Dancing by the light of the Summer Solstice

Yesterday evening a couple of my internet friends, Sandee, who I suspect is waving from the hills of NC, and Vickie, my Okie nurse neighbor in the state directly south of me, both suggested I dance in the nude to the Summer Solstice.


No nudity, but I AM dancing around the trash can.


I'm trying to get rid of that vine that's on the fence between my neighbor and myself.


I'm making headway, and that calls for a celebration.


While I'm in the partying mood, I though I would show how well, or not so well, my garden has bounced back after the hail storm nearly leveled it two weeks ago.


What I was most proud of was the lavender. When I brought the lavender and rosemary home, they both looked so alike, I couldn't tell the difference without the label. Now, the lavender has taken off like crazy,


leaving the rosemary in the dust (so to speak).


The tomato plants are looking healthy, except


they still don't have any little yellow blossoms. By the way, did you wonder where I put all those leaves from the hail storm? My improvised mulch pile in plastic bags, of course.


One tomato is doing very poor. The same with my peppers, I showed in a previous photo. But my volunteer cantaloupe is doing better because I thought it was dead just two weeks ago.


Tonight I'll be dancing in my yard to the summer solstice. Although the longest day of the year in Wichita, KS (USA) is Friday, tonight is when the sun reaches its highest point in the northern sky. It's hard to imagine, since it's been cloudy all day,


but it still means the northern hemisphere is pointed directly toward the sun. It's time to remember that from this moment forth, we will be heading toward less and less daylight, although the sun will be relenting over the next three months.


So why am I dancing? Besides celebrating the solstice, I'm just thrilled this is not my yard! It's too bad I have to look at it, though.

Whether you are in the northern or southern hemisphere, the days are getting shorter or longer, the sun is getting hotter or colder, and changes are coming!! Now go dance to the summer solstice and maybe even light a candle as darkness descends on us.

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