Not Normandy, nor the movie about the D-Day invasion; today is literally the longest day (and perforce shortest night) of the year 2021. With the arrival today of the summer solstice, the season called "spring" ends. Beginning tomorrow, days will begin getting shorter, a process that will end on or about December 21.
The three months from now until September 21 are what is technically called "summer." This is true even though plenty of places in the west have already experienced high temperatures over 100℉. This year promises to treat us to a hotter than usual summer.
The DrsC are very happy to be in the WY high country where 90s are considered hot. Our local reservoir on the Snake River is almost full, unlike those in California and on the Colorado River. These benign conditions are why we're here summer after summer.
Local color ... we saw a snowshoe rabbit in our back forest today. Deer are common but the little rabbit is new. Its transition from winter to summer coloration was partial, the body brown but the feet still white. Since we plant basically nothing and let the forest understory do what comes naturally, it is welcome to eat whatever it likes, all natural and no additives.
Plus ... COTTonLINE has existed for 14.5 years, we'll hit the 15 year milestone on the winter solstice. My counter today shows we are 2/3 of the way to a million page views, another milestone.
