The Shortest Day
Solstice at the Beach
On the evening of the winter solstice Tansy participated in a neighbourhood tradition and went with her humans down to the beach nearest the Hitty cupboard. There candles were lit and placed in paper bags, all along the water’s edge.
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The Sun Will Return!
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Quimper Hittys 
We lit our candle here too, and it shone through the longest night…now we can look forward to longer days and the return of the sun’s warmth.
Winter has a hard grip on parts of Eastern Canada and USA – stay safe friends!
The sun seems to follow cheerful Tansy on her explorations, so I expect that the light weill return soon, and the rain will stop.
Soon, soon, soon, we hope!
Thank you, Tansy for bringing the sun back! We sure need it!
Any little candle helps!
such a lovely photo and a lovely scene. So happy that tansy could be part of it. Love her cape!!
Thanks, the Hitty’s favourite photographer took the pictures, and Tansy loves her cape too, very warm and dry in the drizzle!
Tansy looks cozy in her cape – What a lovely tradition – to light candles in paper bags along the water’s edge.
We know Canada’s winters are harsh but the winter months will pass and spring will be on it’s way ———–
We are in the mildest part of Canada here – fortunately for us…only damp and chilly here today, not like our friends in the ice-storm Back East. It is very dark though – there is seldom snow to reflect any light so it can be like being in a cave for months at a time during our winter!
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I’ve never heard of this tradition, but it’s beautiful! Tansy looks like she’s dressed appropriately for the ceremony. The 21st was my Dad’s birthday and I grew up knowing it’s the shortest day, not thinking about the longest night. I hope this brings longer days soon!!! Just beautiful!!
It is a beautiful tradition – we love to go down there at the winter solstice, rain or shine.