I have a few jobs on at the moment none of which are at an interesting stage so nothing much to show really.
However, the landscape remains intriguing given the fires and there are odd studio moments of wonder.
And to begin...
I wrote a note to self on a piece of paper at the studio, one that was on a metal spiral notebook, and tore it off. I held it in my hand near my phone to carry some stuff back to the house and looked down at my phone's camera (which was open) and thought - interesting!
The perforated circular holes in the note left by tearing off the spiral, were acting as a kind of filter creating an interesting image and sense of what was what.
And so of course, I walked back to the house intrigued by how the world looked through the perforations...
Stopping to snap here and there...
Amazing.
And so to the fires. Our nearby one is out which is great, and it is the smoke haze from fires 200km away that is the main issue now.
At first we wondered if this was another storm front pushing through, but then realised it was the pillar of smoke from the fires near Toowoomba (200km away)
It kept coming and by morning we woke in a white-out. We thought it might have been a fog-mist whiteout, but no, it was a total smoke whiteout.
Strangely of course, we are getting magnificent sunsets as a result...which all seems so wrong somehow.
It is a terrible start to summer - in NSW over a million hectares have been burnt, nearly 500 homes lost and 6 people have died. In QLD the numbers are smaller, but the news is now saying the fires will not go out, they will just keep burning. It is so awful that the areas affected now are already deep in drought. Nearby Stanthorpe was supposed to run out of water for the town in December; and there is just no water around to put fires out. A deadly and devastating combination.
I hope against hope that those in positions of power pay attention to the changes in our climate and take steps to mitigate and respond.
However, the landscape remains intriguing given the fires and there are odd studio moments of wonder.
And to begin...
I wrote a note to self on a piece of paper at the studio, one that was on a metal spiral notebook, and tore it off. I held it in my hand near my phone to carry some stuff back to the house and looked down at my phone's camera (which was open) and thought - interesting!
The perforated circular holes in the note left by tearing off the spiral, were acting as a kind of filter creating an interesting image and sense of what was what.
And so of course, I walked back to the house intrigued by how the world looked through the perforations...
Stopping to snap here and there...
Amazing.
And so to the fires. Our nearby one is out which is great, and it is the smoke haze from fires 200km away that is the main issue now.
At first we wondered if this was another storm front pushing through, but then realised it was the pillar of smoke from the fires near Toowoomba (200km away)
It kept coming and by morning we woke in a white-out. We thought it might have been a fog-mist whiteout, but no, it was a total smoke whiteout.
Strangely of course, we are getting magnificent sunsets as a result...which all seems so wrong somehow.
It is a terrible start to summer - in NSW over a million hectares have been burnt, nearly 500 homes lost and 6 people have died. In QLD the numbers are smaller, but the news is now saying the fires will not go out, they will just keep burning. It is so awful that the areas affected now are already deep in drought. Nearby Stanthorpe was supposed to run out of water for the town in December; and there is just no water around to put fires out. A deadly and devastating combination.
I hope against hope that those in positions of power pay attention to the changes in our climate and take steps to mitigate and respond.
(((Fiona))) love your altered points of view, the smoke is so eerie here too!
ReplyDeletePure serendipity Mo and I love it all the more for it! I imagine your smoke is just dreadful today - ours has lifted a bit...Go well.
DeleteWe here in Northern California feel your anxiety. We've had the fires, the smoke, the scheduled power outages, and evacuations. Our fire season is winding down as yours begins. At least your government isn't telling you that you are suffering because you neglected to sweep your forests. We wish you all the best!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your thoughts from North California - you have really faced the worst of it this time around haven't you? And the season starts earlier and finishes later...Honestly, go rake your forest?!?!?!?! My jaw dropped when I read that, but our lot aren't much better - apparently for some, gay marriage started the fires. Give us all strength. Go well.
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