Debbie and John joined us for New Year dinner and we had a wonderful time mindful throughout about the dangerous bush fires raging in our country. Debbie and John have a holiday home down the coast at Bateman's Bay which they were rightly to be worrried about as the highway down their home had been cut off for days and the fire was heading their way. Fortunatey it was not damaged.
This photo is taken outside of our front door around 7.30 pm and the smoke was getting very thick.
We can still see our next door neighbours roof top.
This photo was taken at 9 pm and we could not see our neighbours roof.
We ended up with smoke in our house.
Instead of having music playing we were glued to the weather channel.
Whilst in Sydney the fireworks were in full granduer.
However, in other parts of the country people were fearful for their lives and properties.
At the time of writting this blog the temperature in our area is 42C/107 F. There is still lots of thick smoke in the air and we are seeing more people wearing masks. There are people still missing, the death toll continues to incease with many homes destroyed, wild animals killed and thousands of hectars of land destroyed. Towns have been wiped out and the ADF continues to work with Fire Service and several countries have come to our assistance with their Fire Fighters. Our prayer is for the safety of all in the path of the fires and for rain.
Cheers,
Beverley and Ross
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