Welcome To The First Official Day Of Summer – June 21, 2022

Cold brew is ready.

The longest day but in the northwest the daylight is even longer and of course going further north you get the land of the midnight sun. But in the tropics the sunrise and sunset don’t change that much which is why tropical countries don’t observe DST.

Sound carries differently on a hot summer’s night in our neck of the woods. Out of the stifling stillness, one might hear a far-off dog barking at the moon; maybe coyotes yipping back and forth on Diablo. Some nights it stays hot ’til the early hours. Nights like those are good for reading a mystery, or sitting out on the porch, if you can take the mosquitoes. Dawn is a thing to behold, as the hills glow with the rising sun. Pancake batter is mixed, coffee put on, and if you’re lucky, maybe peaches and nectarines are in season. Dream on, Claycordians, and have a wonderful Summer.