This year the official start of summer occurs today at 12:16 p.m. CST, it marks the time at which the sun’s rays are at zenith (directly overhead) at 23.5 degrees north latitude, better known as the Tropic of Cancer. On the summer solstice, the sun appears above the horizon for the longest amount of time and also reaches its highest point in the sky. On the equinoxes, exactly half of the sun’s apparent circular path is above us and half of it is below, leading to 12 hours of daylight followed by 12 hours of night.
Okay enough Bill Nye...all I know it that in Central Texas is it hot, hot, hot. I like to say It's Hot Don (from a popular car dealer commercial in Kentucky). It has felt like summer since the beginning of May, but we have been making the most of it by enjoying summer activities. The past weekend N participating in the Lake Pflugerville Triathlon, as you can see below I was the number one fan.
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| waiting for the first swim wave to start |
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| N hadn't been in the water since last September or October and his pre-race mantra was "I'm a fish! I'm a fish!" |
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| FINISHER! |
Cheers to kicking off the summer right!
* I used Picnik to edit the photos, check it out.
