The Day The Sun Stood Still

Sunrise: 04:13 am
Sunset:  10:18 pm

Summer solstice has fascinated me in many ways.   Apart from seeing more of the day in summertime, it is the day when the sun stands still and the longest day of the year, being today, ends the midsummer celebration.  It was prognosed earlier that the weather wouldn’t conform with the celebration as it didn’t on the first day but it ended quite well and warm enough to have a grill in the backyard, with jackets or cardigans on.  When the sun stood still today, I saw no aliens, as opposed to the film, When The Earth Stood Still.  I got this fascinating view through my kitchen window instead…

air balloon on summer solstice
air balloon in flight at 9:59 pm

And what should I do when the sun’s still up?  I took pictures of this lone air balloon in the sky until it dropped to somewhere beyond my sight.  All I could imagine was it seemed to drop on the roof when it actually didn’t.

air balloon on summer solstice
air balloon in flight at 10:08 pm
air balloon on summer solstice
air balloon in flight at 10:09 pm | Down, down, and gone!

18 Responses to The Day The Sun Stood Still

  • willie says:

    I have never seen real life air balloon before. I wish they have it here, in our place. Geee
    .-= willie´s last blog ..Tips on Using Flash Light =-.

    • Marlene says:

      I wonder why air balloon flying is not so popular in warm countries, when it is more appropriate to fly this balloon in dry weather.

  • Few times during night time Moon too looks like Sun.
    Am I right ?

    • Marlene says:

      Hobo, how are you? Have you recovered from the fall?

      Yes, you’re right. Sometime’s it’s hard to visualize the moon when the sun is up in the night.

  • blinkky says:

    Lucky you could snap a picture of air balloon. I never see it before =)
    .-= blinkky´s last blog ..How To Add A Border To An Image =-.

  • Reesie says:

    ang ganda naman! may balloon fiesta dito every year. hundreds of balloons ang makikita mo na sabay-sabay na lilipad. galing talga!
    .-= Reesie´s last blog ..My Mom’s First Impressions of U.S.A. =-.

  • Joy says:

    Ay ang ganda nang mga photographs.

  • vector says:

    I saw the movie yesterday. The original was on TV 2 weeks ago so I was looking forward to a modern version of it. Not a totally bad movie, as it was watchable throughout. I was more disapointed with the end with the way the lights just went out and that was it…..end of the movie and then the credits. They didn’t even show out-take scenes either(haha) As I was driving home with my friends from the showing I suggested that possibly an appropriate ending would be the lights going out….then perhaps showing the professor under candle light finishing the final touches on his blackboard formula(from the help of the alien). Move ahead 3-5 years and show the human race enjoying clean enviromental power as the result of the formula, with the professor overlooking the city from his 50th floor office and seeing energy everywhere like the spheres glow, powering everything. Perhaps with the robot coming back from the swarm of bugs to watch over everything. I guess I hate abrupt movie endings! haha

  • Marlene says:

    Here in Sweden, especially in the northern part, the sun seems up the whole summer. This is why it’s called the land of the midnight sun.

    But I think it’s the same in Alaska.

  • Marlene says:

    Yes, if you’re in the country where sun shines till evening in summertime.

  • Marlene says:

    You’re right, it’s a risk when it’s dark. But here, nights are bright on summer.

  • Amor says:

    Francis used to tell me na sa Europe daw kahit 10pm na may araw pa. I thought he was just kidding then, pero totoo pala talaga. At nakita ko nga dito sunset: 10:18 pm ang haba nga ng araw dyan.
    .-= Amor´s last blog ..School Days =-.

  • Marlene says:

    Hahaa, alam na alam ni Francis. Oo,ganito dito kapag summer. At hirap din matulog kapag may araw pa.

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