Susan McCreery
@susanmccreery.bsky.social
Writer. ALL THE UNLOVED out now. Retired proofreader (90 issues!) for Australian Geographic. Still work for trade publishers. Newbie freediver. Ocean, flowers, movies, birds, books, cats, silliness. Thirroul/Dharawal, Australia.
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The colours and textures of a little afternoon beachcombing.💫
Bonnets up! We're having a little summer rain.
December 13, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Bonnets up! We're having a little summer rain.
Little blue periwinkles gathering in the intertidal zone at Sandon Point, NSW.
December 12, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Little blue periwinkles gathering in the intertidal zone at Sandon Point, NSW.
When I heard that this job was to be 'a paper proofread' bc author preferred it, I thought whacko! Been working exclusively onscreen for years now, and, sure, saves paper/postage/time, but there's something special (and far less arduous, imo) about marking up physical pages. Let's gooo!✍️🏻
December 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
When I heard that this job was to be 'a paper proofread' bc author preferred it, I thought whacko! Been working exclusively onscreen for years now, and, sure, saves paper/postage/time, but there's something special (and far less arduous, imo) about marking up physical pages. Let's gooo!✍️🏻
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the opening of monkey grip by helen garner. so so good.
December 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
the opening of monkey grip by helen garner. so so good.
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Back in the Southern Highlands to talk about ‘Seasons Where the River Bends’. Thanks Bowral Bookshop for having us, @BenQuilty for our conversation, and everyone who came to listen 🙏😊💙
December 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Back in the Southern Highlands to talk about ‘Seasons Where the River Bends’. Thanks Bowral Bookshop for having us, @BenQuilty for our conversation, and everyone who came to listen 🙏😊💙
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I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
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The US social media vetting for visas will be devastating for scientific and journalistic conferences, fellowships etc. No global organisation can seriously consider holding an international conference in the US while this policy exists.
December 11, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The US social media vetting for visas will be devastating for scientific and journalistic conferences, fellowships etc. No global organisation can seriously consider holding an international conference in the US while this policy exists.
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Philotheca nodiflora
A shrub in the family Rutaceae with beautiful, delicate blue flowers. Endemic to Western Australia. Seen in the Stirling Ranges in October.
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #Rutaceae #bloomscrolling
A shrub in the family Rutaceae with beautiful, delicate blue flowers. Endemic to Western Australia. Seen in the Stirling Ranges in October.
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #Rutaceae #bloomscrolling
December 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Philotheca nodiflora
A shrub in the family Rutaceae with beautiful, delicate blue flowers. Endemic to Western Australia. Seen in the Stirling Ranges in October.
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #Rutaceae #bloomscrolling
A shrub in the family Rutaceae with beautiful, delicate blue flowers. Endemic to Western Australia. Seen in the Stirling Ranges in October.
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #Rutaceae #bloomscrolling
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Overnight snowfall. #December #mountainlife
December 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Overnight snowfall. #December #mountainlife
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I was taking the bins out today when I noticed a juvenile Eastern Spinebill in the garden. I rushed back inside to grab my camera and was happy to find the bird still there when I returned.
#birds
#birds
December 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I was taking the bins out today when I noticed a juvenile Eastern Spinebill in the garden. I rushed back inside to grab my camera and was happy to find the bird still there when I returned.
#birds
#birds
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Remembering Clarice Lispector on her birthday 🎂
📷 Paulo Gurgel Valente
"In her stories, the divine erupts beneath carefully tended everyday lives."
- Benjamin Moser
📷 Paulo Gurgel Valente
"In her stories, the divine erupts beneath carefully tended everyday lives."
- Benjamin Moser
December 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Remembering Clarice Lispector on her birthday 🎂
📷 Paulo Gurgel Valente
"In her stories, the divine erupts beneath carefully tended everyday lives."
- Benjamin Moser
📷 Paulo Gurgel Valente
"In her stories, the divine erupts beneath carefully tended everyday lives."
- Benjamin Moser
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always thinking about herbert ponting's terra nova expedition photographs
December 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
always thinking about herbert ponting's terra nova expedition photographs
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Sea Library Advent Calendar
9th sea letter is from India (7):
"I love looking for seaglass. Oh the beautiful colours they come in all blues and the greens."
(there's even a book drawn with the title: love for the sea)
sea-library.com/2025/12/09/0...
9th sea letter is from India (7):
"I love looking for seaglass. Oh the beautiful colours they come in all blues and the greens."
