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Pele's Randomness

WARNING!

Random things ahead, do not expect any particular order!

This thread has come into being because @Tarawen said I should make one when I kept showing her pics from my phone and telling her she should visit Latvia. :smiley8:

Whatever pictures I share are merely a result of me seeing something beautiful and trying to capture it by using my phone.

Probably some other things might appear in this thread, randomly - as warned.

I am staying with a friend for a while, so most recent pics come from her garden, yard and other surroundings.



These strawberries were really delicious!



This is just an old shed in the yard.



Neighbour's kitty cat...



Blossoming beans



And potatoes



Also, a nearby lake at sunset

All righty. Some more pics. Still staying with my friend, and there are these old cars in the yard... Figured I could try and capture the view.



Err... absolutely random one. A closer look at an electricity pole.



Interesting clouds at the staff conference camping location.

There had been rain one evening, and the drops just looked lovely on the grass blades.



The same evening, just a bit further down the road. :D



And went into the garden after this morning's run...

on dirt forest roads



eating lots of berries



resting by a beautiful pond



and over the bridge



I actually missed a turn and ended up someplace unexpected. So I used my orienteering skills to go through a thick forest to the sea and met some swans there.

Lots and lots of rocks.



And a rock with lots of various coins - no idea why people have left them in there.



Also some interesting roots by the trail.



And more roots.



Part of the trail consisted of such wooden pathways.



But for the most part it was quite a challenge - more an agility course than a usual everyday run. Roots on the path, so had to watch my step.



And rocks on the path...



Or both rocks and roots underfoot.



By the way, did I mention that you have to watch your step?

But before we set out walking, we visited the deer and fed them some delicious stuff. :)



And then the lovely river with all its bends.





Also some deliciously sweet raspberries and these berries (not edible, but the colour really stood out).



And more river!





Then across this bridge (slightly dilapidated and such).



And at the end of the trail there was this really big rock in the river.



Also quite a few table games to play!





Errrr.... and a very important establishment.

Trust me... there are cars and people in the town. :P Just that it was pretty late, and I did not want to include any people in the pics... Here are just a few various street views:







Ah, and this is the hill where the last race took place - it may look deceptively beautiful, but oh my... running up the steep paths is near impossible.



I also always manage to find trails to explore, even in the towns. Don't even need forests.





From up there the view to the town was very beautiful indeed:



Ah, and forgot this one from the shore of the lake:



Also, I know photographing against the sun might not be the best, but sometimes the photos come out really nice. Here's the attempt:

I have caught a few shots from the adventure that was a 24-hour European Rogaining Championships race. Me and my teammate came already on Friday (a day earlier) to do a training lap that was available for participants, and here is the camping place, though the number of tents increased quite a bit once the start time came closer.





And a view at night as well...



Some entertainment at the opening ceremony - folk dancing!


They danced this dance, if you want to see more than a captured moment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUQBaJxuYj8

This picture was made by my teammate - but I really liked the flags, so she made me stand with those. Many teams did not come, but many also did (with all the precautions, tests and what not), and Estonians took many medals...



And this one also by my teammate: we had set out well before sunrise on the second day of the race, so she captured the early morning view, and my back.



Also, totally unrelated to the 24-hour adventure... I cannot stop admiring sunrises that I see from my window!







My town is conveniently located between the lake and the sea, so when I want to view beautiful sunsets, I just have to walk 30 minutes - and voila!



And now a random thing indeed... My old sports watch could no longer last the minimum 6 hours required for a short rogaining, so I ordered a new one + gels for the next adventure, and received a small packet of trail mix as a gift + a handwritten note. I really think it is a very lovely approach to the customers by that company.





So... ready for the next adventure! Next Saturday!

Here's a couple of recent pics: saw this very beautiful double rainbow, but it was very hard to take a pic from a moving car, and it doesn't do justice to the bright colours, and then the weird angle, but ah well...



Also, 'my' lake from the shore and not from my balcony



And... can't get enough of those sunrises!