Category Archives: Seasons & Celebrations

Observations of the seasons, particular holidays and special days.

Worry-Free Weather Watching

If our weather has been unusual this year, it normalized on the first of the month. Our hot, sunny, calm June turned into a cooler, cloudy, windy July, with plenty of rain showers. The two holidays that produce the most … Continue reading

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A Midsummer’s Day Bouquet

You’d hardly know it, but today is the Summer Solstice, midsummer’s day. It’ll likely pass unnoticed by many, because most people think of the solstice as a fixed date, usually June 22nd, on which it often falls. Worse, this year … Continue reading

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