Because it's been crazy hot, we've been staying indoors.
But an off the cuff remark sent us all out of the house, into the sweltering afternoon, to make fire.
The heat led us to comment that it was how bush fires were made.
JED did not believe us.
At the same time, Jordan was brandishing a magnifying glass, muttering something about looking for clues.
Packrat then took the magnifying glass from her, braved the sweltering heat (he, especially, melts into a puddle within seconds) and gathered up some crinkled leaves, angled the sunbeams onto it and made fire.
The kids' jaws dropped in unison as the leaf crackled and smoked.
Each got a chance to do it and because it was blazing, it really didn't take much skill.
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| Man make fire |
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| Son follows suit. |
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| Leaf has big hole in it. |
They wanted to make a bonfire but they were becoming Olaf in the summer. So they got shephereded in to have a shower.
While it was fun while it lasted, I still think we need to move to colder climates.
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