2. Wear a Hat - A hat with a wide brim offers good sun protection to your eyes, ears, face, and back of your neck - areas particularly prone to overexposure to sun.

3. Cover Up - Wearing tightly woven, loose-fitting, and full-length clothing is a good way to protect your skin from sun's UV rays.

4. Wear Sunglasses that Block 99-100% of UV Radiation -Sunglasses that provide 99-100% UVA and UVB protection will greatly reduce sun exposure that can lead to cataracts and other eye damage. Check label when buying sunglasses.

5. Always Use Sunscreen - Apply a broad spectrum sunscreen with a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of at least 15 or higher liberally on exposed skin. Reapply every 2 hours, or after working, swimming, playing, or exercising outdoors. Even waterproof sunscreen can come off when you towel off, sweat, or spend extended periods of time in water.

6. Avoid Sunlamps and Tanning Parlors - The light source from sunbeds and sunlamps damages skin and unprotected eyes. It's a good idea to avoid artificial sources of UV light.

7. Watch for UV Index - The UV Index provides important information to help you plan your outdoor activities in ways that prevent overexposure to sun. Developed by National Weather Service (NWS) and EPA, UV Index is issued daily in selected cities across United States.

Why am I telling you about these simple action steps that can help protect you from sun? I want you to have fun this summer. I want you to have fun this summer under sun.

Bear with me my mind always goes on these tangents of story telling. I love symbolism and myths for I find much hidden knowledge over wondering about archetypes that dwell in myth and in human mind. Because violets are small and insignificant they are often hidden under other plants, they make a good symbol for hidden knowledge. Violets look small and delicate but they are tough try and remove them from your lawn sometime if you don't believe me. Violets grow in shade so they are symbols of death, this particular one is black which even brings more symbolism in. However this viola is fragrant. It also has a yellow eye. May be this promises light of Spring. I think my terror that comes up around death is about losing control. I just have to be very grateful that this fear is dying and will be reborn now it is brought to light. It is reborn with new ideas as viola is reborn in Spring. Acceptance and understanding of concept of death is viewed as requisite for holistic development of a person. The subconsious abhors a puzzle, hows and wherefores of my fear of death will be revealed in a plain way that I can understand. My meditation on flower, small viola, is but a step on path to enlightenment.

Judi Singleton writes ten blogs a week. If you would like to take a look at one of her blogs please visit http://herbalharvest.blogspot.com Judi also leads a group at Ryze.com on Herbal Harvest you can join here.http://herbal-network.ryze.com/