The Summer Solstice!

The Summer Solstice, the official start of summer and the longest day of the year, takes place today at 8:42 P.M. here in Denver. I checked on the internet to see if there were any special Summer Solstice events taking place around the area, and in fact, there were, but nothing I would consider attending: Shabbat Summer Solstice Yoga, Summer Solstice Vinyasa Flow (a form of yoga), Summer Solstice Gong Bath (God knows what that is), Summer Solstice at the Starhouse in Boulder, featuring "earth dances and shamanic healing, honey tastings, herbal teachings, folk music and more," etc. etc. Just not for me. The big Summer Solstice event, held annually, is at Stonehenge in the U.K., which opens up the grounds to visitors on the Summer and Winter Solstices, attracting modern day Druids and pagans from around the world. This year the grounds will open at 7:00 P.M. and stay open until 8:00 A.M. Saturday morning. The actual solstice takes place at 3:42 A.M. there, perfect if you are a night person, or in this case, an all-night person. Sadly, Druids keep a pretty low profile here in Colorado. Since Druids, according to the Greeks and Romans, were very much into human sacrifice via burning their victims alive, I can see why. The photograph above, by the way, shows a group of Druids up in Boulder's Chautauqua Park, beneath the Flatirons, doing their thing, no doubt waiting until dark to start those human sacrifices. And has this photograph been photoshopped or manipulated in any way? Are you kidding? Would I do something like that?