Frog goes Polo

Hugh noticed this Green Tree frog on the roof of his car tonight so I grabbed my macro lens and got a few nice shots.

Busy two days talking about the library renovations

Today was the second day of Karen and I talking with the design team for the renovations of the Casuarina Library.I invited Cecilia, the interior design consultant and her partner Phil, the architect, to join me for a meal at the Darwin Sailing Club tonight to enjoy a dry season sunset.

The Library Monitor...

Library staff were asked to check out a beast in the children's area of the Casuarina Library this week.A mum thought she saw a snake coiled up amongst the books. It was actually a goanna (although more specifically a Tree Monitor, we think.) This is Rosario our Childrens and Youth Services Librarian,who calmly managed the situation


After the photo shoot we put it in a tree in the library car park

Visitors from down south.. David and Neville

My good friend and neighbor David Parkinson from Redwood Park,


South Australia came up to Darwin this week to fish with his friend Neville Whitehair from Whyalla. They stayed with Hugh and I.


On Saturday, Marty, the partner of a workmate of mine.Marty took them out in his boat and they had a leisurely day out with some success.


On the Sunday they enjoyed as did I a trip to Fogg Dam.




On the Monday and Tuesday it was out on the charter boats with mixed success.


On a Equinox Charter, Dave caught a Black Jewfish (aka black jew; black mulloway; blotched jew; mulloway; northern mulloway; spotted croaker; spotted jew; spotted jewfish)

See this link for more on the species

Dragonfly at Fannie Bay

The lawns and bushes at the Darwin Sailing Club were teeming with dragonfly who herald mot locals will tell you, the beginning of the Dry


For more information on Dragonfly see this link

Darwin Sailing Club had its Open Day today

The Darwin Sailing Club had its Open Day today and it was a great success. It ran all day and into the night.. Hugh completed the practical part of his Power Boat course today as well.

Lots of displays and wine and beer tasting.







My favorite drop....

Green Tree frogs

It was a little stormy tonight, said to be the end of the Wet,and we had three Green Tree frogs at the front door and porch as well as the usual half dozen geckos.




One of them jumped onto Hugh's racing bicycle

A Good Friday at The Territory Wildlife Park

Hugh has a busy weekend, working everyday over Easter. He appreciated the fact that his mother Pam and also Terry saw him working this week on their visit to Darwin

The Territory Wildlife Park is in my mind the Top End's best value tourist attraction, even if my son does work there!! Lots to see and the entrance fee is quite reasonable.
The Flight Deck was as usual a highlight of our visit as was the Aquarium and the Aviary.





Hugh chatted to a NSW couple who were feeling the heat and humidity.

Nearly home from our trip Jeanette noticed this pair of Jabiru at Berrimah..