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| Scarlet Gaura (Gaura coccinea) blooming along the Santa Fe River trail |
"June 21, 2019 is
the Summer Solstice arriving on Friday
at 11:54 a.m. EDT.
For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere,
this marks the longest day of the year.
It is the moment when the Sun reaches
the Tropic of Cancer,
its highest point."
The Farmer's Almanac
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| Cassins Kingbird picture taken by Michael Stoyka along the flowing Santa Fe River near Frenchy's Field |
Pleasant weather has finally arrived here in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on the high desert. During the month of May there was hail, rain, snow and fierce winds plus freezing temperatures at night. June was ushered in with sunshine and intermittent thunderstorms which are not to Shasta's liking. But all of the plants are loving the moisture. This June is not nearly as hot as the first June we lived here.
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| New Mexico Locust (Robinia neomexicana) in flower along the alley abutting the acequia. |
With the abundant moisture this past Fall, Winter and Spring the New Mexico Locust trees are bursting with a plethora of pink blossoms which are lovely indeed. It is my favorite local tree. Where our house was begging for some shade, a one gallon pot of New Mexico Locust was planted last Fall. It is tiny compared to the full grown trees along the acequia but I am hopeful it will grow rapidly like my previous experience with locust trees.
As the longest day of the year approaches, may we be heartened by Starhawk's Summer Solstice message:
"As we approach the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, and I approach my 68th birthday, I am thinking a lot about culmination, about fruition, about the cycle of life, and how for the fruit to set, the flower must wither and decay. I sometimes question whether the cycle itself can last, whether we have so damaged the processes of the natural world that decay and death will no longer bring renewal.
But the energies of Summer Solstice offer us renewed inspiration and tools for overcoming fear and despair; to recover our faith in the earth’s resiliency, and renew our commitment to ourselves as agents of regeneration."
As the longest day of the year approaches, may we be heartened by Starhawk's Summer Solstice message:
"As we approach the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, and I approach my 68th birthday, I am thinking a lot about culmination, about fruition, about the cycle of life, and how for the fruit to set, the flower must wither and decay. I sometimes question whether the cycle itself can last, whether we have so damaged the processes of the natural world that decay and death will no longer bring renewal.
But the energies of Summer Solstice offer us renewed inspiration and tools for overcoming fear and despair; to recover our faith in the earth’s resiliency, and renew our commitment to ourselves as agents of regeneration."
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