Smoke on the water....

Smoke over Mt Saunders

The smell of smoke is cloying tonight. There is no wind and the smoke is all pervading. Fires have been burning for days on lovely Mt Saunders and tonight the horizon is blood red with the fire.  It seems to die away and then starts again in another area. Unsure whether it was purpose lit or not, it has burnt out miles of pristine land with lovely old trees, acres of tree palms and goodness knows what animals, orchids and birds. I am still unconvinced by the need to burn off and whether this really some traditional necessity or was the fire lit by some ciggies thrown out a window or an old beer bottle. AS the fire is burning through traditional but 'vacant' land there seems to be no need to put it out or contain it. I cant imagine anyone out there keeping an eye on it...sadly.