gorse season

 is growing and starting to spread out.  In the hot weather we have lots of gorse fires that need to be contained and dealt with.

Got a notification about a gorse fire that just broke out near Letterkenny.

A gorse fire broke out near Mountain Top just outside Letterkenny on Thursday.

The blaze broke out in Calhame, a residential area, at around 8pm. Eyewitnesses say multiple fire brigades arrived and the fire was brought under control. 

The fire coincides with the ‘Condition Orange - High Fire Risk’ warning issued, which is effective from Monday, April 20, until Monday, April 27. The Department of Agriculture issued the warning as the dry weather leads to a risk of gorse fire. 

Info courtesy of Donegal Live website.

gorse

 down by the Dungloe River.

wildfire risks

there was a gorse fire a few miles from Bunbeg yesterday.  The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued a Fire Danger Notice, Condition Orange, for all areas where hazardous fuels such as gorse, heather, dried grasses, and other vegetation exist.

yellow

 the gorse is still blooming.  Photo taken this past Friday.

blue and yellow

the sun was shining for a while on the gorse making it a brighter yellow.

dead gorse

skywatch

a blue sky and some bright yellow wild gorse seen on the river walk the other day

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blue and yellow

I wonder if there is anything in the container.