And summer is upon us, as the solstice arrives in the Northern Hemisphere on Thursday, June 20. This is the longest day of the year, with the earth at its maximum tilt toward the sun. The full moon rises just a day later. The Algonquian people of the New England area call it the “strawberry moon,” as wild strawberries begin to ripen now.
A very happy Father’s Day to the snowy plover dads who…