We're all drawn to fire, aren't we? It's warm, magical, turns objects to ash... it sparkles, crackles... is just cool. (Or, "mint," as I'm learning to say.) When we were kids, I remember melting candles on the porch for hours on summer afternoons - lighting the wicks and dripping wax onto wooden boards pulled out of the garage.
Fire play is a common and important element in adventure playgrounds. Above is a time lapse test from an afternoon at the fire pit - a hypnotic and beautiful bit of space on The Land.