Tuesday, June 21, 2011

15 Hours and 6 Minutes of Sun

I've been waiting for over a month to write about the new backyard fire pit that Jack and I picked out for Roger's birthday. Our old one fell apart last summer, so we wanted to invest in something a bit hardier.

After much comparison shopping, we could not resist the Celestial Cauldron from Home Depot, circled with cutouts of stars and moons. It would be especially perfect for our annual Summer Solstice marshmallow roast.

Jack prepared a custom fire starter (note the match-tipped nose). Roger prepared the pit with last year's Christmas tree (yes, it is small – I love that our good hearted Jack always picks the Charlie Brown trees). It took a moment or two, but soon we had a raging bonfire that felt appropriately pagan.

Solstice greetings to all!

1 comment:

Robin said...

It's beautiful. What a fun tradition. You're just a little pagan, aren't you.