A messy riot, Purple Knapweed, Yellow wagtails, red hot Pokers of Rosebay Willowherb

& Puffs of Meadowsweet against a backdrop of Thunderous skies & the smell of cool woodlands

7th Chinese season of Xiǎo shǔ – Slight heat

10th Full Buck moon in Capricorn

• Thunder Moon: Named for the frequent thunderstorms in early summer 
• Hay Moon: Named for the hay harvest that typically takes place in early summer 
• Salmon Moon: Named for the salmon runs that occur in July 
• Feather Molting moon
• Berry or Raspberry Moon: Used by some Native Americans 
• Moon Of The Young Corn: The Potawatomi name for the July full moon 
• Wyrt, “Herb”, and/or “Mead Moon” Names used in Celtic culture

15th St. Swithin’s Day – On St Swithin’s day if it doesn’t rain, for 40 days it will remain. St Swithin’s day if thou be fair, for 40 days will rain na mair.

19th End of school year

20th The night returns – One month from Solstice and the turning of the year starts to be felt with nights beginning to close in

22nd Sun enters Leo – The Dog days of summer – the Time of searing heat

24th New moon in Leo

23rd Chinese season of Dà shǔ – Great heat

One day in summer
when everything
has already been more than enough
the wild beds start
exploding open along the berm
of the sea; day after day
you sit near them; day after day
the honey keeps on coming
in the red cups and the bees
like amber drops roll
in the petals: there is no end,
believe me! to the inventions of summer,
to the happiness your body
is willing to bear.

Mary Oliver, American Primitive 

Back Bay Books, 1983