VILNIUS — Did you look up at the sky when you were a child and imagine what the clouds looked like?
It’s common across cultures, and even as adults it’s fun to bring out the “inner child” sometimes and look up at the beauty of the sky.
In the Baltic states you can notice a big difference in how the sky looks as the season changes. In winter the gray layer of marine build-up rarely breaks apart, and when it does then it’s usually totally clear. Nothing exciting about the monotony up there then.
However, in late spring the sky changes as rainstorms blow in and out rapidly, sunny afternoons become rainy ones and back again. It’s been happening all week.
With this in mind, Baltic Reports editor Nathan Greenhalgh as put together “High in the Sky,” a photo essay looking at the Baltic skies in springtime.
The sky above Vilnius' Europa Tower. Photo by Nathan Greenhalgh/Baltic Reports
Another shot from the north side of the Neris. Photo by Edmiaus Landynė/CC
The sky above Vilnius on a May afternoon, which was sunny, then rainy, then sunny again. Photo by Nathan Greenhalgh/Baltic Reports
The sky looks beautiful this time of year above Tallinn's towers. Photo by Kevin Jaako/CC
Blue is trying to break through over this Vilnius high-rise. Photo by Nathan Greenhalgh/Baltic Reports
If you're in one of the Baltic capital cities, it's a great time to head out for those big countryside skies. Photo by Erik Tauno/CC
Sigulda is a good option. Photo by Pete Ford/CC
So's the Estonian seaside. Photo by Katja Maasing/CC
The sky over the Gulf of Riga can look quite dramatic sometimes as rainclouds blow in off the sea. Photo by Dainis Matisons/CC
That Estonian child has the right idea. Kite-flying — now there's a fond memory. Photo by Marten Vaher/CC
This garish-looking sky was seen on a hill near Utena, Lithuania one evening at sunset with a rainstorm in the distance. Photo by Nathan Greenhalgh/Baltic Reports
Latvian dusk. Photo by Mar10os/CC
