tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post4240199321751136908..comments2024-03-28T09:00:43.218-06:00Comments on Hiawatha House: ANXIETY OVER SUMMER STOLTICERedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-47381809466362867612018-06-22T18:28:05.897-06:002018-06-22T18:28:05.897-06:00Hi Red, I wondered if you were going to do a post ...Hi Red, I wondered if you were going to do a post on Summer Solstice. Nice post here. Just out of curiosity I looked up length of day on June 21 for Red Deer and found 16:47. Here in Seattle it was 15:59. Wow, Red Deer is quite a bit further north. I didn't realize it was that much. Have a good weekend ahead!John's Islandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618219887687125402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-12924869954600369842018-06-22T15:09:51.551-06:002018-06-22T15:09:51.551-06:00I too was in Seattle for the Solstice and thought ...I too was in Seattle for the Solstice and thought THAT was a long day compared to our relatively pedestrian 8:33 p.m. sunset here in eastern PA.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-31654870428761673912018-06-21T19:57:34.154-06:002018-06-21T19:57:34.154-06:00If I wasn't locked in an urban area , I'd ...If I wasn't locked in an urban area , I'd be able to see awesome sunsets. The sunsets are very long.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-33216735648853213082018-06-21T19:55:47.857-06:002018-06-21T19:55:47.857-06:00It gets better. I was in the Arctic for five years...It gets better. I was in the Arctic for five years so in the summer we got about 6 weeks with 24 hour day light.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-28749923728045772512018-06-21T19:54:45.191-06:002018-06-21T19:54:45.191-06:00You do have a nice long day.You do have a nice long day.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-4140575881646208022018-06-21T19:54:15.943-06:002018-06-21T19:54:15.943-06:00Yes, playing at mid night! It was tough to get kid...Yes, playing at mid night! It was tough to get kids to go to sleep.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-26873052060841327272018-06-21T19:53:30.175-06:002018-06-21T19:53:30.175-06:00Yes, I really like our long days.Yes, I really like our long days.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-91224248784021491252018-06-21T19:49:54.080-06:002018-06-21T19:49:54.080-06:00Darn! And I'm not going to say typo. I just di...Darn! And I'm not going to say typo. I just didn't know how to spell it. Thanks.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-10374010575950151132018-06-21T19:47:47.667-06:002018-06-21T19:47:47.667-06:00You can understand why there have always been cele...You can understand why there have always been celebrations for the stoltice.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-90985927829240541122018-06-21T19:46:47.248-06:002018-06-21T19:46:47.248-06:00I enjoy the long days.I enjoy the long days.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-5521070352957954232018-06-21T19:45:24.352-06:002018-06-21T19:45:24.352-06:00It seems that days shorten very quickly.It seems that days shorten very quickly.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-71505182477363891202018-06-21T19:44:51.476-06:002018-06-21T19:44:51.476-06:00Your butterflies were a very good catch. Alaska ti...Your butterflies were a very good catch. Alaska time would really mess things up.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-31964848733060349092018-06-21T19:43:54.611-06:002018-06-21T19:43:54.611-06:00It's great to be alive!It's great to be alive!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-82272951563424856192018-06-21T19:43:34.746-06:002018-06-21T19:43:34.746-06:00I love the long days.I love the long days.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-51247278168660952452018-06-21T19:43:18.529-06:002018-06-21T19:43:18.529-06:00Well with that amount of daylight I guess you woul...Well with that amount of daylight I guess you would have trouble sleeping!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-27762930821139969182018-06-21T19:42:31.294-06:002018-06-21T19:42:31.294-06:00Yes, I spent 5 years above the Arctic circle so 24...Yes, I spent 5 years above the Arctic circle so 24 hours of sunlight.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-9984375141159721732018-06-21T19:41:15.231-06:002018-06-21T19:41:15.231-06:00Hey, it gets better yet. Try Alaska!Hey, it gets better yet. Try Alaska!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-89900210145757134572018-06-21T19:40:20.608-06:002018-06-21T19:40:20.608-06:00Yep , one of my favorite days. Spent 5 years above...Yep , one of my favorite days. Spent 5 years above the Arctic circle so 24 hour daylight there.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-59176774138554363432018-06-21T19:36:17.028-06:002018-06-21T19:36:17.028-06:00That's 16 hr and 44 min where there's suns...That's 16 hr and 44 min where there's sunshine and count a least half an hour before sunrise and a half an hour after sunrise. Long day!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-56587209478720458562018-06-21T18:04:10.858-06:002018-06-21T18:04:10.858-06:00Here in Seattle it's 5:12 am to 9:11 pm, but o...Here in Seattle it's 5:12 am to 9:11 pm, but of course with very long twilight and dusk, making it over 17 hours of light. But you win, you man of the north country!Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-64384921595444256552018-06-21T16:33:40.942-06:002018-06-21T16:33:40.942-06:00I just can't imagine sunlight at ten pm!
Here...I just can't imagine sunlight at ten pm!<br />Here in Australia we just had our shortest day, of course. I seem to spend the last couple of weeks saying to people "The days will start getting longer again soon"<br /><br />Your photos capture the evening light very nicely kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-8118701100262336802018-06-21T16:10:44.593-06:002018-06-21T16:10:44.593-06:00Our days are pretty long at the moment, but we don...Our days are pretty long at the moment, but we don't have THAT much sun that late. I think our sunset was around 9:20 p.m. tonight.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-37407922425138670852018-06-21T15:38:49.441-06:002018-06-21T15:38:49.441-06:00I remember the long summer days in northeastern BC...I remember the long summer days in northeastern BC. We kids would be out playing at midnight. Quite different in the winter though, lol.Joyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956413632864588646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-1823494207556512762018-06-21T11:47:16.590-06:002018-06-21T11:47:16.590-06:00Our sunset is at 9:19 so you get 4o more minutes ...Our sunset is at 9:19 so you get 4o more minutes than us! Lucky duck! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688207620251526295.post-21841954254724280022018-06-21T11:43:02.195-06:002018-06-21T11:43:02.195-06:00You may recall that I was an English teacher Red. ...You may recall that I was an English teacher Red. Please take another look at your blogpost title. One word is mis-spelt and it's not "anxiety", "over" or "summer". Nice pictures of late evening in Red Deer. I love long summer evenings. At this time of year there's hardly any real darkness.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com