If you had to pick a place to live… / credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA Hello everyone: I’ve been stretched a bit thin recently, and forgot to offer solstice greetings last week. I hope that for all of you, in both the northern and southern hemispheres, the solstice offered a moment of reflection on the movement of the spheres, and on our good fortune to be here for a little while within the wonder. As always, please remember to scroll past the end of the essay to read some curated Anthropocene news.