Villanelle

Hey guys,

All is well... long story I have a question though... I lost my lens cap today and I am going on an important shoot Saturday... won't be able to afford a new one til after Saturday.

Any ideas as to how to protect my precious lens without a hard cap?

I am still alive.

I'm at home with my parents in NSW, a bit bruised and broken emotionally and financially, but alive.

And hoping things get better soon.

Newepoch and his partner are awesome people who are looking after my Bonney. I miss her a lot but I'm so comforted she's with good people who seem to like her

In the meantime Mum and Dad don't have the internet- I'm actually posting this from a McDonald's carpark on a laptop- so I'm awfully behind in checking out all your awesome art, but I'll try to get around to that as soon as I can...

Also, which one of you peeps invited me to www.artisan.com ?

I really shouldn't whine when so many people are homeless because of bushfires and so many are actually dead or injured, but I will, because I'm ungrateful.

I got kicked out of the house I boarded at yesterday... no regrets, the woman who owned the house (I later found out) was a genuine psychopath off her meds and when I was getting my stuff I nearly had to call the cops because she tried to prevent me from leaving, physically. It was scary, and I never want to see her again.

Anyway.

So my friend is housesitting and I'm now housesitting with her- but her friends get back on Saturday/Sunday possibly and then I need to be out... my parents have said I can come home, but without the dog as they hate her. They want me to come home immediately but a) I'm frightened to tell them I haven't got any money, and b) what do they want me to do, dump my gorgeous, loving, 5 year old dog, who I've raised from a pup and been through so much with, by the side of the road? I won't do it.

So even if I find her a home before then, I'M homeless from Saturday/Sunday through to Wednesday night. I'm not too ashamed to sleep in my car. I just hope I'm not arrested for doing it.

And if I can't find her a home I just don't know what I'm going to do. To give her to the RSPCA, where I don't know whether she'll live or die, and leaving while she's looking at me wondering "Mummy, why are you doing this?" The thought just makes me sob.

If you know anyone between Sydney and Melbourne who can board my little baby, or can ask around, please let me know!

Firstly- I love you people- your response to my losing my camera brought tears to my eyes. Thankyou

Today's subject:

Anyone in Australia knows about the legendary "Ash Wednesday" bushfires of 1983. I was only a baby and not in the area, but I still hear stories from people of my parents' generation. 47 people were killed in massive firestorms from Victoria to South Australia.

And now, it's worse.

And I'm much closer.

Last count 65 people are dead- their first estimate was 40- and it's likely to climb as more dead people are found. Nearly 700 houses have been incinerated. Victoria is one big firestorm.

I'm on the south side of Melbourne (bayside) so I'm in no immediate danger- but my best friend is housesitting (in the house I used to live!) and there are major fires all around her area. She hasn't been instructed to evacuate yet but she's on high alert. The weather today is quite cool but we had a major heatwave yesterday- nearly 50 degrees celcius- and very strong winds which caused the whole state to go up in flames. Doesn't help that we're in drought, too. They're now calling it Black Saturday.

And I'm glued to news sources.

Firstly- I love you people- your response to my losing my camera brought tears to my eyes. Thankyou

Today's subject:

Anyone in Australia knows about the legendary "Ash Wednesday" bushfires of 1983. I was only a baby and not in the area, but I still hear stories from people of my parents' generation. 47 people were killed in massive firestorms from Victoria to South Australia.

And now, it's worse.

And I'm much closer.

Last count 65 people are dead- their first estimate was 40- and it's likely to climb as more dead people are found. Nearly 700 houses have been incinerated. Victoria is one big firestorm.

I'm on the south side of Melbourne (bayside) so I'm in no immediate danger- but my best friend is housesitting (in the house I used to live!) and there are major fires all around her area. She hasn't been instructed to evacuate yet but she's on high alert. The weather today is quite cool but we had a major heatwave yesterday- nearly 50 degrees celcius- and very strong winds which caused the whole state to go up in flames. Doesn't help that we're in drought, too. They're now calling it Black Saturday.

And I'm glued to news sources.