My Sydney famille flew home yesterday morning after spending three weeks with us over Christmas and New Year. When they left NSW the devastating fires had already been burning since September, they are still burning now, as they are in Victoria also. In New Zealand
'snow and glaciers have turned brown after being exposed to dust from the Australian bushfires, which could increase glacier melt up to 30%'. So far we have been more fortunate here in WA , but with record breaking heat and drought conditions most of Australia is like a tinder-box.. all it takes is one spark! Lives lost, homes gone, millions of acres of land lost and heartbreakingly the unique Australian wildlife, some of the endangered species possibly lost forever. Damn right people are going to protest, as they did all over Australia yesterday evening. Here in Perth the Climate Change rally was well supported, you might notice a lot of the signs refer to our not so popular at the moment Prime Minister who most feel left it too late to come to the party, I think he has literally burnt his chances of being re-elected.
There was a more substantial police attendance than usual at rallies in Perth.. the effects of the catastrophic fires are making people angry, and frightened also I think. The police horses below were amazing, despite the crowds they stood perfectly still for an hour until they had passed. With horses in the city you have to watch out for smelly surprises, I saw at least one mobile absorbed walker step in the merde, made me think of my visit to Paris :) Well that was a pretty sobering first post back but it has been a shocking time for Australia. Thank you to all who sent messages over the last few weeks. We have had wonderful time with our Sydney family, the grandchildren get more adorable each year 💙I hope you have had a good Christmas and New Year period, looking forward to catching up over the weekend, take care and stay safe..
