In Yindjibarndi country there are many different shaped rock formations. It looks like a truck has tipped a huge pile of rocks. At different times of the day, especially in the evening sunset, you will see the beautiful colours changing across the face of the rocks which compliments the soft spinifex growing through the country.
These are the wild bush onions and beautiful flowers that grow after the rains through our beautiful Pilbara Ngurra (Country).
In spring I can never get over the beauty of these purple, Mulla Mulla’s when they are in bloom along with the other yellow, pink and white flowers. This is the pink and purple mulla mull as it just starts to bloom across the country. It’s like a beautiful garden that you never have to water.
In September, when we are looking for gum from the Blue Gum Tree, we walk through the spinifex country. We pick the gum when it is crystal colour, and we eat it, or put it into hot water to make it like a toffee. We call it sugar lolly.
Deborah Wurrkidj is a Kuninjku artist from the Kurulk clan whose country lies around the outstation of Mumeka in central Arnhem Land.
In this design she has depicted man-djarduk (red bush apples) – a sweet, crisp bush food that is a favourite to collect.
Man-djarduk fruits in kurrung and kunumeleng seasons, the build-up and first rains seasons.
In September, when we are looking for gum from the Blue Gum Tree, we walk through the spinifex country. We pick the gum when it is crystal colour, and we eat it, or put it into hot water to make it like a toffee. We call it sugar lolly.
Crossing Pool is in Millstream. It’s a good place to go fishing, swimming and to just relax under a shady River Gum and enjoy being in our country.
The Sturt Pea has a vibrant red flower.It has a succulent sweet juice that can be eaten.
Turtles roam the sea as family every year even when the times to find land to hatch their young on the beach!
