T Stands for It's Finally Here!

 Warning: Lots and lots of pictures!

Finally! The Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. The first day of Summer. And it began on Midsummer Eve with a glorious sunset at Stonehenge via live feed on Facebook sponsored by the English Heritage Site. The past two years it either rained or was cloudy, but not this year.

I was surprised people were allowed to be inside the inner circle of stones. They were also climbing on some of the large Sarsen stones that have fallen over. 

Someone had a flag (you can see it on the lower left) and was walking it through and around the stone circle. Running comments from the live feed said the flag was an integral part of a Druid ceremony.

Day is done at Stonehenge

And five hours later, the sun set in my backyard.

Because of the magic of the Internet, I was like the Little Prince from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's story. I could just move my chair and see another sunset in the same day.

and another sunrise from Stonehenge.

Would this be another year of clouds or would the mist clear?

The mist cleared and the magic began

Spectacular!

and after the show

the clouds moved in.

Sunrise in my little corner

The moon was visible.

Tea at sunrise. Happy Midsummer Day

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