Monday, June 21, 2010

Cactus flowers

I have no green thumb. The only plants that do well for me are those that need either a lot of water or no water. I am always pleased when one of my cacti blooms like this one did. If you remember, I 'deflowered' one of my cacti last year when my tripod fell over on it. I took no chances with this one; used a long lens and no tripod.

Today is my mother's 86th birthday! Happy Birthday, Mother! Beginning of summer, too!

CYRILLIC VS. LATIN ALPHABET

Here in Serbia the Cyrillic alphabet (on the left above) is more frequently used than the Latin one, often puzzling foreigners who can't...