📷 Photo challenge, day 10: rail.

Of the many wonderful exhibits at the NSW Rail Museum, this little railbus is one of my favourites. Though small, it still gets a Wikipedia entry.

#mbjune #Sydney #railwayheritage

A vintage green and cream streamlined railbus is parked inside the NSW Rail Museum train shed.

📷 Day 9: wood. There’s a truly massive amount of timber in the old wharves around Sydney Harbour. #mbjune #Sydney.

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A search for meaning in the palace of lost memories: Thoughts on Piranesi, a novel by Susanna Clarke

Susanna Clarke’s novel Piranesi has got me thinking about memory, identity, the fallibility of writing, and the paradox that intrinsic value might be created rather than found

📷 Photo challenge day 8: travel. Most of the photos this month are of #Sydney, but given today’s theme, this was taken as far from Sydney as it’s possible to get. #mbjune

A farm gate leads to green fields in the Scottish highlands. Two bicycles lean against a wall in the foreground.

Who says you have to choose between yourself and others? The case for intelligent generosity

It’s not rocket science but if you want to foster sustainable generosity and human flourishing here’s how to cultivate a balance between caring for yourself and supporting others.

📷 micro.blog photo challenge day 7: switch. #mbjune

A control panel featuring a steam valve operating switch and a soot blower operating switch is displayed on a textured surface at White Bay Power Station, Sydney.

This is what nuclear ‘decommissioning’ looks like: a debacle. #nuclearindustry

“The NDA expects the clean-up of the Sellafield site to go on until 2125 and cost £136 billion ($184 billion), an estimate which has increased nearly 19 percent since March 2019.”

www.theregister.com/2025/06/0…

HT: Glyn Moody, Mastodon

📷 Day 6: contrast #mbjune #Sydney.

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A person walks towards a sandy beach at sunrise under the pavilion at Maroubra, with a few people in the distance near the shoreline.

📷 Day 5: reflection #mbjune #Sydney.

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A puddle on concrete reflects a cloudy blue sky and the surrounding buildings  and chimney stack of White Bay Power Station

📷 photo challenge day 4: nostalgia. Can you tell what these are? #mbjune