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NATIONAL AMERICAN EAGLE DAY

Each year on June 20, National American Eagle Day honors our national symbol, the majestic eagle, and raises awareness about protecting the Bald Eagle. This awareness day also encourages the recovery of their eagle’s natural environments while providing educational outreach on how to keep eagles safe.

NATIONAL TAKE YOUR DOG TO WORK DAY

Every year on the Friday after Father’s Day, employees across the country bring their dogs to work to celebrate National Take Your Dog to Work Day. A celebration of the companionship between canine and human, National Take Your Dog to Work Day hopes to inspire others to adopt from shelters and humane societies.

ANNE AND SAMANTHA DAY

Celebrated bi-annually on the summer solstice and the winter solstice, Anne and Samantha Day honors two young women, Anne Frank and Samantha Smith, and the impact they had on the world.

NATIONAL KOUIGN AMANN DAY

National Kouign Amann Day on June 20 each year celebrates a round crusty cake, made with a yeast-raised dough. Join us as we entice you to give this delicious dessert a try today!

NATIONAL SEASHELL DAY

June 20 is the first day of summer and National Seashell Day reminds us to put our toes in the sand and admire the beauty of seashells. National Seashell Day is here to tell you all sea shellers and make sure you check out your local beaches during the prime shelling season.

NATIONAL HIKE WITH A GEEK DAY | JUNE 20

Going beyond desk exercise, National Hike with a Geek Day on June 20 summons the techies, geeks, IT gurus, and gamers to push away the keyboard and strike out across the inviting landscapes of nature.

SUMMER BEGINS

Summer Begins in the Northern Hemisphere on the longest day of the year. Also known as the Summer Solstice, this date officially celebrates a time of year when the sun is warm and the outdoors is the place to be.

The Summer Solstice is when the Earth’s axis is pointed toward the sun. It’s rays more directly impact the Northern Hemisphere giving us more daylight and more warmth. It’s a time when plants grow rapidly and animals are more active. That includes humans.

Many schools are out of session during the summer, which gives families the opportunity to take vacations. Even those without children take time to explore the outdoors through camping, hiking, and biking. Community pools open, inviting everyone to cool off on hot summer days. The beaches are open, too. Water adventures in the form of kayaking, canoeing, skiing, and fishing entice us to the rivers and lakes.

@sheba2011

I was up at 5am in order to accomplish a few things before the men arrived. The garbage and recycle were out the door and done. Of course, due to the high humidity, by back gave me a few problems. Luckily my neighbor was doing the same and helped bring everything to the curb. The sun at 6am was strong. If I wanted to weed the garden it would be a definite NO since the area does not get that much shade.

We have had one storm after another all day. Thankfully, no wind. I will not complain. We need every one of those droplets. The guys never showed. No phone call. No message. However, I did take a good look at the planting and it will be doable for me. I have the perfect chair to sit in and there will be no heavy lifting. The Trolley will definitely come in handy. I will only be loading the soil about half way in the planters. It will be easy to move to the location and then I can fill the rest of the way. The plants are healthy and I think they will love their new home. If the guys show up Friday, then they will do the work.

I did not see hubby today. I called ahead to see how things were at the Rehab. So happened the real dark clouds were rolling in. The receptionist said it was like nighttime. She mentioned that her phone gave some warnings to be away from the windows. On that note I decided to wait it out. Though the rehab is only 5 miles from door to door, the sun was shining during that call. However, 15 minutes later, those storm clouds started coming our way. I called to give the receptionist an update and decided home was the best place to be.

Though our temps were in the high 80s and low 90s, the humidity was the worse part. Air quality was only in the 20% range. Another good reason to stay put. Tomorrow the same. I will do what I can and then leave to see hubby. I am hoping for an early afternoon arrival. As far as dinner is concerned, I will probably end up at Culver’s. They have wonderful salads and hubby loves their custard with hot fudge. It’s great when you can stay in the car and give an order. at one window and then wait for the delivery to your auto. I used to love their cranberry and bacon salad. However, for whatever the reason, the cranberries became raisins. Raisins I have since learned are sulfites. Live and learn. So now I order the Garden Fresco Salad which is just as good. Love their honey mustard seasoning.

I hope you will have a nice Friday. Would be nice if you could relax and just do whatever. Hi to Poppy and to all your kitties. Have a wonderful day.

Sheba, I guess you’ll have to stick to ice cream, and cold drinks. That UV is strong. On vac I was wearing my hat and sunglasses in the car.
Betty Crocker…. yah, I wish. On that note, my Lidia Kitchen Pasta Pot arrived today. I feel so grown up now. I have always used a mid size sauce pan (that my Mother gave me when she didn’t need it anymore).
Maybe I’ll try her one pot cookbook next.
Hubs helped me a little today with my volunteer project. It’s a lot. I’m tired and not done.

Sheba, there’s a bush right outside my back door that bees love. They seem to stay for a while and then leave each year. I found out they were back when I tries to water it. Oops. Won’t try that again for a while.