Thursday, June 21, 2007

Happy Summer Solstice!

"In the torrid heat of the blazing sun, man and beast alike languish, and even the pine trees scorch..." - Vivaldi? (from the sonnets included in the first edition of The Four Seasons)
Summer is now officially here! We opened up our morning with the traditional playing of Vivaldi's "Summer," accompanied by an impromptu ballet performance.
Our annual beach trip had to wait until after work, so we chose a west coast beach in order to enjoy the sunset. This is not to say that we don't go to the beach other times of the year, but we always go on the solstice and always to a different beach. We collect a bit of sand and several shells to put in a bottle at home.

We also enjoyed a glass of lemonade (from Chick-fil-a of course - theirs is the best!) and lots of laughing. The sunset was so beautiful and the sea breeze was thick and substantial. It almost felt like the wind could hug you.
Here's me and my honey:










And here's a shot of the loot!
All in all, it was a wonderfully relaxing evening with the fam as we rang in the start of another season.

DAILY BLISS: seemingly endless conversation with my two favorite little people

3 comments:

Mary said...

Sounds very nice. It was a hot one here in Nashville, it would have been nice to feel some gulf breezes as I see blowing on your faces. Looks just lovely.

Joe said...

Happy belated Solstice! Looks like ya'll had a great time.

You know, the hand-held photos are great but maybe the hubby can get you a tripod for your birthday or something. It looks like you would use it a lot.

frabjouspoet said...

I had planned to celebrate the solstice. I was reading last week about how the ancients believed whatever you dreamed under the light of the Midsummer Eve moon would come true. But then I decided I wasn't risking it after the whole dream discussion. :)