Today marks the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere—the longest day of the year and, for most of us on this side of the globe, the first official day of summer. (Iceland, being Iceland, celebrates the first day of summer in April, an old Viking tradition.) What better way to celebrate this day of sun than with Reykjavik’s Sun Voyager. Though it looks a bit like a Viking ship or maybe a fish skeleton, sculptor Jón Gunnar Árnason created it to be a dream boat and an ode to the sun. Sounds good to us. Join us in celebrating the sun today.
Ode to the sun
Today in History
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Longtailed widowbird at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa
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Working for that cliffside view
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Life carries on, rising from a ship s skeleton
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It’s Napping Day
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Finding a balance between wetlands and water treatment
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It s Star Wars Day
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Pride Month
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Cross this bridge if you dare
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Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
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Back to the nest
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Happy World Meteorological Day
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Loud waters
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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Bald cypress trees in Georgia
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Who s hiding in the kelp?
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A palace for the public
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Reflections on Memorial Day
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Seitan Limania Beach, Crete
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Christmas Eve
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Museum Mile Festival
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Hey, you two in the front!
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Sea fireflies at the seashore
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Of moles and liquid nitrogen
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Room at the top?
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Walk the line
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Welcome to the Ring of Fire
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In celebration of cats
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Happy birthday, Saguaro National Park
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Muniellos Nature Reserve