2006-11-26 - Fire Starter

Today has been a dramatic day for photos. First, we went to the beach and on the way home there was a spectacular sunset (I might post some shots of it later). Then as darkness fell and we returned home, we were greeted by a glow in the valley and smoke everywhere. Fortunately it wasn't our house, just the local fire brigade burning off a nearby block. Even though it was a controlled burn, it was quite scary to watch how quickly the fire took hold and spread...