THE FRANGIPANI FACTOR

To my mind the heaven-scent frangipani is the unrivalled champion of the typically tropical flower. Its clean, simple structure and subdued colour palette outcompete even the most showy of tropical blooms while its fresh and delicate fragrance is reminscent of a soapy lemon perfume. Clearly a firm favourite with Darwin's local council also, almost every suburban street is festooned with blossoming frangipani trees running alongside the footpath.

NEW BEGINNINGS

Ah blogs, I've known a few..but then again....
To start somewhere around the middle and work outwards from there; after a long stint over on the opposite hemisphere, I'm back in Australia with a head full of ideas, a series of abandoned blogs (parts of which I will eventually integrate with this blog), a suitcase full of inappropriately warm clothing, my long suffering dog (who I keep dragging around with me to new countries) and a new eye for my old hometown’s charms. So here I am again, back sitting out on the sandstone rocks staring out over Australia's northern Timor sea...for now.

Picking up from where I left things, I'll be shifting the focus of my posts to be mostly about local highlights, travel, green living, nature, food and conservation. I'm hoping it'll be a mix of the old and the new - all the things I know and love about this part of the world, as well as an exploration of the things I haven't got around to yet.