1. Happy Solstice! I didn’t realize it was yesterday because we’re going to the lake tonight to see the full moon. You can also see the full moonrise align with Stonehenge on a live stream at 2:30 today–here’s more info, including a new job title that I want:
“Stonehenge’s architectural connection to the Sun is well known, but its link with the moon is less well understood,” said Clive Ruggles, emeritus professor of archaeoastronomy at Leicester University. “The four Station Stones align with the moon’s extreme positions, and researchers have debated for years whether this was deliberate, and—if so—how this was achieved and what might have been its purpose.”
2. Speaking of ancient times, journalist Paul Salopek has been retracing the path Stone Age humans took out of Africa and to the rest of the world–24,000 miles, on foot. He’s been going since 2012?!
3. This feels appropriate today (buy your own here): 