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Regrowth after Bushfires in Australian Snowy Mountains
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Florida Brushfire. / South of State Road 46; Seminole county, Florida. / 23 February 2007. / Nikon D70s. Brushfire is a natural part of Florida’s ecosystematic regulatory pattern. Of course, nowadays a good number of these brushfires are actually instigated and regulated by state fire officials. If we learned anything from the firestorm of summer 1998, it’s that we need to have controlled burns. If we don’t and if we don’t allow this natural cycle to operate, the whole state will burn up (as it nearly did in the summer of 1998). This is a brushfire on the edge of a vast wet prairie in central Florida. I always have mixed feelings when I see a brushfire like this. On the one hand, there’s a beauty in watching creation through incineration. With fire comes renewal – and that’s something that really moves me. But, on the other hand, it marks the end of the prior cycle – and undoubtedly displaces and/or kills a good number of animals. Of course, without moderate brushfires like this, the potentially massive firestorms could (and would) displace and kill much, much more… So I’m grateful for these smaller firestorms. They are the buffers between the health of today and the potential catastrophes of tomorrow. Ten years later I can still smell the smoke of summer 1998. I can still feel the sting in my eyes. I can still feel the sorrow of all the casualties from that massive firestorm, environmentally and domestically. So when I see a modest brushfire like this one, I tend to lean more towards a general sense of gratitude. In the end, this isn’t about destruction. It’s about preservation. Janson, / http://floridana.typepad.com
Another concept design of words and color by Canvas Man
February 8, 2009 ...a rain cloud, a wave of caring, / a wish from another hemisphere / to damp the devastating brush fires. paper collage / digital color detail
Observing the Spud Fire in southern Idaho on our way to provide structure protection to the one structure around. This fire was contained quite quickly by the BLM at ~420 acres.
Muscular Teeth posted this and I thought I’d repost in case anyone I know didn’t see his post. This is really rough. Bushfire Appea…
Muscular Teeth posted this and I thought I’d repost in case anyone I know didn’t see his post. This is really rough. Bushfire Appeal: Hello one and all. / Victoria (one of australia’s states) has had a terrible fire rage through in the last few days, and has had terrible consequences with so far 108 confirmed dead. / Anne Van Alkemade has set up a paypal bushfire appeal which you can learn more about HERE / this is truly a devastating fire, probably the worst in Australian history – certainly worse than the Ash Wednesday fire in 1983. / Australians are known for their genoristy and charity- we as a nation had given so much to the tsunami appeal, the nonsense in burma, even with hurrican katrina – in this time of trouble, it would be nice to see some of that charitable feeling return back this way. / RED CROSS DONATION APPEAL HERE (I HOPE these links work on a copied post…if not I’ll try to post other links. GC) / ok….. My linking is still awful. Copy / paste this into your browser for the Australian red cross site http://www.redcross.org.au/vic/services_emergencyservices_victorian-bushfires-appeal-2009.htm / Cheers! (Blogged about it here: http://gypsysstuff.blogspot.com/ )
Sun setting through massive haze caused by a series of brushfires in the counties to the west. Taken in Coppell, Texas, April 2009
this is my logo, with a screaming fey on top.
Ink Pen logo i did for a division of BrushFire Studio.
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