her beauty and her terror

[liresius]

I haven't done anything at home for the last 4 days. I've just been following the news on the fires. It's times like these I feel I should be back in Australia. I feel so terribly for the people who have lost loved ones and property. My thoughts are with you all.

I collected together some photos images of the bushfires in Victoria and NSW. They are all over the Net but I wanted to put them in one place, because I'll never find them later.

My friend L, who just flew back to Victoria for the spring break is ok. I rang her this morning and she said the fires stopped about 15 km north of her.

It's all been emotionally devastating and I keep tearing up.

ETA: Anyone wanting to make a donation I think The Australian Red Cross's Victorian Bushfires Appeal is probably the best place, if you have a credit card and can afford it. Also, the forms are internationally friendly.

Another alternative is The Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation Bushfire Appeal 2009, which will go to a range of charities helping the victims directly on site.

And for any touched by the plight of the animals there's Wildlife Victoria. Thanks to ancientcitadel for the link.








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CFA worker rescues a sugar glider Photo: AP

CFA worker waters a distressed koala

Chris Roche: Bushfires at Narre Warren North Harkawa

Churchill in Gippsland

Doncaster Photo: Chris Mulherin

fire on the horizon

From a house window

A fire-fighting helicopter in action yesterday over Bunyip State Forest (AFP: William West)

Remains in Kinglake this town was almost completely razed

Scorched earth around Kinglake

Looking south-east from Morwell towards Hazelwood Power Station

NSW RFS Peats Ridge, north of Sydney

Sun_obscure_by_bush_smoke_cloud_Alexandra

The Bunyip State Park blaze has been fanned by gusty winds Simon Mossman

Vehicles burn, Labertouche

Tinderbox conditions (AAP: Simon Mossman) High temperatures, strong winds and low humidity produced tinder-box conditions. (AAP: Simon Mossman)