S. K. Riley
@skriley.bsky.social
Writer, PhD, gardener, educator, tree planter, and so forth.
www.skriley-author.com
Lover of Australian wildlife, re-wilding, mythology, music, cinema and democracy. 🇦🇺
www.skriley-author.com
Lover of Australian wildlife, re-wilding, mythology, music, cinema and democracy. 🇦🇺
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@skriley.bsky.social
· Mar 8
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BREAKING‼️ Greenpeace have scaled and blocked a coal ship bound for Newcastle today for #RisingTide, deploying a banner with a message to Labor 👉🏼 “Phase Out Coal and Gas”.
www.greenpeace.org.au/news/greenpe...
www.greenpeace.org.au/news/greenpe...
November 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
BREAKING‼️ Greenpeace have scaled and blocked a coal ship bound for Newcastle today for #RisingTide, deploying a banner with a message to Labor 👉🏼 “Phase Out Coal and Gas”.
www.greenpeace.org.au/news/greenpe...
www.greenpeace.org.au/news/greenpe...
Thousands of climate activists launched kayaks and small boats into a major Australian harbour on Saturday as a flotilla protest entered its second day.
#RisingTide #NoNewCoal #TaxCoalExports #FairTransition #ClimateAction #Flotilla #FossilFuel #Protest #Newcastle
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
#RisingTide #NoNewCoal #TaxCoalExports #FairTransition #ClimateAction #Flotilla #FossilFuel #Protest #Newcastle
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
![People dressed from head to toe in red raise their arms in peaceful protest while standing on the beach at Newcastle Harbour.
[See video of flotilla action on the water in link above].
Rising Tide say their actions are peaceful, describing the event as a family-friendly mobilisation with a serious purpose.
Picture: NewsWire / Damian Shaw](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6shp5azrbrc56pibibg2n7ti/bafkreify23t4gpnsor72jvxlvlx7wmyjbzxd3la2h42mgprme6cy7l27ci@jpeg)
November 29, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Thousands of climate activists launched kayaks and small boats into a major Australian harbour on Saturday as a flotilla protest entered its second day.
#RisingTide #NoNewCoal #TaxCoalExports #FairTransition #ClimateAction #Flotilla #FossilFuel #Protest #Newcastle
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
#RisingTide #NoNewCoal #TaxCoalExports #FairTransition #ClimateAction #Flotilla #FossilFuel #Protest #Newcastle
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
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Greens leader @larissawaters.bsky.social has the joined the #RisingTide blockade of the world's biggest coal port 💚
"We don't need anymore coal and gas"‼️
"We don't need anymore coal and gas"‼️
November 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Greens leader @larissawaters.bsky.social has the joined the #RisingTide blockade of the world's biggest coal port 💚
"We don't need anymore coal and gas"‼️
"We don't need anymore coal and gas"‼️
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The Deputy Mayor of #Gloucester will be with us, among thousands - hope you’re also joining our climate defence protestival this weekend in #NewcastleNSW.
www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au/story/912032...
www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au/story/912032...
Why I always take part in Rising Tide's protest: deputy lord mayor
Opinion | 'If we give up, our collective failure will negatively impact everyone and everything'
www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The Deputy Mayor of #Gloucester will be with us, among thousands - hope you’re also joining our climate defence protestival this weekend in #NewcastleNSW.
www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au/story/912032...
www.gloucesteradvocate.com.au/story/912032...
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You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk
on your knees for a hundred miles
through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal
of your body love what it loves.
Mary Oliver, 20th century
#Photography #Poetry #SpeirGorm #ImageAndVerse #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
You do not have to walk
on your knees for a hundred miles
through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal
of your body love what it loves.
Mary Oliver, 20th century
#Photography #Poetry #SpeirGorm #ImageAndVerse #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
November 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk
on your knees for a hundred miles
through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal
of your body love what it loves.
Mary Oliver, 20th century
#Photography #Poetry #SpeirGorm #ImageAndVerse #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
You do not have to walk
on your knees for a hundred miles
through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal
of your body love what it loves.
