Road Trip to Mudgee

Knit one....I started knitting for Scout before we knew she was Scout. This jumper will fit her sometime in the next 5 years! AND.....its nearly finished!
"I love a sunburnt country..." This is more than sunburn. The mountains were on fire, the hills around Mudgee were on fire, the motel was full of firemen!! Airplanes and helicopters buzzed all day long. Luckily the forests regenerate themselves after a fire, but I wonder what happens to all the little animals? Where do they go for protection? I wonder if its harmful to your eyes to look at the sun thru smoke??