WEEKEND REFLECTION--in Gig Harbor

Had lunch with some friends the other day in Gig Harbor, and these were reflections of nearby pines in the water.

See other reflections on James' WEEKEND REFLECTIONS.

SKYWATCH--the mobile

I think this mobile is really cool.  I think it probably might even make some kind of noise, but it wasn't windy, and I was walking my daughter's dogs, so didn't linger.

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He who sits and watches

Bought this gargoyle for my mother's garden, but he now resides in my daughter and son-in-law's front lawn.  He never seems to tire of the view....the fragrant Spanish lavender is a treat.

ABC WEDNESDAY "T": is for "Tired"

Tired it is, when you're an energetic two-year-old. My grandson Luka is all tuckered out in this photo and soon will hit the sack, not the ottomans you see here.

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

Spitbugs!

Spitbugs are something I remember from my childhood in Pennsylvania....running through the field behind our house and having my legs 'spat upon' by these little guys (gals) who lay their eggs in what looks like saliva.  You can read about spitbugs if you click here.

Haiku are taking a break until I return to Belgrade!

What the heck?

Here I am posting from Seattle, but the Fates are not with me.  Every now and then, and this post is a case in point, Blogger chooses to post my photos upside down or sideways....  I've tried to rotate them myself in such a way that I hope when they upload they'll be correct, but to no avail.  Googling sent me to a site telling me to go to my blog's Picasa Web Album and rotate it.  The link given gives me an 'Internal Error' message.

Anyone know how to resolve this?  I'd really like to post the rest of my Seattle photos right side up...

(Haikus on hold for a while.)

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS--After the exhibit

Not an exhibit of mine this time, but I liked the leftovers from the celebration.

See other reflections on James' WEEKEND REFLECTIONS.

SKYWATCH -- The Avala Tower....and the golden arches...

The Avala Tower in the distance, a newer rendition of the original tower destroyed in the NATO bombing of 1999.

And those golden arches are visible, too.....globalization in the worst sense.

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Got my wish

Oh, hurray, and finally!  Check out this post from a while back to see what this building is.

In the US and hope to be back visiting your blogs and posting from Seattle after the weekend!

ABC WEDNESDAY "S" is for "sweater"

Another shot from across the street. I like the greens...

In the US now; apologies for not visiting your blogs for a while.

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

The Victor through the chestnut blossoms

Am in the US and will be posting from here soon.  Sorry for my lack of visits to your blogs!  Hope to be back on schedule soon.

The last three.....

Passed this bakery in early afternoon a couple of weeks ago.....the only loaves left..... 

SHADOW SHOT--the blue parasol

I am now in Seattle where I had expected rain, but haven't seen it yet.  Serbia is undergoing heavy flooding, the worst in 120 years.

Though the Sava river here appears muddy where it joins the Danube, indicating rains upstream, the day I took this photo about two weeks ago was sunny, and this umbrella was used as a parasol.

See other shadows on SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY.

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS--lamp post....

I am currently in the US and will be posting from Seattle soon.  Serbia is now having the worst rains it's had for 120 years....  This photo was taken a few weeks ago when it was had rained, but not nearly as hard.

See other reflections on James' WEEKEND REFLECTIONS.

SKYWATCH--Usce Tower, Genex towers, and a crow.

A sunset.... See other skies on SKYWATCH.

"Hejt" No More

Serbian is a phonetic language and 'j' is pronounced as a 'yuh', so 'hejt' is pronounced 'hate'. Not sure if this was an accidental misspelling, or if 'hejt' refers to something else...dunno what.

No haiku for a while. I am physically now in the US, but in cyberspace I'll be in Belgrade for another week!  Just to get over jet-lag....then photos of Seattle.

ABC WEDNESDAY--"R" is for (Dusko) Radovic

Dusko Radovic was a children's writer, journalist, poet and aphorist, and I remember him fondly. He died in 1984, and this is a photo of his newly-renovated children's theater, with St. Marko' Cathedral behind it.

See other Rs on Mrs. Nesbitt's ABC WEDNESDAY. Sorry---no haiku.

One sits, one gazes

Wall art and street sitter.

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Two street artists

One forms his thoughts on paper

One in his mind’s eye

 

The squirrel from hell

A man was feeding this squirrel the other day in the park, and some others were taking photos. I joined in.  From my angle he appeared a bit dark, so I used the flash....with this result. I was going to correct the squirrel's hellish eyes, but then I remembered this post.

Daily Haiku

Gray bristly tail and ears

Nuts over nuts he chatters

My friend the squirrel

Shadow Shot Sunday Students' Park sidewalk

Shadows cast by wall decorations and through grillwork in the walls surrounding Students' Park in Belgrade.

See other shadows on Shadow Shot Sunday. 

You can see these wall ornaments here and the grillwork here.

 

Daily Haiku

Shadows are reborn

When the sun sinks they rise and

Lie cool in moonlight

 

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS--The Military Museum Tower...twice

Recent rain left this nice puddle....and a reflection of the tower of the Military Museum.

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Two towers you see

Puddle dries up; now there’s one

Nature’s undoing

 

SKYWATCH--You're being watched....

A drone!  I snapped this little guy who was filming the Belgrade Marathon the other week.  Is it my imagination, or does he have an evil little grin on his face?

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Whirring over crowds

Filming everyone below

Brave New World is here

  

Degas updated

The girl on this mural on the wall of a dry cleaning shop doesn't look too hot, sweaty, or tired.  A far cry from Edgar Degas' Les Repasseuses (The ironers)

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Hot, sweaty, tiring

Ironing was a real chore

Until steam irons 

ABC WEDNESDAY "Q" is for "quietly"

This Illyrian Sheepdog, or Šar Mountain Dog seems much more interested in having his photo taken than in the cat quietly padding by right in front of him.

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

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Strong mountain sheepdog

Fearlessly defends livestock

But poses for me  

Nikola Tesla's friend

Copped a shot of this little girl, who was posing for her father nearby.  She's sitting on the lap of Nikola Tesla's statue that I showed you a couple of years ago.

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Electrifying

Power-driven, dynamic

Nikola Tesla