SKYWATCH--the last grays of winter?

I liked the layering in this photo. I hope the grays of winter will soon be behind us.

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We see only gray

Be it fog, mist, smog, pollution

Gray is so much more

See other skies on SKYWATCH.

Prince Michael

Here is Prince Michael Obrenovic whose statue I have shown you before.The building to his left is being finished; office space and possibly apartments, while the scaffolding behind him is for work being done on the National Museum.

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Once famous leaders

Gone and almost forgotten

Have streets named for them

 

 

ABC WEDNESDAY--"G" is for "garden"

This little house is tucked into a garden between two much larger buildings. I have a feeling it's still home to someone.

See other Gs on Mrs. Nesbitt's ABC WEDNESDAY.

DAILY HAIKU

A place in my heart

Where my soul yearns to go

Is where I call home 

Honk, flap, pinch

Last Sunday was the annual Gander Fight in Mokrin, Serbia, not far from the Hungarian border.  These fights are NOT bloody or cruel. They only involve a lot of wing-flapping, honking, and pinching.  It's mating season and the ganders are more aggressive to another gander, and are incited to fight with their rival by a lot of honking on the part of the geese.

No goose or gander gets hurt.  They all strut off at the end with, at the worst, wounded pride.

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Ganders with their geese

Honking, pinching, wings flapping 

Only pride gets hurt

Dead serious

This young man takes his music very seriously, judging from his expression.  He wasn't bad, either.

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The violinist

Makes melancholy music

From within his soul

 

SUNDAY BRIDGES--nightwalk

A lone walker makes his way across Branko's Bridge toward town.

See other bridges on Louis La Vache's SUNDAY BRIDGES.

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Cobalt blue night sky

Across a golden bridge

A man walks alone

  

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS--in and out of the puddle

I turned this upside down from the way I originally took it....

See other reflections on James' WEEKEND REFLECTIONS.

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Water reflections

Let you keep your feet all dry

When you walk through them  

SKYWATCH--Setting up

Yesterday I showed you one of the fellows helping out with this film set-up, and today you have what I was looking at.  The building is Serbia's Academy of Science and Art that I'd shown you part of a year or so ago.

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Reaching to the sky

Is easier than you think

When you've got a crane  

See other skies on SKYWATCH.

Equipment....

Stopped to watch a film crew set up on a side street off of Knez Mihailova street the other day.  Couldn't help but admire this fellow's equipment...., which may remind you of these guys' equipment from a few years back.

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Reduce, simplify

Back to the bare essentials

Not always easy

ABC WEDNESDAY "F" is for 'fur'

This snow is a couple of weeks old, and recently the temperatures have been springlike.

You still see fur coats here, the real stuff.

How about where you live?

See other Fs on Mrs. Nesbitt's ABC WEDNESDAY.

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How many little lives 

Were given to make this coat

Wool coats are warm too

Jaywalking

It was Sunday a.m. when I took this photo, and not many cars were on the street, but this woman, whom I've shown you before chose to jaywalk across the street.

She seems to be wearing footwear that are more like slippers, and fortunately that day she didn't have to  hurry.  When I uploaded the photo, I noticed the sneakers on the bus behind her...

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Steadily she walks

Determined, independent

As when she was young

 

You saw it here first

As far as I know, Belgrade doesn't yet have a Bridge of Lovers' Locks.  There's one in Vrnjacka Banja that's quite impressive.  The other day I came upon this lock, Buby and Beby's, whoever they may be, hanging on the bars of a door of Kalemegdan Park's Roman well.

Let's see how many locks are to follow....

Is there a lock-covered Lovers' Bridge  in your city?

P.S. Just remembered this earlier post of mine about locks. 

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 Fasten the lock tight

Lovers' names written for all time

Throw away the key

SUNDAY BRIDGES--two for one

Two for one today, to make up for the times I couldn't get a good bridge shot!

Don't know where this smoke was coming from, but I like the way it hovered over both bridges.

See other bridges on Louis La Vache's SUNDAY BRIDGES.

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Like a long, gloved hand

Smoke stretches its fingers

To caress the bridge

  

WEEKEND REFLECTION--golden....

A store window reflects a stone wall across the street.

See other reflections on James' WEEKEND REFLECTION.

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Stones stacked one by one

Higher rises the thick wall

Impenetrable  

SKYWATCH--pastels announce spring?

