Contradiction: I love heat in Winter, I hate heat in Summer. Why is it that during the season that brings us heat, sun, warmth, feeling of being alive, we don't want it and try to cool ourselves down with artificial air conditioners and electric fans. There is no real natural way to cool down in Summer.
Winter on the other hand, which brings us cold, rain, snow, hail and wind, we try to warm ourselves up by electric fan heaters, central heating...all by artificial means.....but then there's the fireplace. A beautiful source of natural heat that doesn't dry up your skin or throat and make it difficult to breathe. The heat is natural, it is beautiful, it is addictive. For those that have experienced the natural heat of a fire place will understand completely.
Sitting in doors on a Winters day, among friends, drinking wine, eating great food, have a great conversation, playing games, really getting to know people, having D&M's all happen in this sort of an environment. The rain falling outside on the plants while you're surround in the arms of the of a most violent act, but loving it. Fire burning away wood, ceasing its existence, afterwhich itself will eventually die, yet we sit and admire it. The way the wood burns and the fire creeps inside different cracks, creating the most amazing flames, colours, mesmerising you into a deep sleep on the soft sofa.
Now summer obviously has it's positives too....but at the moment. I Love WINTER!
I absolutely love Winter time in Australia, because I see this. Now it obviously looks soooo much better in reality, and feels perfect.
The Fireplace
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