dean a coulter
@deanacoulter.bsky.social
Buddhist, musician, composer, RFS bush fire-fighter, ultra-trail runner, wilderness hiker, retired finserv/tech person, all and none of these things
Meditating in the pre-dawn darkness, a stream of thoughts and emotions flows around the stone of consciousness.
November 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Meditating in the pre-dawn darkness, a stream of thoughts and emotions flows around the stone of consciousness.
Today's book haul.
October 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Today's book haul.
Breakfast is served.
October 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Breakfast is served.
Total Fire Ban ("TOBAN") day in my part of the world so was on call in the ready room. Happily no flare ups, though plenty of fallen trees and an apparent myocardial infarct at the Three Sisters.
October 22, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Total Fire Ban ("TOBAN") day in my part of the world so was on call in the ready room. Happily no flare ups, though plenty of fallen trees and an apparent myocardial infarct at the Three Sisters.
Warm morning, saw the first Eastern Brown Snake of the Spring in the back garden. Change came through a few hours ago and now dusk is windy and cool after the rain.
October 12, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Warm morning, saw the first Eastern Brown Snake of the Spring in the back garden. Change came through a few hours ago and now dusk is windy and cool after the rain.
Cloud pouring off the plateau this morning. Made its way across the valley and now there's a white-out here.
October 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Cloud pouring off the plateau this morning. Made its way across the valley and now there's a white-out here.
Waratahs kicking off in the yard
September 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Waratahs kicking off in the yard
Statue of Quan Yin/Kannon at Kek Lok Si temple, Penang, Malaysia. Thirty seven metres tall, She is magnificent.
kekloksitemple.com
kekloksitemple.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Statue of Quan Yin/Kannon at Kek Lok Si temple, Penang, Malaysia. Thirty seven metres tall, She is magnificent.
kekloksitemple.com
kekloksitemple.com
Hundreds of rainbow lorikeets nesting in Maclean, dusk before full moon. Extraordinarily loud, SPL over 100 dB - had to shout over them to be heard.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow...
September 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Hundreds of rainbow lorikeets nesting in Maclean, dusk before full moon. Extraordinarily loud, SPL over 100 dB - had to shout over them to be heard.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow...
Malaysian-Thai border insurance kiosk. Serious advice lah.
July 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Malaysian-Thai border insurance kiosk. Serious advice lah.
Night time Penang from up on the Hill
July 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Night time Penang from up on the Hill
Im Abendrot straits of malacca
July 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Im Abendrot straits of malacca
New fav roti chanai place, cnr jalan lunas and jalan burma
July 1, 2025 at 2:32 AM
New fav roti chanai place, cnr jalan lunas and jalan burma
Level 13A, Gurney Drive, Georgetown, Penang
June 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Level 13A, Gurney Drive, Georgetown, Penang
Favourite Georgetown breakfast joint
June 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Favourite Georgetown breakfast joint
"Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain."
"The Maid of Orleans" (1801) Act III, Scene vi
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805)
"The Maid of Orleans" (1801) Act III, Scene vi
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805)
June 9, 2025 at 9:38 AM
"Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain."
"The Maid of Orleans" (1801) Act III, Scene vi
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805)
"The Maid of Orleans" (1801) Act III, Scene vi
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805)
"Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain."
"The Maid of Orleans" (1801) Act III, Scene vi
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805)
"The Maid of Orleans" (1801) Act III, Scene vi
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805)
June 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
"Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain."
"The Maid of Orleans" (1801) Act III, Scene vi
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805)
"The Maid of Orleans" (1801) Act III, Scene vi
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805)
What actor’s expression in a movie will stay with you for the rest of your life?
May 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
What actor’s expression in a movie will stay with you for the rest of your life?
Joey's social media debut and first appearance at my back door.
May 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Joey's social media debut and first appearance at my back door.
Good luck with your continent-sized aircraft carrier in the Pacific (AKA "Australia").
2023 data, Australian Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2023 data, Australian Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade
April 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Good luck with your continent-sized aircraft carrier in the Pacific (AKA "Australia").
2023 data, Australian Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade
2023 data, Australian Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade