Riga

My wife and I are in Riga, Latvia, and as we have been throughout our journey are reminded of the march of time. In Tallinn, there were outlines marked in the cobblestones memorializing where buildings had stood before bombings by the Soviets in WWII. Here in Riga, there is a large museum dedicated to the occupation of this country by the Soviets. There have been armies marching here in all directions forth and then back again, and one must wonder what things would have been built if simple folks had been left alone, free of the machinations of egomaniacs.

I was first drawn to consider Latvia as a destination by a series of drawings illustrating the use of tools and the mechanics of the human body by Rudolph J. Drillis as mentioned in an article by Ethel J. Alpenfels, 1955. http://www.oandplibrary.org/al/1955_02_004.asp To consider human intelligence without taking the hands into consideration is a mistake.

We've met friends here and will spend a wonderful day here together.

Make, fix and create...