Things you see at the Cleft . . .

Things you see at the Cleft that you might not see anywhere else . . . 1. A bonfire on an 80 degree day. My husband is a pyromaniac. As long as I can remember he has had a fascination with fire, truly flames of any kind. He loves candles (we have a whole cabinet dedicated to them), he loves the pretty flames that light up our gas logs in the den, he is particularly fond of the masonry fireplace in the basement which can force even the coldest of creatures to shed clothing after Chuck gets finished stoking it. But, his favorite flames of all have to be those from an outdoors bonfire. He is unhindered by the seasons, and chooses to indulge whenever the hankering hits! On Saturday, our boys cleaned out the woods and used some of the rocks (leftover from our masonry fireplace) to build a ring around the firepit in our backyard. So, on Sunday, Chuck wasted no time throwing all of the branches and the bramble into the circle and lighting it up. Like flies drawn to the flame, the children came running, the adults came to investigate, the Mocks drove over in their pick-up truck (with Christa and Katie Beth literally lounging in the back) bringing supplies for S'mores. It was a glorious evening and Chuck was beaming - from pride, pleasure, or general heat damage we don't know, but it was great fun nonetheless!