Oh Julia what a terrifying experience. I’m in awe of your clear-headedness and presence of mind. Sending love and wishing you everything you need to process this. The wedding pictures are beautiful x
Thank you Joanna. I'm realising that my nervous system is still on edge even though a weeks later. Fortunately my neighbour is a wonderful masseuse and my lovely mum has shouted me one on Thursday. Hoping that will dial down the edginess!
Oh my goodness Julia, well done on your quick and smart actions. You're like a forest spirit protecting the space. I'm so glad all went the way it did.
People and fires and forests. Literally a tinderbox. I came across smoking peat in midwinter once, coming up like a volcanic plume through the snow. Some group of campers had lit a BBQ the previous night and stomped it out but the previous dry summer left the peat just waiting to be ignited. It was such a strange and disconcerting experience.
Thank you Jonathan! I was just thinking of you and your forest walks today, right about the time you must have written. Telepathy again!
Ofpph... what a strange sight that must have been to see a volcanic plume from the snow. I've seen the aftermath of a fire like that on Sörmlandsleden, a big black hole in the ground where peat and roots had burnt after a campfire. Seeing that was really an education in peat fires. Come to think of it, that might have been significant in my calling the fire brigade. On the surface it appeared that I could put it out with the help of a few neighbours, but I knew it could be smouldering away half a meter underground and we'd have no chance of extinguishing that with buckets.
I guess otherwise I'm good, hoping the warmth of summer will be balanced with a bit more rain. Hope you and yours are good too.
Thank you Amanda for qualifying my species assessment! Coming from you, a zookeeper gone wild, I'd say it's now been confirmed by a professional. Thank you for your good wishes!
Lol! Not only that, I am a huge fan of dragons. I even have an original work of art of Smoag. So, I have made myself an expert in all things dragon, as well.
Oooohhh the minute I read your first words today my internal bushfire alarm went off too!
The scariest fires we had in our part of Tasmania some years ago took a long time to contain and extinguish because it had nestled into the peat layer on top of the Great Western Tiers mountain range, blanketing us in a thick hot orange smoke blanket and showering us with ash and soot for days. So much precious vegetation and so many insects and animals destroyed.
So glad you were home and so glad you and the forest are safe…I hope more rain falls!
I read every post you publish and I’m not always able to comment though send you telepathic messages of gratitude and love across the saltwater bodies! Thank you for your beautiful words and for sharing all that you do xxx
Such a terrifying experience you had, to be showered by ash under a hot blanket of smoke. And those mountains - so incredible - and home to so many, it's so hard to comprehend the scale of loss with these huge fires.
I thought I had really processed the fire, writing about it had certainly helped. But driving home yesterday afternoon I caught a glimpse of dark storm clouds through the trees and was flooded panic thinking it was fire smoke! Phew...guess I'm on high alert still. For now enjoying the moist ground.
I so love to read you here Tara and feel a closeness with you in the world, even when our written words are far between, the telepathy is STRONG! But goodness, remember the days of epic letters? Your serialised postcards from Paris - treasures.
***Please do everyone check out Tara's incredible artwork on Instagram @tarabadcockartist - absolute legend of threads and stitches and so much more***
(Sorry for being a crap instagramer Tara... will I one day convince you to move to here?)
That scent, the one that curls in the background before settling nearby, just within reach, taunting with a warning. Action is instinctive isn't it?
It so is, thank goodness. Body takes the lead!
Oh Julia what a terrifying experience. I’m in awe of your clear-headedness and presence of mind. Sending love and wishing you everything you need to process this. The wedding pictures are beautiful x
Thank you Joanna. I'm realising that my nervous system is still on edge even though a weeks later. Fortunately my neighbour is a wonderful masseuse and my lovely mum has shouted me one on Thursday. Hoping that will dial down the edginess!
I hope so too
Oh my goodness Julia, well done on your quick and smart actions. You're like a forest spirit protecting the space. I'm so glad all went the way it did.
People and fires and forests. Literally a tinderbox. I came across smoking peat in midwinter once, coming up like a volcanic plume through the snow. Some group of campers had lit a BBQ the previous night and stomped it out but the previous dry summer left the peat just waiting to be ignited. It was such a strange and disconcerting experience.
Hope you're good.
Thank you Jonathan! I was just thinking of you and your forest walks today, right about the time you must have written. Telepathy again!
Ofpph... what a strange sight that must have been to see a volcanic plume from the snow. I've seen the aftermath of a fire like that on Sörmlandsleden, a big black hole in the ground where peat and roots had burnt after a campfire. Seeing that was really an education in peat fires. Come to think of it, that might have been significant in my calling the fire brigade. On the surface it appeared that I could put it out with the help of a few neighbours, but I knew it could be smouldering away half a meter underground and we'd have no chance of extinguishing that with buckets.
I guess otherwise I'm good, hoping the warmth of summer will be balanced with a bit more rain. Hope you and yours are good too.
It definitely IS a dragon. I’m so so glad you and your home are okay and you were able to tame the dragon.
Good thing that! You never know when the might emerge.
Thank you Amanda for qualifying my species assessment! Coming from you, a zookeeper gone wild, I'd say it's now been confirmed by a professional. Thank you for your good wishes!
Lol! Not only that, I am a huge fan of dragons. I even have an original work of art of Smoag. So, I have made myself an expert in all things dragon, as well.
Oooohhh the minute I read your first words today my internal bushfire alarm went off too!
The scariest fires we had in our part of Tasmania some years ago took a long time to contain and extinguish because it had nestled into the peat layer on top of the Great Western Tiers mountain range, blanketing us in a thick hot orange smoke blanket and showering us with ash and soot for days. So much precious vegetation and so many insects and animals destroyed.
So glad you were home and so glad you and the forest are safe…I hope more rain falls!
I read every post you publish and I’m not always able to comment though send you telepathic messages of gratitude and love across the saltwater bodies! Thank you for your beautiful words and for sharing all that you do xxx
Oh goodness, our bodies know this alarm so deep!
Such a terrifying experience you had, to be showered by ash under a hot blanket of smoke. And those mountains - so incredible - and home to so many, it's so hard to comprehend the scale of loss with these huge fires.
I thought I had really processed the fire, writing about it had certainly helped. But driving home yesterday afternoon I caught a glimpse of dark storm clouds through the trees and was flooded panic thinking it was fire smoke! Phew...guess I'm on high alert still. For now enjoying the moist ground.
I so love to read you here Tara and feel a closeness with you in the world, even when our written words are far between, the telepathy is STRONG! But goodness, remember the days of epic letters? Your serialised postcards from Paris - treasures.
***Please do everyone check out Tara's incredible artwork on Instagram @tarabadcockartist - absolute legend of threads and stitches and so much more***
(Sorry for being a crap instagramer Tara... will I one day convince you to move to here?)