Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful
We associate the words of the song Let It Snow with the holiday season, but really the song is appropriate from November right through March.
A blazing fire in the fireplace is a welcome way to overcome frightful weather fatigue. There's something hypnotic about watching short blue flames flicker along the edges of burning logs while taller orange flames reach up toward the top of the fire box.
Glowing coals fall from logs and build into a bed of pulsing heat, the intensity radiating out into the room. The heat urges the room's occupants to move closer until the heat warms the skin of faces and outstretched hands.
Cooler air pressing against our backs reminds us of the cold on the other side of the patio door, but it is a distant concern. As long as flames captivate us with their dancing while heat lulls us into a near sleep, we are content in the fire's moment.
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