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Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
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Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
Makes an interesting image but it looks like a fire. At least, it looks like the fires look here in So. Cal.
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It is definitely a fire. I didn’t know it but the local paper warned of controlled burns. I just saw the smoke and headed to the river on my way home to see where the smoke was coming from. Now that it is cooler it is a perfect time to prepare for the next summer. Like you hot fires are not something we like to see.
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oh wow what was it burning up? :O
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It was a controlled burn getting us prepared for the coming summer. Safest time to do them is now whilst it is cooler.
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This is so true, get ahead of it eh?
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Absolutely the way to go. In summer a hot fire is terrifying.
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Indeed, especially from what I’ve seen :O
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Great photo Irene 🙂
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Thanks Irene
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Looks like a explosion!
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It does but it was a controlled burn to make next summer safer.
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Reblogged this on momentarylapseofsanity and commented:
So beautiful!
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Nice panorama.
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The phone does it so easily and some shots call for panorama.
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What a spectacular panorama!
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Thanks Noelle. It did look spectacular.
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What’s on fire over there, Irene ? – it looks very … centralized.
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It was a controlled burn getting ready for summer. They warned us in the paper which I hadn’t read until after the event and went down to the river to sticky beak.
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I suppose they warn us … wouldn’t have a clue. It was VERY controlled ! 🙂
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Thank fully yes very controlled.
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