On the first official day of summer, the Northern Hemisphere receives its maximum amount of solar radiation for the entire year. That sounds more like Suspicious Mole Day. This comes our way before June 21. And so do ice cream trucks, by the way. The summer solstice occurs when the sun reaches its northernmost point, directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer.
Summer really begins, as any current or former kid knows, when the school year ends.
Kids in Grant County were dismissed Wednesday, so I prefer to believe that summer has begun. You can't start this particular season a moment too soon because it's the best one of the year. Cold adult beverages in long-neck bottles. Fourth of July. In fact, everything outdoor.