First day of summer 2013 (and winter): a Google Doodle salute

"My first Google Doodles are live. Happy first day of Summer (north) and Winter (south)," Niemann tweeted today. Born in Germany, Niemann is best known for writing and illustrating the New York Times blog Abstract Sunday. His work has also appeared on Whether you're in the northern part of the earth's hemisphere getting ready for swimsuit season or the southern part, where you're cozying up with layers, today's Google Doodle by guest artist Christoph Niemann has Today is the first day of summer in 2013 (and Supermoon!), and while yesterday's solstice – undoubtedly noted by your pagan friends over on Facebook — is when summer starts, June 22 is the first whole summer day. The first day of summer 2013 is marked Raleigh, N.C. — Afternoon temperatures in the 80s and low humidity were making the first day of summer feel more like spring

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