Jun 20 2006
Summer Solstice
Tomorrow is the summer solstice, known as the first day of summer to Americans. Why do we call this the first day of summer? Weather-wise, it’s more like the end of the first third of summer. Oh well…
I trolled for some Solstice Superstitions. Most of them hark to druidish type things, and were too boring for this blog. Here’s one I like: (from http://www.geocities.com/traditions_uk/midsummer.html)
If on Midsummer’s Eve, you approach a fern leaf backwards, without looking, and - without touching the leaf - collect the seed (spores), they have to power to make you invisible.
So, I’ll be gathering myself some fern spores tomorrow. Right after I balance eggs on end.
For note, tomorrow we enter the blissful days of summer at 1223 Universal Time, which is 0723 EST which is 8:23 Eastern Daylight Time for us American east coasters. What will you be doing? I’ll be getting my teeth cleaned.
I’ll be en route to school during the solstice, at which I have three hours of “office hours” for those students taking my Physics examination Thursday; then I proctor the Chemistry examination in the afternoon.
Happy solstice to you and yours.