A Fireside Chat

The local library had a fire going all winter long. Come to think of it, a lot of local libraries have a fire going all winter long.

It was really-really nice that first cold day at the start of the fall.

But as the season progressed, it became a hang-out for the local homeless population... or so, I presume, it can be hard to tell. Heck, I mean, at times, I look homeless enough. So, if for no other reason than that, I had no desire to increase the association in other's minds. And thus, the chairs in front of the fireplace became less and less desirable to me... until I finally became much more comfortable in a snug, out of the way corner.

Still, I have the image... and the memory of warming myself in front of the fire, while shaking off the cold on a cold winter's day... like so many others before me.