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Signs Of Spring 2008-03-15 10:41:47 It is still rather cold outside but at least we can see the signs that springtime is coming. Can't wait, can't wait! Read more:Spring
Village 2008-03-17 14:30:49 [Picture Location]Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum is a collection of old houses many centuries old. Houses are the real ones brought to the museum from their real locations to be preserved for the next generations. This in the photo is a part of Kurzeme farmstead. Read more:Village
Happy Easter 2008-03-22 13:09:34 Happy Easter
everyone!Like in many other places, also here religious festivals are mixed with pagan ones. In the morning people go to churches to celebrate the ressurection of Jesus, but after that they celebrate begining of spring the way their ancestors did - with swinging, egg rolling, telling their children about rabbits bringing eggs etc.Have fun everybody! Read more:Happy
, Happy Easter
No title 2008-03-21 14:43:46 [Picture Location]We have many small rivers here which flow through the dunes into the Baltic Sea. One of these rivers is named Pēterupe and ends its journey in town named Saulkrasti. Where it flows into the sea there is a high dune with a buena vista platform where you can enjoy beautiful sunsets.
Winter Wonderland 2008-03-24 09:48:17 Yes, we have snow-covered trees I promised to post a long time ago. The only difference is that I promised to post them in the winter, but it is a spring which has to be starting about now.... Read more:Wonderland
, Winter Wonderland
Portrait Of A Horse 2008-03-24 03:38:15 Not much comments today. Can't imagine a story about this horse... :) Read more:Portrait
, Horse
Bīriņi Castle 2008-03-29 10:59:08 [Picture Location]From the homepage of Bīriņi Castle
: Today Birini Castle is owned and operated privately as a family enterprise and along with its hotel and baths, serves as a hospitality center for all manner of events including banquets, weddings, formal balls, seminars, excursions and anniversary parties.And from myself: The castle restaurant is excellent. Great service and delicious food! Thanks!
Winter Wonderland II 2008-03-29 03:17:26 I definitely and absolutely hate to see the snow at the end of March. At least there is a hope that the spring will come next week. It's about time... Read more:Wonderland
, Winter Wonderland
Bīriņi Castle III 2008-03-31 13:00:57 OK, now the last photo from last weekend's trip to Bīriņi Castle
. Tomorrow continue with more photos from the same trip, different castle.
Bīriņi Castle II 2008-03-30 02:24:38 [Picture Location]Another photo from yesterday's trip to Bīriņi Castle
. Near the castle I found this fallen bird house which was almost asking to put in the composition with the main building of the castle.
Straupe Castle II 2008-04-03 13:49:32 This place is like folklore. They say - if you drink too much, you will end up in Straupe. Seems like a nice place, but in this building there is a nacological hospital.In my opinion, it is not the best place for a hospital. It is not built for that purpose and there could be more useful ways to use this medieval castle. But we have a tradition of bad our heritage managing. We burned down one of our most beautiful castles in Cesvaine some years ago and we have more similar cases like that. At least we don't use churches as warehouses anymore, like it was in Soviet time... Read more:Castle
Straupe Castle 2008-04-01 13:42:31 [Picture Location]As promised, we move on to the next castle in the town of Straupe. I have driven past this medieval castle, always wanted to stop and walk around it, but never managed. Last weekend we finally went there. Tomorrow I will post some information about this place. Read more:Castle
Nature Awakening 2008-04-05 03:03:59 Yeah, it's spring time finally! It has been nice weather all last week, so the mood is going up!
Spring Cleanup 2008-04-06 05:48:10 Every month in Latvian has it's second name, and for April it's Cleanup
Month. Everyone cleans up everything what was under the snow during the winter. Most of the time they burn that everything. Of course, the smell isn't close to that of garbage burning in Naples, Italy, but still - you can feel that spring has come not only by flowers! Read more:Spring
Nature Awakening II 2008-04-13 06:17:31 I like spring time a lot. Because it means that soon it will be summer!Sorry for not writing much, but we are having a terrible weather (again) so it is not quite possible to make good photos...
