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You've most certainly been through the grinder this year Jim, but I know that everyone here is delighted to have you back to posting your wonderful stuff as usual ! Truly glad you and yours made it through safe and sound and as relatively unscathed ..... as it is possible to be, when a series of sh*t storms hit right on top of you, one right after another.

Also very sorry for all of those who lost sooooo much, and especially for those who lost it all. I still think of the animals running around in total terror without a clue as to what to do, or where to go, if they could even get there, and so many dying truly miserable deaths without any hope of understanding.

It will take a few years to know what will and won't come back in your forests (bush I mean), but it is certain that it has all burnt before, so given time it will come back, but that time may go a bit beyond what you would have hoped for. This spring for you may be a bit early to expect too many signs of recovery, but maybe by next spring things will be looking up a bit better. I will hold that hope for all of you fine folks!