Monthly Archives: June 2023

Last Thursday, we experienced the summer Solstice here in Ada, Michigan. Daylight was 15 hours and 22 minutes. The sunrise has moved east behind our little woods.With days starting to shorten, I become melancholy thinking about time passing. A life is made up of memories, good, bad and ugly ones. But what about friends andContinue reading “After the Solstice June 26, 2023”

In the U.S. the official holiday started in 1972. But the day to honor fathers can be traced to the middle ages. In Catholic Europe, the original celebration was March 15. The feast day of St. Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus. People would parade through the streets carrying a statue of the saint. TheContinue reading “History of Father’s Day, June 18, 2023 394 words”

Water and it’s source is not usually a problem here in Michigan where we are surrounded by fresh water. But this spring, we are facing our own drought.In the past month, less than one half inch of rain has fallen. This is great for outdoor activities, it’s not good for farmers and gardeners. Sprinklers areContinue reading “Water, Water, Everywhere June 12, 2023 331 words”

Here in the Great Lakes area, we have 22% of the world’s fresh water. Besides the five lakes surrounding the two peninsulas, our state is dotted with many smaller lakes and rivers. With all that water, we have a large population of bugs.June is especially buggy, as the larva hatch in standing pools of water.Continue reading “June, Don’t Bug me! June 5th, 2023 378 words”