On Winter Solstice

My warmest season's greetings to all those dear visitors and fellow bloggers with whom I've had the privilege to exchange so many interesting and intellectual comments, ideas, e-mails etc. this year!

Thank you, and have a peaceful one everyone <3

Unlike one might think, this photo by Esa Karjalainen wasn't taken here in my native Finland, famous for its pure white drifts, but on our trip to Riga, Latvia, a couple of Xmas Eves ago. When night fell, there was this gentle, fairytale-like snowstorm that covered the streets and squares of the picturesque old town, the riverbanks of the mighty Daugava, and also the happy couple walking in this winter wonderland: -)