Richard Jackson
@jakko47.bsky.social
Old white guy, woke lefty (sinistral, too). Like kayaking, photography, wildlife photography.
Retired to QLD. 40 years in Canberra - don't diss the PS, they work harder than you in a crushing bureaucracy.
Retired to QLD. 40 years in Canberra - don't diss the PS, they work harder than you in a crushing bureaucracy.
Saw this little fella dancing across the neighbour's lawn a while back.
You put your left leg in...
You put your left leg in...
November 4, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Saw this little fella dancing across the neighbour's lawn a while back.
You put your left leg in...
You put your left leg in...
Fellow residents of our over-50s village.
October 16, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Fellow residents of our over-50s village.
I finally got out walking with camera in hand today. My 78yo back didn't like it much. Here is some of what I saw.
September 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I finally got out walking with camera in hand today. My 78yo back didn't like it much. Here is some of what I saw.
Life is tough when you have to live here!
Glasshouse Mountains from Bribie Island.
Glasshouse Mountains from Bribie Island.
September 4, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Life is tough when you have to live here!
Glasshouse Mountains from Bribie Island.
Glasshouse Mountains from Bribie Island.
Wrap the entire planet in solar panels for a 20% improvement?
Maybe doesn't need quite as much as that.
Maybe doesn't need quite as much as that.
September 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Wrap the entire planet in solar panels for a 20% improvement?
Maybe doesn't need quite as much as that.
Maybe doesn't need quite as much as that.
Hard to believe that such cute little fluff balls can grow up to become airborne terror birds that strike fear into the hearts of grown men.
The flying shot is not mine, but clearly shows their inheritance from the dinosaurs - their wing spurs!
The flying shot is not mine, but clearly shows their inheritance from the dinosaurs - their wing spurs!
August 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Hard to believe that such cute little fluff balls can grow up to become airborne terror birds that strike fear into the hearts of grown men.
The flying shot is not mine, but clearly shows their inheritance from the dinosaurs - their wing spurs!
The flying shot is not mine, but clearly shows their inheritance from the dinosaurs - their wing spurs!
This one is on Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia.
July 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
This one is on Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia.
I need a break from the sh1t show that is the world situation at present.
Here is my wife's Zygo cactus today, a bloomin' success this year.
Here is my wife's Zygo cactus today, a bloomin' success this year.
June 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I need a break from the sh1t show that is the world situation at present.
Here is my wife's Zygo cactus today, a bloomin' success this year.
Here is my wife's Zygo cactus today, a bloomin' success this year.
Taking minds off politics.
Here are some of the neighbours in our village.
Here are some of the neighbours in our village.
May 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Taking minds off politics.
Here are some of the neighbours in our village.
Here are some of the neighbours in our village.
Peter Dutton is sounding increasingly unhinged, ranting like his idol Trump. Not the kind of person I want in charge of our country, especially considering his admiration of Trump's policies. Temu Trump, for sure.
The whole LNP seems to be in lockstep behind him.
The whole LNP seems to be in lockstep behind him.
April 28, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Peter Dutton is sounding increasingly unhinged, ranting like his idol Trump. Not the kind of person I want in charge of our country, especially considering his admiration of Trump's policies. Temu Trump, for sure.
The whole LNP seems to be in lockstep behind him.
The whole LNP seems to be in lockstep behind him.
Just watching.
Need popcorn.
Need popcorn.
April 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Just watching.
Need popcorn.
Need popcorn.