Sauss asfalts Skotijā /// Dry pavement in Scotland

Es gribu domāt par vasarīgi saplaukušiem kokiem, kuros ir spoži balta gaisma, un vēl es domāju par Aberdīnu. Katrīna pirms pāris dienām uz turieni aizlidoja, kaut gan vispār viņai ir bail lidot ar lidmašīnu. Tagad man par Aberdīnu, protams, jādomā vēl vairāk, bet tas ir ļoti patīkami. Ne gluži bez ilgām un nekāda sāpīguma, bet nu, tā jau tas notiek un laikam nekad īsti nepāriet un nenorimst. Es dažreiz velku drēbes, kuras es valkāju pirms gada, un tad es domāju par to, ka tā es mēdzu staigāt Aberdīnā, un 'pastaigāties Aberdīnā' ir ļoti laba sajūta. Kad es nesen tur biju ieradusies, es gribēju garu, tumši zilu samta kleitu.

Vakarā pirms viņas prombraukšanas mēs drusciņ satikāmies, Katrīnai rokās bija zeltīta metāla kastīte ar cukura cepumiem un mugurā brūns mētelis, un par visu bija tāda zeltaini patīkama sajūta, un priecīgi, man vienmēr patīk, kad ir priecīgi. Vakarā mēs parunājāmies par to, kur viņa dzīvos, ko būtu vislabāk vilkt, un ka vissvarīgākais laikam ir pastaigāties pa parkiem. Tajā dienā, kad Katrīnai bija lidojums uz Aberdīnu, es uzvilku zili puķainu kleitiņu un man matos bija zila samta lente, Aberdīnas pavasarītis. Rīgā bija zināms pēcziemas/ pirmspavasara pelēkums, kuram vismaz varēja iztēloties skotiskumu. Un kad es pirms vairāk nekā gada aizbraucu uz Skotiju, viens no pirmajiem iespaidiem bija, ka tur es staigāju pa sausu asfaltu; tā vienmēr ir uzkrītoša pavasara lieta - staigāt pa sausu asfaltu -, un šodien tas ar mani atkal atgadījās.

Es gribu salikt visādas bildes no Aberdīnas jūnijā, tur ir viskaut kas, kas man patīk, glītas ēkas ar kokiem, zvēriņi un tamlīdzīgi, un viss uz jūnija fona.

P.S. Šodien svinējām kaķa Ērika 2. dzimšanas dienu. Mamma teica, ka Ēriks ir tāds skaists kaķis, parasts, bet skaists. Es viņa šūpļa svētkiem par godu uzvilku rozā kapučdžemperīti ar Minniju (peli), parastu, bet skaistu. Džemperītis kā Ēriciņš.

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I want to think about summery trees with bright lights in their leaves, and I also think about Aberdeen. Katrina went there few days ago, although she's afraid of going by plane. Now I have to think about Aberdeen even more, it's certainly nice though. Not exactly without any soreness and longing, but, well, I guess this is how it happens and most likely it never thoroughly passes and  fades away. Sometimes I put on the clothes I used to wear a year ago, and then I think about how I was walking around in Aberdeen, and "taking a walk in Aberdeen" is such a good feeling. When I had just arrived there, I wished I had a long midnight blue velvet dress.

The evening before she left we met for a little while, Katrina was holding a golden box with sugar cookies and wearing a brown coat, and I had a golden, warm feeling about everything, and it was cheerful, I always like, when it is cheerful. Later that night we talked about where she's gonna stay, what would be the best clothes to wear, and most likely the most important thing to do would be walking in the parks. The day Katrina had her flight to Aberdeen, I wore a blue floral dress I was wearing for the first Ceilidh dancing, and I had blue velvet ribbon in hair, the spring in Aberdeen.

In Riga there was a certain post-winter/ pre-spring greyness, which could be perceived as Scottish with a little touch by imagination. And when more than a year ago I arrived in Scotland, one of the first impressions was the fact that I was walking on dry pavement. It's always a striking spring thing - to be able to walk on dry pavement, and this is what happened to me today.

I want to post several pictures from Aberdeen in June, there are a lot of things I like, pretty houses with trees in front of them, animals and such things, and everything is in June.

