Mindil Beach market on a balmy sunday evening

Even though it was a V8 motor racing weekend,it was suprisingly quiet at Mindil Beach market, but I did not mind as it was easy to park and walk around.
I got a bite to eat and had a chat and came away early as I am packing to leave town next weekend
This UK busker had a large crowd with a very funny patter entertaining.



Great sunset as usual

World Refugee Day, Malak, Darwin

To raise the awareness of refugee-related issues, World Refugee Day events are held worldwide on 20 June each year.Darwin's World Refugee Day event was held at
Holzerland Park, Malak. Jeanette called in the afternoon to see if I was interested in going. I joined her in going although she was quickly asked to help with face painting the big queue of children.









It was a really great afternoon and evening with great dancing, food and colour and some sobering refugee films. It was organised by the local Melaleuca Refugee Centre and other organisations such as the Multicultural Council of the Northern Territory

There was a Citizenship ceremony as well,Jeanette chatted to this gentleman,





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Seabreeze Day 2009

Seabreeze Day 2009
Saturday May 2nd was to quote the publicity, 'feast of music and visual arts, spread along 1 kilometre of foreshore from the Nightcliff Jetty to Chapman Road."
There was entertainment, funfair activities, stalls, exhibitions and displays free for the whole family.
This annual event is all about "community participation" All that was true as there were so many families siiting on the lawns and enjoying the afternnon and evening

I joined Jeanette and her teacher friends and enjoyed the sights, sounds and smells, food and drink. I saw lots of people I knew including Anne Wilson and partner Alan and I think much of Darwin's population was enjoying the tropical evening to celebrate the Dry.

I saw fellow Flickr photographer Donna(aka "GeoWombats") "shooting" her baby.


The crowd loved these Nightcliff Primary kids who gave a good performance








The girls:

Parap Market

Perhaps the heat and humidity was too much for this little one, fast asleep on Mum's massage mattress





Helliconiums always so colourful..

Always worth snapping a shot , the Beehive Gingers (Zingiber spectabile)are stunning to look at.



I saw library colleague, Tita and her partner there.

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!