Noongar Word of the Week (Kristy Carriage)

Each week, Kristy will share with us a Noongar word of the week! 

This week the word is: Djilba

Djilba is the Noongar season of conception and runs from August to September. It is a transitional time of year where flowers are starting to bloom. 

Djilba season is a time to look for the yellow and cream flowers starting en mass.

Djilba is a transitional time of the year, with some very cold and clear days combining with warmer, rainy and windy days mixing with the occasional sunny day or two.

This is the start of the massive flowering explosion that happens in the South West. This starts with the yellow flowering plants such as the Acacias. Also, colours that are around at this time of year are creams, combined with some vivid and striking blues.

As the season progresses and the temperatures continue to rise, we'll start to see the flower stalks of the Balgas (Grass Trees) emerging in preparation for the coming Kambarang season.