Tuesday, May 31, 2011

A perfect day for ...

 Forestry burnoff
(web image - David Fitzgerald)
It's fine and calm in NE Tasmania, a perfect day for ... lighting fires! Let's hope Ben's nowhere near this:

"Forestry Tasmania will today conduct a large burn on East Coast...  We've been waiting all season for the right conditions, and today is about the best we can expect to achieve a good burn and minimise smoke impacts... While we expect most of the smoke will move away to the south and south-east, it is possible that there may be some smoke in St Mary's if there's a strong afternoon sea breeze." (From today's Forestry Tasmania press release.)

edit: Phone call from Scottsdale (well away from the East Coast) where Ben's getting lunch at his favourite bakery and buying medications at the chemist just over the road. A couple of "old blokes" (60+) sought him out recently for advice on finding gemstones. They happily accepted his invitation and accompanied him on a fossicking expedition the following day.

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