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Make the most of it...

PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 3:37 am
by Fozzer
...Chums!... :D ...!

Today is the Summer Solstice; 21st of June.

The longest day!..... :clap: ...

(Actually, its still 24 hour long, it just means that we got the most; "daylight").... :D ...!

http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/june-solstice.html

Tomorrow, the days (daylight) gets shorter, and the dreaded Winter is on its way again, for we Northern Hemispherical Folks... :cry: ...!

(Southern Folks are looking forward to Summer!)

I'm off on a Motorbike ride now into the land of Own Glendower (Wales) to meet up with fellow Bikers to celebrate the Solstice....

(...any excuse for a rave-up, and a pint!)..... :D ...!

Have fun in the extended daylight!

Paul.... :mrgreen: ...!

Re: Make the most of it...

PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:16 am
by Flying Trucker
Enjoy your ride Paul... ;)

Old Girl and I are going to stop at the bugsmasher field on our way to the old homestead for a BBQ.

The Old Girl should be home from church by 10:30 so could easily be in a bugsmasher by 11:30 with one of my Old Retired Rocking Chair Flying Geezers who is looking for someone to take aloft... :dance:

Re: Make the most of it...

PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 9:33 am
by Fozzer
Flying Trucker wrote:Enjoy your ride Paul... ;)

Old Girl and I are going to stop at the bugsmasher field on our way to the old homestead for a BBQ.

The Old Girl should be home from church by 10:30 so could easily be in a bugsmasher by 11:30 with one of my Old Retired Rocking Chair Flying Geezers who is looking for someone to take aloft... :dance:


Good-on-ya, Doug!

Just arrived back home after a fantastic ride, to meet up with my fellow Biker Chums!

Popped into the local shop on the way back, to treat myself to a Father's Day, Fray Bentos Steak and Kidney Pie for my Dins, and a bottle of Australia's finest Red Vino to wash it all down!

Lots of Father's Day cards from my brood!

So, altogether, a fabulous Father's Day, and Summer Solstice Day, all rolled into one!

What could be nicer!

Paul.... :dance: ...!

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Re: Make the most of it...

PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 7:18 pm
by Anthindelahunt
Glad you had a good solstice ride.Bitterly cold here
for the southern solstice.Where I live it is usually
about four degrees colder than Canberra.

Anthin. :mrgreen:

Re: Make the most of it...

PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 2:56 am
by Fozzer
Anthindelahunt wrote:Glad you had a good solstice ride.Bitterly cold here
for the southern solstice.Where I live it is usually
about four degrees colder than Canberra.

Anthin. :mrgreen:


I sympathise with you, Anthin....

The older I get, the more I am affected by the cold.

I hate the Winters and the cold. It gets into my bones!

Like a Butterfly, I need light and warmth...all the time!

Paul.... :D ...!

Dull and overcast here, at the moment: Mid-Summer, 13*C, rain 40% likely; a day to stop in and play with my toys...and cook a nice dinner!!

Re: Make the most of it...

PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 5:00 pm
by Anthindelahunt
Thanks Fozzer.I also have got to the stage where I
feel the cold.I walk around the house in a winter coat
and gloves.It is like living inside a fridge.You think growing
up in Canada I would be used to bitter cold but I was young
and the young can take it.

These days I leave the electric blanket on all night.The only time
I feel warm.

Anthin. :mrgreen:

Re: Make the most of it...

PostPosted: Fri Jun 26, 2015 1:32 am
by H
Fozzer wrote:...the Summer Solstice; 21st of June. The longest day! (Actually, its still 24 hour long, it just means that we got the most "daylight").
Yes, sir... until the rest of the year is about over, you're getting the daylight knocked out of you...
:whistle:


8)

Re: Make the most of it...

PostPosted: Fri Jun 26, 2015 2:16 am
by Fozzer
H wrote:
Fozzer wrote:...the Summer Solstice; 21st of June. The longest day! (Actually, its still 24 hour long, it just means that we got the most "daylight").
Yes, sir... until the rest of the year is about over, you're getting the daylight knocked out of you...
:whistle:


8)


For me, that is the most depressing part; the 22nd of June, onwards.

Each day(light) getting gradually shorter, up until the 21st of December!

....when it starts all over again!

Paul... :mrgreen: ...!