17 January 2026
In January every year, the south-eastern corner of Australia holds its collective breath as we await the inevitable arrival of stinking hot days and, with them, the likelihood that people’s lives will be turned upside down with the arrival of bushfires.
We have a mate who lives near to one of the current bushfire areas and when we checked in on him one afternoon, he told us that their situation was 100% in the hands of the forthcoming wind change. If the wind turned one way, he and his family would be safe. In the other direction … it didn’t bear thinking about.
The next morning, we received a four word text – The Wind Was Kind.
Our thanks to the very talented Polly Fonic who joined Artie for the vocals on this track.
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