happy solstice
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“do you ever wait for the longest day of the year and then miss it?
i always wait for the longest day of the year and then miss it!”
-f. scott fitzgerald, the great gatsby
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Jun21
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I didn't have my glasses on.... 
Happy Official Summer!
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It’s hard to miss because we are waiting for the weather to start cooling down from now onwards.
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ah, it is more than just the light
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Indeed. 👍
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Haha .. here Donwunder it’s the “shortest” day … and in the blink of an eye the daylight is gone !!
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those days fly by
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we had the shortest day of the year today, Beth , and I did not miss it: I even wrote a poem in honor of it called ‘On the Shortest Day’ 🙂
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excellent and you’re on your way back to the longer days beginning tomorrow
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that is so true: that is what we remind ourselves over the next few days to bolster our spirits 🙂
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yes, indeed!
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I’m always a tiny bit sad because I know it’s the start of shorter days from here.
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this is true –
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I always miss the last day of December changing into the first day of January: New Year’s Eve. But always look to enjoy January first as it’s my son’s birthday. He’ll be 40 this year.
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i can see why you might miss it – congrats on his upcoming milestone
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Happy first day of summer, and one of my favorite days of the year! Is that your photo at the top? If so, what a wonderful shot…
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no, just a public google image, but it was to show a shot of catching it at just the last second, as this longest day was ending )
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it’s a great photo. But like Barb mentioned, the day also comes with a bit of sadness as each day now starts to get shorter…
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it does, unless you look at it as one step closer to next year’s summer solstice )
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I like that positive outlook!
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Yes. 🙂 and I did again. 🙂
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happens to all of us )
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I mentioned to my dear wife Karen how light it was so late last night, Beth, and I’ll be sure to do that again tonight. So we don’t dare miss the solstice!
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right! enjoy every extra minute of this day )
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Happy Solstice! ♥♥
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and to you, sonali
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Oh Oh! I thought it was yesterday. I wonder if I’m allowed to celebrate twice?
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absolutely!!
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Life is what happens when we’re busy making other plans, right? 😉 Happy summer!
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and to you, Hannah
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And today is the first day it’s been extremely overcast. LOL And I don’t want to think about the fact that the countdown to winter begins…blah…I’d like the longest day to last…well…a lot longer.
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me too!!
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Sigh. Well, it has been fantastic spring…nice and sunny and warm/hot. Love that. All the LIGHT is so wonderful.
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So much beautiful, healthy sunlight! What a day to be alive!
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Yes!
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Mid-year comes at the speed of light.
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It truly does
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After a week with three 100˚ days, our first day of summer is predicted to be just 72˚. Go figure.
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Calendar accuracy has ceased to exist
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Although I have not missed it the thick thunderstorm clouds are making the day shorter this evening than it is supposed to be.
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same
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💁♀️
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Happy solstice!
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you too !
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love it…when I first moved to OR, I was amazed to find that in July the sun is out until almost 10 pm, and it can get over 100 degrees, often, actually…
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yes, here in michigan it is about 9:45ish
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Happy Summer Solstice!
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and to you, jennie –
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🌞
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I missed it! 😏
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perfect
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I think it’s actually easier to miss the shortest day. Happy solstice!
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It goes by so fast, luckily )
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and it was such a grey dull day…..
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It’s winter here so this gives me hope! 🧡🙏😊
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great!
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This happens to me with other things. It seems the anticipation builds so much that you can actually miss what you were waiting for…
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