There is a moment each year in Delaware County that arrives quietly but changes everything. It is not marked on calendars or announced with fanfare. It happens in the sky. That moment has just passed.
As of this week, daylight in central Ohio has stretched beyond 13 hours, opening the door to a sustained season of long evenings and early sunrises that will carry through mid-August. From now until then, each day will offer at least 13 hours of light, culminating in nearly 15 hours at the height of summer. It is, in every practical sense, the return of the long light.
A Season That Builds Week by Week…