Barrangga
August - December
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.
Bulurru
December - February
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.
Girinybali
February - April
After the big rains, muwayi (country) is alive and active. Baaniy (goanna) are growing fat and ready to be hunted. It is the nyalalanggarra (male), who has been feeding on ngali (frogs), that we target at this time. Girinybali is when we start using winthali (fire) to look after and manage muwayi.
Maurri
April - August
As the afternoon sky lightens into biyi (shades of pink & purple), and the munbu (stratus clouds) streak across the sky, we know that muarri (cold weather) has come. The milky way brightens as we burn thalngarri (snappy gum) which keeps us warm throughout the night. Maurri is the season for galamuda (bush turkey/Australian bustard) one of the tastiest of our bush meats.
Barrangga
August - December
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.
Bulurru
December - February
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.
Girinybali
February - April
After the big rains, muwayi (country) is alive and active. Baaniy (goanna) are growing fat and ready to be hunted. It is the nyalalanggarra (male), who has been feeding on ngali (frogs), that we target at this time. Girinybali is when we start using winthali (fire) to look after and manage muwayi.
Maurri
April - August
As the afternoon sky lightens into biyi (shades of pink & purple), and the munbu (stratus clouds) streak across the sky, we know that muarri (cold weather) has come. The milky way brightens as we burn thalngarri (snappy gum) which keeps us warm throughout the night. Maurri is the season for galamuda (bush turkey/Australian bustard) one of the tastiest of our bush meats.
Barrangga
August - December
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.
Bulurru
December - February
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.
Girinybali
February - April
After the big rains, muwayi (country) is alive and active. Baaniy (goanna) are growing fat and ready to be hunted. It is the nyalalanggarra (male), who has been feeding on ngali (frogs), that we target at this time. Girinybali is when we start using winthali (fire) to look after and manage muwayi.
Maurri
April - August
As the afternoon sky lightens into biyi (shades of pink & purple), and the munbu (stratus clouds) streak across the sky, we know that muarri (cold weather) has come. The milky way brightens as we burn thalngarri (snappy gum) which keeps us warm throughout the night. Maurri is the season for galamuda (bush turkey/Australian bustard) one of the tastiest of our bush meats.