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After the bushfires in Victoria

Kathie — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:35:48 +0000

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.

After the bushfires in Victoria

Kathie — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:37:25 +0000

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

After the bushfires in Victoria

Kathie — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:30:47 +0000

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.

After the bushfires in Victoria

Kathie — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:27:22 +0000

Another item ‘cooked’ inside a garage.

After the Bushfires in Victoria

Kathie — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:25:31 +0000

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

After the Bushfires in Victoria

Kathie — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:14:31 +0000

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?

After the Bushfires in Victoria

Kathie — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:11:50 +0000

The glass from the windscreens in vehicles melted over the steering wheels and bodies of the cars and trucks.

After the Bushfires in Victoria

Kathie — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:17:37 +0000

Everything inside this shed got cooked from the intense heat, including this ride on mower.

After the Bushfires in Victoria

Kathie — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:09:07 +0000

I found this tap lying on the ground when walking through a property. The heat that made this bend over like that would have been tremendous.

After the Bushfires in Victoria

Kathie — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:01:48 +0000

I was recently privileged to participate in a photo tour of one of the bushfire regions in Victoria. 8 weeks have now passed since that awful day in February when many people perished and thousands lost their homes.

The places I visited did not have any loss of life but there was loss of property. I can’t even begin to imagine what these people went through.

The images for the next few days are from this region in Victoria just off the Maroondah Hwy near Narbethong.