I missed yesterday's photo a day challenge; 'for me', because, to tell you the truth, yesterday turned out to be a very stressful day and in the end all I wanted to do was fall into bed.
The temperature quickly rose as the day progressed until it reached 39 'C in the shade.
Then, around 2.00 p.m. just a short distance down the road from us, a bush fire broke out.
I though I had conditioned myself to 'be prepared' for my next bush fire encounter but to tell you the truth, I'm beginning to feel as if I spend six months of the year on high alert. And it's really getting to me. Being prepared means having a bag packed, and knowing, at all times, where our family photos, medications, important papers and other valuables are. I know this might sound like a simple task to achieve but in reality, I'm finding it's not. And I don't know how many more times I can go through the drill. At 9.30 p.m. our little village received an emergency warning and was on high alert as the wind direction changed, meaning the fire was heading straight for us. Thankfully, the temperatures eased and eventually, Mr H.P. and I fell into bed just after midnight, exhausted, and smelling smokey. We both had an uneasy sleep but were happy to wake to a much cooler day, even though the fire is still active.
If you're interested to see more on the fires you can go to these links...(In reality I didn't have time to take photographs.)
Warrimoo Fires on Facebook
This morning, I woke up and had myself an affogato, which fulfills today's photo a day challenge of 'hot + cold'. Coming to think of it, it also fulfills yesterday's photo a day challenge of 'for me'...so here it is...
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Affogato: ice cream drowned in espresso coffee! (Or, the only way I drink coffee!)
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