Well, within four weeks of the ‘big bushfire’ there is some regrowth happening-even before the rains!
Grass trees sprouting up just three weeks after the fire
Sprouts of green shooting from the burnt ground
Time will tell whether some of the Spearwoods and Melaleucas will grow back, but the Grasstrees certainly have.
But this time it did burn through about 5 of our 10 acres…..fortunately for us the back five acres away from the house and animal/food production areas.
Fire burning in the paddock behind the veggie garden and orchard
Nonetheless, it caused plenty of damage to the natural bush plus the areas we had been regenerating-
Burnt through
Not a lot left!
the fences were either burnt or cut by the fire brigade to get to the fire. What an amazing job they do!
Leaving to get more water
The water pipes to each paddock for the sheep were melted, and we lost four struts and strainers for the gates…..
Strut and strainer and sheep feeder burnt
The Australian bush is amazing though, and will often come back very well after a bushfire…..so fingers crossed.
The challenges of country living continue! In the space of four weeks we left a pump on running the water tank dry (our only source of water)- fortunately the pump wasn’t damaged. The following week was the snake in the house, then the fox attack….and this week a bushfire!
We were awoken around 5.30am with the strong smell of smoke, soon followed by the sound of numerous fire engines. It was obviously close by.
Water bomber in action
The view from the back door at 6.00am
Sunrise through the smoke
Thanks to the Bushfire Brigades! Now hopefully the unsavoury person who lit it (FESA say the cause is ‘suspicious’) will get caught.