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What is it about a frire?

Ishmael

Ishmael

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As I've already noted, this is my favorite time of year. I'm sitting outside with the chiminea going. looking at the flames and the coals pondering God and the universe. And I got to thinking that even as a young kid how mesmerizing a wood fueled fire was. Those gas propelled faux fires just don't cut the mustard.

And the dichotomy of fire, both a life giver and a life taker. It's easy to see why the ancients both feared and revered fire at the same time...........and why they thought it was an elemental basic all its own.

Ishmael
 
There's still time to correct your mistake in the title, Renaissance Man. ;)
 
I love fires. Campfires, bonfires, fireplaces, they are all mesmerizing and beautiful. A perfect fall night for me includes cuddling outside in the chilly night air staring at the flames of a fire.
 
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There is something primal about it. Soothing as well. I remember how quiet and reflective a group of rowdy boy scouts would get when a camp-fire got going. The almost somber mood would follow that fire right down to coals.
 
There is nothing quite like sitting by a fire on a cool night. Sipping a drink and watching the sparks float upward.
 
I spent last week in a house on a Lake Michigan beach, far north, just a bit south of Charlevoix, Michigan. The house was close enough to the lake to walk barefoot from the deck right down to the water. There was a fire ring on the beach and we used it several times, making s'mores as the sun set, and waiting for the Milky Way to make its appearance. And long after my son went back to the house for bed, I sat in a lotus on the sand, listening to the waves roll in and watching the fire. We had warm days and cool nights. The fire was welcomed for both its light and heat. I just love autumn.

And yes, Ish, it is mesmerizing. Watching the logs being consumed, poking them from time to time to get the flames jumping again, occasionally adding another piece...those were some of the favorite hours I spent while there, even though I spent most of those hours alone (except for one night when a wandering dog joined in and curled up beside me). Primal is a good word, Q. And you're right. I've noticed too that it's nearly impossible to be rowdy once you get sucked in by those dancing flames.

I want to be back there. Now. I'm seriously considering moving to that area. I've loved visiting the Michigan shoreline for many years now. In the fall it's absolutely stunning, and I've never been bothered by winter.
 
I had to google "chiminea" to see what that was. That looks pretty cool for a deck or patio, but given the option, I'll take the open fire on the beach.
 
jezzilee said:
I love fires. Campfires, bonfires, fireplaces, they are all mesmerizing and beautiful. A perfect fall night for me includes cuddling outside in the chilly night air staring at the flames of a fire.
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Stick, bacon, open fire. Mmmmmmmmmmm.
 
sigh said:
How come the wood isn't shifting down into coals? I want a REAL fire, dammit!

And a beach would be nice too, if you don't mind.
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Maybe if you keep watching the coals will start crackling off.

I used to win a lot of string-burning competitions. It is sort of surprising I did not launch a career in arson investigation. Or arson.
 
Que said:
Maybe if you keep watching the coals will start crackling off.

I used to win a lot of string-burning competitions. It is sort of surprising I did not launch a career in arson investigation. Or arson.
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String-burning competitions? What the heck are those?

I hear there's good money in arson, if you play it right. Even if you get busted you get three squares and a free bed for a few years.

I think I just saw a coal break off! I think I'll spread some sand on my floor and watch your fire for awhile longer.
 
I like fires as long as I don't get any smoke. I like roasting marshmallows too!

Hi Sigh, long time:rose:
 
Noor said:
I like fires as long as I don't get any smoke. I like roasting marshmallows too!

Hi Sigh, long time:rose:
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Hi to you too. :rose:

Campfire smoke always seems to track me, no matter where I sit. It was nice on the lake, though, because the wind was so steady and constant. I could pick the smokeless side and watch the smoke trail off the other direction.
 
sigh said:
String-burning competitions? What the heck are those?

I hear there's good money in arson, if you play it right. Even if you get busted you get three squares and a free bed for a few years.

I think I just saw a coal break off! I think I'll spread some sand on my floor and watch your fire for awhile longer.
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A string would be placed about 18" off the ground between two stakes in the ground. You would be given a piece of a log, a hatchet and one match. First to build a fire high enough to burn through the string wins.
 
Que said:
A string would be placed about 18" off the ground between two stakes in the ground. You would be given a piece of a log, a hatchet and one match. First to build a fire high enough to burn through the string wins.
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Ha! you revealed yourself Que. I saw you win one of the reward challenges on Survivor doing that.
 
And all of a sudden the neighbors show up to share the warmth and the conviviality

Ishmael
 
I just scored a nice load of dry madrone for the woodstove. Fires this winter. Yeah baby.
 
pfflyerhot said:
I just scored a nice load of dry madrone for the woodstove. Fires this winter. Yeah baby.
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I have another tree to buck up and both of them to split up at the cabin. The wood should season for a year. i have plenty for this winter.
 
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I remember pleasant nights with groups of friends gathered at a campfire in the Mendocino woods, passing around smoked salmon and a bottle of pharmaceutical amyl nitrate. Hardly anybody fell in.
 
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