Mary Oliver, 20th century
#Photography #Poetry #SpeirGorm #ImageAndVerse #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
7000 expected to protest at world’s largest coal port
Organisers call for 3 things:
🛶 An end to new coal developments
🛶 A fair transition for workers & communities affected by the shift away from fossil fuels
🛶 A 78% tax on fossil fuel export profits
#ClimateAction #Flotilla
tinyurl.com/mubzn7az
Organisers call for 3 things:
🛶 An end to new coal developments
🛶 A fair transition for workers & communities affected by the shift away from fossil fuels
🛶 A 78% tax on fossil fuel export profits
#ClimateAction #Flotilla
tinyurl.com/mubzn7az
Australia’s ‘protestival’: kayaks, music, a push for climate change action – and the risk of arrest
Fossil fuel protesters are making their annual pilgrimage to the NSW city of Newcastle to draw attention to climate policy failure. Police will be there too, with a ‘zero tolerance approach’
tinyurl.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
7000 expected to protest at world’s largest coal port
Organisers call for 3 things:
🛶 An end to new coal developments
🛶 A fair transition for workers & communities affected by the shift away from fossil fuels
🛶 A 78% tax on fossil fuel export profits
#ClimateAction #Flotilla
tinyurl.com/mubzn7az
Organisers call for 3 things:
🛶 An end to new coal developments
🛶 A fair transition for workers & communities affected by the shift away from fossil fuels
🛶 A 78% tax on fossil fuel export profits
#ClimateAction #Flotilla
tinyurl.com/mubzn7az
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For the first time, Australia’s forests will be covered by national nature protection laws, with legislation going to the Senate today. #auspol www.acf.org.au/news/new-law...
New laws give forests and wildlife a fighting chance
For the first time, Australia’s forests will be covered by national nature protection laws.
www.acf.org.au
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
For the first time, Australia’s forests will be covered by national nature protection laws, with legislation going to the Senate today. #auspol www.acf.org.au/news/new-law...
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October 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Shakespeare’s Point
Nielsen Park
Sydney Harbour National Park
‘And I as rich in having such a jewel
As twenty seas if all their sand were pearl,
The water nectar, and the rocks pure gold.’
Shakespeare
The Two Gentlemen of Verona - Act 2, scene 4
#Summer #Sydney #Harbour #BushWalking #Shakespeare
Nielsen Park
Sydney Harbour National Park
‘And I as rich in having such a jewel
As twenty seas if all their sand were pearl,
The water nectar, and the rocks pure gold.’
Shakespeare
The Two Gentlemen of Verona - Act 2, scene 4
#Summer #Sydney #Harbour #BushWalking #Shakespeare
November 27, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Shakespeare’s Point
Nielsen Park
Sydney Harbour National Park
‘And I as rich in having such a jewel
As twenty seas if all their sand were pearl,
The water nectar, and the rocks pure gold.’
Shakespeare
The Two Gentlemen of Verona - Act 2, scene 4
#Summer #Sydney #Harbour #BushWalking #Shakespeare
Nielsen Park
Sydney Harbour National Park
‘And I as rich in having such a jewel
As twenty seas if all their sand were pearl,
The water nectar, and the rocks pure gold.’
Shakespeare
The Two Gentlemen of Verona - Act 2, scene 4
#Summer #Sydney #Harbour #BushWalking #Shakespeare
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#Breaking #ELaws ‘“The agreement announced today secures a significant improvement on the broken laws that for too long…There will be trees that will stand, wildlife that will survive and ecosystems that may flourish again because of this.’ #auspol www.greenpeace.org.au/news/nature-...
Nature laws agreement delivers big forests outcome; much work to be done on climate - Greenpeace Australia Pacific
CANBERRA, 27 NOV 2025 — Greenpeace has welcomed the agreement struck by Labor and the Greens today on EPBC Act reforms, which secures new nature and forest protections, but says…
www.greenpeace.org.au
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
#Breaking #ELaws ‘“The agreement announced today secures a significant improvement on the broken laws that for too long…There will be trees that will stand, wildlife that will survive and ecosystems that may flourish again because of this.’ #auspol www.greenpeace.org.au/news/nature-...
