Summer's Here!

       Just a few minutes after one in the morning today Summer officially arrived.  That was when the sun reached it's highest point in the northern hemisphere, at the Tropic of Cancer, 23.5 degrees above the Equator.

     And on this now first day of the Summer season I can announce a proud first.  Never before in my life have I picked a tomato so early, but will do so later today.  Most gardeners are pleased to be able to harvest a love apple by the Fourth of July, which I was able to do once before in my life.  But today truly marks a milestone in my agrarian adventure.  And here is the proof: