As we worked at pulling up melted pipework, cutting back damaged bushes, felling burned trees and removing damaged fencing I happened upon this wheelbarrow. I can imaging how this once bright blue plastic wheelbarrow carried cuttings or garden mulch or assisted in any number of garden tasks. Today it lies in a melted blue puddle, […]
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Still exploring this scarred landscape and trying to make sense of what burned and what did not. Tomorrow we will help put restoration in motion. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Burnt Out Creek, 1/80s f/8 ISO640 17mm
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I’ve always wanted to capture a dragonfly in mid flight. I never thought my first dragonfly image would be a victim of a much larger tragedy. I can only imagine this poor creature flew into this cobwebbed shed to escape the heat of the encroaching fire only to be caught in these black soot encrusted […]
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One week later and after 40mm of rain this once beautiful section of forest along the Kersbrook Road resembles something from another post apocalyptic planet. Gaping trenches where tree roots have burned away. Ash washed into gutters and fresh clay exposed by the rain. Smouldering steam and smokey memories waft from rents in the earth […]
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