Monthly Archives: May 2022

In the June-2022 Sky

01 Jun – Mars and Jupiter very close in the morning sky 01 Jun – Tau Herculid meteor shower 14 Jun – Perigee Full Moon – Super Full Moon (Strawberry Moon) 15 Jun – lunar perigee at 357,432 km. 18 … Continue reading

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Thoughts and Prayers?

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This weeks links (2022-05-29)

In brief: ❄️ Skiing adventurer Huw Kingston plots 700km, 12-resort Australian Alps odyssey for Indigenous library (2022-Jun-03) [ABC|News] ⛓ Zip Line Fatality in Vermont Ruled Preventable; Safety Lapses Cited (2022-May-30) [Viristar] 🔫 US mass shootings will continue until the majority … Continue reading

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25th of May

Happy #TowelDay , hoopy froods! All the little angels rise up, rise up… #TheGlorious25thofMay #LilacDay ❝A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap … Continue reading

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Wednesday Win (2022-May-25)

The annual Kayak Fails “Best Of” from the Carnage for All video contest organized by Kayak Session Magazine. Videos showcasing kayakers, canoeists, rafters getting beat, punished, hammered, ending or not with a swim. Rules: For a film to be accepted … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2022-05-22)

In brief: 🌳 Labor to set up independent environmental protection agency and restore ‘trust and confidence’ (2022-May-20) [The Guardian] 🌳 NatGeo scientists install highest weather station on Mt Everest (2022-May-19) [The Himalayan Times] . 🏛 Prime Minister-elect Anthony Albanese’s victory … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2022-05-15)

In brief: 🧗 Canyon Rope Systems – Rappelling Overview HowNOT2’s new series (2022) [HowNOT2|YouTube] 🌳 High Country logging unites graziers, green groups in effort to stop Little Dargo River harvest (2022-May-12) [ABC] 🌳 Take part in 30 Days Wild 1 … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2022-05-08)

In brief: 📺 Welcome home, Wesley (2022-May-06) [wilwheaton.net] #PicardSpoilers 🏛 Confronted about his inaction on the Brereton reforms, Peter Dutton attempts to shoot the messenger (2022-May-05) [The Guardian] 💻 Celebrating Firefox: How we got to 100 (2022-May-03) [blog.mozilla] 🌳 The … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2022-05-01)

In brief: 🌳 Click to drop a raindrop anywhere in the world and watch where it ends up [River Runner Global] 🚑 Port Hedland mother rescued from Karijini’s Knox Gorge after bite from deadly brown snake (2022-Apr-29) [ABC|News] 🚑 Injured … Continue reading

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May – Waring Wombat Season

Waring Wombat Season (April-July) Cool, rainy days follow misty mornings. The time of highest rainfall and lowest temperatures. Waring (wombats) emerge to bask and graze in the sunshine. Bulen-bulen (Superb Lyrebird) males perform their courtship displays. Hearts of Kombadik (Soft … Continue reading

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