The summer solstice is one of my favorite days of the year. We have the excitement of the longest day and then the beginning of shorter days.
Here the sun rose at 5:13 AM and sets at 10:00 PM for a total of 16 hours and 47 minutes of sun up.
If we watch we can see twilight at mid night. When I was in the Arctic the midnight sun was always a special event.
I took these photos in 2019 in my yard around 10PM . It was still very pleasant in the evening.
Our garden plants start to develop very quickly with the long days.
Today we were at 5:12 AM to 9:10 PM but it isn't 9:15 yet, but it's cloudy now so we will just have a very long, lingering twilight. We always have to wait until 10:15 to do fireworks here on the 4th of July.
ReplyDeleteThe twilight is what keeps us going.
DeleteThat's cool to see morning and evening at the same time. Hadn't thought about the plants working overtime. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteI never thought of it that way before.
DeleteIt is such a special time of year, a real marker. I love the long, light evenings, but equally appreciate cosy winter nights.
ReplyDeleteWe have to like what we get so cozy winter nights are great too.
DeleteBeautiful and colorful sky! Happy Summer to you!
ReplyDeleteFor some reason things were very red that day.
DeleteGlorious colour…great shots. Enjoy the day, Red!
ReplyDeleteWell if you stay up late enough you can get some great colors.
DeleteHappy solstice, Red!
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a great solstice evening.
DeleteLovely photos, Red.
ReplyDeleteYour long days are about like ours!
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize Britain was that far north.
DeleteFor a few years, I would take sunrise photos, but I don't even think about it now.
ReplyDeleteIt takes effort to get sunrise shots.
DeleteI always notice the solstices and equinoxes, but for this one it saddens me that the days will start getting shorter.
ReplyDeleteBut summer solstice is a peak for light so it's good for a celebration.
DeleteTo state the obvious, it's the shortest day here. We have just about 10 hours of daylight, which isn't too bad.
ReplyDeleteWe are coming toward the end of a very cold snap, which I will be glad of. It was 4 degrees when i got up this morning and being a barely insulated weatherboard, the temps in my house are close to outdoor temps
Well, I'm tempted to rib you about that low temperature but I won't. We get used to what happens in our area.
DeleteI retire before 8 most nights when it's still light outside. But I am compelled to rise at 5 a.m. by the hungry kitty. Sometimes I go back to bed, Friday's I don't.
ReplyDeleteThere are some interesting sleep patterns.
DeleteDear Red I really enjoy your description of everything 🤗
ReplyDeleteI hope your plants grow well and quick and bring you more happiness 🙏🥰
The photos of sunset are so breathtaking wow 👍🥰
We've had some rain so that is a bonus with the light.
DeleteHappy Summer Red! Hope it is a good one for you!
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteRed,
ReplyDeleteSolstice shines with golden grace,
A sun that lingers, slow to chase.
From dawn to dusk, the light holds tight,
And midnight hums with gentle light.
Your garden thrives in summer’s gleam,
A season stretched like a waking dream.
Soon the days will start to wane—
But oh, what joy in solstice’s reign!
John
I really like your last line. This poem makes me feel that it's the solstice tonight.
Deletehappy Solstice!
ReplyDeleteAt my latitude in Canton, Georgia (34.2368 degrees North) we had 14 hours, 26 minutes between sunrise and sunset. During winter solstice we have only about 9 and a half hours between sunrise and sunset. I remember living in Poughkeepsie, New York and it still being light at 10 pm. This planet of ours is a fascinating place on which to live, with its 23-1/2 degree tilt off vertical...
ReplyDeleteYou're right that it's a fascinating planet with how it is positioned.
ReplyDeleteMidnight sun? I can't imagine what that must be like. When I was a kid living in Hawaii, I never even noticed the sun setting earlier or later. I did notice in Chicago though.
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