we took a walk through the bushfire area to see what had happened. the air was eerie and still. the dampness after rain, tinted with the charred smell of the australian bush.
sad, but comforting in a strange way.
other people walked, quietly, absorbing what had happened to our neighbourhood.
even through the blackened trees, this area still holds ancient mystery.
this fire was fierce, burning everything in its path.
sparing nothing.. I am sure many animal lives were lost
and for certain many, many tree lives were lost. some never to return. do they still hold their wisdom? I am sure they do. I am sure, they still hold wisdom for us all.as we walked, a bird [I think a red wattle bird ], startled me out of my thoughts, flashing through the blackened trees, sitting on a blackened branch, just observing me.. then, more bird call ... the first life.. beginning again..
[a fire that was yes, deliberately lit & thankfully, the coachwood was unharmed, the fire did not reach that area]
[please click on the photos for a larger version]
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At least the ashes will make great fertilizer for all that is to grow there. Maybe that is part of the trees' wisdom.
I think that the trees hold the wisdom of renewal. Glad your fave tree did not burn. I fear for our bush nearby this summer...last yr we had 3 fires there all deliberatly lit!
The life will come back...Mother Nature never ceases to awe me with her resilience.
Fire is so devastating and the pictures look so sad but new life will soon begin poking through the ashes. Thank goodness the coachwood tree was spared.
We take courage from the birds they just pick themselves up and start all over!
Hope you are still in the magic of your new home, have a lovely weekend.
Sue x
I'm so glad a lot was spared !! You just can't believe people would do such a thing, just set things on fire !!
Hugs
Moncha
It seems that the birds always let us know the first signs are returning to our view. I am glad your beloved tree is safe.
Birds,and before you know it green shots will appear and the endless wonder of the circle of live will continue.
And I hope the person/people who set the fire learn something about the world's resilience in the face of their utter stupidity.
life is such a baptism of fire and ice.
thank goodness we carry in our hearts the promise of renewal. believing is a prayer in and of itself.
i will add mine to yours...
While saddened at the charred surroundings you have featured here Robyn, I am enormously relieved your home is O.K.
Only this morning I read a poem from the now old book published in 1961 "Australian Poets Speak".(You can often find it in op shops).
The poem was written by Frank Leslie Thompson Wilmot born in Melbourne in 1881. He wrote under the name of Furnley Maurice.
It's about a bushfire passing through and his concern for a kookaburra,
"About a week before this flare
I met a Kookaburra there..."
Naming him Johnny, he continues,
"...and when they said the fire was through
It seemed the only thing to do
To take a car that very night
And learn if Johnny was all right..."
He found
"...the post he laughed upon,
The stumps and woodshed all are gone..."
We Aussies are certainly saddened when things like this happen, particularly loss caused by malicious intent.
Here's to renewal of land and spirit dear Robyn.x
So very sad and hauntingly beautiful in its destruction. I can see in my mind's eye all the new growth that will burst from the ash.
Nature has a way of rejuvenating itself. It is hard for us to see the process of change happening particularly if it was caused by man.I too have walked through a blackened forest and know what you mean having mixed thoughts.
xx
oh robyn it is so sad but i have the same thought as others here~the tree's and other life will regenerate i am sure. if the roots have survived then growth will happen.
miss you my darling and sending you love.
xoxoxoxxoo
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