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A Tallship Sydney Harbour- The "Southern Swan" maneuvers in dock- Look at the top of the Foremast :)
#Sydney #tallship #SydneySwan #travel #nsw #Olympus #australia
#Sydney #tallship #SydneySwan #travel #nsw #Olympus #australia
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
A Tallship Sydney Harbour- The "Southern Swan" maneuvers in dock- Look at the top of the Foremast :)
#Sydney #tallship #SydneySwan #travel #nsw #Olympus #australia
#Sydney #tallship #SydneySwan #travel #nsw #Olympus #australia
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Street Art - Ireland
A roadside vertical post aka bollard painted as a blue octopus with tentacles extending across the pavement, using the curb and cobbles to suggest movement. I love the use of multiple colors and the eyes & brows are wonderful!! 😁
#StreetArt #Ireland #ArtSky #Octopus #Graffiti
A roadside vertical post aka bollard painted as a blue octopus with tentacles extending across the pavement, using the curb and cobbles to suggest movement. I love the use of multiple colors and the eyes & brows are wonderful!! 😁
#StreetArt #Ireland #ArtSky #Octopus #Graffiti
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Street Art - Ireland
A roadside vertical post aka bollard painted as a blue octopus with tentacles extending across the pavement, using the curb and cobbles to suggest movement. I love the use of multiple colors and the eyes & brows are wonderful!! 😁
#StreetArt #Ireland #ArtSky #Octopus #Graffiti
A roadside vertical post aka bollard painted as a blue octopus with tentacles extending across the pavement, using the curb and cobbles to suggest movement. I love the use of multiple colors and the eyes & brows are wonderful!! 😁
#StreetArt #Ireland #ArtSky #Octopus #Graffiti
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Octopus hiding from a fisherman. Detail from a drinking cup ca. 500 BC. Thx: @archaeologyart.
#archaeology
#archaeology
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Octopus hiding from a fisherman. Detail from a drinking cup ca. 500 BC. Thx: @archaeologyart.
#archaeology
#archaeology
Time for a quiet Sea Shanty… 🦜
‘Musha ringum duram da
Whack-fall the daddy-o
Whack-fall the daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar’
#PirateBangers #SeaShanty #GerryGarcia #TheGratefulDead #WhiskyInTheJar #Traditional #Folk #Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGrv...
‘Musha ringum duram da
Whack-fall the daddy-o
Whack-fall the daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar’
#PirateBangers #SeaShanty #GerryGarcia #TheGratefulDead #WhiskyInTheJar #Traditional #Folk #Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGrv...
Whiskey In The Jar
YouTube video by Jerry Garcia - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Time for a quiet Sea Shanty… 🦜
‘Musha ringum duram da
Whack-fall the daddy-o
Whack-fall the daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar’
#PirateBangers #SeaShanty #GerryGarcia #TheGratefulDead #WhiskyInTheJar #Traditional #Folk #Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGrv...
‘Musha ringum duram da
Whack-fall the daddy-o
Whack-fall the daddy-o
There's whiskey in the jar’
#PirateBangers #SeaShanty #GerryGarcia #TheGratefulDead #WhiskyInTheJar #Traditional #Folk #Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGrv...
Truckloads of leftover food donated as The Ashes Test Cricket Series (Australia v. England) ends early.
OzHarvest said it was the biggest single donation of food it had ever received in Western Australia.
#TheAshes #SurplusFood #Donation #OzHarvest
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
OzHarvest said it was the biggest single donation of food it had ever received in Western Australia.
#TheAshes #SurplusFood #Donation #OzHarvest
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
Short first Ashes Test results in record donation of surplus food across Western Australia
Optus Stadium donates fresh produce after England’s capitulation with OZHarvest redistributing ‘hundreds of kilos’ to charities
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Truckloads of leftover food donated as The Ashes Test Cricket Series (Australia v. England) ends early.
OzHarvest said it was the biggest single donation of food it had ever received in Western Australia.
#TheAshes #SurplusFood #Donation #OzHarvest
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
OzHarvest said it was the biggest single donation of food it had ever received in Western Australia.
#TheAshes #SurplusFood #Donation #OzHarvest
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
“I can't wait a moment more
Tell me quando, quando, quando
La La La La La La La
La La La La La La La” 💃
#PerformanceArt #QuandoQuandoQuando #KesslerTwins #Scopitone #ItalianPop #Music #Lyrics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKoX...
Tell me quando, quando, quando
La La La La La La La
La La La La La La La” 💃
#PerformanceArt #QuandoQuandoQuando #KesslerTwins #Scopitone #ItalianPop #Music #Lyrics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKoX...
