Upriver

Heading upstream on the river Lielupe at Sloka, Latvia in the summer of 1939. The ship in the background is the former Mitau, renamed Jelgava.

Riga Sprats

Riga sprats from Big Lots discount store.

School Supplies

DP era school supplies from the British occupation zone of Germany. The eraser came from His Majestys Stationery Office and the pencil sharpener was fabricated locally.

Jāņi

Jāņi in Hamburg-Fischbeck 1950.

Truly

A most excellent internet resource from Latvia:
http://www.patiesi.lv/

Pictures

It has been said that far too many pictures posted online are of sunsets or cats, so I might as well add one more featuring both.

About

In the good old days some newspapers had a disclaimer to the effect that items signed by initials or a pseudonym did not necessarily reflect the viewpoint or opinion of the editor or publisher. That sounds like a good idea to adopt here with the addition that items signed by a.b. do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint or opinion of a.b.
Furthermore, unless otherwise indicated, original stuff published here is, well, public.