Happy Summer Solstice, loungers!!!

[Shine]

Shine on, shine on.... :hi:

[Call Me Wesley]

1. Happy Summer Solstice to you too, Shine.

:hug:

[Shine]

8. Hi ya, friend!!

:hug: Good to see you! :hug:

[Call Me Wesley]

33. Good to see you!

:hug: I still smell like the puja I did today in honor of the summer solistice. :)

[Shine]

42. Mmmmmm...I can smell it, too.

:D

[miss_american_pie]

2. Happy Summer Solstice, Shine!

:hi:

[Shine]

11. Back at ya, girlfriend!

Enjoy the day! :hi:

[In_The_Wind]

3. Happy Summer Solstice to everyone!

Thanks Shine :loveya:

[Shine]

12. Hi ya, sweetie!

When do you leave on your fabulous road trip? Do you still wanna hook up?? I'm totally into it, darlin', so keep in touch. PM me for details...

:hug: :loveya: :hi:

[In_The_Wind]

23. ~

You have new mail. Please check your inbox.

[txwhitedove]

4. Happy Summer Solstice! Looks like real sunshine here in

Houston today after flooding for 2-days.

[Shine]

13. Hang in there, friend.

wishing you lots of summer sun... :hi:

Welcome to DU, btw! :toast:

[MorningGlow]

5. Back atcha, Shine!

:hi:

[Shine]

14. Very nice.

another sister in the Light.... :D

Welcome to DU, MorningGlow. Cool user name. :toast:

:hi:

[MorningGlow]

19. Love that!!

"Sister in the Light"--that is fan-freakin-tastic.

Thanks for the welcome--it's good to be here! :toast:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Happy Summer Solstice to you, my dear Shine!

Now if the damn sun would just come out, I could get in the spirit of things a little better!

Your picture is exquisite, BTW!

:hi:

[Shine]

16. Enjoy the day, sweet Peggy!

It's gonna be a HOT one up here today.

Can't take credit for the pix, but I'm glad you liked it. :hug: :hi:

[ThomCat]

7. Merry Solstice!

:hi:

[Shine]

17. Back at ya, bud!

:hi:

[sakabatou]

9. Holy shit, you're right!

[Shine]

18. Kinda snuck up on ya, huh?

Yeah, the year is going REALLY fast!

Enjoy the day!! :hi:

[Mutley]

10. Happy Summer Solstice!

Now the days begin to wane.

[Shine]

20. Yup, but the sun is at its peak today, so let's make the most of it.

:hi: Enjoy!!

[WoodyTobiasJr]

15. It was still light out until after 10pm yesterday..

Gotta love this time of year

[Shine]

21. Yeah, it's cool.

I particularly loooove the fragrances of all the flowers in bloom....

Ahhh, breathe in Abundance!!!

Enjoy the day! Welcome to DU, btw! :toast: :hi:

[WoodyTobiasJr]

22. Thanks!

:hi:

[Road Scholar]

24. Happy SS to you too!

Hope you're doing well.:party: :toast: :bounce:

[Shine]

25. Hey there, friend!!

Good to see ya, this fine day! Life's great on our end. We're getting ready to fly to Maui with the kids on Saturday for two whole glorious weeks. The kids have never been before and everyone is totally stoked. Can't wait... Aloha, baby!! Pictures will undoubtedly be forth-coming... :D

Hope all's well with you and yours, too. :hi: :hug: :pals:

[Road Scholar]

37. Lucky you!

Lex and I had our memorial Day canoe trip in the Va. mountains. We had a great time. I meeting her at the coast tomorrow. She's my saltwater fishin' buddy too.I missed seeing your postings.I've been away a while. Maybe things will let up after the 4th.I got some pics to share with you.
Have a great time!!:toast: :bounce: :pals: :applause:

[Shine]

43. It's so cool how well you get along with your daughter. Very sweet

and inspiring. :hug: Sounds like y'all had fun.

We're back on July 7th and I'll definitely be posting some Maui pix afterwards.

:hi: Catch ya later!! :pals:

[KitchenWitch]

26. And a blessed solstice to you as well!

Blessed Be!

[Shine]

28. KitchenWitchy!!!

:hug: :loveya: :hug:

Good to see ya, babe!!

Hope you're having a great one. :hi:

[KitchenWitch]

32. I am!

:hug:

[Lavender Brown]

27. Happy Summer!

:party: :hi:

[Shine]

30. Hey there, darlin'!!

How's it goin'? Good to see you! :hi:

[Lavender Brown]

38. Good to see you too!

Things are crazy around here, I am sooo happy summer has arrived. :)

[bigwillq]

29. Hey Shine!

Happy Summer! :hi: :hug: :pals:

[Shine]

34. Hey there, sweety booty!! Good to see ya, bud!!

We're planning to have a solstice ritual down at the beach tonite and all dance naked around the fire.

