
Yesterday evening we were getting back to basics, learning the old ways. We started a fire with no fluid or lighter & enjoyed a roaring fire, the birds serenaded, there’s a lot of sky to see here. We had dinner of rice, veggies & spices cooked in an iron skillet on glowing, hot wood we pulled from under the fire.
We added more wood as the fire needed & stoked it a lot, trying to keep that tee-pee shape. This is a useful shape & for more than American Indians abodes from many years ago. (In some circles, they are called feather Indians – no disrespect, but highest regards, for their respect for Earth, animals, & knowledge, ‘Feather’ is in regards to the head dresses many wore, especially chiefs & that beautifully, their hairs were decorated with feathers. Leave it up to governments to declare a land belongs to a few, not to all, so we have stories of The Trail Of Tears, and of Indian warriors & entire tribes that refused to conform). The blood of a certain tribe, flows through my veins as it does within a many # of Americans, also flowing for me, is a Nordic, Irish & more mixture of traits within my geneology. I suppose this mixture prevents me from tanning quickly from the sun’s rays. Guess I’m Paleface : )
See that smoke? Wet wood, an asset used in old-time smoke signals for communication.
The fire was awesome, soul-cleansing almost, but Murph checked out early in the game. He didn’t spend much time fire-side. I wanted to share the neat heat with him, but I didn’t want his cute little lungs full of ash or smoke, even though the chairs were moved a couple times opposite the wind, as the wind direction changed a few times. I tucked him into bed after around 15 minutes after enjoying the pretty fire with him.
Below are cool pieces of wood I want to share, nails in wood can do cool things in a pretty fire:
“Give me Lizardry or give me Death!” – Dawn Renee
Great fire shots!! It seemed like your spiky friend enjoyed the time out as well!
😊🦎😊
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Thanks so much. He watched the fire for a few minutes : ) I think he was still awake for the remaining 10 or so that I had him out, but just couldn’t keep his eyes open. It was past his bedtime.
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Awww, evening campfires make me sleepy too! 💛 🦎💛
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I love them! So pretty, so much energy. Murph looks great in the ambient lighting : )
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He really is stylish! He so pulls of “cool dude” 🦎😊🦎
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I’m glad your see it too! 🙂 Thank you
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Absolutely loved the pics. Great story. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you, friend. I’m glad you came to visit. Your posts (along with some others) aren’t showing in my feed any longer. I’m going to see what’s new with you.
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