Campfire!

Everyone loves a campfire. Something about that element seems to attract people. Is it the heat? The light? The intangibility of it? Whatever it is about fire that draws us to it, there is also some definite associations with a campfire that attracts people in other ways. Marshmallows, for instance. Hot dogs, songs, stories... They're all good reasons to sit around the fire. Maybe it's because we associate our time around the campfire with our free time. If we're sitting around a campfire, it means we're on vacation. Ah, vacation, that magical time period when nothing can touch us - not work, not school - nothing.

My nephews wanted a campfire today, so of course I had to oblige. Who could refuse those guys? Anyway, we built up the fire without much trouble, and it burned quite easily. The ground is pretty dry, and the wood was kept inside. Well, for those of you who are in a sorry state where you can't enjoy the comfort of a campfire at some point this summer, this one's for you.