Just kidding, but we're gathering in a friend's garden, instead....

however, there will be NO nudity. :D

Happy Summer, bigwillq! :hi: :hug: :pals:

[bigwillq]

36. Well that sounds like fun!

Enjoy!

:hi:

[CottonBear]

31. Happy Summer Solstice to you too!

I'd forgotten about it being the Solstice! :) I'm off to feed my horse and enjoy the longest day of the year! :)

[Shine]

35. I was up at 4:50 am. today. It was already light then!

Yup, it's a looong day today. I'm feeling like it's time for a nap already. Gotta get my energy back for our Summer Solstice gathering we're having tonight.

Have fun with that horse and enjoy your day, CottonBear! Good to see ya! :hi:

[Arugula Latte]

39. Thanks! Finally -- a REAL holiday!

:woohoo:

I love the days that mark real occurences in nature, as opposed to made-up stuff about so-called "divine" humans ...

[Shine]

44. Yeah, I agree.

Today the sun is at its peak and then the light begins to fade....Let's make the most of this day, whatever we do!

:hi:

[ulysses]

40. it's 9,000 F here.

Thanks.

[Shine]

45. 9,000 F?! Sounds hellish. Sorry, bud.

Wishing you cool summer breezes...

:hi:

[ulysses]

49. I had great plans

for what I was going to accomplish outside this summer...then I stepped outside at midday today and said "no". :scared:

[WCGreen]

41. It rained all day....

And now, finally, the sun comes out....

[Shine]

46. Well, it IS the longest day of the year today, so hopefully you'll still

get plenty of sun in the hours ahead...

:hi: :hug: Enjoy!!

[WCGreen]

52. You are all the Shine I need.....

[Shine]

55. Awwww....come here, lemme give you a big, juicy.....

:hug:




:evilgrin:

[WCGreen]

65. I am whole again.....

[Ivan Sputnik]

47. Solstice Greetings

and best wishes for a happy half-year.

(Why aren't there any solstice cards on the racks? They seem to have cards for every other occasion.)

[Shine]

48. Good question. I guess it depends on which card store you frequent.

:D
Out here in funky, new-age Santa Cruz, they're probably a dime a dozen...

heheheh.

:hi:

[Kajsa]

50. Happy Summer Solstice to everyone!

This is my favorite time of year!

:bounce:

[Shine]

56. Yippeee!!!!

Have fun, Kajsa! :hi:

[Kajsa]

68. Thanks, Shine.

I hope you have fun, too!:7 :hi:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

51. You hemispherical chauvinist! It's the WINTER solstice, dammit!

[Shine]

57. LOL!! Good point, except my salutation was not malicious in its intent.

:D

:hi:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

53. Hey, yeah: Happy Midsummer, everyone!

Bonfire burning and all that, if it floats your boat!

:D

:hi:

[Shine]

58. Yeah, baby!

We're all gathering in a friend's garden and dancing naked around the strawberries...then we're gonna....

just kidding.

:evilgrin:

:hi: WIMR! Good to see ya, girl!!

[WritingIsMyReligion]

60. But isn't that the point of the solstice?

At least, in Celticism it is--build a bonfire and jump over the ashes for, um, fertility. Yeah, that's it....

:evilgrin:

Hi Shine! Where've you been hiding these past few weeks?

;)

[Shine]

61. Yup, and I've done that exact thing, actually. At Beltane, too.

Oh, I've been in and out of the lounge lately. I'm back into cycling again and most recently getting ready to leave on a two week vacation in Maui with the whole family. We leave on Saturday! The kids have never been before and everyone is totally stoked. Can't wait! Pictures will definitely be forth-coming....:D

Aloha, baby!!

:hi: :hug:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

62. Have tons of fun!

I wish I was on my way to Maui!

:hug:

[ikojo]

54. Happy summer solstice to all the loungies

Now how long until the autumnal equinox?

I don't really care for summer.

[Shine]

59. Autumn begins on 9/23 this year. You got a few more months, babe.

Hang in there... :D

:hi:

[Redstone]

63. And the same to you, m'dear.

Redstone

[SeattleGirl]

64. And a happy one to you, too, Shine!

B-)

[texanwitch]

66. Happy Summer Solstice to you and all on DU.

I had a great afternoon in my woods and now I am enjoying a small bonfire, today was great.

[hfojvt]

67. it was not that happy

I cut the grass and did some battle with my backyard jungle. Kinda hot and bothered and I did not get much research done.

[mvd]

69. Hi, Shine!

Happy Summer Solstice to you, too! :hi: