question: what do you do in rural estonia on the night before the last day of school when you need to buy flowers for your teacher...and all the stores are closed??
(a) go to another store? um, no. you're already in Väike Maarja, the biggest "urban centre" in the area (population 5000), and like I said, the stores are closed.
(b) not buy flowers? ...maybe give her chocolates instead? not an option. you're in Eesti.
hm. ... this is exactly what happened to us last night!
Thank goodness for mom (Pilvi), who provided us with option (c) : "äkki lähme vaatame kas metsas ôitseb midagi"? (I was trying to think of a translation for "äkki," but I don't think there is one. loosely translated, though, mom suggests: "maybe there's something blooming in the forest?")
eureka! so we popped by the forest on the way home. (literally. it was right on the way.)
as the pictures (above) demonstrate, the next steps were obvious. to #1. stick your head out the window until you find some flowers, #2. celebrate upon finding said flowers by taking lots of pictures, #3. pick forget-me-nots and lilies of the valley to your heart's content, #4. get your thread and scissors ready, and #5. create a bouquet that is fresher (and cheaper) than anything you could buy at the store anyway.
I feel so Estonian.
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