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

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. Winter rains called guluwa are known as knock 'em down rains as they knock down the mangulu (spear grass) signallying cold weather. Maurri is the season for galamuda (bush turkey/Australian bustard) one of the tastiest of our bush meats.

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

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. Winter rains called guluwa are known as knock 'em down rains as they knock down the mangulu (spear grass) signallying cold weather. Maurri is the season for galamuda (bush turkey/Australian bustard) one of the tastiest of our bush meats.