Ness
nessau.bsky.social
Ness
@nessau.bsky.social
Vegetation ecologist & research laboratory manager - on pause (MECFS / LC). Also: fire behaviour, libraries, cultural preservation, music, guinea pigs, TNR cats, sunsets.
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Best wishes for your birthday 🎂 💙
November 30, 2025 at 7:43 AM
💔😢😢
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Perhaps get soft/2B pencil and use it to pop a bit of graphite in that E string groove in the nut, if that's where the problem is.

I've never done it with a guitar, but I've had success with cello & violin with this trick
November 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I'm looking at a room of bags & boxes piled up, and wondering if I have it in me to continue. I'm a bit inspired to give it a crack....
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Yep that awkward stage in the process when everything goes heaps messy 🫤

Sending vibes of encouragement & MEepy solidarity though, acknowledging what a huge effort this is⚡️👊

Here's hoping the next few days are gentle.
November 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Reposted by Ness
I recently wrote a reflective piece for the Polyphony blog @the-polyphony.bsky.social explaining the motivations behind my work on ME, and what I think a medical humanities approach has to offer this field - and health research more generally

thepolyphony.org/2025/10/09/p...
Privilege and Pain: Why the Medical Humanities Matter
Katharine Cheston reflects on her own experience of ME and the need for a more caring, curious, and compassionate approach to health research.
thepolyphony.org
October 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM
They're such loveable numpties! 😻
October 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This photo represents one of the proudest moments of my entire life. He was so trap-shy!

Contrasting with our tuxedo TNR guy who I had to lock up on trapping nights because he was so trap-happy 😆 (Anything for an extra feed haha)
October 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Reposted by Ness
Think you might enjoy this excellent interview and what Katharine Cheston has done (is doing) with her returned health...

chroniclivingtherapy.com/katharine-ch...
Katharine Cheston: exploring stigma, shame and illness - Chronic Living Therapy
Interview with Katharine Cheston, social/cultural researcher into the stigma and shame experienced by people with ME MECFS and similar illnesses
chroniclivingtherapy.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I'm so sorry for your loss. It's the saddest thing when it feels like someone goes too soon.

Thank you for sharing him with us! And for letting us know that he has passed 😢💔
September 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Hearing you, arghhh.

Last summer I lived under a doona; today I was still trying to cool down in air con at 11pm. Wt?🤷

Either way, summer is brutal 😪
September 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Gorgeous! ❤️
September 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
to critically examine evidence, and to have the humility to say so when we just don't know all the answers?

9/9
September 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM