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A Somber Summer Solstice

Summer solstice is typically one of my favorite days of the year. Much like plants, I run on light. Nothing motivates me more than a long, sunny day! As the official kickoff of summer, we enjoyed a 14-hour-and-50-minute-day length in Northern California on June 20th. That’s a lot of time to photosynthesize the sun’s energy! This year, however, the summer solstice took on a more somber tone as I…