solstice light on the north facade of the American Academy in Rome (my studio and garden terrace on the upper left corner)

…is not something I happen to give much thought to, but I have been noticing the early morning and late evening sun creeping around to visit my north facing windows over the past few days, plus the fact that our neo-classical faux Roman villa Academy facade is lighting up orange in a way that is shocking – since we have only seen it in shadow the entire year – with this photo taken as a record, only later thinking to look up solstice and realizing it is tomorrow – and now the only reasonable headline for the day.