It’s not truly the solstice, but I was on my way home from a big barbecue I helped organize, and decided to stop at the lake overlook and snap a selfie. It was just after 9pm, and of course the sun was still above the horizon.

I was looking through this blog and found some previous solstice posts from 2021, 2022, and 2023. And every year I marvel at how awesome it is to have such long, beautiful days…