Chris Nelson

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Socially awkward penguin, rollin' hard in the land of fediverse chicks and reply guys.
@stevendbrewer just might be

I’ve talked about my fascination with the idiom “Heavens to Betsy” here before.

I also think these idioms create such interesting mental imagery and wish I could have been there when they were created:

“Barking up the wrong tree”
“Sweating bullets”
“Damp squib”
“Right as rain”
“Let the cat out of the bag.”

Which idioms do you like to wonder about?

If you’re multilingual, feel free to include both or all of the languages you speak if you wish to.

#Language #Idioms #Today

So strange how the sea can simultaneously make my sadness more palpable yet also significantly diminished.

Good morning from Wollongong, everybody.

The Hummingbird Clearwings are back!

#Insects #bloomscrolling #nature #photography

Today’s joy was learning Praying Mantis in Cherokee. 💚

ᏧᏓᎧᏂᏍᏗ (tsudakanisdi)
“the one who stares at you”

#cherokee #insects #nature #garden #indigenouslanguage

What’s for dinner? Those leftover baby red potatoes mixed with roasted, marinated red bell peppers, black and green olives, basil, and a seasoned dressing. 🥔🫒🌿

#cooking #food #vegetarian

I was talking to my friend TC, and he said something that I want to share with you:

"Sometimes people only need the slightest of uplifts. In a way, it's very similar to a paddling concept using traditional Greenland paddles. There's a guy in BC, Paulo Ouelet, who teaches traditional paddling. He talks about how the buoyancy of a Greenland paddle can give you the support you need. The way he demonstrates how *little* you need to be stable is this:

Stand on one foot, on your toes. It's not easy. You wobble around, and maybe even have to put your other foot down to stabilize yourself. Now... have a friend hold out the index finger of *one* hand, and put your index finger on theirs. Suddenly, you can stand almost perfectly still on the toes of one foot.

I like to think life can be much the same. Sometimes all we need is just one *teeeeeeny* bit of help to regain ourselves and be okay."

A friend's help can be as simple as a few words of support, but it can be enough to see you through. Remember this the next time you see someone struggling, and remember: you can be a stabilizing force for them, just by being there.

💙💙💙

Photography walk this morning, looking for butterflies.
Along the edges of the forest roads raspberries are ripening. Food!
First there were the fresh bear prints.
Then he high-tailed it.
Good bear!

#bears #wildlife #nature

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Holdens, git yer Holdens here.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#Cars
#Carshow
#Carsandcoffee

And then a flock of Bolwells appeared! More on these further down thread as there's an interesting story I need to share.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#Cars
#Carshow
#Carsandcoffee

A flock of Mokes arrived, I was busily sending photos to my friend with a Moke saying WHERE THE HELL ARE YA

#WeirdCarMastodon
#Cars
#Carshow
#Carsandcoffee

Mokes? So many Mokes! Even a Mini Moke! So very cool.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#Cars
#Carshow
#Carsandcoffee

Soo those Bowells! Ok so Bolwell was a kit car made here in Melbourne

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolwell

And this bulbous one is one that almost never existed.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#Cars
#Carshow
#Carsandcoffee

Just extraordinary to be able to see something so rare and unusual. Not that there's many of the other models left around. All fibreglass, they are an interesting part of Australian motoring history that many not know exists.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#Cars
#Carshow
#Carsandcoffee

Old and new, they kept on coming in. Curiously, the only Lotus that turned up.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#Cars
#Carshow
#Carsandcoffee

And then this appeared. This is a new Bolwell! The co started back up in the mid noughties.

https://www.bolwelltechnologies.com/bolwell-nagari-300

I've never seen one other than reading about it. My eyes just about popped out of my head.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#Cars
#Carshow
#Carsandcoffee

Toyota powered. The owner said it was brand new and didn't know much about it. So Bolwell came up with this design almost 20 years ago and are still hand making cars. Mind boggling, considering how difficult it is to meet ADRs here too.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#Cars
#Carshow
#Carsandcoffee

This yellow Bolwell is the one of 12 that shouldn't actually exist. Talk about rare.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#Cars
#Carshow
#Carsandcoffee

A blue Hillman Hunter rocks up and parks with a blue Ford Escort

#WeirdCarMastodon
#Cars
#Carshow
#Carsandcoffee

Old and new, it doesn't matter.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#Cars
#Carshow
#Carsandcoffee

As usual there's coming and goings.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#Cars
#Carshow
#Carsandcoffee

Surprisingly another Roller turned up. Must not have any wedding bookings.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#Cars
#Carshow
#Carsandcoffee

I bade farewell to the rarest Commodore around.

#WeirdCarMastodon
#Cars
#Carshow
#Carsandcoffee

@vwdasher

Lovely Buick.

The Commodore is a very rare slug.

The Orange Torana has me very worried

And the yellow SL/R is gorgeous.

@vwdasher The Lotus is not real - it clearly says "CGI" on the license plate.

/s

@vwdasher That purple Challenger is stunning.
@captainb more cars need to be purple!