Happy Solstice, everyone

I observed it by standing in my back yard at dusk, quietly talking to the ancient apple tree that has a holly tree growing at the base and ivy twining around the trunk. Then I ran around the yard with a sparkler (mmmm, sparkler!), and left a candle in a jar burning in the yard.

Hey, we all create our own rituals as needed.

May the rest of this year be kinder to all of us than the first half.