National Donut Day, a special solstice Moon, irises

Your DAILY Companion From the Almanac Editors [View in Browser]( | [Almanac.com]( | [Get a Copy]( [Friday, June 7, 2024]( [From The Old Farmer's Almanac]( Fair and green is the marsh in June; Wide and warm in the sunny noon. The flowering rushes fringe the pool With slender shadows, dim and cool. –Antoinette Alcott Bassett (b. 1857) [Who was born on this day? What happened today in history? Click to find out.]( [13 days until summer begins]( [Moon Phase Today]( [View the Moon Phase Calendar]( [When is the Next Full Moon?]( Today is the Best Day To bake begin logging graft or pollinate start projects [Plan Ahead! 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