The groundhog saw his shadow, and so we are to have six more weeks of winter...or maybe that's just valid for the US.

Anyway, these pastels remind me of spring, so...

See other skies on SKYWATCH.

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Baby blue, rose pink

Watercolors in the sky

Spring is in the air  

Punished pup

Just before I took this photo, the dog had been yelled at for having barked at a passer-by. He was made to sit just so and didn't even move as I walked by.

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Boundless joy refrained

He sits sorrowful and still

Lonesome and ashamed

ABC WEDNESDAY - "E" is for "Elderly"

Old age....we're all going to get there, unless Fate steps in beforehand.  We'll all need a little support of some kind, as these two people.

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We'll walk on three legs

Says the riddle of the Sphinx

Treat elders kindly

See other E's on Mrs. Nesbitt's ABC WEDNESDAY.

Random

A random juxtaposition of coat hangers at a stand of a recent street fair.

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I sigh and wonder

What I should do tomorrow

How to fill my day 

It rained last night....

But for me, that's better than snow.

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Dark skies and gray clouds

Umbrellas of all colors

Bouncing through the streets

 

SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY--The other day in the fog

Very foggy the other day.  I was on my cell phone when this man passed me. Something said, 'Turn around!' and so I did.

Hence this photo.

See other shadows on SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY.

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A piece of advice:

Listen to your inner voice 

You'll be rewarded

WEEKEND REFLECTION--two glasses

Title says it all. Playing around with two glasses.

See other reflections on James' Weekend Reflections.

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Winter days seem long

Photographic laziness

Yields this kind of shot  

SKYWATCH--cold and clear

Bibi loves to romp on this knoll, but I'm not venturing up.  Slippery!

See other skies on SKYWATCH

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Above frozen hill

White clouds, blue sky, leafless trees

Line the horizon 

Street Dogs at Singidunum

Two art-loving dogs waiting for the Singidunum art gallery to open.

Singidunum was the name of the original Roman 3rd century B.C. settlement that became Belgrade.

This post goes out to Katja, whom I showed you yesterday. It's her birthday!

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Relaxed, but alert

Four eyes fixed on my camera

While I snap away

  

ABC WEDNESDAY "D" is for "dogs"

Do you remember Katja, whom I've shown you several times since 2009?  If you click on that link, you'll see that at that time she had over 250 dogs...  With thanks to a very good friend of hers, homes were found for the great majority, and Katja has now moved into another little house with a large yard, where she has kept about 9 of her older pets.

This little lady will be 72 tomorrow.  Happy Birthday, Katja!

See other Ds on Mrs. Nesbitt's ABC WEDNESDAY.

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Your dog's eyes reflect

 Images of your own soul

And warm your heart

Not all dark and gray

Winter has its darkness and gloom, slush and ice, which make the bright things really stand out, as do these facades and doors.

Still have to watch your step, though.

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Flashes of color

 White snow and sleet 

Gusts of icy air

Reference to surrealism?

At an exhibit of vintage objects a few weeks ago, I came across this window in the museum with a figure that reminded me a lot of the Belgian surrealist, Rene Magritte, whom you can see in the bottom photo.  No one was around to explain this figure's presence or why he seemed to want to enter through a window.  Unexpected juxtaposition is one of the characteristics of surrealism, so perhaps someone who set up the exhibit wanted to see if anyone 'got it'. I did, I guess.

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Wanting to enter

I chose to use the window

Conventions restrict

  

It's my day again

It's my birthday again I did not (have to) enhance the colors on this photo....someone has a heavy hand with the food coloring and I don't find these macarons attractive. They remind me of this recent post.

And remember, don't confuse macarons with macaroons.

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  Crunchy, colorful

They're a delight to the eye

And stick to your teeth 

I am a dyed-in-the-wool Aquarius, and I also used to think I was born in the Year of the Rat, but according to this link, I was actually born in the Year of the Fire Pig, since my birthday then fell before the Chinese New Year that year.  That description fits me better anyway!

THEME DAY--Entry

This month's theme is "Entry". I took it literally, though I think that no one will be making an entry through this door.

Greta Garbo, the very private Swedish film actress who passed away in 1990 at the age of 85, is credited with having said, "I want to be alone," but what she really claims to have said is, "I want to be left alone."  Perhaps something got lost in the translation... ;)

Check here to see how others have interpreted this Theme Day.

Daily Haiku

An open door is

A request to go on in

A closed one says don't