Summer is officially here. Our first one in California. According to the almanac, our family and friends in Pennsylvania and Michigan enjoyed longer longest days (15 hrs & 3 min; 15 hrs & 16 or 31 min) and family in Texas, shorter ones (14hrs & 2 or 6 min). The farther north, the longer the longest day.
On the eve of the Solstice, we were treated to a mini-rainbow and lovely sunset colors.
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| Chunk of rainbow above the tree on the right - bayside |
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| Glow around Mt. Diablo - sunset reflections |
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| Mt. Diablo is about 15 miles east of us as the crow flies |
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| Just a bit later, closer to sunset |
I started out the first day of summer working with Friends of the Montclair Railroad Trail on a project to roll back and cut out invasive ivy to make more room to cultivate native plants along the trail.
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| Posing with the pile of ivy I just trimmed |
I use the trail every time I walk to the village (see previous posts), picking it up at about the half way mark of my trip. It's paved and shady with no cars, only walkers, runners and dogs on leashes to encounter.
And, here's a favorite sight of mine along the walking route to the village:
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| Bougainvillea loves the Bay Area climate |
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