Solstice traditions?

June, in the northern hemisphere.  A beloved month of green, endless sun, and the Solstice.  Here on our farm we have a strange Solstice tradition of snaking our fruit trees, bushes.  I hand the kids enough small rubber snakes, plastic bugs 3-4”, and we tie them to branches nearest fruit.  Why? Well, the kids love it, but it has a practical purpose.  The birds will often leave the fruit alone anywhere near a snake/bug for awhile.  It does not stop all fruit loss, but sharing is ok.   Sure Im crazy, but try it… a small way to celebrate Solstice.

Happy Solstice! Jun 21, this year.

What a lovely tradition.

As a kid, I might have headed off to the pool, not now.

Summer solstice here means checking to see if the first of the St John's figs are ripe!

We also turn the mattress every solstice and equinox - end-to-end every solstice and side-to-side every equinox. Makes sense to me...