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The Longest Day

Today is the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and I found a little information about the earliest recognition of this event.  Our ancestors were very observant about the sky and their immediate surroundings.  They studied the formations, planted and harvested by … Continue reading

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Summer Solstice

Today is the Summer Solstice, the first day of summer and the longest day of sunlight – over fourteen hours! The word ‘solstice’ is a latin combination of the word for sun ‘sol’ and to stand still ‘stice’. As the … Continue reading

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