It is fascinating to me how an aroma.or a simple sound can trigger nostalgic memories from years ago. There is one sound that has over the years become an iconic trigger of memories for me...the clink and zip of a Zippo Lighter.
Whenever I hear those two combinations I am taken back into a world from my past when my old friend Ralph became not just a friend, nor a mentor, but a creator of memories. He used his old Zippo Lighter to fire off his classic pipe that was always with him on every outdoor adventure we shared. The sound of him flipping it open...clink...then spinning the spark ignitor...zip...and the sweet aroma from the smoke drifting from his pipe...well, at the time I did not realize it, but those moments became ingrained as anchors to cherished memories from those days afield.
Zippo Light Moments will be a series of short videos where I remember back to those early days afield with my good friends Ralph, Rocky, Curtis and my brother Ken as we explored the adventures of the outdoors...and how Ralph's old Zippo Lighter and pipe became the point of reference for all of those memories.
So join me as we take a look back. First up is a classic moment I call 'When Nature Wins'.
(https://beyondthecampfirebykeith.blogspot.com/2010/12/when-nature-wins.html)
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