This is a common sight in this part of Ontario in the summer and autumn, a fire in a fire pit. In this case the pit is an old wheel rim in a back yard.
People sit around their fire pits in the evening. The theory being that the smoke helps keep the mosquitoes away. Although they always manage to find me regardless of the smoke.
Posted as my contribution to One Word Sunday: Fire.
Wouldn’t work for me either, I have the blood they like!!
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They fly past the wife to get at me.
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She must be Type A, and you must have lots of lactic acid like me!!
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It must be something. The Black Flies ignore her also.
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She must be Type A and no lactic acid!
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What a gorgeous photo!
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Thanks Jackie. It was a bit of a grab shot, there was some ugly, white plastic chairs behind the fire pit so I had to frame the shot to catch the flames and avoid the chairs.
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Nicely caught David – despite the insect onslaught!
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Thanks Debbie. It doesn’t seem to matter how much smoke there is, the mosquitoes still find me.
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I’m that person also – there can be 10 people around me, and the bugs find ME. My mom apparently had the same skin chemistry – bugs like me, but they loved her – and she would swell up in huge welts from the bites sometimes. A BEAUTIFUL shot, David. I’m glad you braved the bugs. 😉
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Thanks Hannah. It does seem to be a family issue, my father reacts badly to mosquito bites. I used to react badly but have now had so many mosquito bites that they barely register with me.
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I wish that were true for me – that I could build up an immunity!
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I wish I could build up an immunity to Blackfly bites. I come up in blisters from them and some last for weeks.
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Yes, that was what would happen with my mom with certain bug bites. This was in the 50’s, when women were expected to wear stockings every time they left the house. Getting the stockings on over the boils was painful. I think as a little girl I said, “Mom, stop!!! Just don’t wear stockings!”
And Blackfly bites are terrible, as are horse fly bites. I don’t think you can develop an immunity to those.
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I like that you shot just a part of this. Makes me feel warmer on a chilly day here in the Chicago area, so thanks for that, too. 🙂
janet
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It was a quick, grab shot. There was a white plastic chair and various other things behind the fire pit so I had to frame the shot to to avoid it.
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I read that part, but you should be glad they were there. I think the partial shot is quite attractive. 🙂
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If I recall correctly there wasn’t any flames in the other side of the fire pit so it was an obvious composition.
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great image!
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Thank you.
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