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Reflections of a Top End landcape. No better place to reflect , to revive, to rebreath, to thrive. So important to have our water sources free flowing and cycling as they always have. I am always blown away that after 6 months of no rain waterfalls gush and pools refresh admist the drying rolling rocks. What a sacred source, what privalage to acess fresh clean water. Let's (or maybe Let'm) not fuck this up. #itsinourhands #beautyinthebush #naturelover #waterlife #waterislife #ntfrackfree #natureterritory #naturalbeauty #ausoutbacknt #natureterritory #northernterritory #outback #bushstyle #reflections #topendlove

Roasted green pawpaw. Connect to community, connect to your food. Another lovely Pedal to produce tour: 3 community gardens and 2 markets, meeting the growers and along the way from the bike basket- tastes of garden grown dishes relating to the plants, including roasted green pawpaw, pictured. ..#localfood #grownindarwin #growyourown #tropicalproduce #darwincommunity #eatlocal #tropocalkitchens #tasteofthetopend #urbangrowers #territorytaste #northernterritory #darwinfruit #healthydarwin #pawpaw #greenpawpaw

The water subsides and we move further from the last rains. An kodjbang in Bininj gunwok. A delicate water yam , Aponogeton species, carefully collected in the waters by the old ladies in Kakadu at Patonga and prepared by Ben @kakadukitchen #wildharvest #bushtucker #wateryam #topendlove #territorytaste #localfood #wildharvest #foragingfood #forageandharvest #wildfoodlove #indigenousaustralia #kakadu #abcmyphoto #mytopend #natureterritory

Waterlilly tea fresh from the billabong, tasting like perfume of the nature gods . Here at Patonga homestead made by the beautiful Ben on Bininj country. I was so happy to spend time with an amazing family of traditional owners, with a special connection to the water lily ( An-dem) A family run festival is also run here in September. Mayalil illi #mayalili #topendlove #topendnatives #naturalbeauty #natureterritory #beautyinthebush #darwinrural #natureterritory #indigenousaustralia #connecttocountry #kakadutaste #kakadu #wildfoodlove #wildharvest #bushtucker #waterlilly #sacredplants @kakadukitchen #wildharvest #bushtucker #waterlilly #sacredplants #wildfoodlove #ausoutbacknt #australianplants #nativeflora #naturelove #northernterritory #indigenousaustralia #connecttocountry #forageandharvest

Everthing goes back to the earth and takes its form in the end. #patternsinnature #natureterritory #northernterritory #seewhatyouwant #natureterritory #naturalbeauty #theartofnature #kakadu #ausoutbacknt

It's in our hands to look after the wonderful native landscapes. These are hands of Lilly, holding Cochleospernum fraserii, the kapok tree. Too much fire late in the season takes out many of our mid story fruiting plants like these beauties. These seeds pods are used as yellow dye and also eaten by many Top End Wildlife species. Lilly did the ALEP (Aboriginal Education and learning program and now works at Greening Australia nursery #topendlove #topendnatives #beautyinthebush #outback #ausoutbacknt #natureterritory #indigenousaustralia #connecttocountry #bushlover #northernaustralia #wildfoodlove #nativeflora #plantgeek #wildharvest #conservation #loveoftheland #darwinstyle #darwin

Every week there are seeds of many colours and textures, piling up in huge bin lids ready to be sorted, all wild collected by the nursery team and volunteers at Greening Australia. All native from the Darwin region. Here are just some from this week, many will be grown for reveg. Projects for threatened species. If you want to learn more there are possibilities to volunteer. #nativeflora #plantgeek #topendlove #darwinrural #beautyinthebush #outback #bushstyle #ausoutbacknt #australianplants #plantlove #planthunter #plantsaremagic #wildharvest

Colours of country. This bright pink Turkey bush is in flower everywhere at the moment. Medicinal properties and brightening the dry road/ tracksides #natureterritory #naturalbeauty #nativeflora #topendnatives #topendlove #ausoutbacknt #australianplants #plantlove #planthunter #plantsaremagic #natureterritory

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