Heavy smoke hangs over the city tonight. It’s calm. The stars come and go as smoke swirls overhead. The horizon glows in the distance. We have had a red sun for 2 days now. Hazy beams of light reflect off the water dancing orange at high noon. Ash falls like snow. The radio blares reports. Helicopters and water bombers drone. It’s 35 degrees celsius. It smells fantastically like a campfire...comfortable.
3 massive forest fires burn around the city. 11,000 people have been evacuated from their homes. Buildings have burned but the “authorities” won’t say how many so as not to create a panic. Two of the fires are designated “out of control” with zero containment. The last reports say over 1800 hectares of land are burning. Highways are closed. Nobody gets in or out.
We are safe in our little beach house and I can’t help but think of ROCK BOTTOM’S post apocalyptic world. Is this what it was like just after their “bright light”? Remember this. The red light. The smoke. The fear. The beauty.
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