Tag: summer solstice
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Summer Solstice
A few days ago we set yet another record high for the date, but this morning is cool and showery. This afternoon we may have sun, but right now the sky is dramatic, cumulus clouds billowing between areas of brilliant, cerulean blue sky. Today marks the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, that moment in…
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Quietly Sacred: Culture, Belonging, and the Longest Day of the Year
It’s Wednesday, and rain has rolled in to greet the morning. The Solstice is passed, although not without acknowledgement. Saturday we were invited to bless and dedicate a new home and farm, and had a truly lovely few hours with the owners. Sunday evening we gathered with friends to mark the turning year, then on…
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Summer Solstice
Here in the Northern Hemisphere we’ve arrived at the summer solstice, the sun having traveled as far north as it will this year. The days are long and warm, and the nights brief; twilight seems to last forever. In the country, fireflies fill the air above the hay fields. It’s a good time to gather…
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