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....

IN THE TRAIN

Ah, youth!  It's fun for me to watch young people do thiings I used to do. These girls were in my wagon on the Belgrade-Subotica train two days ago. Giggle, laugh, make eyes at the boys you can't see here....and before arrival, the one in the middle, who had been dressed in jeans like her friends, rushed off into the bathroom and returned wearing this dress! The dress recalled a style with cherries that had also been popular when I was a kid. Long ago and far away in another galaxy. They asked me to take their photo and I obliged, of course, and sent them a copy.
 

NOT BELGRADE

 Today's photo was not taken in Belgrade, but by my daughter from her balcony that overlooks her magnificent magnolia tree with branches sreading gloriously over half the yard. Photos cannot do it justice. 

TWO LADIES AND A CAT IN THE RAIN

 From my window on a rainy Friday.

ANOTHER SERENDIPITOUS FIND

 I found this snakeplant (SANSEVIERIA) mug the other day while browsing in a little shop I like that sells all kinds of fun things. The shop didn't disappoint. Snake plant is also known as 'mother-in-law's tongue,' undoubtedly because of its sharp, pointed leaves. Aww....I don't think I am that kind of mother-in-law.

ANOTHER TEXTER

 It has been so cold and I am lacking photos. Warm days coming very soon, so they say. But for the moment, I'm not out and about much and seem to prefer the bus to walking in the cold and rain. No rain in this photo, but it was cold. I think the girl would have a hard time finding gloves to cover her long nails. Still textng though.

YORKIE IN THE WINDOW

This little fellow belongs to the lady who owns this dress shop. Sweet pup, but I think he envied my dog walking outside with me.

12!

My Belgrade grandson is 12 today. We had a family celebration last Sunday. His mother made this scrumptious 12-inch cheesecake with strawberry glaze. In the background you can see poppyseed cake slices, too.

ALMOST SERENDIPITOUS

As did the chair beside the dumpster I showed you three days ago, this mirror almost came hime with me, but no place for it. and you can see it's still raining.

WILD GARLIC

Wild garlic is popular here, but its season doesn't last long.  Allium ursinum, known as wild garlic, ramsons,cows's leek, cowleek, buckrams, broad-leaved garlic, wood garlic, bear leek, Eurasian wild garlic, onion grass, or bear's garlic is on the market here now in abundance. I make soup with it or toss some of the leaves into the pot I make pasta with.  Here in Serbia it is know as sremuš (SREH-moosh).

JUST PRETTY

 It was cold and rainy yesterday and today will be the same. I would have stayed in, but gotta walk the pup. You can thank her for leading me to these yet budding irises