The Summer Solstice and Summer

(Source for picture -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Field_Hamois_Belgium_Luc_Viatour.jpg )

A field in Summer.


Solstices occur twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is most oriented toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun to reach its northernmost and southernmost extremes. The name is derived from the Latin sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still), because at the solstices, the Sun stands still in declination; that is, its apparent movement north or south comes to a standstill.

The term solstice can also be used in a wider sense, as the date (day) that such a passage happens.

( Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Solstice )

Summer begins on June 20th in 2008 in the Northern Hemisphere. The seasons are considered by some Western countries to start at the equinoxes and solstices, based on astronomical reckoning.

(Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer )

Have a Happy Summer!!!!!