Springtime 2008-04-19 11:52:52 It's springtime and all the forests are full of these little blue flowers. Days are getting longer and soon summer cafes will open. Great time we are having now! Read more:Springtime
Springtime II 2008-04-20 13:34:46 We don't have full-size leaves on the trees yet, but some flowers are there already. Next week I am on vacation from my everyday work, and I am not going anywhere abroad. That means - if I will have a good cooperation with the weather guy, I will make a bunch of interesting springtime photos. We have some plans about traveling around Latvia for some days with my family. Let's see what will come out. Read more:Springtime
Ribbes Windmill 2008-04-23 01:46:08 A closer shot of the Ribbes windmill I was posting about yesterday. Since this place is very close to Lithuanian border, this is also possible for them to come here and have fun. We actuly did see some cars with Lithuanian licence plates. Read more:Windmill
Rožmalas 2008-04-22 09:39:10 [Picture Location]Today we went some 80 kilometers just to have a dinner. Sounds crazy, but turned out really great!Some 10 kilometers from Bauska there is a renovated Ribbes windmill and around it there is built a receation place named Rožmalas. It has a great restaurant where we had our dinner. Also we looked inside the windmill which is now a museum. Too bad we didn't call earlier to arrange a pretzel battering, our daughter surely would have loved it!
Zvārtas Cliff 2008-04-24 09:48:46 Zvārtas cliff on the banks of Amata river is one of the most beautiful places in Latvia. Everyone has to visit this place, so today I did it too finally. Tomorrow more classical photo of this cliff. Read more:Cliff
Blooming Fruit Trees 2008-04-26 01:52:28 Yes, it's that time of the year again! No, not that, not Christmas! It's springtime! Blooming
of the fruit trees has started with these little yellow plums. Magnificant view, not giving up to Japanese cherry trees! Read more:Fruit
, Trees
Zvārtas Cliff II 2008-04-25 00:58:23 As promised - today photo of the Zvārtas cliff from more classical point of view, meaning - on the postcards the cliff is shot from this side. Read more:Cliff
What Is This? 2008-04-27 16:23:21
Here are some photos of something. I know that you, my readers are not very much up to writing comments to my photos, but may be this time? I would like to read what do you think is all this. And after some days I will post the answer.Winner will be announced in the answer post! No prizes, be enthuziastic! ;)
Streets Of Cēsis 2008-04-27 01:10:30 A street of the medieval town of Cēsis leading to the ruins of Cēsis castle. This time we didn't visit the castle, but I can promise that some time in summer I will post a few images from these medieval ruins.
Green Stones 2008-04-29 15:33:59 And the correct answer was already the first one, and the correct person was someone named john.These are the stones in the Vidzeme stony beach I have photographed a few times already. This weekend the stones were crazy green. Read more:Green
, Stones
Wild Daffodil 2008-05-02 05:53:24 Looks like someone has thrown out the daffodil bulbs and here's the result. On the seashore there grow these nice flowers which normally grow only in the gardens.
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Swan In The Sea 2008-05-03 12:53:08
Today the sea was still and clear as a mirror.
Since the swans which live in the sea aren't used to the presence of people, it is not easy to take the close-up photos of them, unlike the birds living in big city. Today I was lucky, they didn't go away from me and allowed to take some pictures with my 300mm lens.
Swan Family 2008-05-04 01:58:29 Unfortunately this nice composition was combined with shaking of my hands, so I needed to do some additional work for this photo to look acceptable. Its quality is far from ideal, but still wanted to post it.They say that swans are really attached to one another for the whole life. And if one of them dies, soon after dies the other. I don't know if it is a myth, but it makes swan family as a romantic symbol.
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Magnolia 2008-05-05 14:51:30 Magnolia isn't the Latvian native tree but I still don't understand why don't we have it in public gardens a lot. I mean - it looks just great and is doing very well outdoors in National Botanic Garden. So where is the difference between this and other gardens?
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Portrait Of A Llama 2008-05-06 13:57:04
Lately breeding of exotic animals has become popular here in Latvia. I have already posted picture from an ostrich farm, now this is from place named Rakši where you can relax, do some activities like paintball or just have a walking tour with these animals. They will bring your picnic bags and you will have a possibility to relax and feel like in Peru. Almost. I mean landscape is not the same. ;)
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