Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Forest Fires

I have been meaning to take these photos for quite a while..... About three months ago Mr FH and I were on our way along the main highway going to the city when we came across a road block. There was a fire ahead so we had to take a detour. I mean A DETOUR!! Our drive which usually took us 2 hours ended up taking us 4 1/2 hours. Since then I have been looking at this area of forest and thinking how stunning it looks. Australia is known for it's bushfires but this was actually in the middle of winter - that just shows how dry everything is this year. There is a slight green tinge started to peak through and that makes the blackened trunks look very eerie.


















































Happy Outdoor Wednesday to you all!

Suzy

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6 comments:

  1. OliveOctober 27, 2010 at 9:39 AM

    That was some detour!

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  2. kayellenOctober 27, 2010 at 11:31 AM

    I am glad you are OK but wow that was a long detour~~~

    Happy Outdoor Wednesday:)

    Kay Ellen

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  3. Light and VoicesOctober 27, 2010 at 11:37 AM

    Good thing you had your camera to capture that long, long detour.
    Joyce M

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  4. LindaOctober 27, 2010 at 11:45 PM

    That does look eerie. We have those fires here this time every year because of high winds that dry everything out. I remember back about 4 years ago when 32 miles of our mountains were on fire. I live at the base of them and many homes...over 200 were lost...fire is scary!

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  5. AnonymousOctober 28, 2010 at 7:35 AM

    Those were striking photos. My husband says it's good for the trees once in a while and to keep the undergrowth under control. I'm glad I got to see them. Happy Outdoor Wednesday.

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  6. Custom ComfortsOctober 30, 2010 at 10:07 AM

    Thanks for sharing your pictures. I love the difference in Australian terrain and American. It is so vastly different from here. I'm your newest follower!
    Cindy

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