@emustar.bsky.social
Retired librarian, artist, small farm, fibre arts, citizen scientist. NSW Australia.
September 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Scary looking orange-footed centipede found under a rotting log. Apparently a voracious predator but mildly toxic to humans. #auswildlife #ausinverts
August 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Scary looking orange-footed centipede found under a rotting log. Apparently a voracious predator but mildly toxic to humans. #auswildlife #ausinverts
Yellow thornbills, tiny twittering little birds hanging out in the wattles and casuarinas. #auswildlife #ausbirds
July 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Yellow thornbills, tiny twittering little birds hanging out in the wattles and casuarinas. #auswildlife #ausbirds
July 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
July 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Pink mist this morning! And a heavy frost.
June 19, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Pink mist this morning! And a heavy frost.
Arty shots of evening light reflected on surface of wooden coffee table. #photography
June 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Arty shots of evening light reflected on surface of wooden coffee table. #photography
Frost, fog and roos this morning #auswildlife
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June 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Frost, fog and roos this morning #auswildlife
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Play, walk, play, sleep. Freezing wind and rain, 6 degrees centigrade outside, nice to come home to the fire. #bordercollie
June 8, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Play, walk, play, sleep. Freezing wind and rain, 6 degrees centigrade outside, nice to come home to the fire. #bordercollie
Puppy had a busy morning shredding her blankets
June 7, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Puppy had a busy morning shredding her blankets
Breakfast sorted! Orange, lemon, lime and mandarin marmalade. 50% wholemeal sourdough. Tried a longer fermentation and it has risen better this time.
May 26, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Breakfast sorted! Orange, lemon, lime and mandarin marmalade. 50% wholemeal sourdough. Tried a longer fermentation and it has risen better this time.
Ghost moths - they are attracted to lights at night but seem to like sleeping in the sun during the day. #auswildlife #Australianinvertebrates
April 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Ghost moths - they are attracted to lights at night but seem to like sleeping in the sun during the day. #auswildlife #Australianinvertebrates
2 Peron's tree frogs in the sheep 'bathtubs trough when I went to scrub off some of the algae.
#auswildlife #frogs
#auswildlife #frogs
April 20, 2025 at 9:24 AM
2 Peron's tree frogs in the sheep 'bathtubs trough when I went to scrub off some of the algae.
#auswildlife #frogs
#auswildlife #frogs
Straw necked ibis and sulphur crested cockatoos vying for a tree to roost in at dusk #auswildlife #birds
April 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Straw necked ibis and sulphur crested cockatoos vying for a tree to roost in at dusk #auswildlife #birds
A recent acrylic painting of apples freshly picked from our Pink Lady tree. The taste is so different from store bought apples.
I've been looking around Bluesky for interesting #acrylic, #gouache, #acrylagouache and #mixedmedia paintings.
I've been looking around Bluesky for interesting #acrylic, #gouache, #acrylagouache and #mixedmedia paintings.
April 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A recent acrylic painting of apples freshly picked from our Pink Lady tree. The taste is so different from store bought apples.
I've been looking around Bluesky for interesting #acrylic, #gouache, #acrylagouache and #mixedmedia paintings.
I've been looking around Bluesky for interesting #acrylic, #gouache, #acrylagouache and #mixedmedia paintings.
Full moon rising in a sky lit by sunset in pink and blue, above a standing dead gumtree that is often host to flocks of parrots.
April 13, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Full moon rising in a sky lit by sunset in pink and blue, above a standing dead gumtree that is often host to flocks of parrots.
A flower wasp. Waiting for experts on NaturMapr to identify it. #insectsofaustralia #ausinvertebrates
March 30, 2025 at 3:10 AM
A flower wasp. Waiting for experts on NaturMapr to identify it. #insectsofaustralia #ausinvertebrates
Plied onto the spindle.
March 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Plied onto the spindle.