Girraween burns.

So...two days ago a fire started at Wallangarra on the border of Queensland and New South Wales which has since spread into Girraween National Park. Yesterday the smoke billowing into the sky in the East looked like some terrible volcanic eruption. Today the wind brought the smoke our way. I used to like the smell of burning wood during the Autumn 'Up Over' but here 'Down Under' it is more sobering. It is the way of life here, so much so in fact that many plants rely on fires to germinate and many trees have adapted to quickly recover after fires. With this fire no property or lives have been lost thus far but when you read that it has been spreading over 6 kilometres an hour I think of all the wildlife caught in the middle of it all. The fauna is not as resilient as the flora.When Phoebe was here a few weeks ago and we were driving back from our day up Mount Norman a Lyrebird suddenly ran out of the bush and ran along in front of the car for a brief moment before darting back into the bush. The fire has passed through that area where we saw it. I am worried about that Lyrebird tonight.Smokey Sunset.