Mybalgohome

Here is the ‘little ‘ 6 seater plane that was to take us to Broome for our induction week.  Up up and away  Enjoying the 2 hour flight over some amazing scenery  The dry inland Lovely colours  I would have preferred that he kept his eyes 👀 on the ‘sky’.  Apparently auto pilot 👩‍✈️ had it covered!! Flying into Broome  Balgo is a dry community so a small glass of champers was appreciated 

This is the lovely  KUTJUNGKA Parish Church. The first church was established in 1942. The church that stands here today is beautiful. All are invited to mass surrounded by great artworks and a strong indigenous theme. The service involves a lot of singing, both in English and Kukatja ( pronounced Googajar). Instead of the bells during breaking the bread, they use clap sticks. The whole thing is a wonderful experience.  The alter with another beautiful artwork framing it.  One of the beautiful artworks in the church  The lectern with indigenous inspiration  At the end of mass. The congregation sings a song of healing while the Elders bless the sick.  Part of our reality up here are snakes. This King Brown was visiting my back yard. My house is less than 5 meters from the school fence, so it had to be killed.  It is also called  a Mulga snake and is a venomous . It is one of the longest venomous snakes in the world, and is the second-longest in Australia.  The  king brown snake has the

We went out to the ‘pound’ to see the sunset. The colours in the hills are breathtaking.  Sunset with the gazillion flies 🦟 Story time at play group  Dressing up in the cooks costume. It was soooo hot but she didn’t want to take it off.  We had a games day for senses day. We  played some water games to try to keep coolish!!! It always makes me smile when I see how many people can fit in and on a car.  Our  Balgo crew decided to have a night out. We only needed to drive 3 hours on a dirt road to get to Halls Creek!  We stayed over night and drove back the next morning. I was excited to get some cold water in the shower. In Balgo the cold water is hot because the pipes are under the ground and the ground is hhhhoooottttt! 🥵🥵 Rain on the Tanami. Only a little bit but  the picture looks amazing  Each Saturday we go to mass. I always take a large bottle of cold water for the children. This little poppet was enjoying the ice cold water 💦 

As you drive into town, the  Warlayirti art gallery is advertised on a car bonnet.  The art work is spectacular at the art centre. Local artists come each day to the centre. Many of the artworks are sold around the world. Soooo many art pieces that would look great in our house!!! Some of the artists at work  This is the art centre. The outside certainly doesn’t give away the beauty it contains.  The football ground..... yes, that’s red dirt!!! This is the shop. We are lucky as the shop has a good range of groceries. So many tins of baked beans ... happy 😃  This is the school. It is called Luurnpa. The name comes from a Dreamtime story about Luurnpa the Giant Kingfisher.  Some lovely sunsets

One of the cute little town puppies 🐶 only a few weeks old. Sooooo cute.    Ok, here we go Made it!!! A celebration of Land Rights. This was designed for the handover.  At our first assembly of the year. The community Elders blessed the students and staff. They use ‘country’ water and dip a gum leaf in and sprinkle the water. It is a lovely tradition.  Father Ernest and community Elder Helicopter blessing the preps. (Helicopter is famous for his indigenous paintings) Smoking ceremony. Everyone had their head passed through the smoke

Little Hoppy is keeping me company, but not sure I went him looking after my toothbrush!! Loving the smell of my soap!!   Such an amazing experience at Mass last week. We were given a blessing by the community. It was so hot so the doors were open. Even the town dogs seek shelter in this oppressive heat.  Magda, one of the Elders blessing me. I will never forget this experience. So special.  It finally rained if only for 5 minutes. But when it comes down it really comes down.  Heading up one of the hills in the ‘pound ‘ These lovely mats are right through the school. This one is at Play Group   Play group set up before the families arrived. I spend 2 days organising Play Group. This is such an important time for the children to learn to sit and to learn some English, ready for school 🏫 When you play hard there is nothing better than sleeping it off. Sooo cute