Ryan Booker
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  • Fluffy.

    Grey skies and fluffy clouds stetching meeting at the horizon.
    → 5:36 PM, Nov 29
  • After 5 days my fingerprints have returned sufficiently that Touch ID works about 5% of the time…

    → 7:55 AM, Nov 25
  • The end of a great week of GUE DPV Cave training in Ginnie Springs with Kirill and my teammate Bori. The most fun class I’ve taken in ages.

    Three happy divers in black drysuits after a week of DPV cave diving in Ginnie Strings.
    → 11:21 AM, Nov 18
  • An update, I have one “Ginnie Finger” today. Limestone is grindy. 😬

    We made it to 3700 feet in the Heinkel section of Devil’s in Ginnie today. I think the hardest part was dealing with a bouquet of empty stages and multiple scooters in the Eye for deco.

    One day to go… we dropped everything before the Heinkel and swam through today, but tomorrow we’re taking scooters through.

    → 10:40 AM, Nov 17
  • While I don’t have “Ginnie Fingers”… after a week of diving in High Springs I can no longer use Touch ID to unlock my Mac. 🫵😬

    → 10:59 PM, Nov 13
  • It’s a bloody long way from Brisbane to High Springs.

    A lonely witch's hat on the tarmac. The flying kangaroo. Through the door of a cockpit, some fuzzy dice hang above the flight controls. A close up of the High Springs water tower.
    → 3:00 AM, Nov 5
  • This time of year my local park is full of Corellas and Galahs.

    A corella snacking on grass seeds and flowers above a rock wall.
    → 4:51 PM, Oct 18
  • First thing.

    Morning light sneaks through closed wooden slats, hitting the edge of a wardrobe.
    → 9:00 AM, Oct 16
  • Old mate is having a day.

    A peacock with his handsome fan tail on full display.
    → 9:00 AM, Oct 9
  • Congratulations Tom and Nicole on passing GUE Fundamentals in Byron Bay. A great couple of weekends in a beautiful part of the world!

    → 11:39 AM, Oct 4
  • On October 14 we are being asked to vote on one simple thing

    Should the following amendment be made to the Australian Constitution:

    Chapter IX Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

    129 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice

    In recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of Australia:

    i. there shall be a body, to be called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice;

    ii. the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice may make representations to the Parliament and the Executive Government of the Commonwealth on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples;

    iii. the Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have power to make laws with respect to matters relating to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, including its composition, functions, powers and procedures.

    The question on the referendum is simply:

    A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.

    Do you approve this proposed alteration?

    Whatever else you’ve seen, heard, or believe, the only things that matter are the amendment and question above.

    → 9:00 AM, Oct 1
  • We’re coming down to the wire… If you’ve got a few bob laying about, please consider donating to Steptember and helping kids with cerebral palsy.

    → 12:58 PM, Sep 29
  • Some workmates and I are participating in Steptember this year, hoping to raise money for Cerebral Palsy.

    If you have a few spare bucks, please consider donating.

    Help me reach my Steptember fundraising goal.
    → 12:30 PM, Aug 30
  • This grumpy ol' fella wanted some action…

    I took these frame grabs from our dive at Julian Rocks with Blue Bay on Saturday. This turtle harassed us and every other diver that swam through the area.

    A turtle gazes up at a diver in trim, bubble escaping toward the surface. Side shot of a turtle gazing up at a diver in trim, bubbles escaping toward the surface. The large turtle continues to harras a nimble diver.
    → 9:00 AM, Aug 28
  • A day on the bay.

    A small tinny zipping out into Moreton Bay for a spot of fishing. Clear blue skies above almost glassy ocean conditions.
    → 9:00 AM, Aug 21
  • No strawberry sundaes, but there were cows…

    Breakfast and lunch at Montville and a great day walking around Kondililla Falls—more of a trickle at the moment!

    Rolling hills and farms, viewed from Gerrard's Lookout.
    → 6:00 PM, Aug 16
  • Congratulations Ian and Christina on passing GUE DPV 1!

    A head shot of two happy DPV divers wearing Santi Drysuits.
    → 9:00 AM, Aug 11
  • An unexpected guest.

    A peacock wandering a leaf covered path.
    → 12:30 PM, Aug 10
  • Ringo’s new friend.

    A small plush Tasmanian Tiger.
    → 9:00 PM, Aug 9
  • Destroyer of worlds.

    Gold and brown Ray-Ban Aviators laying on a wooden table next to a recently emptied coffee cup, and mushroom cloud shaped pattern inside.
    → 9:00 AM, Aug 8
  • Twisted metal.

    The cab of a cement truck crafted in decorative rusted metal fencing.
    → 9:00 AM, Aug 4
  • We also visited Port Arthur… an important historical area from our colonial and convict past… and on 28 April 1996 site of the worst mass shooting in modern Australian history—after which the Australian government introduced a buyback program and heavily restricted gun ownership.

    A red brick wall with several old gaol cell windows.
    → 9:00 AM, Jul 30
  • We took a trip to Tassie, the view from atop Kunanyi (Mount Wellington) was really something.

    Looking out across Hobart from the top of Kunanyi (Mount Wellington).
    → 9:25 PM, Jul 29
  • Finished reading: Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey 📚

    → 3:01 PM, Jul 15
  • We spent Easter on beautiful Heron Island, home to a variety of birds (no herons) and a green sea turtle nesting ground.

    In the early 20th century also home to a turtle cannery, thankfully now a resort and University of Queensland research station.

    Looking out across the blue and green water of Heron Island, toward the horizon and clear blue sky, snorkelers swimming around a disused wooden frame. A golden sunset drifts toward an ocean horizon, backlit clouds outlined above a rusted ship wreck jutting above the waterline. A rich orange sunset, the sun disappearing below an ocean horizon, grey clouds lit with deep purples and oranges.

    Did I mention the birds? Bring a spare shirt.

    → 9:00 AM, Apr 22
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