We drove out to the country on the weekend - a quick reconnaissance trip to grab some springtime loveliness - because dandelions are blooming all over Latvia this week - pieneņu laiks - which is always the most beautiful week of Latvian spring. Even though we've just spent almost two months soaking up Australia's eternal summer, over there the weather is so spectacular and relentless that it kind of becomes... mundane. Like a naturally beautiful person who looks good at any time of the day, and...