Quando Quando - Kessler twins - HD HQ - Scopitone
YouTube video by Marcelo Blanco Pinball
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
“I can't wait a moment more
Tell me quando, quando, quando
La La La La La La La
La La La La La La La” 💃
#PerformanceArt #QuandoQuandoQuando #KesslerTwins #Scopitone #ItalianPop #Music #Lyrics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKoX...
Tell me quando, quando, quando
La La La La La La La
La La La La La La La” 💃
#PerformanceArt #QuandoQuandoQuando #KesslerTwins #Scopitone #ItalianPop #Music #Lyrics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKoX...
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Talked folklore. And ate blueberry muffins. 'Twere grand. 😊❤️
A lovely and productive meeting with Christina at @treadwells-books.bsky.social today. We signed books while we were there, too. Do please give the team at Treadwell's a follow!
#BookSky🩵📚 #books #author #writer #AuthorsOfBlueSky #bookshop #esoteric #folklore #WitchSky #WitchesOfBlueSky #booklover
#BookSky🩵📚 #books #author #writer #AuthorsOfBlueSky #bookshop #esoteric #folklore #WitchSky #WitchesOfBlueSky #booklover
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Talked folklore. And ate blueberry muffins. 'Twere grand. 😊❤️
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November 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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@gardenwizard.bsky.social
I think I found your preschool picture !!
I think I found your preschool picture !!
November 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
@gardenwizard.bsky.social
I think I found your preschool picture !!
I think I found your preschool picture !!
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Roman Engineering Keeps Temple of Venus Standing for 2,000 Years on Volcanic Ground - GreekReporter.com greekreporter.com/2025/11/25/r...
Roman Engineering Keeps Temple of Venus Standing for 2,000 Years on Volcanic Ground - GreekReporter.com
A new study shows how the Roman Temple of Venus in volcanic Italy survived 2,000 years with advanced mortars, bricks, and volcanic materials.
greekreporter.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Roman Engineering Keeps Temple of Venus Standing for 2,000 Years on Volcanic Ground - GreekReporter.com greekreporter.com/2025/11/25/r...
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Petrogale assimilis
(Allied rock-wallaby)
Ross River Dam, Townsville,
Queensland, Australia.
24th November 2025
#AlliedRockWallaby #Wallaby #RockWallaby #Petrogale #Wildoz #Australianwildlife #auswildlife #nature
(Allied rock-wallaby)
Ross River Dam, Townsville,
Queensland, Australia.
24th November 2025
#AlliedRockWallaby #Wallaby #RockWallaby #Petrogale #Wildoz #Australianwildlife #auswildlife #nature
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Petrogale assimilis
(Allied rock-wallaby)
Ross River Dam, Townsville,
Queensland, Australia.
24th November 2025
#AlliedRockWallaby #Wallaby #RockWallaby #Petrogale #Wildoz #Australianwildlife #auswildlife #nature
(Allied rock-wallaby)
Ross River Dam, Townsville,
Queensland, Australia.
24th November 2025
#AlliedRockWallaby #Wallaby #RockWallaby #Petrogale #Wildoz #Australianwildlife #auswildlife #nature
HEATWAVE SUMMER TACOS ☀️
Mango and haloumi tacos with cucumber and avocado salsa
(Make your own GF & Vegan substitutions)
Image and Recipe: ABC Everyday, Hetty McKinnon
#Summer #Mango #Tacos
www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01...
Mango and haloumi tacos with cucumber and avocado salsa
(Make your own GF & Vegan substitutions)
Image and Recipe: ABC Everyday, Hetty McKinnon
#Summer #Mango #Tacos
www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01...
These mango and haloumi tacos make a refreshing summer dinner - ABC News
You have permission to eat mangoes for dinner with these fresh and bright tacos.
www.abc.net.au
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 AM
HEATWAVE SUMMER TACOS ☀️
Mango and haloumi tacos with cucumber and avocado salsa
(Make your own GF & Vegan substitutions)
Image and Recipe: ABC Everyday, Hetty McKinnon
#Summer #Mango #Tacos
www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01...
Mango and haloumi tacos with cucumber and avocado salsa
(Make your own GF & Vegan substitutions)
Image and Recipe: ABC Everyday, Hetty McKinnon
#Summer #Mango #Tacos
www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01...
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Awww, Jimmy Cliff. 😢💔
Jimmy Cliff performing "Many Rivers To Cross" on KCRW
YouTube video by KCRW
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Awww, Jimmy Cliff. 😢💔