My potted garden

The NT government said that people needed to bring all "loose items" inside in preparation for the cyclone. So we (well actually, Majeed) brought everything inside from off our balcony. Much to our chagrin, the garden bugs decided to come out of the pots and play during their indoor vacation.

Cyclone Santa

January 5th 2012
It is incredible how the media can help to instill serious panic. As Christmas approached, the front page of the seriously sensationalist NT News (see earlier blog "No news is good news") got scarier and scarier, warning us about a cyclone (hurricane) that was travelling towards us. There were r ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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