It was a little disconcerting and difficult to go straight to bed until I'd checked the QFES updates a number of times to make sure we were not in immediate danger.
This morning, the sky was still very smoky, but the fire was much smaller and here we were, feeling safe and believing that the worst was over.
When BAM!!
The sky became dark with thick brown and black smoke, there were planes with sirens, helicopters and fire trucks all over the place!
The wind had changed direction and strengthened and here we were in the danger zone again.
The Motivator took these photos (she took the video that I put on yesterday's blog post too!)
That lasted for about three hours until the wind changed direction again, which didn't reduce the danger, but DID clear the sky. As of this afternoon, things appear to have calmed somewhat ...
For the third night in a row, we are still with bags packed, ready to evacuate if necessary and we are currently on the "STAY INFORMED" list, which is our best status so far. They are still concerned that conditions could change at any time, so we are not completely in the clear.
While I was waiting for the fire to make a decision about how bad it wanted to get, I decided to do some art. Adoring Husband had to go into town for some medical tests, so I had the house to myself.
I'm quite happy with the results of this one and in this case, the real thing looks better than the photo.
Tomorrow is Saturday and I'll be working at The Happy Abode, so I'd best get some sleep.
Nite all.
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