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Shits & Giggles # 33 1/3

Reflecting on five instead of three

It’s been a hot minute since I only answered one prompt in a post. Today is one of those days.

Undoubtedly the first one would be waking and offering prayers up. It always seems to be a good thing, okay most of the time. Sometimes I just want to curl back up under the covers and dream of coffee brewing.

Second on the list of gratitude would be of course coffee. My infusion of daily dark roasted delight begins the moment I walk into the kitchen and ends late at night, no wonder my sleeping habits suck.

My favorite number three. Let me stop and have a nicotine neutralizer before answering this one. Ahhh, nicotine and caffeine, what a delightful ritual for a retired truck driver, brings back memories of little dive truck stops across this great land. Back to the answer or it that the answer? no… it isn’t. Let’s put WordPress in this slot. I enjoy reading all your post even though many times I just like them instead of replying. It’s like we are all in a conference room or campfire sitting around telling our stories and enjoying each others company.

FORE! 😁no not golf. number four. [koffee is kicking in] and why isn’t it spelled like this? Everyday things?… The feeling I get when I take a hit. That’s correct, I love the sensation of the first buzz of the day. It isn’t always a wake and bake either, sometimes I don’t enjoy this ritual until late at night when I sit in front of the boob tube but it is a happiness I enjoy everyday.

And number 5 ? Can you guess? I thought so. Music. I mean what could possibly make me happier than pulling out a piece of vinyl and spinning it, letting the groove fill my soul with happiness and energy. This one could be a double edge sword though. I have musical talent coursing in my veins from my moms side of the family. I grew up watching my cuz learn to play and go on forming bands in his life, his sister learning to tickle the ivory, their mom and dad happy and alive while playing. Uncles and cousins making music made me feel alive. Now here I am in the latter stages of life trying to learn about midis and vst’s to imitate the sounds in my head. Until that day arrives [if it ever does] I will continue to spin vinyl and to share YouTube videos of what sounds good to me.

https://youtu.be/ZbZSe6N_BXs?si=ngDitVr38STsgLHz

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A new by-law comes into effect as of tomorrow, banning #campfires and the use of disposable barbecues within the #Cairngorms National Park in #Scotland between April 1st and September 30th each year. Violations are subject to fines of up to £500.

This by-law comes in the wake of the UK’s largest #wildfire on record, which ripped through parts of the north east last year.

Video: https://www.channel4.com/news/cairngorms-to-ban-barbecues-and-campfires-amid-wildfire-fears

Warming Up Their Camp Lunches (1905) by T.W. Ingersoll, from A Photographic Record of the Russo-Japanese War.

Source: Boston Public Library / Flickr: The Commons

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/206989d5-89ca-4929-8295-54388dc4d781

#camping #russia #warfare #uniforms #japan #campfires #tents #cooking #war #art #publicdomain

One of the best things about #Autumn on #VancouverIsland is the return of #campfires.
It's now damp & safe enough for us to enjoy some comforting outdoor fires again.

#Fire #flames #warmth #Seasonal #SimpleJoys #FireFriday

@adriabailton
There are different types of cookouts: barbecues, campfires, lūʻaus, or shindigs. Have you ever attended or hosted a specific type? Are there any you like to attend, read or write about?

I've been to (and hosted) BBQ-type cookouts. My campfire days date back to when I was a summer camp attendee at Camp Algonquin in upstate NY, seen in the horror film (really!) Sleepaway Camp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzotOPXSaCg

#Writephant #WritingCommunity #writersofmastodon #campfires #sleepawaycamp

I blame human affinity for burning wood even with air quality alerts to the deep ancestral instinct of humans to huddle around burning campfires in the African Savannah, protection from lions and the embrace of the tribe... #AQI #campfires #wood #burning

The people who bike laps around #ProspectPark and #CentralPark are really on to something. Never thought I’d be that person, but I just rode several laps around Prospect Park this evening and it’s lovely. The #Fall smells of leaves and #campfires fill the crisp air. Best of all you can ride continuously without having to deal with a single #car. Kicking myself for not doing this more often.

Very busy day in the #SantaFe National Forest dealing with #abandoned #campfires

#NMFire
🔥🔥🔥

Fatwood: My current obsession.

#camping #campfires

As an avid backcountry backpacker in the Pacific Northwest, this is a great question.

I, too, grew up in a time and place where #campfires weren't a big issue but #ClimateChange has changed that. Now, at least, we have better options for fire. I always carry an #MSR Reactor that works at any elevation and temp and creates no embers.

https://www.rei.com/blog/camp/no-more-campfires #REI

Each day, I try to share three things I like/enjoy/am grateful for as my contribution to a positive space (flaky memory permitting).
H/T @IanThistlethwaite

Here’s today’s list:

1) the Grand Canyon
2) “Parks and Rec” (tv show)
3) the smoky smell of campfires

How about you? 😊

#ReasonsToBeCheerful #Positivity
#GrandCanyon #ParksAndRec #Campfires #3GoodThings @3goodthings

This is where I long to be. #RV #ChesapeakeBay #kayaking #campfires #walking the #dogs