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Yes, I think I mentioned it

Ramona — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 02:42:53 +0000

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Yes, I think I mentioned it in my piece. Looks like we won't see it here. Cloud cover promised. Rats!

Nice essay. Are you ready for

EmmaZahn — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 00:09:16 +0000

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Nice essay.

Are you ready for a solstice bonus?

Solstice Supermoon Fills Sky This Weekend | On June 23, the moon will be at its closest distance to Earth for 2013 while in its full phase. As a result, it will appear 8 percent larger and 17 percent brighter than usual—an event widely known as a supermoon. And making it a bit more special, thanks to coincidental timing, this supermoon will be coming on the heels of the June solstice, which takes place only two days before.

Yes, Richard, I should have

Ramona — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 00:00:24 +0000

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Yes, Richard, I should have made a point of wishing you the same. We're really up there, aren't we? Love the long summer days but those winter "days" seem more like minutes.

Willie's great. Thanks.

Happy Solstice Ramona! I

Richard Day — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 21:50:52 +0000

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Happy Solstice Ramona!

I usually get into this celebration and I missed it this year.

Yeah, up here in Minnesota I am a day late and a dollar short in publishing:

Sunrise 5:12 AM (CDT)

Sunset 21:08 PM (CDT)

Close to 16 hours of sunlight.

All this in a zone where we barely see 8 hours of sunlight by the end of December.

I never thought about the

Ramona — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 18:46:07 +0000

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I never thought about the short days near the equator. But yes, your consolation is consistently warm days. And some gorgeous scenery. And a great adventure.

But Black Lake is lovely when the black flies and skeeters aren't attacking. (Another spring and early summer gripe: We've had tons of rain this year compared to last. Last year we were hardly bothered at all by black flies and mosquitos. This year they're in abundance and they're nasty little buggers.)

I spent a lot of time as a

Orlando — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 10:22:50 +0000

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I spent a lot of time as a kid on Black Lake. For me, one of the weirdest things about living so near the equator is how early it gets dark at night--especially considering the temperature perpetually suggests to my body that it should be light until almost 10 pm. I miss those endless summer days. My consolation is that winter isn't coming for me.

It was a great day around

trkingmomoe — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 08:39:10 +0000

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It was a great day around here yesterday. My birthday is on the longest day of the year. It is not down hill for me it is over the hill I go. I got a new refrigerator because the old one fell through the floor. It was on it's last legs so to speak. A big delivery truck or an ambulance will always draw a crowd in the trailer park. We had taken off the door and frame on the lania and the sliding glass doors out to get this black monster into the trailer. The kids have had fun all day looking at it and in it. It has French doors and it plays music when you leave the door open too long. I looked for a long time and settled on a new one because it will pay for itself in energy costs. It is really quiet compared to the ones I have had in the past. Now the hard part replacing the kitchen. I am already tired just from packing dishes and sorting out 40 plus years of stuff.

Thank you, Michael. It's

Ramona — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 02:32:14 +0000

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Thank you, Michael. It's been a long day. It's 10:30 and even with the cloud cover I can still see the light. Ha!

Happy Solstice, Mona.

Michael Maiello — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 02:04:15 +0000

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Happy Solstice, Mona.