Helen Chapman

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Aeronautical Engineer, pilot, bushwalker, knitter, telemark skier and my best mate is a labradoodle called Rumpole

Spotted sun orchids (Thelymitra ixioides) near Narrabarba, NSW - finally came across some actual spotted flowers on this spotted species! Fairly typical far south coast plants at this location - with most just starting to flower. Already good numbers out (and quite a few still in bud) despite dry conditions.

These were the only sun orchid species I could see out at this location - later saw several more species as I traveled further south into East Gippsland, VIC.

#Orchids #OzPlants #Biodiversity #Ecology #Botany #Photography #Spring #InTheField #SunOrchids

Would you, push, the button?

"Button, Button"
Twilight Zone, 1986.

https://youtu.be/A8WnTIAmJx0?si=06x3_6xJreGDJg50

"Button, Button" (1986) - Excellent Season One Twilight Zone story

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Happy gotcha day #Abla 🥰
Where has 5 years gone?
Fields of canola via #cessna172
These emus used to be widespread along the north coast but not any more | First Dog on the Moon https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2023/sep/22/these-emus-used-to-be-widespread-along-the-north-coast-but-not-any-more
These emus used to be widespread along the north coast but not any more

There is nothing Australians like more than running over living things in their car

The Guardian
You’re the Voice reinforces the view that supporting the Voice to Parliament is an act of national reconciliation we can take together.
https://theconversation.com/it-was-written-for-nuclear-disarmament-but-today-youre-the-voice-is-the-perfect-song-for-the-yes-campaign-212769?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1693809943
It was written for nuclear disarmament – but today You’re The Voice is the perfect song for the 'yes' campaign

You’re the Voice reinforces the view that supporting the Voice to Parliament is an act of national reconciliation we can take together.

The Conversation
From the ground (which is where it all counts!) that crossover looked like this. Right in front of crowd centre; we timed it perfectly.
Pfwoar. #avgeek
(Cowra YCWR runway 15)
You’re the voice that will make history The Uluṟu Dialogue | John Farnham

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Conservationists welcome discovery of rare glossy black cockatoo nests on NSW Mid North Coast https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-03/rare-glossy-black-cockatoo-nests-found-in-northern-nsw/102795868
Conservationists welcome discovery of rare glossy black cockatoo nests on NSW Mid North Coast

For the first time in more than 20 years, glossy black cockatoo nests are discovered on the NSW North Coast, in an area ravaged during the Black Summer bushfires.

ABC News