Bracken burning season again [edited to link to pics]

[oldbloke]

The hills are alive, with firemen
The view reminds me a bit of my uncle's old stereo slides of Etna.
My missus took a few pics:
http://oldbloke.livejournal.com/783578.html

 

[oldbloke]

 

[graysalchemy]

That looks worrying :hmm: :hmm:

 

[oldbloke]

Not really, it's an annual event. On our bit of moor it doesn't usually get out of control, that tends to happen more over towards Halifax.

 

[Blueface]

Nice photo's tho :-)

 

[Vossy1]

The end of the world is nigh :lol: ...cracking pics

 

[oldbloke]

It happens every year, in exactly the same place, and given the recent weather and how nicely it spread exactly where some farmers might like it, one suspects the use of accelerant. The BBC reckons 30 firefighters fought it and put it out, but I reckon they just watched it until it stopped by itself. Maybe a bit of damping down Just In Case