After his hike in the river, Zackery gets down to serious business and plays in his soot box for the rest of the afternoon. At one point he tells me, "Grandaddy, you make fire for me to make more sand?” I tell him that the word is 'ashes' and of course it would be way too hot to play in if I made a fire. Zackery says, "O-kay" and goes back to his digging and playing. I'll have to be sure and keep Zackie's pit full of good playing ashes for his future visits. He sure loves it in there.

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