The Great Egret is up on the tree

This fella is usually frolicking in the stream behind my house in the morning.
Today, it is perched on the tree. Apparently there is an earthquake not too far away

Collapsed university building in Padang, Sumatra island

Earthquake death toll reaches 529 as of 5 pm, 1 October news

Red Storm Rising ... in Australia

23 September saw very unusual weather in Australia.
In the morning and afternoon, the weather was bright but red .
The dawn was windy and hazy.
Look at the pictures below taken in the morning

Apparently there haven't been dust storms like this in 70 years...