The Solstice Eve
Tomorrow is the solstice. Tonight is the eve — the almost-longest day. We're still on the way up. Let the long light hold you.
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The Borrowed Afternoon
Eight days from the solstice, the light is extraordinary. A borrowed afternoon — the golden kind. Go find a spot in it before five.
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Midweek in Midsummer
June Wednesdays, people are measurably nicer. I think it's the light. Let the summer ease work on you today.
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The Slow Middle of a June Week
June Wednesdays have something the other months don't — the light is still going at eight in the evening. Use some of it today.
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The First Saturday of Summer
The first Saturday of summer in the heart. Maple has claimed her sunny patch. Let the season actually land on you today.
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Summer Is Knocking
Last Friday of May, and summer is knocking. Before it makes any demands, decide what you want from it.
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Something Is Blooming Right Now
Late May: the peak of it. Everything doing what it waited all winter to do. Go find what's blooming. It's probably closer than you think.
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The Screen Door Friday
A screen door Friday: a little open, a little connected to what's actually happening outside. Let the week finish in some real air.
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The Farmer’s Market Theory of Saturdays
You don't need an actual farmer's market to have a farmer's market Saturday. You just need the spirit: unhurried, close-up, and present.
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Open the Windows
Open the windows today. Let the air come in. Let May in. Sometimes that's the whole plan and it's enough.
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