SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY---benches again

Spring is a beautiful time of the year, but at certain times of the day, it's still dark.....and even a teeny bit gloomy.

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WEEKEND REFLECTIONS--Kitty through a dirty window

This little cat is giving me the eye through a very dirty window.  Kind of like his canine equivalent that I posted here.

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Nationalism ......

There are many souvenir stands along Knez Mihailova, the pedestrian street. Part of what is sold is nationalistic paraphernalia, as seen above (Novak Djokovic and Nikola Tesla are/were patriots rather than nationalists).

Trump is pretty popular here.....they prefer him over Hillary Clinton, who they say bombed them.  This of course happened under her husband....

Many Serbs believe that Trump will make Kosovo part of Serbia again, hence his popularity.....you can read about that by clicking here.

We have demonstrations, too!

There are anti-Trump demonstrations in the US, and Serbs here have ones to protest the current Prime Minister, Aleksandar Vucic. And the beat goes on....

Took this from my window.  Despite what it may look like with the torch, these demonstrations have been very peaceful.

ABC WEDNESDAY---"P" is for "posing prettily"

Sunny weather is baaaack....  and this young woman is taking advantage of it.  Thanks to my zoom lens, I took advantage of her pretty pose.

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Burning vestments

This priest and his assistant are burning vestments, the proper way to do away with sacred religious materials.

This was taken at Aleksandar Nevski Church in downtown Belgrade.

MONDAY MURALS....a sorta mural

No real mural this week, so this is a fancily decorated fence....forgive me....

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SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY---the New Cemetery

Shadows from the gate of Belgrade's New Cemetery, which is actually over a hundred years old (1868).

My husband, who died in 2008, is buried there, and today would have been our 40th wedding anniversary....

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WEEKEND REFLECTIONS--Hotel Moskva reflections

Belgrade's landmark hotel, Hotel Moskva, has undergone a facelift and has a very attractive new entrance, part of which you can see here.

Here's an earlier photo.

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SKYWATCH --heating plant needed again

Well, just when I thought spring had sprung and all was well, it turned really cold!  Snow/hail this afternoon and I had to dig out my gloves, wool hat, and coat.

Let's hope that we won't need the heating plant much longer....

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Texting at Red Bread

There's a local cafe called Red Bread (don't know why.....) and of course, red is their theme color.

ABC WEDNESDAY--O is for Odalisque

 Well, I am finally back after a really long time.  This photo was taken in Washington by my very good friend Carolynn.  It is a more modest version of Edouard Manet's painting dating 1865....

Perfect O for ABC WEDNESDAY.