Tag: Seasons

Summer solstice 2025, spirit

National Park Lodge lobby
East Glacier, the town (not the region) is big enough to have a National Park Lodge operating May-September.

Solstices, among other things, are a measure of total daylight hours.

Sunlight is a growth hormone for living things.

Daylight reminds me of the sky.

The sky reminds me of clouds.

Clouds remind me of sky-watching.

In Glacier, you can’t help but sky watch.

Since our return to prepare for, ride out, and then clean up after Hurricane Milton, i neglected sky-watching.

Began fixing that yesterday and this morning.

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Fall Is Finally Here

Fall. Back to school. Cooler temperatures. Colorful leaves. Pumpkins. Halloween. Sweaters. Swimming pools “closed for the season”.

Growing up in south-central Pennsylvania, these are the memories of Fall. An exciting time marked by dramatic changes from Summer.

Well, in central Florida, these changes from Summer to Fall are much less distinct. In fact, they are almost invisible.

Attempting to share some of our history and traditions with our son (9), a native Floridian, I had to find small ways to tell big stories.

So, the first night the temperature starts with a six instead of a seven, well, that’s when I officially declare Fall has arrived. We haven’t seen a day or night temperature below 70 since April, until today.

As we go through our busy lives, it’s these little things that make life more interesting, more “alive”, for me.

Do you have small ways to tell big stories? Want to share any here? Please feel free. But I’ll completely understand if you’re too busy.