THE WEEKEND IN BLACK AND WHITE--at the car wash

 

I've always said I am never bored with my camera, and here is a case in point.  Drove my very dirty car through the car wash and there you go.

I paid 600 dinars (about $6.00) for 'shampoo, wash, and blow dry'.  My lucky car can do that; I'm not brave enough to go to the hairdresser yet.

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SKYWATCH--a sunset pig?

 A long time ago I posted this photo I took from my window of the pig on top of this building. I have since learned that the entire building is protected by the city, and it used to belong to a butcher...

I posted that on Facebook, and a young woman who lives just across from the pig and up the street for me took this photo of piggy at sunset.

And just what is a sunset pig?  Joni Mitchell sang these words, so have a look at this link

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The Blues Brothers...plus three?

 I have to admit I have never watched The Blues Brothers, but I do know what they look like. I snapped this shot with my phone from across the street.

Who knows who they really were?

All because of a dog...

 

If you're wondering what the title has to do with doughnuts, I would not have been treated to this lovely pastry if it hadn't been for my pup. I was walking along a main street when my dog stopped dead, looked into a shop doorway, and wagged her tail excitedly. She had seen my neighbor who, unbeknownst to me, works there. Neighbor kindly treated me to a doughnut. And the rest is history, and so is the doughnut now, by the way..

If you're wondering where your order is...

If you're wondering where your order is, look no farther.  Nowadays many people are avoiding restaurants and getting tired of cooking at home, so what better way to treat yourself than ordering out?  But you need to be patient.

This particular food service is actually very well-respected. Neither rain, nor sleet, nor dark of night deters their speedy delivery...but everyone deserves a break, and let's hope his box is empty...

MONDAY MURALS --Peek-a-boo!

Had I been willing to stand in the middle of the street for a better shot, it would have looked like this fellow was really peering over the fence.  Didn't want to get hit by a car...but, this house is just opposite Belgrade's New Cemetery. Ha.

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Partisan Reading to His Children

I have googled and googled and thoroughly examined this sculpture in Kalemegdan Park, searching fo the name of the sculptor. The closest I found was a photographer online who wrote the name of the statue, but no sculptor. I imagine he didn't know either, but I wrote to him, and am awaiting an answer.

UPDATE!  I have now learned from the photographer I asked that the sculptor was Jelena Jovanovic, and it was created in 1950.

FYI, Partisans were, as Wiki says: "The Yugoslav Partisans, or the National Liberation Army, officially the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia, was the Communist-led resistance to the Axis powers in occupied Yugoslavia during World War II. Their leader was Josip Broz Tito."

Cvijeta Zuzoric Art Pavillion

No need to tell you what this is, because all you need to know is right under the top picture.

You will, of course, have noticed the very cute dog in the photo....  ;)

A bit of India

Yearning to travel to India and here in many places I am frequently reminded of the country I am missing.

Not great quality on this shot. Done with my not-so-smart phone from across the street.

The fellow pushing the cart reminded me of similar street sellers in India, colors and all.

I think the guy in front of the tree thought I was taking HIS picture...

MONDAY MURALS---skateboarding rat

No comment, and I don't know why this rat is skateboarding....

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A DOME, A BIRD, NO MOON--SKYWATCH

 

Just what the title says. I had gone up to the roof cafe of a building near the Federal Parliament hoping for a good shot of the full moon....but the moon was hidden for quite a while and didn't seem so big when it did appear.

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