Gail Fairlamb

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African Australian living on Kaurna Country. Escaped bureaucrat. Project designer. 
Urban farmer and itinerant traveller. Loves gardening, politics and dogs.
#democracy #sustainability #vanlife #twittermigration #auspol #plants
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🚀 @kityates with CW:

"We are all playing Covid roulette. The next infection could be the one that permanently disables you. I’ve been hit three times so far, and feel lucky still to be active. But I’ve lost a little every time"

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/

Opinion | Commentisfree | The Guardian

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@MicrobialLife very accurate predictions - but not at all surprising they choose profit over everything - industrial capitalism.
Have an awesome day, humans! Don’t worry about going to church, I hope you sleep in.

World Antipodes Map
What is an antipode?

An antipode, or antipodal point, is the point on the planet that is located diametrically opposite to a specific geographic location, and therefore, is the farthest point in the world from that location.

https://www.geodatos.net/en/antipodes

Antipode Finder - Find the opposite side of the world

Choose a country or city to find what is on the opposite side of the world. Examples of antipodal cities. Map of antipodal cities. Antipodes by country

Atmospheric Rivers Are Pummeling California. Understanding Them Is Key To Saving the West Coast

Each atmospheric river carries the same volume of water as 25 Mississippi Rivers. This is how we can use them to prevent climate disaster.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a42419040/what-are-atmospheric-rivers/

#weather #rain #PopularMechanics #California #nature #science #ClimateChange

‘Rivers in the Sky’: How Atmospheric Rivers Control Nearly All of Earth’s Precipitation

Each atmospheric river carries the same volume of water as 25 Mississippi Rivers. This is how we can use them to prevent climate disaster.

Popular Mechanics
The Murray River in flood which allows a photo of a wider than usual vista.
With all river activities stopped, the pristine silence as experienced by the First Nations peoples. A unique plus amongst the hardships.
The Splendid Fairywrens were having a wonderful time being unphotographable blurs 99% of the time, but I did get a couple of good shots. #BirdPhoto #Birds #WildOz #AustralianBirds #AustralianWildlife
@kentparkstreet ha ha. The best tweet of the year.
So many fond memories coming to the Bunyas as a kid, so it's been nice to share it with this idiot 🤣