Hello, JUNE!

 

About the Month of June

 

Meteorologically speaking:

Full Moon June 24^th

Length of Day June 1 15 hrs. 5 min.

Summer Solstice June 20^th Length of Day 15 hrs. 18 min.

Length of Day June 30^th 15 hrs. 14 min.

 

Holidays

Flag Day

Fathers Day

Juneteenth (The day's name is a combination of "June" and "nineteenth" in honor of the date of Granger's announcement and first appeared around 1903. It is also known as African American Freedom Day or Emancipation Day.)

Paul Bunyan Day

National Rose Month
National Dairy Month

African-American Music Month

National Ice Tea Month

National Candy Month

Fun Facts about June

It is the first month of the summer season.

June in the Northern Hemisphere is similar to the month of December in the Southern Hemisphere.

June is known as a great month to get married.

The famous English tennis tournament Wimbledon is played during the month of June.

The longest day of the year-summer solstice- occurs on either June 21st or 22nd.

Several countries celebrate their flag days during this month including the United States, Sweden, Denmark, Romania, and Argentina.

June 21st is Go Skateboarding Day.

1. Julius Caesar changed the Roman Calendar and added two months to the calendar shifting June from the fourth to sixth month of the year. 

2. The word June is believed to originate from the goddess and wife of Jupiter, Juno. 

3. The birth flowers of June are Honeysuckle and Rose which symbolize love, devotion and generosity.

4. The birthstones for June are Alexandrite, Moonstone and Pearl. 

5. June Beetles are only seen during the month of May and June in the United States.

6. June is sweet! This month is National Candy Month along with National Dairy Month, National Seafood Month and National Ice Tea Month.

7. Worldwide celebrations that take place in June are World Environment Day on June 5 and World Father's Day on June 20.

8. The longest day of the year  - the Summer Solstice - is in June.

9. Gemini and Cancer are two Zodiac signs that fall in the month of June.

 

 

 

Odds & Ends

1.  The world of national politics has been very dull the past few months, hasn't it?  Nice!

2. Spring chores are shaping up nicely.  The garden is mulched, I'm keeping up with the mowing, the rest of the wood is split and stacked leaving me with about 3.25 cords for the coming season.  Left to do is to get my tiller running.  I may have to bring it in somewhere.  Finally,  I  have to build shelving in our new shed.  

3.  This has been a busy period for traveling, too.  Spent most of April either in Aruba or FL at our condo.  There's probably another trip to FL coming up this summer and the last week in July we're in Ocean City with our daughter's family.

4.  Another mass shooting today.  This one in California.  When will our political leaders act?

5. Back to inside visits to the nursing home where I've been volunteering for the past dozen years or so.  During the pandemic I Zoomed my sessions which worked out very well.

6. Back to playing golf once a week with my 3 golfing partners.  My game stinks but we have a good time. 

That's it for now.  

 

Odds & Ends

1. With the ouster of Liz Cheney from the number 2 GOP position in the House the republican party is officially insane-as if we didn't know that to begin with!

2. Watch for tons of pictures here, on Facebook and on my website (http://georgeswebpage.com) of various flowers and shrubs as they blossom this spring.  Our yard is becoming very colorful.

3. Yet another visit from our daily visitors taken with my trail cam.  They're looking for a hole in our flower garden fence. 

 

Welcome MAY

About the Month of May

May is the 5th month of the year and has 31 days.

Season (Northern Hemisphere): Spring

 

Holidays

May Day

Cinco de Mayo

Armed Forces Day

National Teacher Day

Mothers Day

Victoria Day

Memorial Day

National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

Asian American Heritage Month

Jewish American Heritage Month

Skin Cancer Awareness Month

National Bike Month

 

Symbols of May

Birthstone: Emerald

Flower: Lily of the Valley

Zodiac signs: Taurus and Gemini

 

History:

The month of May was named for the Greek goddess Maia. She was the goddess of fertility.

The Romans had a similar goddess named Bona Dea. They held the festival for Bona Dea during the month of May.

The Romans called the month Maius. The name changed over the years.

It was first called May in the 1400s near the end of the Middle Ages.

Fun Facts about May

It is the third and last month of the season of spring.

The birthstone of May, the emerald, symbolizes success and love.

May in the Northern Hemisphere is similar to November in the Southern Hemisphere.

May was once considered a bad luck month to get married.

There is a poem that says "Marry in May and you'll rue the day".

In Old English May is called the "month of three milkings" referring to a time when the cows could be milked three times a day.

The Indianapolis 500 car race is held each year during this month.

The Kentucky Derby, the world's most famous horse race, is also held on the second Saturday of this month.

The month of May is devoted to the Virgin Mary in the Catholic Church.

The United Kingdom celebrates May as the National Smile Month.

The last week of May is Library and Information Week.

Here are some more fun things to celebrate this May:

• May 1: School Principals’ Day
• May 2: World Tuna Day
• May 4–11: Root Canal Awareness Week
• May 8: No Socks Day
• May 14: Dance Like a Chicken Day
• May 28: Slugs Return from Capistrano Day