Saying 'So Long, Summer' with Lights

This past Wednesday there was a Light Festival in Kadriorg Park. It's how people in Tallinn say good-bye to summer. There was music (this is Estonia, of course) and lots of different lights: tikki torches, snowflakes, ropes, globes, snowflakes and candles. It was quite lovely.

The weather has definitely turned here. I'm wearing coats and sweaters. But what I've really noticed is that every day there is less and less light. When I first got here, if I woke up at 3:30am dawn would be breaking or if I'd go to sleep around midnight, the sky would be the navy blue of twilight. Now when I get up around 6:15am, the sky is just turning pink and it's usually an inky black by 8:45pm.

Winter is coming....