Rays from the setting sun shine and reflect across the southern wall of the music room this time of year. This only happens close to the summer solstice, which occurs on June 21 this year, when the sun rises and sets as far north along the horizon as it ever gets. It’s a sure signContinue reading “Reflecting the Season”
Tag Archives: Solstice
Swimming in Sunshine
The sea turtle in our living room seldom sees the sun except for a few weeks around the summer solstice. Now it gets to bask in the morning rays even as we enter the full summer swelter. The heat will last for a couple of months and then cooler temperatures will return. Indeed, the sunContinue reading “Swimming in Sunshine”
Happy May Day, Lei Day
Happy May Day! May first marks the halfway mark between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. In past times many considered it the first day of summer. Here in Florida, it seems so as well. The bright spring green colors have softened in anticipation of summer’s heat which is just around the corner. InContinue reading “Happy May Day, Lei Day”
Rising Reflections
A beam from the rising sun once again poked through a window on the north side of the house and painted its reflection onto the wall for a brief moment. Slowly, the sun has been heading south since the solstice, and soon its playful fingers will no longer be able reach through this window toContinue reading “Rising Reflections”
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 