Fire danger day

Smoke from the fires in the valley Monday 10 feb

Last weeks storm clouds that passed over without rain

January 10. 2014

It is still hot and dry. Yesterday was a danger day and fires started all over the place. There was one over A ‘s way near Powelltown and a bad one half way to Melbourne in Warrandyte. Some houses have been lost but no one has died. We are all relieved but there are still communities in danger today and we may have to wait for Thursday to get any change in the weather.  I am watering the young trees twice a day and so far they all look good.

Josh phoned to say that he and Robbie have now reached Townsville and he has located his temporary accommodation. Robbie had to fly back to Brisbane to work but at least they are much closer now than when Josh worked in Albany. We are all hoping that he likes his new position, but I suppose the first week of any new job is always a bit if a stretch.  Bo has struggled to keep the restaurant going in difficult conditions. She brought all her family over last night for the usual Sunday night BBQ.  I shall remember this year as the summer of the pool party BBQ’s because I have enjoyed them immensely.

We have another sick goat, Quetta, has diarrhoea this time. We are trying her on some medicine we got from the vet. Today we moved all the goats into the old brewery paddock. This is now possible because the fencer has put up the drive fence. He also did some of the fence by our neighbours so we will be already to start our tree plantation and hide their activities. We have had years of total privacy and been unobserved by neighbours and we would like to keep it this way.