The summer solstice dance, outside-shower beers, shellabration garden replenishment, the first summer sunburn (which I do not recommend) – so much to do and so little time as the daylight starts to shift after June 21. The days may already be getting shorter, but this will never deter me from getting my summer on.
The first day of summer was a rainy one, but the dance must – and did – go on. Even my cat got into my summer solstice ritual this year, and I mean that literally.
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