The fire is so delightful...

KevinFromTexas · #1 Posted **Nov 25, 2006, 5:15 AM**

3 years ago my brother had a brilliant idea, literally. We dug a 1 foot deep, 3 foot in diameter hole in the backyard for our fire pit. We surrounded it with limestone rocks and some chairs. During the fall and winter months we sit out there and have a fire and a few beers. It's great kicking back taking off your shoes and letting the fire warm you.

I remember a while back there was some controversy in one thread, and someone said you shouldn't have a fire in the city. Well, I disagree. We have a huge mound of dirt, shovels and the water hose nearby incase anything happens. We also never leave it unattended or have a fire when there is a burning ban going on for Travis County or when it's windy. We also let all the flame burn out before leaving it to go to bed, and we place large pieces of limestone rocks on top of the coals to smother it.

Onto the pics...

Beer, (or some smoke), makes this better.

Faces in the fire:

Fire demon.

Tell me this one doesn't look like there's a pair of sunglasses in there.

James Bond Agent 007 · #2 Posted **Nov 25, 2006, 8:33 AM**

Nifty!

Robert Pence · #3 Posted **Nov 25, 2006, 2:47 PM**

Neat shots!

When I was a kid, at the edge of the woods all year we would pile the limbs and twigs that we gathered from the big trees in the yard. In the fall, the whole family would gather for a bonfire, and we'd roast marshmallows and make s'mores. Good memories.

KevinFromTexas · #4 Posted **Nov 25, 2006, 5:21 PM**

Yeah we do s'mores also. We even cook hotdogs and toast buns on the fire. It's especially nice when it starts to get really cold out.

dougtheengineer · #5 Posted **Nov 25, 2006, 8:23 PM**

^ all my friends like smores, but i don't see the attraction.

Nice pics, I love fire in black and white.

DTO Luv · #6 Posted **Nov 26, 2006, 12:53 AM**

Nice! Those logs have some cool colors on them.

rockyi · #7 Posted **Nov 26, 2006, 3:51 PM**

Quote:

Beer, (or some smoke), makes this better.

Yep, there's something about having a few beers (or whatever) and gazing into a nice bon-fire.

Quote:

Faces in the fire:

I can see Satan's profile in the top-center of this pic.

beesbees · #8 Posted **Dec 19, 2006, 11:56 PM**

Looking into a fire is so... interesting, but I can't figure out why.

Anyway, great shots!

Via Chicago · #9 Posted **Dec 24, 2006, 8:38 PM**

i love the way the flames look in this one