April 2017 events

Our month in photos

April was a busy month for us, starting with a family reunion weekend at Litchfield National Park to celebrate Brian’s 70th birthday.

Before we left we went to Nightcliff Dragons Under 9’s first Rugby League game of the season.

Joshua's first game with Nightcliff Dragons 1.4 (2)

The next JT?

Joshua's first game with Nightcliff Dragons 1.4 (4)

Go Cuz!

Buley Rockhole

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Litchfield Tourist Park Homestead

The Homestead, Litchfield TP 1.4 (9)Brian's 70th - homestead garden 2.4 (2)Brian's 70th 2.4 (4)Brian's 70th 2.4 (5)

Brian's 70th Birthday dinner 2.2 (1)

Brian's 70th Birthday dinner 2.4 (88)Brian's 70th Birthday dinner 2.4 (93)

 Florence Falls

Brian's 70th - Florence Falls 2.4 (79)

Wangi Falls

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Brian's 70th Wangi Falls 2.4 (60)

Resting fruit bats/flying foxes

Brian's 70th Wangi Falls 2.4 (62)Brian's 70th Wangi Falls 2.4 (68)

Brian's 70th Wangi Falls 2.4 (73)

Resting family

Four-family get-together

Continuing the reunion theme, we got together for our traditional family and friends’ dinner at the Nightcliff foreshore. Foreshore get-together 3.4 (1)Foreshore get-together 3.4 (3)Foreshore get-together 3.4 (5)

Wedding Anniversary

Our 34th wedding anniversary on 9 April saw us having lunch at Chow on the Darwin Waterfront. Delicious South-East Asian food and my first taste of green pawpaw salad – yum!

34th Wedding Anniversary lunch, Chow (8)34th Wedding Anniversary lunch, Chow (5)34th Wedding Anniversary lunch, Chow (2)34th Wedding Anniversary lunch, Chow (3)

Easter Weekend

Pine Creek Digger’s Rest was our base for the Easter weekend.

Diggers Rest

Good Friday

Pine Creek Lookout, Watergardens  and Railway

The lookout (3)Watergardens (4)

Pine Creek Railway (1)

Pine Creek Railway (2)

Pine Creek Railway (11)

Hooded Parrot Pine Creek Railway (7)

Hooded parrot

Easter Saturday

Moline Rockhole, Kakadu Ranger Station, Bukbukluk Lookout, wildflowers, Miners Park

Moline Rockhole (5)

Moline Rockhole (4)Moline Rockhole (1)Kakadu Ranger StationBukbukluk Lookout (11)Bukbukluk Lookout (8)Bukbukluk Lookout (5)Bukbukluk Lookout (4)Bukbukluk Lookout (1)

Miners Park (1)Miners Park (7)Miners Park (11)Miners Park (4)Miners Park (2)

Easter Sunday

Umbrewarra Gorge, Copperfield Dam, kite, boot tree, sunset

Umbrawara Gorge (2)

Umbrawara Gorge (1)Copperfield Dam (1)Miners Park (8)Boot tree (3)Sunset (4)Sunset (1)Sunset (2)Sunset (3)

Easter Monday

Home via Burrell Creek. Robin Falls, Adelaide River War Cemetery, Manton Dam wall

Burrell Creek (3)Burrell Creek (5)Robin Falls (1)Robin Falls (2)Adelaide River War Cemetery (1)Adelaide River War Cemetery (3)

Adelaide River War Cemetery (6)

Rainbow bee-eater

Manton Dam Wall (3)Manton Dam Wall (5)

In the garden

Cavendish, Dwarf Ducass, 10 capsicum 7.4.17

Cavendish and Dwarf Ducasse bananas

Cavendish, Ladyfinger, 2 basil 7.4.17 (2)

Cavendish and Lady Finger bananas

10 tomato 7.4.17

Tomato seedlings

2 basil 7.4.17

Basil from Penni

Cathy's orchid 9.4 (2)

Kathy’s orchid – primrose scented

6 sprays fully opened 7.4 (1)

Six sprays on one orchid

Sunset

Our magnificent sunsets always enhance family dinner on the foreshore.

Rapid Creek 13.4 (2)

About this site

 

My daughter set up this site so I could write about the road trips my husband and I were going to do in our retirement. For one reason or another we haven’t done a lot of trips so I haven’t written anything for more than a year.

Rather than let the site go to waste, I’m going to use it to post photos of birds in my garden, the Darwin foreshore and surrounds; the orchids and other things I grow or grow by themselves; and anything else I think people might be interested in.

I also hope to use this site to help me get into the habit of writing, although I have no idea what I’ll write about yet.

About me

I’m Joyce, retired, in my sixties, born in Ireland, lived in England for five years before coming to Australia, married with two daughters and two grandchildren.