Happy Solstice!

“Can you feel it?

CAN YOU FEEL IT?

”

“You talking Summer? I should be at Stonehenge dancing naked”

“Hey, today is summer solstice! Hooray! I love summer.”

“This calls for grilled ribs and corn on the cobb!”

“The ribs need Jack Daniels BBQ sauce. The corn on the cob needs spicy lime butter. Margaritas, too.”

“The ONLY reason I like the summer solstice is because this marks the day the sun starts retreating. BRING ON FALL!!!”

“Newgirl:

Recipes please (sounds good).”

“You can buy the JD BBQ sauce in the grocery. Just marinade the ribs in it for a couple of hrs. Spicy lime butter is simple: red pepper flakes or chili powder, a little fresh squeezed lime juice, and real butter. Mix it together and spread it on the cob.”

“Summa Time, Summa Time, Summ, Summ, Summa Time! Gettin' tan, campin', drinkin', etc. I love it. Hey, up here in the big, bad MT you have to love the sun while you can. We only have about 3, maybe, short months of it a yr.”

“Izz a soul full Solstice.”

“Izz a soul full Solstice!!!!”

“Izz a soul full Solstice!!!!”

“Newgirl, I love the JD sauce, it's all I bbq with!”

“Newgirl down here in the Deep South it's just the opposite. We have at most only 3 months of mild "winter" and about 6 months of extreme suffocating heat and humidity. Which means no hiking this time of year unless I go WAY FAR away.

We don't hike in the summer down here, period. Unless you're a goddam fool. So this day marks the eventual return of the hiking season in a few months. COME ON OCTOBER!”

“...it's also Nude Hiking Day on the Appalachian Trail. :^)

Fun, Fun, Fun!!!”

“i heard that on this day you can balance an egg on its tip end..........anyone tried that or heard of that???
i just know that here in florida...it is hot....damn hot...but some nice thunderboomin and lightening storms to entertain us every afternoon....
i am with you steve hiker....countin down to fall and going far far away soon to hike way up high”

“no! no!! nooo!!!

STAY HOT!!!!”

“Summer in Northern Nevada is great!! Never to hot to hike, plenty cool at nite. The longer the day the longer the sunset. Gotta love it.”

“Anyone watch today's live coverage of the solar eclipse from Africa? Outstanding corona shots.

Corona, shots? Must be summer! Where's my lime?

Going to a Juhannas (Midsummer) festivity Saturday night in a nearby Finnish community. Hope they have a really big kokko (bonfire).”

“Some clients of mine took off on a 2 week vacation to Africa, specifically to see and experience the solstice, and the eclipse there. Due back next week, I can't wait to hear about it! Oh yeah... should be a little business come out of it too - they're hikers and backpackers!”

“Did ya feel it today???

DID YA FEEL IT???

”

“Like wow, LOL”

“Just knowing that makes me soooooooooooo happy!!! I mean, any time after June 21 (or whatever the date is) I KNOW the days are getting shorter.

And NOW THEY'RE GETTING LONGER!!!

YEEEEEEEEEEEHAWWWW!”

“I dunno... I kinda like the dark!”

“Feliz solstico del invierno”

“I had this cranked the other day (and today fo that matter

From Jethro Tull's "Songs from the Wood"

Solstice Bells

Now is the solstice of the year. Winter is the glad song that you hear.
Seven maids move in seven time. Have the lads up ready in the line.
Ring out these bells. Ring out, ring Solstice Bells.
Ring, Solstice Bells.

Join together 'neath the Mistle-toe. By the Holly oak where-on it grows.
Seven Druids dance in seven time. Sing the song the Bells call loudly
chime.
Ring out these bells. Ring out, ring Solstice Bells.
Ring, Solstice Bells.

Ring out. Ring out the Solstice Bells.
Ring out. Ring out the Solstice Bells.

Praise be to the distant sister Sun. Joyful as the silver planets run.
Seven maids move in seven time. Sing the song the Bells call loudly chime.
Ring out those bells. Ring out, ring Solstice Bells.
Ring, Solstice Bells.

Ring out!
Ring out!
Ring out!
Ring out!”

“yo lee....we sang that song as well as other songs of joy and peace saturday nite around a huge bonfire at this big solstice/christmas party..
it was so powerful....clear sky, huge fire, moon full, drums, flutes, guitars, lots of people singing and dancing.....
festivals celebrating the light of the universe...CHRISTmas..on the longest night...om shanti om peace”

“sounds wonderful OM!”

“om shanti om, namaste ;) Yo bear! was out on thy sylmore trail moon was awesome and I felt it in my new 15 degree bag. OH YEA! Sendin the light! Yo bear!”

“touching yerself in yer new bag, eh?

we all do it”

“Twas a fine solstice... with a very bright moon (not far past full)”

“i love that stuff with tostidos....i like the mild the best....”