As far as first days of summers go, I’d have to rate this one a success. It was actually cool and not humid when I went to work this morning. When I left work it was overcast and windy. Sure it was more humid, but it wasn’t hot and the humidity was because it was about to rain.
So at five o’clock today, the longest day of the year, it looked like dusk. This makes me perversely happy.
That’s actually the best thing about the Summer Solstice. You know from that day forward the days will get shorter and the nights will get longer. It creeps me out when the sun is still out and it’s almost 9pm.
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depending on where Kitti came from in Canada, the sun being out at 9pm would be normal during the summer….
I was in Michigan in the summer a few years ago, and scoffed when somone said “early day tomorrow, need to get off to bed.” I asked why, they said it was 11pm (the sun just went down about an hour earlier). Then I looked at my watch….wow, that’s wicked stuff.
I think I’d be content just to see the Northern Lights. I had friends from Alaska while I was in the Air Force. I asked one if he’d ever seen the Northern Lights, and he told me “yes, very often.” I asked why he joined the Air Force, and he told me “to escape the boredom.”
I don’t think I’d ever be bored seeing the Northern Lights. :)
Ooo.. pretty…
So (sorry, got distracted), isn’t there a wives’ tale “if it’s the First Day of Summer and DataAngel finds it actually cool and not humid, then it’s 6 more weeks of summer”?
It’s going to be a long summer.