Happy Solstice!
Although it's cloudy and chilly today -- pretty typical for June in the Northwest -- we are blessed with extremely long days in the summer. Today we will have about 16 hours of daylight! I took the photo below in the harbor after 9 p.m. a few nights ago. At 10 p.m., you can still see outside. It makes for some very late dinners in the summer.
Even though the days will start getting shorter now for the next six months, the best of summer is yet to come in our neck of the woods. July, August and September are the warmest, sunniest months here. Tradition says that summer in the Northwest starts the day after the Fourth of July.
I took the picture above yesterday during a walk along Tacoma's waterfront with the Feet and Forks. Afterward, we ate on the deck of Duke's Chowder House overlooking the water. Nancy's birthday is in a few days, so we celebrated by sharing a sinfully rich piece of pie with a chocolate crust, an espresso ice cream layer, a chocolate layer, whipped cream, nuts, chocolate sauce ... yummy!
And below is a photo of my son and daughter-in-law at an outdoor wedding in Asheville, N.C., over the weekend. What a beautiful day for a wedding! Sunny summer smiles for a solstice blog post.
Have a colorful day
1 comment:
So glad summer has come to your part of the world! Enjoy every sunny moment! We're in the 90's this week, but with our new A/C unit, we are a lot more comfortable than last year. We're looking forward to Monsoon season (had a nice rainy day Sat., but no more coming for awhile.)
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