This year’s first picnic was yesterday! It was windy and not at all sunny, cold and terrible… but I love nature and how it gives us energy!
Our picnics are spontaneous, quick, environment-friendly, almost sugar-free and short. I don’t cook for hours and we don’t enjoy sitting in a picnic spot for hours. Also, I’m not sure if we ever been in spot for more than 1 hour.
We packed in less than 10 minutes and headed to our favorite picnic spot in a forest. Since it was windy and one of the roads was crossed by a fallen tree we decide that our favorite spot will be – perfect! No trees around (in the middle of the forest)! Good!
We had lovely time even with the wind! Helmī was sleeping in the car and Janis had to work (yesterday was working day here in Latvia, “changed” from 30th April). But still, they were close to nature.
Homemade coffee in a porcelain cup is something you aren’t ashamed to show Mother Nature! 🙂
Ilze
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how wonderful
Thank you! It doesn’t look much but this is how we like it! Simple & fun!
That looks like fun! Sorry the weather wasn’t more agreeable.
No problem. We took parkas out 🙂
Looks like you had a great time. I love the Latvian forests and woods, hoping I can get to visit my relatives in Riga this year. 🙂
Fingers crossed! There will be “Dziesmu svētki” this year!
On my first visit to Latvia (1993 I think) it was the choir festival. my mum loved all the national dress from the different counties, it reminded her of times before the war. 🙂
Yes, year 1993 (next was 1998) 🙂
Think it will be August if I visit this year as it is better for my relatives. Don’t know if I can wait that long for some Latvian ice cream. 😀
Maybe you can find some in russian shops?!
You can’t get such good ice cream in the UK, I like it better than even Italian.🍦🙂
🙂 I remember how I ate 5 ice creams in Italy… freshly scooped on a crunchy waffle! Loved them! I can’t eat 5 Latvian ice creams!
I could easily eat 5 Latvian ice creams, 🙂
i envy you… hihihi.. it looks so fun outdoor… here we never have picnic because it is always too hot outside.. we need to find shaded area in the park.. i think i should try one day. Have fun, Ilze
Interesting! In summer we have another spot, a bit shaded 🙂 You can see it here: https://latvianmom.com/2017/05/11/how-to-pack-for-a-picnic-in-5-minutes/
nice view…
Our first intended picnic of the year, in the Yorkshire Dales, the day after yours was ‘rained off’. So we settled for that other great Yorkshire ‘snack’ – fish and chips (of course it’s healthy 😂!)
Sure! I would love to have one too! 😀
Looks wonderful, so good for the kids to run and eat in the fresh air, you’re a good Mama!!! Gives me an idea to take my grandsons on a picnic when we visit them!!! Today is the first beautiful spring day we have had in Boston area, so excited☀️
I hope you will make a post how it went 🙂
awww – so sweet! We had a REAL Spring day here today! Near 70 degrees Fahrenheit with pure sunshine! It was divine!!
🙂 We had that warm day too (a week ago), but then you have to be careful, cause winds are still cold!
Looks like a beautiful day!!
It was terribly windy and cold, but it depends on how you spend it, right!?
Sounds like a lovely event outdoors 😀
It was, thank you! 🙂