Summer Solstice Garden Moments

At 5:44 p.m. today

summer officially begins

in the Northern Hemisphere.

Just a few sights around 

the garden:

The primrose path

(the opening on the left)

leads to the sunny side of

the house in the evening.

The foxglove look

almost eerie in the

last sun rays of 

the early evening 

on the edge of the ridge.

William's Japanese Maple

almost shimmers in the

low angle of the sun.

The Astilbe resemble

fireworks in the semi-dark

on the patio under the deck.

And the fairy garden is ready

for fairies to play and sing

and dance tonight 

as the longest day ends.

and summer truly begins.