“I’ll take Stupid things Trump does for 400, Alex.”

BEFORE - a close up of a face showing a small skin blemish near the nose.

AFTER - a close-up of a face showing a large triangular-shaped scar and after stitches were removed following surgery to remove a basal cell carcinoma.

Folks, go and get your skin checked regularly! Even the smallest benign-looking mark, can be something serious.
For me, a basal cell carcinoma. Extensive excision but pathology results appear to be good post surgery.

A white-plumed honeyeater

A Red Wattlebird (yes it’s mostly black, white and grey)

A party of spotted Pardalote

Another party nearby of red-rumped parrots and one red wattlebird.

More birbs…🪾🦜

An eastern rosella

A Spotted Pardalote

An Eastern Yellow Robin

A red-rumped parrot

One of the benefits of being at home at the moment, is capturing photos of local birds in the trees just outside. 🦜🪾

Wish I could have been there to see it.😕 📡

Will the access road be permanent or temporary?

PS: Glad to have found you here Richard!!

Please @theguardian.com, you’re supposed to be a reliable and quality news source.🙏

Never ‘stranded’, ‘stuck’ or ‘abandoned’.

We don’t need click bait headlines.

Thanks Alice. Hardest decision I’ve ever had to make.

DSS33 is planned to be the next antenna built in Canberra. There was plenty of talk before I left of it being delayed because of budget restrictions at NASA.

Remember that ALL of the Deep Space Network stations are fully funded by NASA, including Tidbinbilla. If NASA funding for science gets cut, and missions reduced, that will include funding for the DSN. There were already cuts planned for next year even before these possible cuts surfaced. 📡

Don’t forget the Canberra Deep Space Network team providing the invaluable ’two-way’ communication support from this side of the world. 📡

Hello everybody 👋

Many will know me for my work as a Science Communicator. I formerly worked for NASA’s Deep Space Network station in Canberra.
I am moving on to a new chapter of my life but will always be around to share my love of space exploration.

Glad to be here and outta that other place.