Random thoughts and observations
There was a good letter in the local paper today about the fuel reduction burns that are currently contaminating our atmosphere. The writer described how his house was nearly burnt in the massive bushfire of January 2003. That blaze cleaned out the undergrowth and much more, but the bush has recovered to be as thick [...]
January 8 is the anniversary of when the horrific bushfires started in 2003. Not many people will remember this because the fires crept up gradually, faded again and rebounded with greater ferocity. The reason I remember is that the lightning strike responsible occurred just before the last deadline for our final edition of the Alpine [...]
