Smoke at the Arboretum

As the bush fires start to return in this hot dry windy weather, I dragged up this shot from earlier this year. The smoke was so thick in Canberra that it was hard to see anything. Here the smoke is obscuring the Margaret Whitlam pavilion with some young trees at the Arboretum in foreground.

[Diana]

Beautiful shot but such a scary reason for it.

[Yao RL]

Look like a special effect. Summer becomes a such a worrying season, with temperature getting hotter each year.

[Valerie Chesney]

Bush fires are so scary & change direction suddenly, Fraser Is off our coast Ql'd has been raging. your smoky capture tells the story.

[Issi Bannerman]

Oh, I hope you don't get too many bush fires this year. It seems so recent since the whole world was watching with dismay as so many areas of your beautiful country were being ravaged by fire. This is a stark reminder. Fingers crossed for you.

[Lois]

So sorry you’re experiencing fires. We have a few in our area of CA too.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Gosia]

No, not again...

[Krista Marson]

Oh, geez. Not again. Sorry you guys have to brace for this crap once more. I'm really beginning to hate fire season.

[KV]

The smoke gives an eerie effect.

[Merrelyn]

I certainly hope that they are soon all under control.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Pretty shot but still sad with the fires.

[Fisher Family]

A super shot, but so sad to be expecting bush fires again.

Ian

[gloria jones]

Neat light but so sad about the fires

[Esther Rosenberg]

What a great shot to show the visibility and smoke. Sad about the fires...

[Lynda McG]

It looks other worldly!

[carol white]

A great capture.Hope the fires are soon out

[Casablanca]

Goodness, welcome back to Summer!! Hope it is a quieter season for you this year fire-wise. Fascinating image

[haskar]

Great effekt but no more.

[Clare Gadsby]

gosh. awful to think that's smoke :(

[Allison Maltese]

I like the high key look but not the reason for it. I too hope it is a quieter year for you there.

[Jean]

hope the fires are not so bad this year.
beautiful image

[Lisa Savill]

Nicely captured but how scary. I hope it's not as bad this time.

[Melvina McCaw]

Lovely but so sad to hear the fires are back!

[Lou Ann]

A lovely scene but so sad too.

[Taffy]

This is heartbreaking (though beautiful). Hoping you are spared this year from that horrible high level of damage.

[Kathy]

Yikes! I hope this won't happen again this spring.

[Wylie]

@randystreat me too!!

[Rob Z]

A wonderful image which brings back very bad memories. Fingers crossed for this year.