Near to us is a large planting of native Chionochloa species (a sort of refined and elegant pampas, in effect) beside a motorway underpass. Some idiot has probably thrown out his cigarette butt and the planting has burned for about 30 sq metres. That was before Christmas. Only the apparently dead stumps remain but the area is covered with a green carpet of dandelion, chickweed et al. No sign of new growth in the Chionochloa, though a good rain might encourage something.
We've had rain overnight but the temperature has plummeted and it feels like winter already. There's to be snow in the south later today.
