SECESSIONIST STYLE / ART DECO

There are many examples of Secessionist art here in Belgrade. This term morphed into Art Deco, but not entirely. This is my favorite exaple. 
 

ASPHALT ABSTRACT

 While I was waiting for the light to change. Never a dull moment with one's camera.

WAITING AT THE MARKET

I often see dogs tied to poles or something else firm at the market place. These two little guys were tied, but also were perched on an unoccupied seller's stand. I imagine that their owner was worried a bigger dog might come along and bother them if they were on the ground and not higher up.

STRESS BALL--SQUEEZE ME!

 Life in the big city is stressful in various degrees. This lady next to me in the bus was giving this stress ball a real workout. 

THE GUARDIAN OF THE HOUSE

Serbian Orthodox Easter was last Sunday, and I am a bit late posting this. I did my duty. According to tradition, the red 'čuvar kuće' (guardian of the house) Easter egg, kept from one Easter until the next, should never be dumped in the trash, but rather buried, sent adrift on a waterway, placed on a branch, or in some other natural location. The new 'čuvar kuće' egg is on my shelf!

ALL IN A DAY'S WORK

Counting money from passers-by. 

PINCE-NEZ

As you know, I often sneak shots in the bus and such was the case with the photo of the gentleman above, who was, of course, checking his phone.  Totally intrigued by his pince-nez spectacles, I asked him where he got them, and he said someone in his family who lived out of the country bought them for him. Later, I googled 'pince-nez Belgrade,' but no luck. Did same with 'pince-nez USA' since I am traveling soon, and got a lot of responses. You might suspect that most of the criticism was because they didn't always stay put, especially when your face gets sweaty. So I'll stick to regular reading glasses!

STANDING AND SITTING

Spring!

THE SIGNALMAN

 I'll likely be posting some photos from a recent trip to SUBOTICA (SOOO-bo-teet-sa), the northernmost city in Serbia, very close to the Hungarian border. This is a signalman, responsible for watching over trains' departures and arrivals.

ICE CREAM

 Of course to capture this photo I was also in the ice cream shop, eating my chocolate/peanut ice cream from a cup. 

OUT MY WINDOW AT 6 a.m.

 The only good thing about awakening early is catching the moon where you wouldn't necessarily see it otherwise....