2026 Life Logs, Day 172: Summer is Here!
Date: Sunday, June 21, 2026
Weather: Sunny; High Temp 78, Low 58 degrees F
Location: At Home with My Shadow and Friend Lynne, Falmouth, MA
Happy Father’s Day to fathers everywhere, but especially Justin and Jed. Being the fathers of my grandchildren makes them the most important fathers in the world to me. I do hope they both had a special day!
Heather sent a photo from Toolik Station in the Arctic taken at 12:34 am, sunrise in that location. What a great way to celebrate the summer solstice. Welcome summer!

Lynne and I spent much of the day continuing to do some shopping for my sister’s apartment and I spent a good deal of time going through the to do list and writing emails and texts to various people—the nurse who will handle her insulin injections, her doctor in North Carolina who will see her one last time tomorrow, the advisor at Bridges, my sister’s son-in-law sending him a list of things he needs to pack tomorrow, and on and on. But we are getting there and I truly appreciate Lynne’s help. This whole move has been a bit overwhelming for me and it has been great to have the support.
We took a break late afternoon and went outside to do some bush trimming along the driveway and then came in and fixed dinner. Nothing exciting, but just a day in th

