After the bushfires in Victoria

This is my last post in this series, although I did take a few hundred photos.  I hope this has given you some insight into what was experienced in the month of February 2009, in Victoria, Australia.

Looking upwards and onwards

After the bushfires in Victoria

I’ve never had baked apples like this before. This tree was part of a small private orchard on a family property.

Baked Apples

After the bushfires in Victoria

Found this growing on a burnt tree.  I find it amazing that life can grow from something that is dead and thought it quite a contrast for this photo.

Growth on a burnt tree

After the bushfires in Victoria

Another item ‘cooked’ inside a garage.

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After the Bushfires in Victoria

This would break any photographer’s heart – seeing their beloved equipment in this way.

Photographer's heartbreak

After the Bushfires in Victoria

What’s wrong with this image?  The garden behind the fence, the house near the fence, the surrounding land have all been burnt. And yet the white picket fence remained white and almost untouched, except for one small length. How can that happen?

White picket fence