Atavistic Beacon

On the sea bluff of HMB last night.

Something primitive about a drum circle around the fire… with participants from Russia, Brazil, Turkey, China, Korea, Vietnam, Israel and Saudi Arabia. Got the sense this may have been the first time some of them had roasted marshmallows in the fire.

The blue-green flames persisted for quite a while when the fire was quite hot. There was only wood on the fire (no artificial logs). I was wondering if the color might be coming from copper salts. This copper fire kettle has been exposed to the sea air for about a year since its last use. Perhaps the salty air built up some CuCl that then became free metal ions in the flame, giving off a precise line spectrum. Just like we do with colored rocket propellants!