Summer Solstice 2008

For the last decade, summer solstice (the longest day of the year) has always had a special meaning for me. This year, it happened on my birthday, June 20. The best part was it happened at precisely 4:59 p.m. PDT, meaning the end of the work week on Friday was also the beginning of summer. How cool was that? I headed to Hanger 24 Craft Brewery in Redlands, had my growler filled with orange wheat beer and took this photo from Pioneer Ave., looking west toward Mt. Baldy and the San Gabriel Mountains. Happy birthday to me, and best wishes to my pagan friends out there. Let's dance naked, do some cartwheels and celebrate the wonder -- and the gift -- of life!