By Vladimir Brezina
The Summer Solstice, and so the beginning of Summer for us here in the Northern Hemisphere, is today at 23:09 UTC (7:09 p.m. EDT).
Summer—full of possibilities…
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Vladimir Brezina
... has kayaked the waters around New York for over a decade in his red Feathercraft folding kayak. He comes originally from (the former) Czechoslovakia and has lived in the U.K. and California before settling down in New York. He is a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.Johna Till Johnson
... is a kayaker and technology researcher at Nemertes Research. She's an erstwhile engineer, particle physicist, and science fiction writer. She was born in California and has lived in Italy, Norway, Hawaii, and a few other places. She currently resides in New York City.Recent Comments
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Pure Art! Hopefullly the sun will peer through the clouds at sunset, as I always throw on the brakes and note my placement on the earth during the solstices and equinoxes. Salud! Z
It’s important to ground oneself now and again… Thanks, Z!
Gorgeous shot!
Thanks, Madhu! It seemed somehow appropriate, with that wide open horizon…
Happy Summer to you,
And to you!
Actually it’s winter here in SA. ;)
:-) Happy Winter, then! Although that doesn’t have quite the same ring…
Looking forward to following your summer adventures…
A big one coming up very soon—kayak circumnavigation of Long Island!
Lovely photo. I was very aware that yesterday was the longest day of the year. Something around 15 hours of daylight. I love waking up at 5 a.m. and it’s already daylight. I hate it when the days will get short again as they will all too soon begin to do.
Yes, light in the morning and especially light long into the evening…
It’s a bit depressing to think that we’re just starting summer and already the days are starting to shorten… On the other hand, I am thankful that the same happens in winter, so I suppose I shouldn’t complain!
Vlad! We have at least six more weeks of long, lovely days… and the water keeps getting warmer… the best part of summer is yet to come!
Lovely shot, and thanks for reminding me (and everyone).
And of course paddling at night in July and August is wonderful…
Beautiful! Happy Summer to you, too!
Thanks, Fergie—you too!
Happy summer to you :)
We have yet to experience summer and now it’s all downhill ;)
Going downhill is easier than going uphill, though ;-)
Lol! Never thought of “that” before
Oh, the simplicity of that photo … love it!
Nowadays, I’m not all that huge a fan of Summer, but … so far, so good :)
Wide open possibilities…
But I agree with you about Summer. I don’t tolerate heat all that well. And kayaking in really hot weather is pretty miserable, especially when it’s also humid and windless, as it often is on the US East Coast in the summer. So in the summer I prefer to go at night. Before I started kayaking, I, like most people, used to think that it was a summer sport. But it’s really a winter sport—the Eskimos had it right…