Bonfire Maintenance

What is the best way to stoke a fire? If you want to keep a fire going or even build it up, would you throw gasoline on it, sprinkle it with water, or stack a few big logs at its base? Gasoline is a quick fix and does not last long. Water dampens the fire and threatens its existence. A few well-placed dry logs will keep a fire going for future good times. Why then, does the Obama Administration keep trying to stoke the economy by dampening it with more and more taxes and regulations?

Cave Painting

This is the first in a collection of photo art pieces which will be known as our Mystery Art Gallery. Different things can be seen in it.
Some think it might resemble this or that.
What do you think it is?

Evening Progression

We started out in the late afternoon with Kit's pumpkin on the left, Johnnny's pumpkin (with the monkey ears) on the right, and Baby Pumpkin in the middle, with just the planetarium dots.

As evening falls, the goblins and spooks start to come out.

The Trick-or-Treaters are now gone for another year. The candles burn on into the night.

Fireside Chat

Since we cannot have bonfires in our back yard, we created our own chimenea under our deck. Sitting in a few low lawn chairs, the flicker of the flames creates a bonfire atmosphere without danger of the sheriff stopping by.

With a few bricks, I created our chimenea fireplace right on the ground. The inside is lined with aluminum foil to reflect the flames. On the inside, we have multiple small candles, each in their own glass holders for safety and extra protection from the wind. It requires no cleaning, and there's no need to chop any firewood. Once winter arrives, we might just bring our chimenea inside, and hope that Santa doesn't mistake it for a chimney.