Summer Solstice, and the Question of Time

Happy Summer Solstice! For reasons I don’t quite understand, this day becomes more relevant to me every year. It might have something to do with all the research I’ve been doing on Druidism and Wicca, where the solstices were immensely important and still are for many today.

As the days will now grow shorter, I also reflect on the passage of time and a panel discussion I took part in two months ago. A senior attendee mentioned publishing his first book of short stories. He went on to say that he has lots of ideas, but figures he has maybe ten good years left. My answer to him was that an awful lot can be accomplished in ten years.

I share that fellow’s concern about time, but what’s most important is not the amount of time we have left, but how we spend it. As I often tell beginning writers, regardless of their lifestyle, writing isn’t about finding time, it’s about making time. It’s also about discipline, and just showing up. If we can do that, then who knows what can be accomplished in ten years?

I have a couple of more photos to share from our backyard garden. These were taken about three weeks ago, but more blooms are coming from other plants. The spring flowers were amazing on our property, so let’s see what the summer brings.