The bushfires were pretty big up here yesterday too... nothing really threatening property although my brother and sister in law at Springwood were being very watchful as spot fires flared up at the next suburb (Faulconbridge) but we down at Glenbrook were far enough not to have to do much, but its always a worrying time and makes you think "what if". This summer will be a bad one fire wise I think.
The Fire Brigade apparently was using Glenbrook Oval as a marshalling area and there were trucks parked there for most of the day yesterday. Also all day helicopters and planes were buzzing overhead so if something started at our end of the valley, it was going to be spotted as soon as, which is a good thing.
Niki took Brooke to dancing down at Penrith yesterday afternoon and she said ash was falling from the sky down there... pretty apocalyptic stuff given that the fire front was up at Mt Tomah and Blackheath.
Should be all a bit quieter today though... the temps will be in the mid 30's again, but the winds have eased way off...
