Fire!

Yesterday a fire started in the bush just beyond our property line. It continued to burn all afternoon and by the evening it had spread down to the wetland in front of our property. The fire eventually died down at about 10:00 pm, but we were watching it's progress pretty carefully throughout the evening to make sure it wasn't coming too close.

We're grateful that that no one was hurt and that nothing of value on our property or on the surrounding properties was lost.

An opportunity to get some rather dramatic photos!

Nothing like a fire burning close by to provide exciting and (somewhat scary) evening entertainment. You can see the bits of ash in the air illuminated by the camera flash.

Taken from the retaining wall in our front yard