Monday, June 22, 2026

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A two season clime, we look toward Rainy Season and Dry Season. And now-a-days, folks will tell you these seasons are less clearly defined, since climate change is now the norm.

Still, here in Trinidad and Tobago🇹🇹 solstices are defined by the sun's maximum tilt, marking the longest and shortest days of the year. Because the islands are close to the equator, daylight differences  are less extreme than in higher latitudes. The longest day of the year yields about 1 hour and 15 minutes more daylight than the shortest day.

And too, here, solstice is more so a nuance, and something, realized by those of scientific or meteological minds

coolness of morning -

through the opened window

bird songs and whistles

© gillena cox 2026


NOTE: I googled for info on the solstices as it would apply to Trinidad and Tobago




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18 comments:

  1. Ken / rivrvlogrJune 22, 2026 at 5:05 PM

    I'm sure that "coolness of morning" is welcome throughout the year.

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  2. Gillena CoxJune 22, 2026 at 6:56 PM

    Yes indeed, we have been having some extremely hot days, and this is present day Rainy Season
    Thanks for dropping by Ken

    much love

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  3. lynn__June 22, 2026 at 10:14 PM

    Hope your rainy season is good for the soul...and flowers!

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  4. Gillena CoxJune 22, 2026 at 11:30 PM

    Thanks for dropping by, Lynn

    Much love

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  5. CaraJune 22, 2026 at 11:51 PM

    Birdsongs and whistles, nice and miusical like this delightful poem, well done!! 🩷

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  6. kaykualaJune 23, 2026 at 4:57 AM

    Quite true there's not much change when you are nearer to the Equator. We are in the same boat Gillena!

    Hank

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  7. Kim M. RussellJune 23, 2026 at 6:15 AM

    Thank you for the interesting information about solstices in Trinidad and Tobago, Gillena, and I love the morning coolness and sounds in your haiku!

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  8. Gillena CoxJune 23, 2026 at 6:50 AM

    Thanks for your appreciation, Kim

    Much love

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  9. brudbergJune 23, 2026 at 7:59 AM

    I think I am built for those larger variations... love it when days are long

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  10. Gillena CoxJune 23, 2026 at 3:01 PM

    Thanks for dropping by, Björn

    Much love

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  11. Rosemary Nissen-WadeJune 24, 2026 at 4:04 AM

    I liked reading this, and the closing haiku is particularly lovely.

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    1. Gillena CoxJune 24, 2026 at 1:26 PM

      Thanks for your appreciation, Rosemary

      Much love

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  12. Kim GloverJune 24, 2026 at 8:50 AM

    We're in Riga, Latvia right now, and your haiku perfectly describes our mornings. There isn't AC, so we sleep with the windows open, and the trees just outside are teaming with happy birds who gently awaken us each day with their songs.

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  13. Gillena CoxJune 24, 2026 at 1:27 PM

    Happy you dropped by, Kim

    Much love

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  14. pvcann.comJune 29, 2026 at 9:23 AM

    I like the haiku which adds such a nonchalance to the prose, the importance of nature and living.

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  15. Gillena CoxJuly 2, 2026 at 12:04 PM

    Thanks for your appreciation, Paul

    Much love

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