Sprinklers hydrate fields during a warm, sunny late evening (8:30 pm) in Twisp on Tuesday. The days will become progressively shorter, losing 2-3 minutes per day at our latitude and longitude, according to the US Naval Observatory’s Astronomical Applications Department. Photo by Julia Babkina

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