Archive for January, 2010

This one must belong to a transplanted Queenslander with conflicted loyalties it is also the name of a new photo blog covering FNQ started up by my mate Sean Davey, who may be just a transplanted southerner but at least he’s trying. »

The dog pictured is one of nearly 100 that Mutitjulu resident Louie James keeps in his compound after taking it upon himself to be guardian and saviour of the towns stray dogs, using his pension to buy in dog food by the pallet load. »

It’s Australia Day and John Birmingham has got it about right here. »

I got myself a flat tyre on the road out of Wadeye when the light started to get low more and more mutikas trying to get off the dirt to the bitumen before the sun sets because you really don’t want to be on that road at night , I took this picture and... »

This weeks plate is again one of the more literal ones considering it was on the back of a Holden SSV. »

Revisiting the Adelaide River Races the ladies winner of the fashions on the field was looking for a look that was to the right of Carmen Miranda and to the left of Dame Edna. »

Just goes to show that in the Top End it takes a long time for the country to dry out as we found out on the Tompkinson River flood plain near Maningrida as the Djelk Rangers and I were scouring the flood plain for a few buffalo to shoot a full 5 months... »

There’s a few times when a blokes plate and window art just come together and say ” This is who I am!”…I think this just might be one of those times. »

This weeks Mutika is very much background material as Ravi Omberg , then co-ordinator of Tapatjatjaka Arts in Titjikala, goes golden retriever on Henbury Station after renowned artists Johnny Young and David Wallace spotted the bush turkey at what would have been at least 100 meters and brought him down with a head... »

No doubt what Basil Roe does with his spare time, Basil is also going to feature in Mutika Monday at some stage oweing to the unique circumstances surrounding the Mutika that graces his front yard out at Berrimah. »