Kaity and I were preparing our HRT shots this afternoon, when one of us accidentally dropped the estrogen filled needle and syringe. It landed tip first in one of our plush sharks...

This feels appropriate...

This is a photo from March. Kaity and I went to the unveiling of the largest trans flag in the world, and Kaity got this photo of me sitting in front of it

We've just spun up a brand new photo sharing instance, based on Vernissage. It's similar to pixelfed, but more focused on photography (as opposed to general image and short video sharing).

Signups are open. Currently, it mandates an email address, but you can stick whatever you like in there, and it will be automatically verified. Signups do require approval, but you can also generate invites that (I believe) bypass the requirement for approval.

Anyway, you can check it out at https://photos.blahaj.zone/

As a consequence, we will be taking down our pixelfed instance. We'll leave it up until the end of August to give people a chance to migrate, but honestly, it had really low activity in any case, so it shouldn't have too much of an impact on people.

Vernissage may also end up having low activity, but even if it does, I like it so much more than pixelfed, that we'll keep it running even if it's just me using it :)

These two derps were standing on a rock in my local creek a couple of years ago

This was me yesterday, for TDOV (It's already April 1 here in Australia) sitting in front of the worlds largest trans flag. Photo taken by the wonderful @[email protected].

Today is 9 years since I came out to my then 11 year old kid, and tomorrow is 9 years since I started medically transitioning.

I was 41 years old then. Trans awareness was just on the upkick. Everyone knew Caitlyn Jenner. Laverne Cox had appeared on the cover of TIME magazine... Yet I was still the first trans person most people had met.

At the time, my understanding of gender was very binary, and my own goals pretty much consisted of "Get transition out of the way, blend back in to the world, and get on with life without much talking about the trans thing"

But, I went to my first Pride, and I was changed forever. I was surrounded by my people, which wasn't something I'd ever felt before. And with time, I came to have a more nuanced understanding of gender, and the artificial nature of the binary. And I also came to appreciate my own queerness, and completely lost the desire to blend in and hide amongst the society that had made it so hard to accept myself in the first place.

And now, I can't help myself. I run gender diverse events, I create spaces and help foster queer communities. I stand loud and visible and proud, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

I see all of you glorious bitches, bastards and ne'er-do-wells, and I love you all!

This was me yesterday, for TDOV (It's already April 1 here in Australia) sitting in front of the worlds largest trans flag. Photo taken by the wonderful @[email protected].

Today is 9 years since I came out to my then 11 year old kid, and tomorrow is 9 years since I started medically transitioning.

I was 41 years old then. Trans awareness was just on the upkick. Everyone knew Caitlyn Jenner. Laverne Cox had appeared on the cover of TIME magazine... Yet I was still the first trans person most people had met.

At the time, my understanding of gender was very binary, and my own goals pretty much consisted of "Get transition out of the way, blend back in to the world, and get on with life without much talking about the trans thing"

But, I went to my first Pride, and I was changed forever. I was surrounded by my people, which wasn't something I'd ever felt before. And with time, I came to have a more nuanced understanding of gender, and the artificial nature of the binary. And I also came to appreciate my own queerness, and completely lost the desire to blend in and hide amongst the society that had made it so hard to accept myself in the first place.

And now, I can't help myself. I run gender diverse events, I create spaces and help foster queer communities. I stand loud and visible and proud, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

I see all of you glorious bitches, bastards and ne'er-do-wells, and I love you all!

TDOV 2026 Meanjin, Queensland, Australia

Blood moon

The lunar eclipse at its peak, as seen from Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia.

1 second handheld exposure on an OM-1 Mk II / M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm F4.0 IS PRO, so it's not quite as crisp as I would have liked.

Post processing done in Darktable

Keith Boden Wetlands, Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia

Taken with an OM-1 Mk II / M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm F4.0 IS PRO

Post processing completed in Darktable

Keith Boden Wetlands, Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia

Taken with an OM-1 MkII / M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm F4.0 IS PRO

Image post processing completed in Darktable

#RoyalSpoonbill #BirdPhotography #Brisbane #Meanjin #Wildlife #Wetlands #OM1MkII #Olympus #Darktable #Australia #bird #AustralianBirds

A young Torresian Crow being fed by a parent

This was AFTER the young crow stuffed itself on food from all of the people having BBQs nearby!

Shorncliffe, Queensland, Australia

Taken with an OM-1 MkII / M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm F4.0 IS PRO

Post processing done with Rawforge and Darktable

Taken with an OM-1 Mk II / M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm F4.0 IS PRO

Noise reduction with RawForge. Image post processing done in Darktable.

Taken with a DJI Mavic 4 Pro 28mm lens

Help me out Aussie folk that were around in the 80s. I'm trying to identify a dinosaur theme park on the Gold Coast from that time period.

I have memories as a kid of going to this rather dingy park. It didn't have much infrastructure at all, but what it did have were giant animatronic dinosaurs. They moved around, and I have vague memories that they were actually being driven/controlled by someone inside the dino. I also remember there was a giant red back spider that the t-rex battled with...

It wasn't Dinosaur Island at Sea World, as this predated the seaworld attraction by many years. But other than that, I can't find any record of it.

I wonder if it wasn't a permanent setup, but maybe something that moved around the country like a circus?

I've decided I'm going to run a marathon. The running season in Aus is only a few months away, so I'm not going to aim for this year, but will focus on mid 2027.

Around 10 years ago, I used to run, a lot! I did lots of half marathons and parkruns, but never a full marathon! I'd already decided to train for a half (that's my goal for this running season), but after watching a few people talk about training up for a full marathon, I've decided I'm going to do it as well!

I used to run a 1:38 HM, but I'm 10 years older, and no longer have the fitness I used to or the advantage of testosterone, so I won't be setting any records, but it's the first time I've felt excited about having a running goal in a long time!

I'm back!

Brisbane, Australia

Taken with an OM-1 Mk II / Zuiko 300mm F4

Brisbane, Australia

Taken with an OM-1 Mk II / Zuiko 300mm F4

I saw this little guy in a nest on the way through Gympie. With a dead sibling in the nest too...