17 thoughts on “Friday Song Day”

1. That is a very sad song. I have not heard it before but the perils of ‘’smoke jumpers’’ are well know. Some “ Smoke Jumpers” parachute into inaccessible fires and hope they do not land in a tree or directly on a hot spot. The bravery oh the bravery!

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   1. Well said, Sid. This song brought tears.

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      1. Thank you, Liz!

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      2. Yep.

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   2. The song was written by Canadian singer/songwriter, James Keelaghan. He does write quite a few tearjerkers.
      Oh the bravery is right. Is that type of fire fighting still done?
      You might be interested in this story, Sid, about how our prehistoric Wollemi pines were saved recently. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jan/15/dinosaur-trees-firefighters-save-endangered-wollemi-pines-from-nsw-bushfires

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      1. So pleased that the Wollemi pines were saved. What a national treasure. smokejumpers.ca is the Canadian site that describes the types of planes flown and types of equipment carried both fire suppression and emergency medical equipment for rescues. It is vital for fire and rescue in the mountainous Western Canada region much of it inaccessible by road. Have you watched YouTube videos of a four engined water bomber skimming a lake at a near stall speeds picking up thousands of litres of lake water to dump on a fire? Breathtaking!

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      2. Thanks for the website. That is certainly very impressive. I doubt whether we would have lakes both long or deep enough for the really big water bombers that scoop out of the water.

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2. I didn’t know the song or the story. Now having read about it, I’m incredibly saddened, particularly by how very young the men were.

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   1. Very sad indeed, Su.

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3. This is new to me. Sad, but oh the bravery.

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   1. Yes, incredibly brave.

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4. I had not heard this or the story. How very sad.

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   1. It is.

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5. This got me all teary-eyed!

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   1. Sorry.

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      1. I forgot to add…thanks for sharing.

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      2. You are welcome. 🙂

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