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HEAT AND BUSHFIRES - 4 January 2013

15/1/2013

 
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Dodge's Ferry, Tasmania
Okay, lagging a bit on the blogging but I have an excuse: 45C in Adelaide, 43C here at Nairne after several days of stinking hot weather. I don't run air-conditioning, so I rely on a fan and the power to still be on. It's also not a great idea to run a computer in the really hot weather, so I've taken up the pen and tried to get my brain working on editing - without huge success.

Photo is from ABC Online:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-01-05/dodges-ferry-fire-at-night/4453534

The biggest worry are the bushfires. South Australia had several large fires in Clare and in the south (near Mount Gambier), but the worst have been in Tasmania, New South Wales and Victoria. Most started by lightning (absent in S.A.), with considerable property damage, loss of homes (150+ in Tas), loss of stock (terrible), loss of native bushland and animals.

All praise to our firefighters and their support crews (including admin) for their brave and heroic efforts! The fires are still burning, many still not contained, so we need your prayers for their safety.

Bird report: very few, most are down the mountain (for the days I could get in). A few around: wrens, thornies, RBFs, heard spiney and fantails. RBFs were in my garden (Yipee!)

Happy writing, for when it's not too hot to write
Bo
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A COUNTRY OF EXTREMES - Southeast fires vs northwest cyclone

The Forcett-Copping fire, near the Tasman Peninsula, photograph Rebecca White (from ABC Online)
The dust-storm whipped up by Cyclone Narelle (off the WA coast) from Nine MSN
The Dunalley Fires, Tasmania, photograph Ian Lim/Discover Tasmania (from ABC Online)


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    Author - Bo Henley

    I have two writing passions - crime fiction...and thrillers with a slight twist. Of course, if I tell you what the twists are, I'd have to kill you (see: The Crime Novels). There are rumours that I also write non-fiction with a science flavour, but I deny everything  (No, I don't. See: About Bo). And when I'm not writing, I LOVE reading (see: Bo is Reading).


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