Life and light and occasional art and cultural thoughts from Hobart, #Tasmania and from my travels. Join me? All photos shared on this account are my own, unless otherwise credited or clearly reposted.https://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3mn22ak7gqk2pNice to see the sun again.30 May 2026 02:52 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn22ak7gqk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3mmzla4pqnc2dInteresting analysis of #Australia’s current political shifts, by Kos Samaras via #pearlsandirritations. https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/05/three-australias-new-polling-shows-deepening-divide/29 May 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzla4pqnc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3mkwj4vxvys2cEnjoying the last of this “Indian” summer weather with a walk along the river at Tranmere. #tasmania #photography #landscape #australia #weareroamers03 May 2026 06:17 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwj4vxvys2chttps://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3milaf36jm22a…and while I was at it…03 Apr 2026 07:51 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3milaf36jm22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3miladyjegs2a7.5kg of blackberries resulted in around 30 jars of jam. The blackberry picking was a group activity with family and friends.03 Apr 2026 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3miladyjegs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3mila54zwgs2aI’ve been participating in some traditional Tasmanian autumn traditions. #blackberries #harvest #gleaning #autumn03 Apr 2026 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mila54zwgs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3mdbmbqwfl22tAn interesting read, well worth wading through the economic language for. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-26/trump-us-dollar-keynes-bretton-woods-economy/10626083225 Jan 2026 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdbmbqwfl22thttps://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3mcr4udqihk2bTax the rich. Simple. #auspol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-19/income-inequality-oxfam-report-calls-to-tax-billionaires/10623661219 Jan 2026 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcr4udqihk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3mbugiuzyy224Stunning summer #sunset over kunanyi/Mt Wellington and #Hobart, #Tasmania yesterday evening.07 Jan 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbugiuzyy224https://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3mb4mpzhcdc27Here’s what I have been reading… #myyearinbooks29 Dec 2025 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb4mpzhcdc27https://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3mb4fgxjndk26I don’t use Spotify but I do read….29 Dec 2025 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb4fgxjndk26https://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3maoocc7pjk2nhttps://tasmaniantimes.com/2025/12/ding-dong-font-pr-is-gone/23 Dec 2025 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3maoocc7pjk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3m7y4j3yejk2fhttps://www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025/12/14/australia-housing-crisis14 Dec 2025 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7y4j3yejk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3m7vmwhruvk2fhttps://tasmaniantimes.com/2025/12/mainland-media-urges-christmas-boycott-of-salmon/13 Dec 2025 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7vmwhruvk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3m3qdwz4bic2vThat money can’t buy happiness is a myth. “Every dollar shaved off rent or power costs has the same effect as raising incomes for those who need it most. When essentials are affordable, stress declines, resilience rises…” #wellbeing #happiness #thestatsguy https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2025/10/21/money-happiness21 Oct 2025 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3qdwz4bic2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3m3isfvl2ek26How many “greats” is too many? #greatwalks #hiking #australia #tasmania https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/oct/18/australia-great-walks-nsw-queensland-tasmania18 Oct 2025 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3isfvl2ek26https://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3m3iqpdettc26If you can’t say something nice, then don’t say anything at all. #australia #statsguy https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025/10/14/the-stats-guy-states-and-territories18 Oct 2025 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3iqpdettc26https://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3m3hbaoy2ws2vOne of the odder stories of the week. #paddingtonbear #ukpolitics #satireontrial #spittingimage https://independentaustralia.net/life/life-display/britains-appetite-for-humiliation-is-insatiable,2028018 Oct 2025 07:28 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3hbaoy2ws2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3m2fotzzlzc23Likely #stadium timeline. Satire or Nostradamus-like foresight? You decide. #tasmania #taspol #tasmaniantimes #nonewstadium https://tasmaniantimes.com/2025/10/ignoring-experts-stadium-ignorance-a-trump-esque-folly/04 Oct 2025 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2fotzzlzc23https://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3ly76pxwo3s2hAn interesting read for Father’s Day. https://theconversation.com/we-studied-100-years-of-australian-fatherhood-heres-how-todays-dads-differ-from-their-grandfathers-16634806 Sep 2025 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly76pxwo3s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3lxilhyssos2wDoes the AFL need to be more open when it comes to sport and sexuality? Can any major social enterprise ignore and disrespect the reality of the society in which it seeks to flourish? Fiona Katsukas’ cartoon from #theguardianaustralia #afl #lgbtqi #loveislove28 Aug 2025 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxilhyssos2whttps://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3lwwznqi3222sSeems to be a lot of bots discovering #bluesky lately. Anyone else suddenly being followed by weird junk accounts? It’s what I came here to get away from. (Sighs).21 Aug 2025 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwwznqi3222shttps://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3lwdqbfvjn226Vale David Stratton. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-14/david-stratton-english-australian-film-critic-obituary/105654394?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other14 Aug 2025 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwdqbfvjn226https://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3lvraxynl422tTime for a positive change in #Tasmania. https://tasmaniantimes.com/2025/08/the-article-richard-flanagan-wrote-and-the-mercury-refused-to-run/ #auspol #taspol #australia06 Aug 2025 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvraxynl422thttps://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3luhqtlk76k22“The retention of minority government in Tasmania enables this fraud — for that is what this process of fake deliberation is — to be short-circuited, if crossbenchers are willing to force the big parties to think outside the majority mindset.” https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/21/tasmanian-election-afl-stadium-liberal-albor-majority-citizens-assembly/21 Jul 2025 10:11 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3luhqtlk76k22https://bsky.app/profile/novisiblemeans.bsky.social/post/3lu75idzpac23“We urgently need budget repair, alongside ambitious reforms in health, housing, education, sustainability and productivity.” But is Tasmania going to get what it needs? #tasmania #taspol https://theconversation.com/tasmania-is-limping-towards-an-election-nobody-wants-heres-the-state-of-play-26050418 Jul 2025 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:xfpisvlkqyvsn65mzdkepyfa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu75idzpac23