Final Mindil Beach market for 2008.

The final Mindil Beach market for 2008.It closes during the Wet and will return in April.
It was packed so I escaped early!

Visitor from East Arnhem

Our colleague Nicky visited our library today. She manages our library at the Gove District Hospital in Nhulunby , Gove, East Arnhem Land

Sunday evening at Mindil

The last Sunday Mindil Beach Market for the year.
Lots of entertainment, plenty to eat.

These rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum)looked very colourful.

The fashion students from Charles Darwin University looked great as living statues


The Islander dancers were good to watch.. especially their hips!!

I took photo's of these two artists painting


Sunset at Fannie Bay on the way home

Mindil on Thursday, almost at an end for the year

Hugh and I went to the second last Thursday evening Mindil Beach Market for the year.
He has some friends on the stalls, this is Ben from the Magnet stall

Bobby, the Indonesian cook is always a great subject



A young indigenous band were playing

As usual also EmDee a local musician always pulled a big crowd


Two students from Charles Darwin University as 'Living Statues" are drawing crowds as well.


This shot was unintentional in that the flash did not fire but it has some artistic feel about it!

Yet another trip to Fogg Dam

Its been many months since I last made the journey down the Arnhem Highway to Fogg Dam.



I drove there after lunch today and although I was suprised by the lack of water
considering the recent storms we have had in Darwin, the afternoon had its other suprises.
As I stopped my car for the first time I saw a crocodile of about a metre and half size drop off the dam wall into the water.
It was just to the left of this tree where the crocodile slipped into the water.
The hair was standing up on my neck as I gingerly walked around!!










As I drove out an hour later I was even more surprised to see a rather large buffalo!!




I chatted to a couple of other photographers before I drove home being chased by a storm which was very heavy with rain.

My "newish" car however performed well on the run.

Hughs new Harley

Hughs latest project is this 1992 Harley-Davidson Evolution 883 Sportster

He needs to spend a bit of time and money on it (indicators etc)
but its something he has wanted for sometime.

A taste of the Wet Green Tree Frogs

Lots of rain over the last few nights and lots of noise from these guys. Hear them here
This one was quite dark:


Whereas this guy was, well very green!