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Putting the season in perspective

Belarusian neo-pagans dance around a bonfire celebrating the summer solstice in small town Rakov, some 45 kilometers (28 miles) northwest from Minsk, Saturday, June 23, 2007. The festivities of Ivan Kupala, or John the Baptist, is similar to MardiGras and reflects pre-Christian Slavic traditions and practices. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ORG XMIT: MIN106 (Sergei Grits / The Spokesman-Review)
Belarusian neo-pagans dance around a bonfire celebrating the summer solstice in small town Rakov, some 45 kilometers (28 miles) northwest from Minsk, Saturday, June 23, 2007. The festivities of Ivan Kupala, or John the Baptist, is similar to MardiGras and reflects pre-Christian Slavic traditions and practices. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ORG XMIT: MIN106 (Sergei Grits / The Spokesman-Review)

OUTDOORS LOGIC --  Don't let the grim spring weather get you down.

Remember, it's only 3 weeks to summer solstice and then the days start to get shorter!
 

Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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