Mark de Raad
@markderaad.bsky.social
I run a company, chair a number of arts and humanitarian organisations and live a great but sometimes stressful life :-) https://deraad.com 🏳️🌈
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#Anatolian level stubbornness - #Abla wont move, even when being hailed on
August 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
#Anatolian level stubbornness - #Abla wont move, even when being hailed on
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Just reposting this which I think is the most gorgeous thing I have seen in my career - a critically endangered orange-bellied parrot feeding on a carpet of daisies after an ecological burn. This was the first time they’d had the chance to feed naturally in 15y and was wonderful to witness
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May 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Just reposting this which I think is the most gorgeous thing I have seen in my career - a critically endangered orange-bellied parrot feeding on a carpet of daisies after an ecological burn. This was the first time they’d had the chance to feed naturally in 15y and was wonderful to witness
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The face on baby gang gangs is ridiculously cute it’s giving clown car Santa hat pincushion realness
May 1, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The face on baby gang gangs is ridiculously cute it’s giving clown car Santa hat pincushion realness
February 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Big roo appeared in our neighbour's garden this morning, nibbling on the plants (weeds *cough*) on the edge of our driveway. Big boy! Lovely to see :) #australianwildlife #australianmammals #suburban #adelaide
January 28, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Big roo appeared in our neighbour's garden this morning, nibbling on the plants (weeds *cough*) on the edge of our driveway. Big boy! Lovely to see :) #australianwildlife #australianmammals #suburban #adelaide
A good start to the day! Do love me a bit of sleepy wake up Wordle :)
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January 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A good start to the day! Do love me a bit of sleepy wake up Wordle :)
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The annual Christmas tradition of ‘oh! The parents are dropping in post lunch?’ - mad cleaning ensues.
December 24, 2024 at 10:37 PM
The annual Christmas tradition of ‘oh! The parents are dropping in post lunch?’ - mad cleaning ensues.
I’m convinced every Zoom or Teams video conference is really a seance in disguise… “can you hear me?”, “we can’t see you”, “you are coming through clearly”, “the echo is terrible” - still beats driving to meetings all day, though.
December 18, 2024 at 10:08 PM
I’m convinced every Zoom or Teams video conference is really a seance in disguise… “can you hear me?”, “we can’t see you”, “you are coming through clearly”, “the echo is terrible” - still beats driving to meetings all day, though.
An #80s throwback, but what a great version of this song. Get your ears around it - the crowd enthusiasm is something. Died too young. #laurabranigan www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha4M...
Laura Branigan - "Forever Young" [cc] LIVE 1986
YouTube video by Laura Branigan Forever - RunAndPlay
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December 15, 2024 at 6:11 AM
An #80s throwback, but what a great version of this song. Get your ears around it - the crowd enthusiasm is something. Died too young. #laurabranigan www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha4M...
I was 50+ years old when I realised I really do not understand the Rosé APT dance craze (the song isn't bad but) :)
December 14, 2024 at 7:34 AM
I was 50+ years old when I realised I really do not understand the Rosé APT dance craze (the song isn't bad but) :)
Koala hanging out near my place. Certainly a bit of the "watcha doooooing?" look going on :) #australianmammals #australianwildlife
December 13, 2024 at 6:43 AM
Koala hanging out near my place. Certainly a bit of the "watcha doooooing?" look going on :) #australianmammals #australianwildlife
1am ramblings of our Echidna chum :) so great to have it wandering around our garden. #ausmonotrenes #australianwildlife #crittercam
December 11, 2024 at 9:41 PM
1am ramblings of our Echidna chum :) so great to have it wandering around our garden. #ausmonotrenes #australianwildlife #crittercam
Strange, oddly comforting, dream memory last night of watching Murder She Wrote on the TV as a teen, sitting with my mother, eating Vienetta icecream, whilst dad was out playing cards at a Dutch club.
#dreams #icecream #35yearsago
#dreams #icecream #35yearsago
December 11, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Strange, oddly comforting, dream memory last night of watching Murder She Wrote on the TV as a teen, sitting with my mother, eating Vienetta icecream, whilst dad was out playing cards at a Dutch club.
#dreams #icecream #35yearsago
#dreams #icecream #35yearsago
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Dawn chorus
"Rosy fingered dawn"
"Rosy fingered dawn"
December 11, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Dawn chorus
"Rosy fingered dawn"
"Rosy fingered dawn"
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Day 11 of #ArtAdventCalendar: These kits were very excited to welcome their mother back to the den. Didn't hurt that she had just arrived with dinner. 🦊 #wildlife
December 11, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Day 11 of #ArtAdventCalendar: These kits were very excited to welcome their mother back to the den. Didn't hurt that she had just arrived with dinner. 🦊 #wildlife
There goes my streak :/
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December 11, 2024 at 8:55 PM
There goes my streak :/
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Please send help I cannot breathe
December 5, 2024 at 8:52 AM
Please send help I cannot breathe
This Sunday, one of my art orgs is presenting the final of their 2024 pre-professional music competition in #adelaide - if you want to see a selection of 6 kickass young classical music performers, you can attend in person ($10) or watch online for free :) recitalsaustralia.org.au #supportlivemusic
December 4, 2024 at 9:47 PM
This Sunday, one of my art orgs is presenting the final of their 2024 pre-professional music competition in #adelaide - if you want to see a selection of 6 kickass young classical music performers, you can attend in person ($10) or watch online for free :) recitalsaustralia.org.au #supportlivemusic
Gorgeous echidna in our garden, looking for snacks 🐜 :) #australianwildlife #ausmonotrenes (see also a previous skeet I did with video, forgot the tags!) - at least all our dig holes are explained now (and it’s not rabbits…)
December 2, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Gorgeous echidna in our garden, looking for snacks 🐜 :) #australianwildlife #ausmonotrenes (see also a previous skeet I did with video, forgot the tags!) - at least all our dig holes are explained now (and it’s not rabbits…)
Wonderful concert yesterday in Adelaide, featuring 18 students of the #adelaide Elder Conservatorium performing Mozart and Copland’s Appalachian Spring. Great stuff! Thanks to recitalsaustralia.org.au
November 30, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Wonderful concert yesterday in Adelaide, featuring 18 students of the #adelaide Elder Conservatorium performing Mozart and Copland’s Appalachian Spring. Great stuff! Thanks to recitalsaustralia.org.au