Djinda, Djinda, Kanangoor: Star, Star, Shining
Day 44, Yellow Stars, Pauridia , Monday, 7 December 2020, a plant a day from Lowlands Coastal Reserve
So I chose Yellow Stars as my plant of the day from Lowlands Reserve. They are twinkling in the bush beside the Bibbulmun track a couple of kilometres west of Tennessee South Road, in beautiful Lowlands Coastal Reserve.
This morning we went to Lake Sadie Road, very close to Lowlands Coastal Reserve, to join together with around 60 other locals with our community concerns about the proposed road widening requested by the lime pit developer. Trees which the lime pit developer wishes to fell have been marked with blue crosses. One of the trees has two raptor nests, and others have old hollows for black cockatoos and possums.
A sobering occcasion, but the scheduled work did not commence today, a Department of Water inspector arrived, and a newspaper reporter and photographer also attended.
This Red-winged Fairy-wren defending his home, was photographed by the brilliant Jan Baldwin at Lake Sadie today.
Looking around, I was happy to notice the Yellow Stars on the verges of Lake Sadie Road, sparkling and twinkling regardless. This plant has a signature tune for me , twinkle twinkle, sung in Noongar by the amazing Gina Williams, “Djinda, Djinda, Kanangoor…” go to link at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZIl12Fiuto. Lovely video too
Yellow stars, have had a recent scientific name change from Hypoxis to Pauridia , following DNA evidence. Yellow stars can be 4 petalled, 5 petalled and 6 petalled.
So , I’ll sign off now singing “Djinda, djinda, kanangoor…” .
Wonderful news! Gina Williams “Djinda Djinda” music video wins
https://www.facebook.com/canwa/videos/1084685898648508
You can sign the petition to save the nullaki here https://www.change.org/p/the-wa-state-government-save-the-nullaki-too-beautiful-to-mine
More info at https://www.facebook.com/savethenullaki/?ref=page_internal
Lowlands Coastal Reserve is on Menang Boodja — country. I celebrate the strength, resilience and capacity of the Menang Noongar people who are the traditional owners of the land.
Lowlands Coastal Reserve is managed by the local community and the City of Albany.
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