This last week was the summer solstice which goes fairly unnoticed in our sun drenched city. However, if you live in places where winter nights go on forever, the solstice is a time to get out and celebrate the warm rays of brother sun. 

In Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood (home of the huge VI Lenin statue in the neighborhood square), they do up the solstice right with their annual Naked Bike Ride. Most of the time, the people who promote nudity aren’t people you really want to see naked, but the Fremont folks have taken the ride to a new level with very artfully done body paint.

I’m just bummed I’ll be heading to Seattle about one week too late to be a part of the ride!