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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A tale of almonds and bees
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The Battle of the Bulge 75 years later
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Summer solstice
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World Migratory Bird Day
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National Fossil Day
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Tulips, Netherlands
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Caribbean flamingos, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
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State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
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Happy Pride Month!
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Barn owl, England
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I am the walrus
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Look before you leap
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Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland
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St. Patricks Day
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Dance of the egret
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Defying gravity on a swing ride
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Lanterns alight in Pingxi
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Happy Fathers Day!
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Ancient til trees in Fanal Forest, Madeira, Portugal
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Bird’s-eye view of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
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Nuuk, Greenland
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Quilts as high art
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World Philosophy Day
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Climb a tree for wild animals and plants
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Gray seal pup, Norfolk, England
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