A rare misty Summer Solstice with a Full Moon

 

A short walk uphill to catch the first Sun rays on the Summer Solstice morning. The lone crooked tree on the top covered in a moving fog. 

It is a rare occurrence that a Full Moon accompanies the Midsummer Sun. Every 20 years or so.

The morning was so misty, the sun was nowhere to be seen, we took interest in the agricultural flora. For years there had been no weeds to be seen on the edges of the fields due to heavy pesticide application. 

Since a few years time, the wild plants started to reappear slowly; they are worth our appreciation. 

We have just lost all hope to see the sun altogether when a glimpse of the yellow ball emerged from the thick and heavy clouds. 

Going back, we snapped photos of the most important plants that we veneered in the past times - the fern, that supposed to bloom during the Midsummer night, and the St. John's Wort, a very popular herb, that used to be gathered on the Summer Solstice mornings in a belive of greater medicinal and magical powers.

Summer Solstice marks the Sun's highest point in the sky in the Northern Hemisphere - it is the longest day and the shortest night. 

Many ancient cultures around the world took notice of the movement of the Sun and build megalithic structures that served as Stone Age calendars among other mysterious purposes.