Sun spotting

Celestial observatories have been much in the news lately.
One in Brazil. One in Peru. A few months ago it was China.
Add these to the ones we know of throughout the world from Stonehenge to Angkor Wat in addition to the prehistoric Paleolithic monuments that, while not designed exclusively for celestial observation, have been built with that knowledge (such as Newgrange) and it seems we humans have always been obsessed with the seasons. All of these ancient sites were built around the seasons. This is understandable in farming societies, and maybe due to the fact that we no longer see ourselves as a farming society, we have become emotionally distanced from the solstices to the point where it is a mention in a weather forecast and that is all.
But we are a farming society at the very base of our beings. We have developed to the point where we all no longer have to farm, but we as a whole (at least here in the U.S.) are growing and husbanding our food and clothing sources. We have to. Those green beans don’t magically appear in the cans at the supermarket.
Next solstice, which is June 21st, take a moment (after the tv meteorologist reminds you what day it is) to celebrate the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere and the Shortest day in the Southern. Glory in the amazing fact that thousands of years ago, our ancestors were doing the same thing.