![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_swM1hsq61mjvsOYWFpTnQI6XwgMBgIFr4YfTe1-eIl8SbN_f6d2il0RwoQLnAqr-hQPXCxotm0K-Xl4E7uCB4cyNuGAmSsbu4OfwDHjTHvCSJIjy7t0RzUagr9VJoCC24_nDg/s400/IMG_1939.jpg)
I love the cooler nights, the early darkness. The boys play with friends in the alley - running in the dusk, bundled and rosy cheeked. The parents holding steaming mugs of tea or cocoa.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTndtTAmTQoWx1aIy5g3rUDSsjMPU9eCFMgTOehx4F34C8c4dIEOorUsTfbBlg_royHBXO9VeyQ3Qj3iyXkP7YtEstq01cwu3V4XLWp8l06KtwrB_PdBUZ-4gC7lb-EVjyDYWeog/s400/IMG_1938.jpg)
Last night was perfect for a fire pit. Our yard is so small it isn't safe to do it when windy, but last night was cold with only a slight breeze. We pulled out the pit, the boys setup the wood just so with some used paper wadded up below, and both had a chance to light it (yes, they lit a fire with matches :)).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtwwH5fxrQ2QrhN06mT0-FHH93-DmyZ5kImiwoD8L1aZHqZiep2gFGfukGoqbwNa1eEu-9R3dvPHNmCVR8mZymsfw3hfHHvo04pP1ZilkN-E7gRc0azY35N6UChwfEg7Ji_G1gQ/s400/IMG_1934.jpg)
We found marshmallows, graham crackers, skewers. The neighbors came over and all the boys roasted the insanely huge marshmallows and A counted how many times he could light his on fire. Ahem.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOciQFajoJyoKCpksY23irKaoNEAoqSYJgxJDK6xCP2DQfEaHNMikn6fuWJWpOp7CK_6J9uii13iJMIkBGtiPmkX3-diVi-xfUBcI9dR42R3XUREK7XAsmjojA-y6dwoEDQvGfZg/s400/IMG_1951.jpg)
A grabbed his guitar, because strumming around a fire is just what you do.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0aqR1m3fC-SdGTsJuZfws-lb85hiNOlSj_hGvWXq1ayyDuXew3XXagh4qODvXhe-hIIZGFzwM4j99Y_9BBoO7_WaZTtgQp9QWto280VsJ1ENkXpyj5gjqFhODbq8E82eJSLhqA/s400/IMG_1980.jpg)
The darkness fell, and the flames mesmerized and warmed us.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL5XeTw1dXPL9HZdt0onVBG2cfQ3aqUVjkFryjBTvGxYJX9l5dOg0Je7kuOEbxhMhMHJrX9tu9NjGrSJ77plWtXZIp1zPm3Dcve01io8Mvqvzy_lVzmmf3lJymmedaCJoX-Tw90g/s400/IMG_1971.jpg)
After the neighbors went in for the evening we sat out around the fire, watched the flames, and talked about things. My kind of Saturday night!