(there's even a book drawn with the title: love for the sea)
sea-library.com/2025/12/09/0...
December 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Sea Library Advent Calendar
9th sea letter is from India (7):
"I love looking for seaglass. Oh the beautiful colours they come in all blues and the greens."
(there's even a book drawn with the title: love for the sea)
sea-library.com/2025/12/09/0...
9th sea letter is from India (7):
"I love looking for seaglass. Oh the beautiful colours they come in all blues and the greens."
(there's even a book drawn with the title: love for the sea)
sea-library.com/2025/12/09/0...
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Annie Leibovitz
Judi Dench and Helen Mirren, 2007
Great shot, Annie, but where's the movie that goes with it?
Judi Dench and Helen Mirren, 2007
Great shot, Annie, but where's the movie that goes with it?
December 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Annie Leibovitz
Judi Dench and Helen Mirren, 2007
Great shot, Annie, but where's the movie that goes with it?
Judi Dench and Helen Mirren, 2007
Great shot, Annie, but where's the movie that goes with it?
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Iris on the Riverside, Yoshimoto Gesso c.20s - 30s
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Iris on the Riverside, Yoshimoto Gesso c.20s - 30s
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December 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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I found a shell under the pier at low tide.
#TidesOutTuesday #SensoryArt #monochromatic #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #beach #coast #sunrise #scape
#TidesOutTuesday #SensoryArt #monochromatic #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #beach #coast #sunrise #scape
December 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I found a shell under the pier at low tide.
#TidesOutTuesday #SensoryArt #monochromatic #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #beach #coast #sunrise #scape
#TidesOutTuesday #SensoryArt #monochromatic #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #beach #coast #sunrise #scape
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Cladonia sp.
I've been trying to take more notice of #lichens this year, they are such fascinating organisms.
This lovely lichen, a Trumpet Lichen (Cladonia fimbriata) according to #inaturalist, was growing in the Porongurup National Park in early October
#fungifriends #wildoz #lichen
I've been trying to take more notice of #lichens this year, they are such fascinating organisms.
This lovely lichen, a Trumpet Lichen (Cladonia fimbriata) according to #inaturalist, was growing in the Porongurup National Park in early October
#fungifriends #wildoz #lichen
December 9, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Cladonia sp.
I've been trying to take more notice of #lichens this year, they are such fascinating organisms.
This lovely lichen, a Trumpet Lichen (Cladonia fimbriata) according to #inaturalist, was growing in the Porongurup National Park in early October
#fungifriends #wildoz #lichen
I've been trying to take more notice of #lichens this year, they are such fascinating organisms.
This lovely lichen, a Trumpet Lichen (Cladonia fimbriata) according to #inaturalist, was growing in the Porongurup National Park in early October
#fungifriends #wildoz #lichen
Seen on my walk (heard it first, that thrilling cry).
Male yellow-tailed black-cockatoo. Bellambi, NSW. 🪶
Male yellow-tailed black-cockatoo. Bellambi, NSW. 🪶
December 9, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Seen on my walk (heard it first, that thrilling cry).
Male yellow-tailed black-cockatoo. Bellambi, NSW. 🪶
Male yellow-tailed black-cockatoo. Bellambi, NSW. 🪶
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"Wrack is a seaweed...that is uprooted by storm seas or strong currents and found washed up on beaches or entangled within tidal reefs. Wrack is also the scattered debris of a shipwreck.
"Wrack is defined by having been broken somehow and cast upon a shore."
"Wrack is defined by having been broken somehow and cast upon a shore."
what's in a name?
My wife and I are sometimes asked why we named our 32-foot sailboat Wrack.
When we bought her, she bore the name Endymion, after my least favourite of John Keats' poems ("A thing of beauty is a joy...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM
"Wrack is a seaweed...that is uprooted by storm seas or strong currents and found washed up on beaches or entangled within tidal reefs. Wrack is also the scattered debris of a shipwreck.
"Wrack is defined by having been broken somehow and cast upon a shore."
"Wrack is defined by having been broken somehow and cast upon a shore."
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The first known use of ‘conspiracy theory’ was in 1863…or so they want you to believe.
December 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The first known use of ‘conspiracy theory’ was in 1863…or so they want you to believe.
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Some quick Powerful Owl sketch experiments. Every drawing is practice for the next.
December 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Some quick Powerful Owl sketch experiments. Every drawing is practice for the next.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM