Thursday, October 18, 2012

Camp Fire


It's Thursday, and I have the day off tomorrow.  So rather than spend time sitting at my computer, I ventured into the backyard and built a fire in the fire pit!  My daughter and granddaughter are coming up; lucky me! I am watching my granddaughter for the weekend :) 

When they arrived, the fire was going good, and we toasted a few marshmallows as we sat around gabbing. 



Here's Sadie sitting on my lap and watching the fire --

What is it about a campfire?  Watching the flames lick the pieces of wood, the embers glowing and seeming to pulse.  What draws us to a fire?  Maybe its something as simple as a circle of people sitting around something that doesn't make noise, and you end up talking and sharing stories, conversing for a change.  There are magic moments around a campfire, about the way the fire creates a small circle of light and everyone sits within it.  The way a fire warms up the space; even when its hot here in the Valley, a fire still feels magical :) 

If you have a chance, sit around a campfire ... it's wonderful :)

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