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Aahh. This is the type of calendar quirk that I dream about. Tomorrow's summer solstice, in the four-o'clock PM hour, June 20, will be the earliest which the solstice falls on the calendar since the year 1796. The reason is that the leap year adjustment which occurs almost every four years (note that 1700, 1800 and 1900 were not leap years) serves to hammer back the solstice calendar day a bit too much. For the remainder of this century, there will be a fair number of other June 20 solstice dates.

☀️🌻 Happy Summer Solstice! Did you know that if you are testing your house for #Radon in the summer months you should test for a minimum of 6 months (180 days)? This is to ensure reliable testing when we often use our air conditioners or have our windows open regularly during the warmer months. What are your thoughts on this? Share your insights! #EvictRadon #RadonTesting #RadonAwareness #SummerSolstice

☀️🌻 Happy Summer Solstice! Did you know that if you are testing your house for #Radon in the summer months you should test for a minimum of 6 months (180 days)? This is to ensure reliable testing when we often use our air conditioners or have our windows open regularly during the warmer months. What are your thoughts on this? Share your insights! #EvictRadon #RadonTesting #RadonAwareness #SummerSolstice

Our Winter Solstice is here for the Northern Hemisphere! So what does that mean for us? Essentially, our hours of daylight—the period of time each day between sunrise and sunset—have been growing slightly shorter each day since the summer solstice last June, which is the longest day of the year (at least in terms of light). The days will now begin to grow longer and will continue to do so until we reach the summer solstice again in June, and begin the whole cycle anew.

Sun 5th May, early bird catches worm. Snake Month opens: 08:11 Lap Ha (Summer Begins). 1st class day for certain activities & procedures as long as you start early (ie before 7am). Some suggest a propitious offering 1st thing secures subsequent gain. Favours: all today's early risers but especially Snake, Rooster, Ox, Monkey. Most favoured: Earth(1989) Metal (1941/2001) Snake: Earth(1969) Metal (1981) Rooster; Wood(1985) Ox; Wood(1944/2004) Fire (1956) Monkey. Technically: Earth Snake, House, Establish (6)

Take the quiz, or just get the answers. Either way, you will find the new factoids you learn about the summer solstice to be quite interesting! https://lnkd.in/eK-KqjeH (Image: newmcc.com) #newspaper #summersolstice #longestdayoftheyear #startofsummer #summer

Toward a Unifying Theory of Lake Monsters: From Champ to Bessie to lake sturgeon, these cryptids represent what lies beneath the surface of the familiar. https://lnkd.in/eqsAE-Jx

My family has roots in Louisville, Kentucky, where my grandmother has lived for more than 50 years, and which today hosts the headquarters for my employer, the Schneider Electric Sustainability Business. We used to frequently come to Louisville when I was a child. My grandparents' house was on a corner lot with a big yard, and in the warm summer months, the dark air would be filled with the magic of fireflies. Even today - even this week while I am working from Louisville - fireflies have entranced me, a nostalgic throwback to more carefree days spent in the long, humid, sunsets of Kentucky - so different from our mountain home in Colorado. Until very recently, I believed (as did many people I have shared this story with) that there weren't fireflies in Colorado. I've never seen any, and have, in fact, gone out of my way to ensure that my children had the chance to experience them in Kentucky. But, as it turns out, in a twist that reminds me of the importance of both biodiversity and conservation, Colorado does indeed have fireflies. Recently, a team at the Butterfly Pavilion spent two years incubating Colorado firefly larvae that they gathered from one of only six areas in Colorado where fireflies have been seen. The result? Living specimens of these elusive creatures. Were the fireflies always here? Are they a recent transplant, the result of a changing climate? Will they ever be as prolific in Colorado as they are in Kentucky? I, for one, am excited to find out. https://lnkd.in/geJxyDyH #biodiversity #conservation #climatechange #fireflies

Your Crawl Space What's under there? Often more scary than your attic, your crawl space can be teaming with nefarious organisms and conditions that can wreak havoc on the stability, and value, of your home. #crawlspace #crawlspaceencapsulation #conditionedcrawlspace #termites #wooddestroyinginsects #rvarealestate #rvarealtor #rvarealtors #seayrealestate #richmondrealestate #richmondrealtor #yikes https://lnkd.in/dXzNngdZ