Some more pictures taken of the aftermath of the fires.These top two were taken on the road I use to get into town.
The third one is some of the debris that were blown into our yard on the night of the 7th
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Bushfires - 2
Some more pictures taken of the aftermath of the fires.These top two were taken on the road I use to get into town.
The third one is some of the debris that were blown into our yard on the night of the 7th
Friday, 13 February 2009
Bushfires
Last Saturday night was a night from hell, I never want to experience another one like it. We were very lucky to suffer no damage or loss. My heart goes out to others who have lost their loved ones and everything they own.
It was hot, 47C plus and with the forecast of strong winds things weren't looking too good. When the wind change came through the fires from Bunyip Ridge were swept around the hills to the west of us. I have never experienced winds like these. On Sunday we went to call on neighbours to make sure everyone was safe and the number of trees down in our road was unbelievable. One neighbour had a huge gum tree fall, it just hit the corner of his verandah, missed the cars parked in the drive-way.
The sky darkened in a matter of minutes. We were covered in ash and embers. We had to be outside checking to make sure there were no spot fires.
The electricity went off not long after this and we
relied on candles, torches and a battery operated radio for news about what was happening. Around 10.30 pm the telephones, both the land line and mobiles went dead.
Our girls were getting frantic when they couldn't contact us until the next day.
These last 2 pictures are the fires still burning in the hills to the west of us, about 5 km from here.
They were taken on Wednesday.
All our water tanks have been contaminated with ash, everything reeks of smoke but we're here and have suffered no loss. We are very fortunate and are counting our blessings.
On a lighter note, we had an unexpected visitor Saturday night. Himself was sitting listening to the radio when he looked down and saw the pattern on the rug move ....... most unusual! Turns out is was a small tiger snake slithering along beside his foot. I have never seen him move so fast. I can tell you it's really hard to find a snake by torch & candlelight. Managed in the end after much furniture moving.
It was hot, 47C plus and with the forecast of strong winds things weren't looking too good. When the wind change came through the fires from Bunyip Ridge were swept around the hills to the west of us. I have never experienced winds like these. On Sunday we went to call on neighbours to make sure everyone was safe and the number of trees down in our road was unbelievable. One neighbour had a huge gum tree fall, it just hit the corner of his verandah, missed the cars parked in the drive-way.
The sky darkened in a matter of minutes. We were covered in ash and embers. We had to be outside checking to make sure there were no spot fires.
I took the opportunity to get these pictures. It was amazing to watch the black smoke sweep across the hills behind us. It looked like a rain cloud.
The electricity went off not long after this and we
relied on candles, torches and a battery operated radio for news about what was happening. Around 10.30 pm the telephones, both the land line and mobiles went dead.
Our girls were getting frantic when they couldn't contact us until the next day.
These last 2 pictures are the fires still burning in the hills to the west of us, about 5 km from here.
They were taken on Wednesday.
All our water tanks have been contaminated with ash, everything reeks of smoke but we're here and have suffered no loss. We are very fortunate and are counting our blessings.
On a lighter note, we had an unexpected visitor Saturday night. Himself was sitting listening to the radio when he looked down and saw the pattern on the rug move ....... most unusual! Turns out is was a small tiger snake slithering along beside his foot. I have never seen him move so fast. I can tell you it's really hard to find a snake by torch & candlelight. Managed in the end after much furniture moving.
Monday, 12 January 2009
2009 - Already!! Happy New New
I can't believe that it is already the 12th of January. Belated Happy New Year greetings to everyone.
We have had a hectic start to the year with both a wedding and funeral last week. Husband's aunt passed away at the age of 96. We travelled up to Swan Hill for the funeral, it's a six hour trip from here so we stayed overnight and caught up with family the next day.
We had a picnic lunch on the river bank. I managed to get sunburned for the first time in years. I though that I was sitting in the shade all the time.
I thought the flowers on this tree looked lovely but I have no idea what they are called.
The picture below is what the countryside is like away from the river.
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We have had a hectic start to the year with both a wedding and funeral last week. Husband's aunt passed away at the age of 96. We travelled up to Swan Hill for the funeral, it's a six hour trip from here so we stayed overnight and caught up with family the next day.
We had a picnic lunch on the river bank. I managed to get sunburned for the first time in years. I though that I was sitting in the shade all the time.
I thought the flowers on this tree looked lovely but I have no idea what they are called.The picture below is what the countryside is like away from the river.
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Sunday, 28 December 2008
Op Shop Bargains!
Yesterday morning I went to the library and for coffee with a friend. On our way home we visited the local op-(thrift) shop. I found these two bargains, my youngest daughter has been wanting an old style hand beater/mixer for ages and I thought that the apron was too good to pass up. All the work that has gone into the apron and for only 50c! I'm sure she will be pleased with the new additions for her kitchen.
Monday, 22 December 2008
All Finished
All my handmade Christmas gifts are finally finished. The bag is for our oldest daughter and the pink cushion is for the youngest.The cushion is to match the quilt top that I made when we went to Phillip Island. I hope to get the top finished sometime in the New Year but I'm not making any promises, lol.
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Christmas Gifts
Yesterday I made these two cushions for middle daughter as part of her Christmas gifts.
I have one more cushion to make for our youngest daughter and then I'm all finished.
Still need to wrap everything and find a Christmas tree.
Such a relief to have all the shopping/gift making finished.
Friday, 5 December 2008
A Recent Visitor
This male King Parrot was a recent visitor to our backyard. He seemed to be very tame, inquisitive. and posed for photos without any problems. He was approx a metre from me when I took these pics.I did think that he had come to feast on our fig tree but he seemed much more interested in what we were doing to the hydroponic garden experiment.
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