Happy Summer Solstice.
It’s the beginning of summer and the longest day of the year. Little by little the days will get shorter. Dawn and dusk times are changing and so is the behavior of the animals and plants.
The wild edible leaves are way too big for salad. Most have to be cooked. The shadbush is at peak, but the blueberries, huckleberries and mulberries are not yet ripe.
Most of the birds have fledged. Baby animals are now adolescents. It’s the end of one phase and the beginning of another phase. This is as good as it gets. From here on in, it’s time to prepare for inevitable winter.