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The Cray
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Left Optimistic Cynic. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Ally. Work in science. Usually like animals a lot more than people. Photography, food, gardening, books. Living on Dharug and Gundungurra lands. Fled the bird site. Quite caffeinated. HarrisWalz 2024 #auspol
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I don't know who made this meme but I feel it's probably quite an accurate representation
there are two golfers looking at each other - one is a thin man neatly dressed with the test Paramount labelling him. The other man is a little overweight, wearing bright pink floral trousers, a bright blue shirt and smoking a cigar - he is labelled Southpark. He is looking at Paramount.
July 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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A tiny jumping spider - having an existential crisis
a little jumping spider contemplates life from the handle of a green waste bin a little jumping spider still contemplates their existence from the safety of the green waste bin
May 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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He'll find a way
an incredibly brave man stands in front of 4 tanks on a road in tianneman square in China
May 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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A man is carrying a suitcase on his head while talking to another man. They are both standing in floodwater.
March 6, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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A light brown furry blob hops over to a sad purple furry blob and gives it a gentle hug
January 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Making progress - so much cable
Knitted cardigan sleeve being made - the wool is a red plum colour. The knitting has a lot of texture - it looks like it is rope plaited together It is laid out on a blue ans white patterned blanket.
December 30, 2024 at 10:25 AM
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Apparently I am not permitted to move for the rest of the day - I have become furniture
A sleepy tabby and white cat resting her head on a olive green fleece blanket
December 26, 2024 at 5:26 AM
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Holiday project - I'm making this for one of the offspring - first ever Japanese knitting pattern - wish me luck! www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
A girl with a cool shaggy haircut is wearing a long cardigan / coat knitted from rust coloured wool
December 22, 2024 at 6:53 AM
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Out of office is on - festive cheese consumption may now begin in earnest.
On a golden yellow background, there is a black and white line drawing of a man wearing a suit, sitting in an office chair. His legs are crossed, with one foot resting on the knee of his other leg. He is holding his hand to his chin in thought. The text says "I'm currently out of the office and can be reached by waiting until I get back."
December 20, 2024 at 6:51 PM
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Two men looking at a computer screen. One man looks at the other and says "checks out"
December 16, 2024 at 7:11 PM
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This poor guy was buzzing the deck roof & became covered in cobwebs,wings stuck together. It was huge, wingspan ~5". Some delicate work with a paintbrush & straw cleaner & they were good to go. There's still some cobweb in this pic, but I managed to get it all off - they live to fly another day.
A large dragon fly rests on a grid of rusting metal.
December 15, 2024 at 6:52 PM
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Errol has been identified! They are a Podocanthus typhon, a pink winged phasmid. I won't be handling Errol as I respect Errol's boundaries, but if I did, I could reveal beautiful pink wings as below (pic by Magda Reardon, found on Pintrest)
What a delightful visitor

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A long green insect that looks a bit like a stick. Someone is holding the bugs wings out so they are visible - they are a beautiful medium pink.
December 2, 2024 at 11:12 PM
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A side view of Errol - they are very chill with flash photography
A large insect with brown head and legs and a body with wings that look like leaves
December 2, 2024 at 9:12 PM
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Morning - found this delightful beast at the front door this morning - I have named them Errol... any entomologists care to give Errol a proper identification? A phasmid of sorts but exactly what kind? They're about 20cm long. Located in the Blue Mountains (on my verandah!)
A large insect with brown head and legs and a body with wings that look like leaves A large insect with brown head and legs and a body with wings that look like leaves
December 2, 2024 at 9:06 PM
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behold the floof
Large fluffy black and white cat stretched out on a beige carpet
November 18, 2024 at 12:39 AM
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It's a portent of doom - I actually used the old bananas and made the banana bread.
A loaf of just baked banana bread. It's a rectangular loaf - golden brown with a cracked crust top. It's still in the tin, so you can see the lining paper. The tin is sitting on a wire grid cooling rack. The bench is dark grey and you can see cream wall tiles in the background.
November 17, 2024 at 12:51 AM
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Goodnight 😴

#caturday
A black and white cat is resting his head on the sleeve of his human. There is a little reflection of light on his big eyes. He has a pink nose.
November 16, 2024 at 10:48 AM
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Goodnight
A close up of a tabby and white cat snuggled into a white and blue striped sheet.
November 15, 2024 at 11:46 AM
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From my page to a day calendar - courtesy of the outstanding @effinbirds.com - this seems remarkably prescient (it's the 14th where I am)
A calendar page - a picture of a black bird - small beak, plump body with some red around its eyes. The text beside the bird says "I have seen a ton of dumb shit, and let me tell you this is some spectacularly dumb shit" @effinbirds. The date is Thursday November 14 2024.
November 13, 2024 at 9:43 PM
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Morning all
A man with long hair is singing into a microphone and playing a guitar, while riding a horse. They are in a desert. The speech bubble for the man says "I've been through the desert on a horse with no name" (which is a song lyric). The horse replies "It's Frank and you fucking know it"
November 11, 2024 at 6:49 PM
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I cannot credit the creator as I don't know who made this meme (I did search), but it makes me smile everytime I see it ...
A man with wild black hair and red lips is lying in bed. He's staring off into the distance. He looks kind of resigned to his fate. He's wearing striped pyjamas and he is under the blankets. A woman is sitting by the bedside reading a book to the man. The cover of the book she is reading has an image of a different man on it.
November 11, 2024 at 10:04 AM
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There is a lot of this
2 frames - 1st frame is a cartoon dog sitting calmly at a table with a coffee cup. The room he is in is on fire with smoke and flames. 2nd frame is a close up of the dog and the text says "this is fine".
November 10, 2024 at 10:00 PM
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Because it is Friday and everything is kind of shit - have a pun
Two images - the top image has an old rusty red school bus, it's falling apart. It's parked at the curb of a park in winter with bare trees and brown grass. The caption says "An old bus". The bottom image is a picture of the jackal headed egyptian god - the head is of a black jackal (looks a lot like a dog) with large ears. It is wearing egyptian robes in gold, red and lapis blue. It's holding its arms up to chest height with palms facing the viewer. The caption is "..."
November 8, 2024 at 8:50 AM
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Indeed
A light brown brick building, with a large sign in black and white hanging from the side of the building. The sign says "I bet aliens ride past earth and lock their doors".
November 8, 2024 at 8:30 AM
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It's #Caturday!

This is Yuki from the shelter - she's a sweetheart with the sweetest squeak meow. She's very shy.

Stay out of the ridiculous heat - put water out for the wildlife.
Close up of a cat face. The cat has a white face with yellow eyes. She has tabby ears, a dark pink nose and a little smudge of brown fur near her mouth.
December 8, 2023 at 7:09 PM