June is busting out allover!!!

It’s June

Yes, 

June is bustin' out all over

All over the meadow and the hill

June, June, June

Just because it's June, June, June!

(From Carousel by Rodgers and Hammerstein)

Today is the First Day of June!!!  Yeehaw!!!

June - national dairy month.  (I’m not sure they make such a big deal of this anymore - but I remember a lot of ads for Dairy Month.  

June also is the month with the most sunshine - the Summer Solstice (in the Northern Hemisphere) is on June 20th - the “longest day of the year”!!!   Aside, and, I thought we had some pretty long days of quarantine and isolation!!!  The days have been getting longer (that is, with more daylight hours) since the Winter Solstice on December 20th.  Officially June 20th starts Summer - until September 22nd at 8:30.  (And, if you are interested - it is at 4:43 Central Time -if you want to be outside to see the sun at its farthest north point!!!).  Generally, meteorologists consider June, July, and August as Summer months and then September, October, and November as Fall months.

Some other June features - in the United States, June 14th is flag day.  Betsy Ross supposedly made the first American Flag in 1775.

Jule 14th was my grandparents, my parents, and my wife and I’s anniversary.  (I thought it was a good tradition, but when we were having an anniversary their anniversaries were more significant!!!)

Sunday, June 21st is Father’s Day.  It is probably not quite the same celebration as Mother’s Day.  Generally fathers grill meat in their backyards for father’s day (while families take Mom to restaurants for Mother’s Day).

It is Pride Month - generally part of celebrating diversity.  Aside, for some reason, Austin Texas celebrates Pride in August - which is generally the hottest month in this hot region!!!  I, of course,  find myself in an interesting position with Pride Month - as I’m kind of late to the celebration!!!

D-Day was June 6, 1944.  The massive invasion of the French beaches from England - and the deaths of many and the turning of the tide in World War II.

June is frequently a month of Weddings.  Maybe from older days as you wouldn’t want a wedding in July or August when it is so hot, but you wanted a wedding when school was out and families could travel easier.  

Swimming pools open in June, summer camps begin in June - both are subject to COVID-19 interference this year!!  

It might be a good month for a vacation (although it seems like August has become vacation month - as summer camps are over by then).

And, today, June 1st is my sister’s birthday!!!  Happy Birthday, Beth!!!!  I love you!!!

So, what is special about June to you?

Hugs!!

Karen