birds on a wire: land of the midnight sun

Friday, June 24, 2011

land of the midnight sun

above photo taken at 11:15 pm on June 22nd

June 21st, Summer Solstice came and went in one long day. My family and I were driving back from an over night trip to Dawson City, so we missed my good friend Sarah's annual Summer Solstice BBQ. I was sad about that.
Summer is in full swing here and although the days are long and we are making the most of them, I can't help but feel a bit sad that from now on out, our days will slowly get shorter and shorter. I'm feeling this pull, a shift of some sort, almost as though I can feel a subtle and inevitable change. It's a quiet and slow change but none the less, a shift in the season...already?
It is 12:20 am right now and I'm looking out my window at a sky that is getting darker. Yesterday it was brighter at this time and the day before that even brighter. Its amazing how fast time is going, in all senses I mean.
I wanted to make a summer to-do list long ago but somehow with all the busyness of life, summer just seemed to start and I just seemed to jump right into it. So my list is as follows, but it must be known, many of these things can already be ticked off my list.
I guess I'll just have to continue to add to it as the days go along....

to start and grow a garden
to eat veggies and herbs from our garden
to go on plenty of lake side picnics
to spend as much time as we can outside
to eat dinner outside on our back deck
to do a photo challenge ( I am still working on this and will update my photos here soon)
to make art as often as I can. To paint, sketch, and sew.
to take photos for fun, not only for business
to make sun-tea like my friend Sarah does
to wear more jewelry
to be better at keeping my toenails polished
to enjoy the summer produce...salads, veggies and dips, fresh fruit
to organize my craft space
to have a garage sale
to have more bon fires
to make some pies with summer fruit
to take my little guy on the town trolley
to swim at least once in a lake...the lakes are cold here!
to make some preserves. Jams, jellies and pickles I hope!

... and I think that's about it for now. Of course these are all things I hope to do and most of them are just for fun. But isn't that what summer is all about? Having fun? A shouldn't a list be a fun list from time to time?