melina-ilustrates (Australia is burning)
‘Melina who is Greek Australian painted this heartbreaking image. It seems to have touched many people and her post is going viral. She has given permission for the image to be shared but asks that a donation be made to one of the many charities set up to deal with the crisis. Her website on face book is called Melina illustrates – if you would like to follow the thread and see the photo /comments/ links to donation sites.‘ – quote from Sue Llewellyn’s post, ‘Australia is Burning’
Widdershins Worlds 
It is beautiful. And heart wrenching.
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I was holding it together until I noticed the koala was crying too. That did me in. 😦
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So very sad.
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It is. 😦
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The situation there is heartbreaking, and this is beautiful. Thanks for sharing this, Widdershins. And, yes, the koala crying hits hard.
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So much is gone, forever.
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So powerful
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Art, that is uncomfortable to witness, usually is.
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That illustration just makes me want to cry. Thanks for sharing it. I’m going to follow the links. Donations are critical; I just wish we would do more to stop this from ever happening. 😦
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These things will happen will we, or nil we. 😦 … our job is to endure and make what changes we can.
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A stunning image, so heart-wrenching. Thank you for posting it.
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I couldn’t not post it.
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: ( (I just couldn’t hit the like button above, as beautiful as the image is, given the disaster it’s portraying.)
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I know what you mean. The scale is breathtakingly staggering.
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I think this is more powerful than many of the photos I have seen – beautiful.
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This is why art, particularly art that is hard to witness, is so important.
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Absolutely agree
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That is a beautiful image that pretty well says it all. Thank you so much for sharing!
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Hi there Parker … pleased to meet’cha 😀 … welcome to my little corner of the interwebz.
Yeah, the piece is heart-wrenching and beautifully rendered.
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It is stunning and encapsulates both the human agony and the animal distress. Thank you.
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Hi Denise, welcome to my little corner of the interwebs. 🙂 … I saw some horrific bushfires when I lived in OZ, (15 years ago now) but nothing compared to what it’s like there now.
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