March Fires.
Posted on | March 5, 2019 | 15 Comments
It has been a hot and hair raising start to March in our area. Lightning strikes started several fires in the state park only a few kilometers from where we live.
This was the view from the car when I first spotted the smoke.
By the time I had arrived home the view had changed drastically.
An hour later the sky was black. The fire near us was in the Bunyip State Park. Unfortunately it moved into farm areas and at least seven homes were lost.
The fire is still burning but thankfully has slowed and no properties are facing any danger. It looks like it will take weeks to put out and there is no rain in sight. It is a credit to all fighting the fires that no lives were lost. They are amazing in the work they do.
We seem to be on the flight path for all the helicopters travelling to and from the area. We hear one every 15 minutes. Thankfully rail lines and freeways were able to reopen today.
Sadly there are still 17 fires burning in Gippsland so the worst is not yet over.
Okay. Time to look at something on the stitching side. I have managed to make progress with The Gail Pan embroideries. This is one from January. I still need to remove some of the guide marks.
I have also started a quilt from Hatched and Patched called Dancing Chickens and Flying Pigs.
This is the first block.
No, the outside lines are not crooked. I just didn’t smooth the block flat.
I am now looking forward to a cooler week as are many in our area.
Cheers, Karen
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