Thursday, April 23, 2009

Theme Thursday--Fire

I have to admit that lately I can't seem to keep up. The days roll around so fast they catch me unprepared. Thankfully, my trusty desktop calendar sends me reminders to help keep me on track. I've just been reminded that it is time for Theme Thursday and this week's topic is fire.


These shots were taken by my grandson at our family reunion last fall. I had just given him a Kodak Easyshare and he was a busy kid. Lets just say that if he had been shooting with a film camera, he would have bankrupted me. I have to congratulate him though because he did get some amazing photographs for his first time out.

I wish that I had time to hunt my archives for some of the campfire scenes I have taken over the decades. As I'm sure you know if you have read some of my posts I have a large family. We gather every year for a weekend reunion and the highlight for everyone is the evening campfires. Of course the night starts with plenty of hot dogs and smores. Then guitars can be heard tuning up and song books come out of hiding. Before long there will be some bongos and a keyboard joining in, and if we are lucky a fiddle or two. Soon voices are belting out the oldies and shouts of "Do you know ______" can be heard.

I must admit there have been years when us old folks moseyed off to bed only to awaken to find the young ones are still going strong as the sun comes up over the dying embers.



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13 comments:

  1. Rita, awesome pics! Give a kid a camera....some of 'em come out better than mine. And nothing like a camp fire for roastin' marsh-mallows!

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  2. sounds like great fun to be gathered around a crackling fire with family. can't wait to go camping again...soon!

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  3. Haha! A budding photographer!

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  4. Your grandson did really well for his first time out. Oh, yeah! I remember real film!

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  5. ...and that's the way it should be. old folks go to bed, youngins stay up!

    funny stuff on this site. my first visit.

    Herman's Hermits no less!

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  6. Maybe you'll find time some other day to roam through the old photos. The two you posted are great!

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  7. Very nice post. Gathering around a fire is so comforting.

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  8. Nice pics! He has a talent there.

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  9. Happy Theme Thursday, lovely photos.

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  10. Thanks for your lovely comment over my way. I am chuckling a bit over your profile page--Groundhog's Day next to Unforgiven in the favorite movies section...:>)You all sound a lot like my hubby and me. Good to meet you, I'll stop back soon.

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  11. TT does seem to roll around with remarkable regularity, doesn't it?

    Great pics!

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  12. Your grandson took some great pics! how old is he? I'm thinking of getting my grandson a kid's camera for his 4th birthday...I fell through a wooden chair at a Hermans Hermits concert back in the days!

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  13. You're not the only one the days slip up on--obviously! I'm still trying to visit all of last TT's posts.

    Nice, warmth around the campfire post. Grandson may be worth a camera of his own, eh?

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