Thanks for sharing that, I love these anecdotes.
And yea I had the kids grab the dangling pine needles out of the tree branches since those were the driest ones. They love making fire at home too (what boy doesn't), and help me make biochar.
My dad never took me camping or taught me much in the ways of nature so I'm trying to correct that for our future generations.
I wondered if I should even share this story so glad to hear it resonated