I can’t believe it’s been more than six months since I posted anything on this blog. I could have sworn I did a few more posts since we adopted Warrego Martin. Not long afterwards, we adopted two more koalas through the same koala hospital – Bermuda Barb and Tuffy Tuffin.
I know many native animals perished in the Victorian bushfires earlier this year but there is something particularly endearing about koalas. Perhaps it is their human like face – eyes facing to the front, ears at the sides and prominent noses. That is one of the reasons why Sam, the koala rescued from the blackened scrub, managed to warm the hearts of a nation. Sam has since died but I am certain that her carers would have ensured there was no suffering.
I’m hoping that this year brings milder summer weather for the southern regions of Australia which were so devastated by the bushfires. But it is heartening to know that even in the face of that kind of destruction, nature always fights back. It’s hard to believe the photo below was taken only one month after bushfires swept through Kinglake VIC.
