SUMMER SOLSTICE: 2023

Here is White Face Mountain in the evening light, on this longest day of the year:
It was the perfect Summer day, with blue skies, bright sun & a balmy temperature.
It is the first day of Summer, here in Northern Hemisphere. And the first day of Winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

In Druid & pagan traditions, the Summer Solstice is a day of spiritualism, & mysticism:

“A time when the normal laws of divinity or
nature could be suspended, when spirits & fairies could contact humans.”
- -Prof. Ronald Hutton

“The Summer Solstice Is seen as time of renewal, abundance & growth. Celebrating
the solstice can provide an opportunity for reflection, setting intentions & embodying
the positive energy & possibilities of the season.” - -Gemma Perkins

After the sunset, look to the western sky to see Venus & Mars lined up with the moon.
How great it would be to sit around the bonfire & just look up….