Bushfires and rock walls

Anna

@LadyDuck (502466)

• Italy

15 Jan 23

@JudyEv Our mountains are granite mountains, so our rocks are grey. I went up to the main road to show you how much this wall system is used here.

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Jan 23

@LadyDuck Thanks for doing that. That's a well-made wall too.

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Jan 23

There is a lot of rock in the immediate vicinity which probably explains why they've used it in this way.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14784)

• Ireland

15 Jan 23

@judyev That walls just like an Irish dry stone wall.

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Fiacre Banks

@xFiacre (14784)

• Ireland

15 Jan 23

@JudyEv We have plenty if stones to throw at each other here. Not tell me, what is wooffing?

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Jan 23

@xFiacre WOOFFing is Willing Workers On Organic Farms. Maybe it should be WWOOFing. He also WWOOFed in Scotland and helped build a cowshed.

@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Jan 23

When our son was WOOFFing, he worked with a Frenchman and did dry stone-walling. There is such a lot of stone in Ireland but of course you're well aware of that.

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@allknowing (153530)

• India

15 Jan 23

Putting so many rocks together in various sizes must have taken them eons Hope the bush fire has not been destructive where you house sat lately.

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@allknowing (153530)

• India

16 Jan 23

@JudyEv Hope nothing has happened to that house.

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Jan 23

We haven't heard about our friends' house but the fire had to be all around it.

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@DaddyEvil (174430)

• United States

15 Jan 23

It's too bad you had to decline the house-sit in March but yeah, you'll both be much too busy getting ready for your trip to do that. I hope everything turns out well for the owners of the house in Yabberup.

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Jan 23

As people are coming to stay in our house, I'll need to have it all tickety-boo for them.

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@DaddyEvil (174430)

• United States

15 Jan 23

@JudyEv Oh, yeah! I forgot you were doing a house-swap for the time you're over seas. I'm sure you'll have it perfect for them when they arrive.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135744)

• Marion, Ohio

15 Jan 23

I love that wall. I would like to do something like that here sometime out back just for decoration. Hope the house and all the animals at that house sit are okay. Fire is awful.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135744)

• Marion, Ohio

16 Jan 23

@JudyEv Hope things work out for them. Poor sheep. If nothing else they could set them free hopefully

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Jan 23

I can't imagine how they could have got the sheep out or where they would have taken them.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21497)

• London, England

15 Jan 23

Hoping your friends house is okay. A very worrying time of the year.

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Jan 23

Thanks. I know one house at least was lost. We might try to make some enquiries today as to what's happening down there.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21497)

• London, England

16 Jan 23

@JudyEv Fingers crossed

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rsa101

@rsa101 (40976)

• Philippines

16 Jan 23

That is worrying indeed knowing that one of the house you sat in is in danger of getting burned. I surely hope they are safe over there.

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Jan 23

We are trying to find out now what the situation is.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51819)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

15 Jan 23

I thought you were going to tell us the rock wall was supposed to keep the fires away from the house.

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

16 Jan 23

At least it wouldn't burn like a wooden wall I guess.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (56241)

• Canada

15 Jan 23

I will keep your friends in Yabberup in my prayers, hopefully they will not suffer any loss from the wildfires. That is a stunning rock wall in the photo, such a gorgeous colour.

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