"Have we passed the midpoint of Summer? may-be without knowing it?"
That's a good question, to which i had no answer. so of course, i looked int up. here goes, the midpoint of the summer is August 7th. A point calculated buy selecting the midpoint between the date of this years Summer Solstice, June 20th and this years Autumnal Equinox, September 22nd. Winter goes on forever seems to start in October and end in May, when we have a couple of spring days, Autumn takes over in late August. August 7th is still a month away.
Good, i feel better now.
The Farmers Almanac reminds us that
"We know the summer solstice marks the longest day of the year, but did you know that the latest sunset of the year doesn’t happen on the solstice, but a week later? Look for it on June 27, 2025."
Not that i would like year around summer, but a bit more of it would be welcome. A few more fresh berries, and a few more fireworks, a few more lazy sundowns with my feet propped up on the porch railing as i enjoy a mug of iced coffee. Watching fire flies, and best of all,walking barefoot in the creek are the same simple glories of summer as when i was 4, and they still are.
The long summer days, afforded us the luxury of exploring the woods,and visiting with the people who we never saw all winter, listening to their Stories about growing up during the years of
World Wars and the Great Depression. If that sounds like romanticizing, may-be it is. But all of the stories weren't on light topics and happy endings.
Goodnight
