A scented candle in a jar had just been extinguished yet still showed a bit of a flame hanging onto the wick.

Heavy dance music played while the ship sailed out under the Golden Gate Bridge and back. At a table near the stern, champagne flutes became empty by a flickering candle.

Seven lit candles decorated the top of a "Happy Birthday" cake. The sprinkles of candy and the two noise makers were added to create a mood of celebration. The lights in the room were turned off so that everyone could sing the Happy Birthday song.

An end-table in a typical suburban home, out in Novato, California, showed the usual clutter of a lived-in home. Among everything else on the table top were two votive candles as the centers of decorative glass and metal flowers.