July | The Summer Solstice Brings Change

Loughcrew, with Cairn T in the background © Ali Isaac

Did you welcome in the longest day of summer in any special way? The solstice is just one day, perhaps more accurately, just one moment in which the sun reaches its zenith, its turning point, and begins its descent back through the seasons into mid-winter.

Forgive me, if this old hag finds a connection in that moment. It reminds me of my own journey towards menopause. Menopause is just one day, the final day of a year of no bleeding. Before th...