Melbourne has become very dry because the last real rain was over a month ago. A hot north wind started to blow strongly and a fire caught hold in nearby bushland on the edge of Mill Park beside Plenty Gorge. We got a number of phone calls to check if we were ok and our place not affected. Fortunately, we were a few kilometres upwind from it. The event served to give us a taste of the very real concerns that whole communities in other parts of Australia are currently facing. May God have compassion and allow regular soaking rain to come, especially in parts of Australia suffering lasting drought. The dark cloud in each picture is the blanket of smoke, taken on the day, creating a foreboding pale over everything.
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