Here in Darwin we have 2 seasons wet and dry. This years wet was unusually dry which for us, as new to Australia, was great. We didn't have to deal with to much mould growing on things.
But the dry has officially started because lots of events are ahappening. The one that makes it really official is the Mindil beach market. This happens every Thursday and Sunday night and is a place to buy food and trinkets. The big draw of course is the sunset. The big downer is the mosquitoes and I usually get poisoned from the food.
But the dry means that it probably won't rain for another 5 months. Another thing that comes with the dry is cooler nights. This is the first time we didn't need any air con and we actually needed a blanket on the bed. We have the windows wide open. This has an unfortunate side affect of letting all the smoke from the brush burning into the house. That is the other thing that comes with the dry, the brush burning. They do this for 2 reasons; to reduce the chance of a big fire that would threaten cities and to rejuvenate the foliage for the next upcoming wet season.
Last night we saw the barking owl, but this time it wasn't barking. It was sitting on the pole and would fly around catching big bugs. It was special to be able to see this bird at all, but to see him in action was amazing. Since our first sighting we're always on the lookout for it every time we take out the garbage.
By the way the background picture of the blog is taken at Mindil beach.
