Even though Summer Solstice was yesterday, we thought these Sparks would be purrfect for today!
Even though McGuffy's reader is taking a break, we are continuing our Monday Sparks posts! From the original Sparks posts:
Welcome to Sparks. Many years ago, it was my intent to post an inspirational thought each Monday. It would be my weekly meditation, and perhaps feed other people's spirit as well. Life got busy, and this fell by the wayside. Now, I feel a strong need to bring this feature back. The negative energy in the world has become thick and oppressive. Social media has become a part of this dark, negative storm. There is an obvious universal need for more positive energy and peace. And, we can all be part of this affirmative change. I believe we are meant to be lights in this world. If we allow our light to shine, we can see where we are going. It is then that we can begin to truly see each other clearly. Together, we can light up the entire world! I hope you will join us. Please link up a positive quote, thought, poem, or verse. The badge and code can be found in my sidebar.Add the badge to your post to invite others. The more, the merrier. I welcome your thoughts. Peace.
Periwinkle paced back and forth in front of the Teleportation Tunnel. She hoped her boyfriend, Stinky, wouldn't be disappointed in what she had planned for their Adventure today. She knew any time they spent together was special but really liked to plan fun things to do.
Suddenly, she saw the Tunnel start to vibrate and with a WOOOSH, out popped Stinky. They spent time whisker kissing and paw patting. Stinky asked how Periwinkle's family was doing since her fursib Raz went to the Bridge. Periwinkle said they were still very sad. Stinky gave her an extra hug.
Soon, Stinky asked what the Adventure was for the day. Periwinkle, apologetically, said they were staying at her house but that she hoped he liked what she planned.
"First, we need to celebrate International Box Day even though it was yesterday' she said. Always happy to find a good box, Stinky agreed. Periwinkle had an array of boxes for them to enjoy. She chose a Chewy box...
Stinky picked an Amazon box!
They both giggled when they saw this house that had a ton of packages delivered by mistake and agreed that it could be like Box Heaven!
Next, Periwinkle explained that the next day was Summer Solstice. Stinky (knowing how Periwinkle researched things) asked her about it. Periwinkle explained..."The summer solstice is an astronomical phenomenon that happens annually and begins the summer season in the Northern Hemisphere.
It’s when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky, resulting in the longest period of sunlight hours in the Northern Hemisphere and the least amount of sunlight in the Southern Hemisphere.
It begins on June 21 at 10:58 am ET, and Orlando is expected to see 14.9 hours of sunlight on this day.
When the North Pole is closest to the sun, it’s called the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. In contrast, when the North Pole points farthest from the sun, it’s called the winter solstice, which is the first day of winter, astronomically."
As always, Stinky was impurressed with Periwinkle's knowledge.Periwinkle told Stinky that there were lots of sites that explained more and showed how to celebrate.
"This was a fun Adventure," said Stinky. Periwinkle told him they had one more thing to do and that was to remind their friends that it was now Hurricane Season and they needed to be purrpared. They spent some time re-visiting their post from 2021 about Hurricane purrparedness. (Click HERE to read it)
Finally, they decided to go to the beach for a picnic and to think about the Solstice and enjoy nature.
While they were there, they enjoyed a picnic lunch that Periwinkle's Mom made for them...
When they got back to Periwinkle's house, they spent some time visiting with her fursibs and Mom and then found a sunpuddle to nap in. They shared whisker kisses and paw pats and soon it was time for Stinky to head home. With one quick whisker kiss and a wave, Stinky headed back into the Teleportation Tunnel for his trip home. Periwinkle went back to their napping spot and smiled to herself. She was such a lucky ladycat to have such a wonderful boyfriend and she couldn't wait till their next Adventure.
We were looking at our Dreamscope photos to see if one was finished (it wasn't) and came across this one that we did of Allie and Angel Ellie on box day four years ago!! We couldn't find a puzzle of it so we're not sure we ever shared it.
