Who knows how it is in France - the cradle of Museum Night - but in Latvia this event always falls during the blossoming of bird cherry and chestnut trees. The breath of spring drifts through the air and crowds move through Riga's streets, especially through Old Riga, seeking new impressions, new acquaintances, new information.
Chardonnay is the world's most popular white grape variety. It adapts easily to different climatic conditions and soils, and readily lends itself to various transformations and the wine maturation process, which is why it has gained popularity among grape growers, winemakers, and consumers alike.
Easter preparations at our house are in full swing. This evening we dyed eggs using the time-honoured ancestral method - in onion skins. To make the eggs come out more interesting and patterned, I sacrificed a pair of stockings, poured pearl barley into them, and tied them around the eggs to be dyed. When the dark pink speckled eggs were ready, we handed them over to the Easter bunnies.
Yesterday, on 17 April, the hall of the Riga Congress Centre resounded with vibrant Spanish rhythms. Energy flowed from every movement of the dancers, the flamenco musicians, and the singers. A powerful wave of vitality swept over all the audience members, who with every performance followed what was happening on stage with ever-increasing liveliness, applause, and cries of delight.
Historically, a tax was the way in which the inhabitants of a land, village, or kingdom could participate in governance and even earn the right to live behind a wall - which in turn meant security. As a result of war or other upheavals, the state could demand higher tax payments. Since monetary circulation was not popular in ancient times, people paid however they could - through corvée labour, payment in grain, or military service.
Linger a while, you are beautiful! Views claimed and immortalised in photographs by iinuu.
Here you can view the mugs we have brought back from various countries. The collection grows with each trip and becomes ever more diverse. There are ceramic, glass, porcelain and wooden mugs here. In various sizes, volumes and shapes.
I want to share a positive experience of ordering flamenco dance skirts from Spain. As a result I saved both time and money, and within a month received the desired item. On 9 February this year I ordered dance skirts from the www.flamencista.com website, and on 10 March I received a notification from Latvian Post that I needed to collect a parcel.
All the world's media are discussing tomorrow's (19 March) full moon, or supermoon - a topic that is stirring minds with the potential natural cataclysms to be expected. The Moon will come within 356,500 km of Earth. I want to look at all of this through the prism of optimism and the certain cyclicity of nature and the cosmos, which is inevitable and can bring change. I offer the full moon theme through the eyes of photographers.