A midsummer night’s dream
June 20, 2008
Posted by CindyW in : Green Journal , trackback
Summer of 08 is officially here! Today (summer solstice) is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and is the day the Sun is standing still, neither moving north or south. Summer solstice is celebrated by many cultures, yet it still has not been commercialized. Have you seen a Hallmark card that reads - may you find light and happiness on summer solstice?
But to me, it means the official start of summer! It means fun, ice cream cones, vacation, popsicles, camping, water play, beach, and family time.
Heather at Simple Green Frugal said the best: we work to live a life. In the spirit of putting our money where our mouths are, CindyC and I collectively decided to do less blogging for a month or two in the summer. What are we going to do? Aside from our work, we plan to maximize our time with our families and go outside.
Currently in our plans are hiking, swimming, camping, traveling, combing bath and running through sprinklers (as Joyce suggested), making popsicles, tending to our gardens, rock-climbing, visiting local farms, going to outdoor plays (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, anyone?), and eating lots of lots ice cream.
But we will still get on our soap box a couple of times a week. Once you get used to thinking out loud, you just can’t stuff it back in! We will continue to read about and participate the pleasure-centered green movement and share our fun.
Happy Summer!
CindyW at Organicpicks
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Happy summer to you too! It’s my favorite season - heat and all. It brings good food and vacation. What’s better than that? Have fun!
Oh, good idea! Those kids won’t be little very long; might as well enjoy looking at the world through their eyes while you can.
Good for you, Cindy. We should all follow in your footsteps. Hmm. . .
Sounds like fun. Around here in the summertime, though, I limit my “go outside” time to early morning and late evening. 100+ degrees is not as inviting as it sounds. Ice cream - yeah, I could go for ice cream.
Happy summer!
And don’t give any more ideas to hallmark.
Heather: It is my favorite season as well, closely followed by winter (I like extremes). In the summer there is abundant food and in the winter I feel somehow the comfort of eating.
Joyce: Thanks. It’s an amazing world through their eyes.
GB: Happy summer!
Chile: Oh I forgot that summer wasn’t exactly high season for the desert
But it’s the dry heat, right? 115 is nothing if it is dry, right? I was told by a company during a recruiting event years ago. I suspected that it wasn’t exactly true.
Beany: Isn’t that interesting though that we don’t celebrate the natural seasonal changes?