Happy First Day of Summer!

cee134
cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
Happy First day of Summer! Happy Summer Solstice!

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  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,068 Member
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  • FireTurtle75
    FireTurtle75 Posts: 2,014 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    In spring and summer every year, New Yorkers are treated to the celestial eye candy known as Manhattanhenge.

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    The sun sets over 42nd street in New York on May 29, 2013

    • July 12, at 8:20 p.m. E.D.T.

    • July 13, at 8:21 p.m. E.D.T.

    That's pretty badass. I would hang out to watch that.
  • SEAHORSES4EVER
    SEAHORSES4EVER Posts: 1,553 Member
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  • vikinglander
    vikinglander Posts: 1,547 Member
    GF and I went to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine (world's largest Gothic cathedral) on Amsterdam Ave. and 110th St. in Manhattan at 4:30 AM on Saturday, June 17th, to see the annual Summer Solstice concert performed by the Paul Winter Consort. They have been doing a Summer and/or a Winter Solstice concert every year for 38 years. The winter shows are always fairly lavish productions, with lots of dance and visual theater. The summer show was mor contemplative, basically sitting in the dark, listening to New Age music, and watching the rising sun illuminate the stained glass windows of the cathedral...very peaceful.

    Celebrating the solstices is the closest thing to a religion that makes any sense to me, since the sun is the most venerated object in history, without which nothing else is possible on this planet, so I'm glad that there is a way to celebrate and acknowledge that.

    Whatever your beliefs, I highly recommend these concerts to anyone who is in NYC in the third week of June or December.

    http://www.paulwinter.com/
  • SEAHORSES4EVER
    SEAHORSES4EVER Posts: 1,553 Member
    Summer solstice at stone henge. I'm the one in the white..

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    I went there for summer solstice a few years ago when it occurred on a saturday. There were about 12,000 people there from all over the world. It is one of the best things I've ever done, I met some of the most interesting people. Everyone stayed up all night dancing and playing music.Next time it's on a Saturday, I'm there!
  • SEAHORSES4EVER
    SEAHORSES4EVER Posts: 1,553 Member
    _har_T_Swallow wrote: »
    it was 100 something yesterday again here. my ac is out again already. it was 87 in my apartment last night. my brain melted. i came to work early because of it.
    I feel like such a whinger now. *kitten*! How do you cope?
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,068 Member
    SEAHORSES4EVER wrote: »
    Summer solstice at stone henge. I'm the one in the white..

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    I went there for summer solstice a few years ago when it occurred on a saturday. There were about 12,000 people there from all over the world. It is one of the best things I've ever done, I met some of the most interesting people. Everyone stayed up all night dancing and playing music.Next time it's on a Saturday, I'm there!

    I see you! White is your color, you look gorgeous as always!
  • sw33tp3a1
    sw33tp3a1 Posts: 5,065 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    In spring and summer every year, New Yorkers are treated to the celestial eye candy known as Manhattanhenge.

    2zhqurt1ahxl.jpg

    The sun sets over 42nd street in New York on May 29, 2013

    • July 12, at 8:20 p.m. E.D.T.

    • July 13, at 8:21 p.m. E.D.T.

    I just added this to my bucket list. That view is just beautiful!
  • SomebodyWakeUpHIcks
    SomebodyWakeUpHIcks Posts: 3,836 Member
    @cee134 wrote: »
    Happy First day of Summer! Happy Summer Solstice!


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    I didn't realize the earth was that close to the sun and almost the same size. My science books growing up were all wrong.

  • JeepHair77
    JeepHair77 Posts: 1,291 Member
    I was laughing Monday when it was 100 degrees and I realized it wasn't "summer" yet.

    But still - yay!
  • rdevol
    rdevol Posts: 278 Member
    My husband LOVES summer! But it always cracks me up that the summer solstice makes him sad, because even though it's the beginning of summer, the days are getting shorter from now on. Happy summer everyone!
  • SomebodyWakeUpHIcks
    SomebodyWakeUpHIcks Posts: 3,836 Member
    @SEAHORSES4EVER wrote: »
    Summer solstice at stone henge. I'm the one in the white..

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    That's ok. It is before Labor Day/
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    SEAHORSES4EVER wrote: »
    Summer solstice at stone henge. I'm the one in the white..

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    I went there for summer solstice a few years ago when it occurred on a saturday. There were about 12,000 people there from all over the world. It is one of the best things I've ever done, I met some of the most interesting people. Everyone stayed up all night dancing and playing music.Next time it's on a Saturday, I'm there!

    June 20, 2020 is the next summer solstice on a Saturday.
  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    Happy first day of summer!
    I really hope it is not as hot as last year, I was miserable.

    In probably alone in this but, I look forward to less daylight starting tomorrow...l prefer night.
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