"I wonder what it would be like to live
in a world where it was always June."
L. M. Montgomery (1929-2003)

Mid-Atlantic Weather Watch: Warm, scattered showers and thunderstorms (1, 2, 3); cooler, dry 4, 5, 6); turning warmer and humid with isolated showers and thunderstorms (7, 8, 9); cooler, then warm and humid but dry (10, 11, 12, 13); thunderstorms (14); dry north, showers and thunderstorms at first south, turning very hot and humid (15, 16, 17, 18, 19); scattered thunderstorms, very hot and humid (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25); occasional afternoon thunderstorms with heavy rain (26, 27, 28, 29, 30).

Severe Weather Watch: The Town and Country Almanac sees severe thunderstorms (3); severe thunderstorms, heavy rain (14, 15, 16); more heavy rain (17); excessive heat (18, 19); severe thunderstorms (25, 26, 27).

Full Moon: The Full Moon in June will occur on Tuesday, June 14th. It has been known as Rose Moon because roses start to show their gorgeous blooms at the beginning of the month. It has also been referred to as Strawberry Moon because the first strawberries of the season become ripe for the picking in June!

Special Notes: The Summer Solstice that will occur on Saturday, 20th, signals the officially start of summer (it’s finally here!). It’s graduation time so honor your high school or college grad. This is a major milestone and is should be recognized as such with a party or a very special gift.

Holidays: Proudly display ‘Old Glory’ on Tuesday, June 14th! Be sure to display it properly and reference www.ushistory.org/betsy/more/displayonly.htm to be sure. Father’s Day is Sunday, June 19th. Do something really nice for the guy who a) taught you how to ride a two-wheeler b) videotaped every sporting event or recital you ever were in, c) helped you finance that new (fill in the blank), or d) all of the above!

The Garden: Plant or sow summer annuals such as nasturtiums, vinca, verbena, geraniums, phlox, marigolds, lobelia, impatiens, cosmos, sunflowers, zinnias, and alyssum. Feed annuals and remove spent flowers to promote another round of flowers. It’s not too late to start warm-season crops such as corn, beans, tomatoes, squash, peppers, and eggplant. If you cut flowers for fresh in-door arrangements early in the morning, they will stay fresher and more vibrant much longer.

The Farm: Best for planting root crops (23, 24, 25); weeding and stirring the soil (4, 5, 26, 27); planting above-ground crops (1, 2, 3); harvesting all crops (13, 14); the best days for setting hens and incubators (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21); the slaughtering and butchering of meat (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 28, 29, 30); transplanting (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 28, 29, 30); the weaning of all small animals and livestock (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20); the harvesting and storing grains (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27).

John Gruber’s Thought For Today’s Living:

"A wise man will often rely less on his own judgment to pay respect to judgment of others."