Day Two Hundred Forty Six. September 2. Picture # 246. "Fire & Time". This peaceful scene was very different one year ago. On Labor day weekend in 2011 this spot was in flames. The Bastrop County Complex Fire started September 4 and burned until October 29. It consumed 34,356 acres and burned close to 1700 homes. There were two fatalities. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastrop_County_Complex_fire . On January 29, Day 29, http://jaybaumphotography.blogspot.com/2012/01/day-29.html , I visited Bastrop State Park which was directly in the path of the fire. The dirt was scorched. There seemed to be only burnt dead trees and barren dirt. Now less than a year later and with the help of some rain the renewal has started. The ground is quickly being overtaken by the color green. There were flowers and butterflies everywhere. Below are some other pictures from today's visit. The last picture shows that the scars from this fire will last a very long time. Canon Rebel, handheld. Canon 75-300mm lens. Focal length 300mm. f/6.3. ISO 200. Exposure 1/2000 second.
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