Summer Solstice was HOT here too

June 20, 2024                                                                   Most Recent Posts:
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MORNING

The summer solstice this year was on June 20th.   It was a very hot day pretty much everywhere including here in the Northeast Kingdom where it reached 92.  Thank goodness those temperatures didn’t last here the way they seem to have everywhere else.

To beat the heat, I was out early to get some nature time in the Town Forest.  I love the fact that many towns in Vermont and perhaps in other states in New England have a “town forest”, land set aside in its natural state right in town for people to hike and in some cases bike.

The Moose River, which flows behind Winnona at the campground,  is much larger by the time it flows past the town forest and I could see it on the blue trail. 

Although I hiked a total of nearly 5 miles, the blue trail is the only one I’m writing about.  From the parking lot you head down hill.

It can get very muddy after a rain.  But the recent heat has dried things up.

I’m so surprised that I took no videos of the lovely sounds of the water rushing along.

As I walked down from the trail to this rock ledge over the water for some pictures, I wondered what this large ring anchored into the stone was or had been for.   Any ideas??

I walked out to the end of the ledge to take some shots of this beautiful river.

At current higher water levels, it would be a nice kayak if it weren’t for obstacles like this.

I know, a lot of water pictures.

Another save you from the mud boardwalk.  Glad there wasn’t any but I’ve been here when it was very muddy indeed.

At this point the blue trail heads up up up away from the water and  leads into the pink trail whose sign is green.  LOVE IT!

AFTERNOON

I had hoped to have a whole day celebration outside where a Solstice Celebration belongs, but it was just too hot and humid.  So I opted for an airconditioned movie and its popcorn. 


Problem was, these were the 4 movies available at the local St J. theater where I had happily seen Oppenheimer last year and unhappily seen Barbie.

The Bikeriders-R (crime drama about a motorcycle gang),  too violent for me.

 The Watchers-PG 13 (supernatural horror film) not my cup of tea,

Inside Out 2-PG  (animated follow up to the original) hadn’t seen the original

The Garfield Movie-PG  (animated adventure based on the comic strip) how bad could it be?

If you’ve seen any of these, please comment and tell me what you thought.

I’m sure you know which one I chose.

Garfield it was and that should tell you all you need to know about how hot it was given that I’m not a movie goer in the first place although the senior matinee  price of $5 here at the Starlight takes away my main objection to movies and concerts too for that matter.  (I won’t do my soapbox on why so many are willing to pay so much for movies, concerts and sporting events when if they would not, prices would go down.)  I did pay more than that for the popcorn. 

My other objection to movies is that there isn’t often anything worth seeing.  Garfield was not horrible although having my grandchildren here to watch this with me would have made it much more worth while.  

But the poster was orange and yellow and this is my Summer Solstice Celebration.
One of my less remarkable ones for sure.