Backyard Get Together

Mesmerized by the glowing coals of the dying fire, she sat listening to the conversations around her.  Sparks whooshed upward into the dark as another log was tossed into the ring.  Flames rose up casting light on the faces of those seated around the campfire. 

Off to one side a flashlight was flicked on, lighting up the make shift table and causing her to blink in the added brightness.  He assembled a sandwich in the cooking iron and locked the halves together, handing it to her while he flicked off the flashlight, isolating them in the fire’s glow once again.