If you ever needed additional perspective to show your importance in the scheme of things is pretty much about the same as a Bug, there's nothing like natural disaster to set you straight.

I'm writing from the protected bays of Sydney Cove, but round us we can feel the cackle and snarl of the fires in the thoughts of the community. Everyone's tense. Everyone's got a relative/friend somewhere near harms way.

They say tomorrow could be as bad a day as you get.

We'd bless the rains if they came, bless them and stand amongst them for the reprieve.

Our thoughts are with the volunteers and locals in the Mountains.