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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · 2d

It was an article of faith amongst nearly all our neighbours there 20+ years ago that everyone who lived anywhere else in the world OF COURSE wanted to move to the US, as it's the best place in the world. Why wouldn't they?

They were often offended that we were looking forward to returning to NZ.

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · 3d

View from the #LittleCornerOfYellow #COYN @wgtnphoenixfc.bsky.social

A view of Polytec Stadium in Gosford NSW from the away supporters area. Central Coast Mariners and Wellington Phoenix are warming up on the field.

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · 3d

Getting ready to head to the game #roadtrip #awayfans #COYN ⚽ #CCMvWEL @wgtnphoenixfc.bsky.social

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · 6d

Lice savers

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · 8d

Woohoo my tshirt arrived! Thanks to the people who alerted me to the diy merch option 😍

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · 11d

These cockatoos perched on the rotary clothesline - I thought they might figure out how to turn it into a fun ride - then enjoyed the birdbath. 🪶

Two sulphur crested cockatoos perched on the rim of a green mock-antique birdbath in a suburban garden. A fig tree in a barrel pot is in leaf behind the birds.

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Kerry Jaggers 🇦🇺 @kerryjaggers.bsky.social · 14d

Do you have a Samsung phone like I do? You'd better read this 👇

"Telstra testing has revealed some Samsung mobile phone users may be unable to call triple-0 in an emergency with more than 70 models found not to be connecting correctly." #auspol

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Some Samsung phones unable to make triple-0 calls

Some Samsung mobile phone users may be unable to call triple-0 in an emergency after Telstra announced testing had revealed more than 70 models were not connecting correctly.

www.abc.net.au

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · 18d

It was a good day. We spent a while watching a mother & calf humpback whale, saw a wallaby, emus, and even a camel! (The last two were on farms)

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · 18d

Goanna, coastal NSW

A large black lizard in grass. It is ready to move away from us, but is looking back towards the camera.

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · 19d

I'm at the coast for a couple of days. Seeing whales from the shore never gets old!

A whale watch boat is stopped to watch whales. A whale is spouting between the boat and the shore. Some low shrubs are visible in the foreground, but most of the picture is sea and sky.

A tiny-looking whale tail in the middle of what is otherwise a picture of fairly calm sea.

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · 19d

33° forecast on Monday for Canberra?! 😮🥵

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · 20d

I know @katydidnz.bsky.social and @grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social will be interested to see this...

Sami Jaakkola @samijaakkola.bsky.social · 20d

@upsidebackwards.bsky.social Exciting! With binoculars you can see the island almost in the open sea, where Tove Jansson spent many decades of her summers 😊 #Klovaharun #Pellinki #Pellinge #moomin

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · 20d

😍 so remote!

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · 23d

Not sure whether I should aim to make the net invisible, or myself 🫥

Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · 23d

Beautiful cables 😍

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · 23d

I'm currently practising for it (starting with visible net, it's a bit easier 😁)

A beginner's piece of bucks point ground (point ground) bobbin lace being worked next to a photo of what it is meant to look like. The lace is worked in white thread, sitting on a green card with the pricking (pattern). Approximately the lower third of the strip of lace is obscured by the working pins.

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Kerry Jaggers 🇦🇺 @kerryjaggers.bsky.social · 23d

I 🥰 this shot. It's the Black Mountain tower in Canberra. Once an iconic tourist destination, it was closed to the public in 2021 due to a state of disrepair. Telstra and the ACT government have agreed to work together on a plan to refurbish and reopen it. Thumbs up to that.
#Canberra

Tall tower on a hill framed by green leafy trees. Vivid blue sky behind it.

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · 27d

It seemed to be a local Melbourne group - that doesn't mean it won't, of course.

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · 27d

This is the show I saw on Tuesday. Enjoyed it, would go again (it would be a different show, of course).

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · 29d

I'm at an Austen-related theatre event and they are serving complimentary tea and scones before the show on fancy china 😍

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · 29d

Oh my goodness in that final game my smartwatch thought it was ME doing the exercise 😂
I hope your young athlete appreciates just what she has achieved 🥰

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · 29d

Melbourne 🥰

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · Oct 6

I learned some things about water polo! A very watchable sport.
And I made it to the end of two exceptionally busy periods at work & had the foresight to book myself two weeks off starting now

a penguin is sitting on a stool with a low battery icon above him

ALT: a penguin is sitting on a stool with a low battery icon above him

media.tenor.com

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · Oct 6

😂

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Kate Upsidebackwards @upsidebackwards.bsky.social · Oct 6

Well, it does have an end date, I guess

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