The Elliot Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

With a single lone float, the 9th 'Elliot Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras' took place today, in a dusty outback town 750km from Darwin, which has only 500 inhabitants.




Photo: MICHAEL FRANCHI, NT News, Darwin

The only thing to affect the day was that the makeup melted in the heat, according to one participant.

The local kids all looked on bemused.  

You can read more at the following links:

NT News 2013 Elliot Mardi Gras

Article on the 2012 Elliot outback Mardi Gras

I'm off to bed early tonight as it's back to work tomorrow and also a very drunken Rusty woke me up at an ungodly hour last night, crashing and banging up above.  It sounded like he was smashing plates on the floor.  Maybe he is Greek and was having a bit of an after pub party.

G'night all!

Salties!

I read the other day that the park rangers from the Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Commission confirmed that they have removed a 4.5 metre male croc - from the McArthur River. 

Apparently it would have been even longer but it had lost part of its tail!

These saltwater or estuarine crocs, or 'salties' as they call them here,  are real monsters and can grow to massive proportions.

You can read more at the Nine News Darwin Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=519563248082652&set=a.203196419719338.48207.202953729743607&type=1&theater

Fisherman Novon Mashiah thinks he's safe from this croc on a Territory river...

This monster croc came within a metre of making a meal of fisherman Novon Mashiah on a Territory river.
Picture: Doron Aviguy

More croc bait photos at the NT News Photo Gallery: http://tools.ntnews.com.au/photo-gallery/photo_gallery_popup_preview.php?category_id=1065&offset=0

The world's biggest saltwater crocodile in captivity - 5.5m Cassius - at his home in Cairns. He was relocated from the NT in 1984
Picture: BRENDAN FRANCIS

 

 

See more monster croc photos in the NT News Gallery: http://tools.ntnews.com.au/photo-gallery/photo_gallery_popup_preview.php?category_id=471

http://tools.ntnews.com.au/photo-gallery/photo_gallery_popup_preview.php?category_id=1065&offset=6

Sorry, I was too tired to tidy it all up and make the page look pretty tonight!

G'night!!!

Rusty's new bed and the rude toadstools

G'day and sorry I've been out of touch for a while.  It's because I started a new job and then found out that my beloved dog has gone missing.

So all in all a bit of a stressful couple of weeks.  And still no sign of my poor doggie, I'm absolutely devastated.

But the good news is that RUSTY HAS GOT A NEW BED!!!!! 

At last I can get a good night's sleep at last in blissful silence!!!

I went for a bright red tomato faced walk around Darwin and through the park yesterday and came across some very rude looking toadstools:

  

 

They were everywhere - and it all seemed like a bit of a cross between Alice in Wonderland and a porno film!!! 

 

On that note, I'm off to bed.

 

G'night!