Picture of the Day for June 20, 2020

The summer solstice today marks the beginning of summer and is the day with the longest amount of daylight hours. I was to have 15 hours and 36 minutes, although the rain today seemed to shorten the daylight, but it cleared in time for sunset. The amount of daylight varies by location and the South Pole had zero hours today while Utqiagvik, AK had the sun up all day long. Other cities like New York has 15 hours and 6 minutes, San Francisco with 14 hours and 46 minutes, and Miami with 13 hours and 45 minutes.

Summer Solstice Sunset

Summer Solstice Sunset

Picture of the Day for June 19, 2020

Many of these lady’s slipper blossoms will not get pollinated as bumblebees have learned there is no nectar so not worth the effort to navigate the small opening and approximately only 10% will produce fruit containing thousands of tiny seeds. The plant can live up to 100 years but it takes a long time to bloom the first time and will not bloom every year if conditions are poor, so seeds may only be produced a few times during its life.

Pink Lady’s Slipper

Pink Lady's Slipper

Picture of the Day for June 14, 2020

Although some churches have opened with a limited number of people attending, others still remain closed on this Sunday morning due to the current pandemic. St Mary’s Orthodox Church in Cornucopia was settled in 1909 by Eastern European immigrants who settled in Northern Wisconsin because of the good farming conditions.

St. Mary’s Orthodox Church

Mary's Orthodox Church

Picture of the Day for June 12, 2020

The bottom portion of this sign probably applies to a few of my relatives (even if they had GPS). And also applies to navigating as one of my aunts lost her navigating spot in the passenger seat and was relegated to the back seat after a few hours of traveling (because she was too busy looking at the scenery and not paying attention to the roads signs or the map).

Lost Road Sign

Lost Road Sign