No, I’m not talking about the Scandinavian midsummer — a few days from the solstice — that celebrates the days of maximum sunlight. I’m talking about the middle of the meteorological summer (June, July, and August). That summer is 92 days long (30 + 31 +31). So yesterday was the end of the first half, and today is the beginning of the second half of summer.
If I lived way up north I too might celebrate the days of longest sunlight. But down here in the Southwest — where it’s often sunny even in winter — I’m more aware of when the temperature starts dropping at night. I treasure good sleeping weather. And the days are getting shorter.
In fact, this has mostly been a great — but lazy — summer for me. But I’m amused at what different people celebrate, and what they call midsummer.
July 17, 2026
