Barrangga is build up time. It is hot and humid, with thalangu (dust & storms), and walangu (gales) whipping across muwayi (country). The hot weather signals a big shift for our reptiles as the jungurra (olive python) and walaganburu (rock python) wake up from their cold weather sleep. The flowering bandarin (silver-leaf paperbark) tells us that the gayi (freshwater crocodile) are now laying their eggs, hatching when the mala (freshwater mangrove) flowers. Janggurru (short-necked turtle) and waywurru (long-necked turtle) lay their eggs in early Barrangga, hatching with the first rain

Bulurru is the time of the monsoon rains. Everything is green and it is the best time for hunting and harvest. The air is thick with the scent of barrala, shiny black spinifex wax, which we use for healing. The call of the yidiyidi (cicada) lets us know that it is time for ceremony to begin. Miljidawurru are the storms from the south that bring lightning, thunder and big gusty winds. Gulumbuway follow and are quieter storms that bring lots of winyji and flooding rivers. Gurgu wandaga (long unbroken cloud formations) also carry rain

After the big rains, muwayi (country) is alive and active. The gilini (sesbania plant) appears during wet season and when the bright yellow flowers appear, this indicates that the baaniy (goanna) are fat and ready to be hunted. It is the nyalalanggarra (male), who has been feeding on ngali (frogs), that we target at this time. Bambarri (freshwater mussels) are fat and we cook them in hot coals or boil them to eat. They make good bait for fishing. Girinybali is when we start using winthali (fire) to look after and manage muwayi.

Barrangga is build up time. It is hot and humid, with thalangu (dust & storms), and walangu (gales) whipping across muwayi (country). The hot weather signals a big shift for our reptiles as the jungurra (olive python) and walaganburu (rock python) wake up from their cold weather sleep. The flowering bandarin (silver-leaf paperbark) tells us that the gayi (freshwater crocodile) are now laying their eggs, hatching when the mala (freshwater mangrove) flowers. Janggurru (short-necked turtle) and waywurru (long-necked turtle) lay their eggs in early Barrangga, hatching with the first rain

Bulurru is the time of the monsoon rains. Everything is green and it is the best time for hunting and harvest. The air is thick with the scent of barrala, shiny black spinifex wax, which we use for healing. The call of the yidiyidi (cicada) lets us know that it is time for ceremony to begin. Miljidawurru are the storms from the south that bring lightning, thunder and big gusty winds. Gulumbuway follow and are quieter storms that bring lots of winyji and flooding rivers. Gurgu wandaga (long unbroken cloud formations) also carry rain

After the big rains, muwayi (country) is alive and active. The gilini (sesbania plant) appears during wet season and when the bright yellow flowers appear, this indicates that the baaniy (goanna) are fat and ready to be hunted. It is the nyalalanggarra (male), who has been feeding on ngali (frogs), that we target at this time. Bambarri (freshwater mussels) are fat and we cook them in hot coals or boil them to eat. They make good bait for fishing. Girinybali is when we start using winthali (fire) to look after and manage muwayi.