Djeran Season in photos

Having had a hiatus from the blog, I’ve got a lot of photos stored up from home and abroad.

Before getting on with my long overdue writing up of the past year’s travels, I thought I’d do a photo gallery of Djeran season – my favourite time of the year here. I’ve written posts about this season in previous years (see Djeran Season – Star Swamp Walk and Banksias and Djeran Season South West WA).

Here is a quick recap: Although we talk about the traditional 4 European seasons, the indigenous Noongar people of South Western Australia have a close connection to the land and weather cycles and chart the changing seasons differently.Their way of life for so many generations has depended on the understanding of the weather patterns at the various times of the year and their influence on nature. This understanding helped them to know the best times to hunt, gather or migrate to other areas. They divided the annual cycle into 6 distinct periods namely Birak (December to January), Bunuru (February to March), Djeran (April to May), Makaru (June to July), Djilba (August to September) amd Kambarang (October to November). You can find more information from the link here.

The start of one of our local walks at Trigonometric Park has the following information board.

Djeran is a beautiful time of the year as it signals the end of the really intense heat. You can start to feel a slight coolness in the air in the early mornings and evenings, the breezes are light & gentle and the banksia trees start to bloom. Non-native trees such as the plane trees turn soft shades of gold, then red and brown as the leaves begin to shed.The weather is topsy turvy with showers starting to arrive more regularly – a hopeful harbinger of the rainy winter season (we certainly need plenty of rain here!).