social @fungiwithbengi.bsky.social @peterbraubach.bsky.social
I think I have my first record of Punctelia borreri in Hannover. On the slanted wooden roof of a playhouse, on a shaded playground. #lichen
Underside was brown to black.
Underside was brown to black.
July 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Did you know there's a whole subsection of bluesky that's just people posting photos and information about lichen? Stuff like that feels like the old internet survives to some extent. (e.g. @lotuscat.bsky.social @fungiwithbengi.bsky.social @peterbraubach.bsky.social
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Paws cross for all in Australia in the path of #CycloneAlfred (Queensland and New South Wales). Take care and stay safe!🐾 #Hedgewatch
March 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Paws cross for all in Australia in the path of #CycloneAlfred (Queensland and New South Wales). Take care and stay safe!🐾 #Hedgewatch
The way the US treated a visiting head of state left considerably more to be desired.
Lindsey Graham out the gate, saying Zelensky should resign
March 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The way the US treated a visiting head of state left considerably more to be desired.
Who'd believe it.
Trump has based his ENTIRE tariff attack on Canada on the claim that 43 pounds of fentanyl, of the 4,500 that entered the United States last year, came through the northern border. This investigation found that the actual figure is closer to zero
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
White House using misleading fentanyl data to justify tariffs
Some fentanyl seizures attributed to the ‘northern border’ had nothing to do with Canada and were traced to Mexico
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Who'd believe it.
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Aspidium obtusum. Anna Atkins and Anne Dixon, 1853. Getty Museum. 🌿 #FernFriday #SciArt #Photography 🌱
December 27, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Aspidium obtusum. Anna Atkins and Anne Dixon, 1853. Getty Museum. 🌿 #FernFriday #SciArt #Photography 🌱
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Shout-out to ABC national regional affairs reporter Lucy Barbour for revealing how two regional hospitals - Orange and Queanbeyan – have been trying to introduce #abortion bans by stealth.
Both bans have since been reversed.
This is why #journalism matters. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
Both bans have since been reversed.
This is why #journalism matters. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
Queanbeyan Hospital bans surgical abortions, telling local health workers the procedure 'does not currently sit within' its scope
An email obtained by the ABC confirms Queanbeyan Hospital has stopped providing surgical terminations for fetal anomalies and medical reasons, restricting access to a legal and time-critical form of r...
www.abc.net.au
November 15, 2024 at 2:57 AM
Shout-out to ABC national regional affairs reporter Lucy Barbour for revealing how two regional hospitals - Orange and Queanbeyan – have been trying to introduce #abortion bans by stealth.
Both bans have since been reversed.
This is why #journalism matters. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
Both bans have since been reversed.
This is why #journalism matters. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
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A Giant Spider Orchid (Caladenia excelsa)
As the name suggests, one of the tallest spider orchids in Western Australia with the species name, excelsa, meaning high or lofty #orchids #biodiversity #ozflora #wildoz #naturalist
As the name suggests, one of the tallest spider orchids in Western Australia with the species name, excelsa, meaning high or lofty #orchids #biodiversity #ozflora #wildoz #naturalist
November 17, 2024 at 1:26 AM
A Giant Spider Orchid (Caladenia excelsa)
As the name suggests, one of the tallest spider orchids in Western Australia with the species name, excelsa, meaning high or lofty #orchids #biodiversity #ozflora #wildoz #naturalist
As the name suggests, one of the tallest spider orchids in Western Australia with the species name, excelsa, meaning high or lofty #orchids #biodiversity #ozflora #wildoz #naturalist
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November 13, 2024 at 7:47 PM
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Thick trunk Tuesday 🤣
Western Red Cedar
Part of a large survey to document the species and they discovered this giant.
Western Red Cedar
Part of a large survey to document the species and they discovered this giant.
March 12, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Thick trunk Tuesday 🤣
Western Red Cedar
Part of a large survey to document the species and they discovered this giant.
Western Red Cedar
Part of a large survey to document the species and they discovered this giant.
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Happy Thick Trunk Tuesday from this mighty oak
June 27, 2023 at 9:19 AM
Happy Thick Trunk Tuesday from this mighty oak
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I should've sourced those price/volume charts I put above, they come from this ABS report:, which is worth a read! www.rba.gov.au/publications...
October 26, 2024 at 9:07 PM
I should've sourced those price/volume charts I put above, they come from this ABS report:, which is worth a read! www.rba.gov.au/publications...
@sandyhorne.bsky.social ky.social
Good article about Broken Hill & how dysfunctional their electricity supply became. AGL's battery only working nationally, both of Transgrid's backup generators failing, wind and solar farms unable to transmit, list goes on
reneweconomy.com.au/broken-hill-...
Good article about Broken Hill & how dysfunctional their electricity supply became. AGL's battery only working nationally, both of Transgrid's backup generators failing, wind and solar farms unable to transmit, list goes on
reneweconomy.com.au/broken-hill-...
ky.social
October 25, 2024 at 8:50 PM
@sandyhorne.bsky.social ky.social
Good article about Broken Hill & how dysfunctional their electricity supply became. AGL's battery only working nationally, both of Transgrid's backup generators failing, wind and solar farms unable to transmit, list goes on
reneweconomy.com.au/broken-hill-...
Good article about Broken Hill & how dysfunctional their electricity supply became. AGL's battery only working nationally, both of Transgrid's backup generators failing, wind and solar farms unable to transmit, list goes on
reneweconomy.com.au/broken-hill-...
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Here are some nice mushrooms
October 23, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Here are some nice mushrooms
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Autumn in Scotland.
October 21, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Autumn in Scotland.
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🩶🤍 The Fringe Lilies (Thysanotus sp.) are flowering currently in Western Australia and putting on an amazing display. They are usually a vibrant purple, so this white and grey version really stood out #biodiversity #ozplants #ozflora #WildOz 🤍🩶🌿
October 21, 2024 at 11:10 AM
🩶🤍 The Fringe Lilies (Thysanotus sp.) are flowering currently in Western Australia and putting on an amazing display. They are usually a vibrant purple, so this white and grey version really stood out #biodiversity #ozplants #ozflora #WildOz 🤍🩶🌿
Nothing astonishing about people being unable to afford the have families. The same happened during the Depression.
Fewer babies are being born around the world, and not only in the places you’d expect: The accelerating collapse of birth rates in the developing world is nothing less than astonishing
Fewer babies are being born around the world, and not only in the places you’d expect
The accelerating collapse of birth rates in the developing world is nothing less than astonishing
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 17, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Nothing astonishing about people being unable to afford the have families. The same happened during the Depression.
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Lots of fungi in the Mains Plantation, Bearsden. 🍄📷
Always take photos, but no idea what anything is!
Always take photos, but no idea what anything is!
September 22, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Lots of fungi in the Mains Plantation, Bearsden. 🍄📷
Always take photos, but no idea what anything is!
Always take photos, but no idea what anything is!
Makes 2 of us and millions of others
If you’re fond of #historypodcasts and aren’t already familiar with “Empire”, hosted by Anita Anand and William Dalrymple, I thoroughly recommend it.
open.spotify.com/show/0sBh58h...
open.spotify.com/show/0sBh58h...
Empire
Listen to Empire on Spotify. How do empires rise? Why do they fall? And how have they shaped the world around us today? William Dalrymple and Anita Anand explore the stories, personalities and events...
open.spotify.com
September 24, 2024 at 12:53 AM
Makes 2 of us and millions of others
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September 1, 2024 at 7:17 PM