The shine of our sun has been concealed the past short while. Vibrancy remains amiss in the dulled blanketing of clouds. Yet, with surprise something magical can be spotted, at times, which juts forth from the dreary milieu and scintillates our desire for color.
Weaning off of tourists, returning home from fishing, and sending children to school, Homer residents are beginning to settle in for the closing of the summer. What memories have you made? How did our ecosystem greet you in a way which it never has before? Did your garden produce something spectacular? Did your feet roam distances previously undiscovered? And did you find yourself, for at least a moment, enjoying a peace and connection under the midnight sun which was completely novel to you?