This summer of spectacular weather continues. It’s been a little dry here, but not like western New York where there are some extreme drought conditions. Here in eastern NY it has seemed like a near-endless necklace of perfect days and cooler nights, with just enough heat to make it summer, and a bit of high humidity here and there….
Archives for August 2016
les collines at midsummer
Our use of midsummer is not correct, but feels right: halfway between the solstice of June and the equinox of September. That’s what always made sense to me. Why would midsummer be at the beginning of the summer season? It is in fact astronomical midsummer, the longest day mid-way between spring and fall. Still, I like my way….