Cinder and Smoke

"Cinder and smoke
Some whispers around the trees
The juniper bends
As if you were listening"
Iron and Wine

For the musical may challenge today I really did want to take a dramatic smoky picture but we were camping (at a no fires allowed site) and it just didn't work out so here is my tenuous link- Another word for cinder is Ash and here he is in the flesh! As for the smoke- I did try to put add some smoky clouds but I didn't like the image as much as this one.

Camping was mostly really great, but the night was awful- the coldest, most uncomfortable night ever! I think we have outgrown our tent, sadly. We have had some good times together.