Graffiti on the concrete fence of the Riga promenade along the Daugava

<p>The long line of concrete fencing along the Riga promenade by the Daugava plainly does nothing for the surroundings. About eight years before 2021 - that is, around 2013 or earlier - children painted this fence, and the drawings still delight the people walking past.</p>
<p>Some of the characters in the drawings you come to as if to acquaintances: to say hello and see how they are getting on.</p>
<p>There are photographs of the painted cats from 2016 and from 2021. Time has not spared them, but they still delight and raise a smile - and their utterly alive gaze is still surprising.</p>