Bivouac
A single flame on an empty beach, and the whole sky for a ceiling. Driftwood, sand, stars through thin cloud cover, the white edge of surf barely holding the line between land and ocean. A faint glow on the far horizon says civilization is out there somewhere. But not here.\n\nA bivouac is a temporary camp — no tents, no walls, just you and whatever ground you've got. You build a small fire, not for warmth really, but because it gives the darkness a center. The military teaches you that comfort is portable. A few square feet of firelight on a beach at night is more than enough. Sometimes it's everything.
A bivouac is a temporary camp — no tents, no walls, just you and whatever ground you've got. You build a small fire, not for warmth really, but because it gives the darkness a center. The military teaches you that comfort is portable. A few square feet of firelight on a beach at night is more than enough. Sometimes it's everything.