Spaceman Paul
@spacemanpaul.bsky.social
Husband, father, software engineer, musician, brewer, open source enthusiast, intitiator and some-time completer of diverse projects.
The local 'roos were particularly unphased by my presence this morning. It was probably something to do with the temperature: -5°C, brrr.
June 19, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The local 'roos were particularly unphased by my presence this morning. It was probably something to do with the temperature: -5°C, brrr.
For the last few months the south Canberra roos have hung out in large heterogeneous mobs with lots of Big Bois and mums and little ones all grazing and hanging out together.
Over the last week or so the mobs have started to split into separate groups, with Big Bois separating from smaller ones
Over the last week or so the mobs have started to split into separate groups, with Big Bois separating from smaller ones
June 1, 2025 at 9:12 AM
For the last few months the south Canberra roos have hung out in large heterogeneous mobs with lots of Big Bois and mums and little ones all grazing and hanging out together.
Over the last week or so the mobs have started to split into separate groups, with Big Bois separating from smaller ones
Over the last week or so the mobs have started to split into separate groups, with Big Bois separating from smaller ones
Sunset through fuel-reduction burn smoke-haze.
Canberra, Australia. Ngunnawal Country.
Canberra, Australia. Ngunnawal Country.
April 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Sunset through fuel-reduction burn smoke-haze.
Canberra, Australia. Ngunnawal Country.
Canberra, Australia. Ngunnawal Country.
I have to say she was the best behaved animal I have ever taken to a vet. I had to hold her still while the vet looked at her eye but rest of the time, she just sat there.
Here she is, waiting patiently for the vet to return with her medication. That's her good eye facing the camera, obviously.
Here she is, waiting patiently for the vet to return with her medication. That's her good eye facing the camera, obviously.
January 31, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I have to say she was the best behaved animal I have ever taken to a vet. I had to hold her still while the vet looked at her eye but rest of the time, she just sat there.
Here she is, waiting patiently for the vet to return with her medication. That's her good eye facing the camera, obviously.
Here she is, waiting patiently for the vet to return with her medication. That's her good eye facing the camera, obviously.
It cost more than the whole flock of course, but probably less than the eggs left in her the way things are at the moment.
(There is an egg shortage in Australia at the moment. No shortage of eggs at our house.)
(There is an egg shortage in Australia at the moment. No shortage of eggs at our house.)
January 31, 2025 at 5:34 AM
It cost more than the whole flock of course, but probably less than the eggs left in her the way things are at the moment.
(There is an egg shortage in Australia at the moment. No shortage of eggs at our house.)
(There is an egg shortage in Australia at the moment. No shortage of eggs at our house.)
Chicken thread.
I did something this afternoon that I swore I would never do: I took a chicken to the vet.
But these girls are gun layers at the height of their productivity, it looked like something a vet could treat pretty easily, and dammit, she's my favourite.
(Shown here in full health)
I did something this afternoon that I swore I would never do: I took a chicken to the vet.
But these girls are gun layers at the height of their productivity, it looked like something a vet could treat pretty easily, and dammit, she's my favourite.
(Shown here in full health)
January 31, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Chicken thread.
I did something this afternoon that I swore I would never do: I took a chicken to the vet.
But these girls are gun layers at the height of their productivity, it looked like something a vet could treat pretty easily, and dammit, she's my favourite.
(Shown here in full health)
I did something this afternoon that I swore I would never do: I took a chicken to the vet.
But these girls are gun layers at the height of their productivity, it looked like something a vet could treat pretty easily, and dammit, she's my favourite.
(Shown here in full health)
This Eastern Blue Tongue Lizard visits our garden every year. In this pic she is VERY comfortable with her preggie belly* hanging down between the slab and the tile.
* Yes, they give birth to live young!
3/3
* Yes, they give birth to live young!
3/3
January 24, 2025 at 6:27 AM
This Eastern Blue Tongue Lizard visits our garden every year. In this pic she is VERY comfortable with her preggie belly* hanging down between the slab and the tile.
* Yes, they give birth to live young!
3/3
* Yes, they give birth to live young!
3/3
The next time I saw it, it didn't have a tail to drop so it just played dead.
(ID welcome. Some kind of skink?)
2/3
(ID welcome. Some kind of skink?)
2/3
January 24, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The next time I saw it, it didn't have a tail to drop so it just played dead.
(ID welcome. Some kind of skink?)
2/3
(ID welcome. Some kind of skink?)
2/3
Lizard thread!
A lizard saw me and dropped its tail which wiggled distractingly while it escaped.
1/3
A lizard saw me and dropped its tail which wiggled distractingly while it escaped.
1/3
January 24, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Lizard thread!
A lizard saw me and dropped its tail which wiggled distractingly while it escaped.
1/3
A lizard saw me and dropped its tail which wiggled distractingly while it escaped.
1/3
Incoming storm. 1/30 timelapse
January 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Incoming storm. 1/30 timelapse
January 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
After early leader KFC was controversially disqualified for playing both herbs AND spices, it ended up quite a close contest, with the Chinese finally beating the Arabs by two spices.
December 24, 2024 at 7:39 AM
After early leader KFC was controversially disqualified for playing both herbs AND spices, it ended up quite a close contest, with the Chinese finally beating the Arabs by two spices.
The thing I love most about ancient Egyptian funerary magic is the way it so shamelessly bullies and gaslights the gods.
Here's a classic example from the Pyramid Texts. The dead king is introduced by a god, then IMMEDIATELY claims to BE that same god.
Here's a classic example from the Pyramid Texts. The dead king is introduced by a god, then IMMEDIATELY claims to BE that same god.
January 28, 2024 at 9:59 AM
The thing I love most about ancient Egyptian funerary magic is the way it so shamelessly bullies and gaslights the gods.
Here's a classic example from the Pyramid Texts. The dead king is introduced by a god, then IMMEDIATELY claims to BE that same god.
Here's a classic example from the Pyramid Texts. The dead king is introduced by a god, then IMMEDIATELY claims to BE that same god.