tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post3436548000817255980..comments2024-03-20T09:13:33.916+02:00Comments on monkeys on the roof: fire and rainValhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-37412210949360675352010-10-26T16:15:46.814+02:002010-10-26T16:15:46.814+02:00Angela - elephants have better memories though so ...Angela - elephants have better memories though so could probably tell more and better stories if we had ears big enough to listen :)<br /><br />Susan E - yes very primal - fascinating stuff<br /><br />Janet - havent seen any eles in boots yet - let you know!<br /><br />Kristin - rain dances happening this weekend - today overcast and a few tiny spots - we are watching :)<br /><br />Friko - the bigger animals can walk around the flames or step through if they are not too big; they dont generally panic; its the smaller stuff that worries me like tortoises, snakes, small mammals stuff that cant fly away. Then again if its a fast fire sometimes its better because it goes over them quicker. eeish. but its quite good for the vegetation to have a burn now and again. pros and cons i guess<br /><br />Amanda - its a dramatic sight for sure - just the contrasts, black white, yellow etc and all those tree casualties look tragic but some of them were already down though; loved your story about the twins x<br /><br />Snowbrush - hello! yes please send some :)<br /><br />thanks for all your lovely comments - good to know you are all out there somewhere xxVValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-52342777581769493702010-10-26T16:05:20.329+02:002010-10-26T16:05:20.329+02:00SW thanks !
Diane - yes, if its a fast fire some...SW thanks ! <br /><br />Diane - yes, if its a fast fire some creatures inevitably get caught, if its slow, its a little easier for them to get around it.<br /><br />Miranda - it keeps promising - any rain in the Valley yet? x<br /><br />Bonnie - thankfully today a respite from the heat but still no rain :)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-40968213391072339202010-10-26T16:04:54.305+02:002010-10-26T16:04:54.305+02:00SW thanks !
Diane - yes, if its a fast fire some...SW thanks ! <br /><br />Diane - yes, if its a fast fire some creatures inevitably get caught, if its slow, its a little easier for them to get around it.<br /><br />Miranda - it keeps promising - any rain in the Valley yet? x<br /><br />Bonnie - thankfully today a respite from the heat but still no rain :)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-52912222078564567432010-10-25T21:59:09.427+02:002010-10-25T21:59:09.427+02:00Gosh, I sure hope you guys get some relief soon. I...Gosh, I sure hope you guys get some relief soon. I would ship you some of our Oregon, USA rain if only I could.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-46513245298699037122010-10-25T19:23:59.437+02:002010-10-25T19:23:59.437+02:00from your description it does sound like a battlef...from your description it does sound like a battlefield - powerful writing. and the foto of the white ash is amazing.....Amanda Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942636545948440422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-5294220692392346262010-10-25T18:15:41.641+02:002010-10-25T18:15:41.641+02:00Excellent writing.
I hope you will soon get the ra...Excellent writing.<br />I hope you will soon get the rains you need.<br /><br />I know that these fires are necessary for regeneration (I watch a lot of wildlife programmes and nature programmes) but I always wonder how much of the wildlife perishes.<br />It is never said.<br />Do animals run before the fire?Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-9909160870862197552010-10-25T16:55:05.514+02:002010-10-25T16:55:05.514+02:00You leave me longing for rain.You leave me longing for rain.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02105680755485062414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-1434851787261827362010-10-25T15:50:49.498+02:002010-10-25T15:50:49.498+02:00Were the ellies seen tramping into the blonde gras...Were the ellies seen tramping into the blonde grass wearing black soot shoes??<br /><br />There is a special feel around the 'mad max' that winter and fires leave. <br /><br />Rain soon I hope. Haven't checked out what the ITCZ weather is looking like. <br /><br />xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-29762203453032862682010-10-25T15:31:30.538+02:002010-10-25T15:31:30.538+02:00It is all so primal...fire, ash, dust, heat....you...It is all so primal...fire, ash, dust, heat....your life part of a distant landscape....so far away...yet ....we feel your need for rain....thanks for including us....mermaid galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678555215616371872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-81049827154030822972010-10-25T14:10:55.633+02:002010-10-25T14:10:55.633+02:00That white ash looks so fascinating! I am glad you...That white ash looks so fascinating! I am glad you are not an elephant, though, e´ven if then you could sniff the rain. But what elephant has ever told us such a story?Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484336744673299416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-59757139244568191582010-10-25T14:00:31.478+02:002010-10-25T14:00:31.478+02:00A riveting piece Val - it really does look like ...A riveting piece Val - it really does look like a post-Armageddon landscape. Hope you get rain and cooler temps soon!Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-30426398585683819912010-10-25T13:00:33.196+02:002010-10-25T13:00:33.196+02:00Ah, makes me homesick! Hope it rains soon. xxxAh, makes me homesick! Hope it rains soon. xxxMirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16864726025699486938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-8335286204407884932010-10-25T12:45:17.328+02:002010-10-25T12:45:17.328+02:00Beautifully written, so realistic. The fires alway...Beautifully written, so realistic. The fires always worry me as there must be so many small animals that cannot escape and of course the slower ones as well. Hope your rain arrive soon. DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968469327864068813.post-47455323083878305222010-10-25T12:21:14.326+02:002010-10-25T12:21:14.326+02:00A great piece of writing, Val. Very nice indeed.A great piece of writing, Val. Very nice indeed.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.com