P.S. Today we were celebrating cat Eriks' 2nd Birthday. Mum said, Eriks is such a pretty cat, common, still pretty. Considering his Birthday, I put on a pink hoodie with Minnie Mouse, common, still pretty. Hoodie like Eriks.

Seaton Park in June

St Machar's Cathedral

Līdz Aberdīnai es nezināju, ka man garšo mango /// I didn't know I like mango until Aberdeen

nākot atpakaļ no pludmales /// back from the beach

King's Crescent

kaiju neapēstie zaķīši /// hares not eaten by seagulls

kārtējais zvēriņu paparaci /// animal paparazzi again

Duthie Park

Marischal College

Pēdējais rīts Aberdīnā, ap 11.00, 2011. gada 10. jūnijs. Henna, Joana un es gājām pēdējā pastaigā uz jūru un šķērsojām Dona upes tiltiņu.
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Last morning in Aberdeen, around 11am, 10h of June 2011. Henna, Joana and me were taking the last walk to the beach and crossing the Bridge of Don on our way.

E: I didn't see the dolphins.
J:  Oh... Maybe next time.
E: Hopefully.
H: Or somewhere else.

Pikniks /// Picnic

Drusciņ gribētos jūniju un ar dažām draudzenītēm doties piknikā. Ziemā ir ļoti jauki domāt par vasaru, un jūnijs ir tik smaržīgs un nav pārāk karsts, nu pavisam burvīgs, un vasara tikko sākusies, un visi mazie vasarīgie prieciņi tādi īpaši īpaši. Vislabāk es gribētu kādā kokainā parkā pēcpusdienā, un Madikenas - Annas no Zaļajiem jumtiem noskaņā. Vairāk gan Madikenas, jo viņas ar Līsabeti rīkoja izbraukumu uz šķūņa jumta un mētāja kotletītes garām jaukā kaimiņu zēna mutei. Un kleitu arī drīzāk tādu kā 5 - 8 gadus vecām meitenēm, nevis 19. gs. otrās puses kanādiešu ietērpus, taču drusciņ kaut ko no Prinča Edvarda salas arī, zaļumu, baltumu un drusciņu mežģīņu.

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I want June a bit and to go on a picnic with some girl friends. During the wintertime it is very nice to think about summer, and June smells so good and isn't too hot, well June is entirely adorable, and the summer has just started, and all those little summer pleasures are so special - special. Best of all I would like to have the picnic in afternoon in a park full of trees, and in the atmosphere of Madiken - Anne of the Green Gables. More like Madiken's I think, 'cause she and Lisabet made an outing on the roof of the shed and threw meat-balls past the very nice neighbour boy's mouth. And I would rather want that kind of dress 5-8 year old girls usually wear than Canadian outfits from the second half of the 19th century, yet something from Prince Edward Island too, greenness, whiteness and a bit of lace.

                      Te mēs dodamies mēreni saulainā, putnu apčivinātā piknikā.
                                        (Es gribētu balto kleitu ar bantīti.)
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                 Here we go on a mildly sunny picnic, and birdies are twittering around.
                                        (I want the white dress with bow.)

                               Mums līdzi, protams, ir visādas noderīgas lietas.
                           Badmintona raketes, spēles un izskatīgs piknika grozs.
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                              We have many useful things with us, of course.
                        Badminton rackets, games and a good-looking picnic basket.

            Mēs ēdam garšīgas lietiņas, kas izceltas saulītē no piknika groza tumsības.
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            We're eating tasty things taken out in the sun from the picnic basket's murk.

                                                       Var paspēlēt kārtis.
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                                                       One can play cards.

                                                          Un badmintonu.
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                                                          And badminton.

                                       Badmintons patiesi piestāv jūnija piknikam.
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                                       Badminton suits to a picnic in June indeed.

                            Un galvenais jau tomēr ir laiski un viegli līksmi pavadīt laiku.
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                     And the most important thing is to pass time in a lazy and lightly cheery manner.

P.S. Vakar bija mana somu vārda diena, vīī!
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P.S. Yesterday I had my Finnish name day!