Ashes and mist

And the regrowth continues; apart from the most obvious watsonias and other bulbs coming up everywhere, fire lilies are carpeting the slopes above the Silvermine Dam and bushes are budding at their bases. From below it appeared that there was just a cloud on the mountain, but once inside it was decidedly wet, so it's no wonder that the regrowth is happening so quickly - the fire came at the best time, with gentle moisture allowing the plants to cover and stabilise the ground a bit before the heavier winter rains come.