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Brooding . . . . . #sky #storm #weather #clouds #thunder #landscape #canberra #visitcanberra #abcmyphoto #explore #outdoors #walk #rain #australia #summer #troppo #nature

Love is... The joy of becoming part of a wilderness on your doorstep. Hoping this beauty will recover, as it has done before. I wrote a blog post full of Namadgi memories, recent and past (gbpilgrim.com -link in profile) . . . . . #wilderness #landscape #views #nature #hiking #australia #bush #mountains #outdoors #explore #travel #canberra #namadgi #visitcanberra #sky #light #colours #bushfires

Survivors . . . . . #eucalyptus #australia #nature #wildlife #trees #outdoors #walk #explore #sky #actparks #colours #drought #bluesky #canberra #visitcanberra

Could use rain. Smoke in the background is from the Orroral Fire, which has now burnt through 850 square kilometres of Namadgi National Park, equating to around one third of the ACT. Most of the smoke visible this afternoon was a result of backburning operations, hopefully to safeguard Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve which is at the northern edge of the fire front. Rain is forecast over the next few days... bring it on! . . . . . #landscape #australia #drought #bushfires #canberra #countryside #nature #light #clouds #walk #outdoors #explore #visitcanberra #bushfiresaustralia #canon #colours #view #actparks #abcmyphoto

Who ever said Canberra was dull? At least the morons sent by the people of Australia to our home to supposedly run our country will get a taste of this in their throats tomorrow . . . . . #sunset #smoke #bushfires #canberra #lake #bridge #sky #colours #silhouette #reflection #visitcanberra #australia #abcmyphoto #abccanberra #bushfiresaustralia #drama #canberrafires #summerfromhell

Today’s scenes - Orroral Fire in Namadgi National Park taking hold . . . . . #bushfiresaustralia #canberra #australia #fires #smoke #orroralvalleyfire #summer #bush #abcmyphoto #abccanberra #emergency #views #nature #canon #endlesssummer #canberralocals

It ain’t over ‘til it’s over . . . . . #bushfiresaustralia #views #smoke #sunset #clouds #landscape #canberra #visitcanberra #australia #abcmyphoto #nature #outdoors #fire #light #evening #canon

The last two days spent clearing fences on Paul and Andrea’s farm has been a challenge. But also incredibly uplifting. On top of a hill in beautiful country near Batlow, everything bar their home was blackened as fire attacked from three sides. Their farmhand, Smiley, lost his hut and possessions, while the forest they use to produce eucalyptus oil is reduced to ash. One thing they haven’t lost is their generosity, humour and warmth. From Smiley sharing tales of giant fish caught in the dam to their experiences saving their home and each other on January 4th, they have welcomed us amateurs into their world with open arms. Fixing fences and building bridges. The highlight of today was being welcomed back to their home after pulling out our last fence post, sheltering from the blessed rain and being offered a cold beer along with a pack of eucalyptus oil and soap. The gift was lovely, a sign of their kindness, but chatting for half an hour like old friends at the end of the day was even better. Conversation and connection matters in times like these! They have really touched me and, as tough as things are, they are getting on with life as best they can. A positive from the fires they pointed out is that it cleared the land of all the invasive blackberries! And Smiley is gonna rebuild a hut where he can again dream of teaching a young dog some old tricks. 3.5km of warped and charred fence cleared. Tomorrow is another day, another place. Check out BlazeAid. . . . . . #community #countrylife #australia #bushfires #farm #nsw #batlow #snowyvalleys #blazeaid #bushfirerecovery #landscape #fires #volunteering #tumut #eucalyptus #hivis

Rain you say? . . . . . #australia #landscape #countryside #view #nature #outdoors #explore #roadtrip #drought #gundagai #visitnsw #summer #dry #farmlife

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