Up on the Roof!

I was walking downtown the other day, and heard someone whistle and shout 'Alo!" It's been ages since I've been whistled at in the street (or anywhere else for that matter!) so I looked up and saw this roofer waving at me. I did what any other photo blogger would do, and here is the result. I'm not sure how much his 'security' rope would help him if he slips....

Sneakin' one on the sly?

Frikom (FREE-kom) is a popular brand of ice cream here. Most of their flavors are really good, and this vendor was sampling his own wares. Am I alone in thinking he bears a striking resemblance to Bill Clinton?

No more plaster lions!

I've always noticed that when people have a country house here, they often opt to have plaster lions (white, but sometimes gold....) on the tops of the gate posts on either side of the entrance to their garden. While in a nearby country town the other weekend, I came upon these plaster dogs! Though they're most likely Saint Bernards, I thought they looked a bit like Bibi, so I immortalized her here with one. Borrowed my son's hands again, like I did here.

Did her water break?

I have passed this fountain many times in Tasmajdan Park, but never when the water was flowing. I couldn't help but think that this pregnant statue might want to be rushing (pun intended) to the hospital...

Skywatch --Crane in a Puddle

We've had lots and lots of rain, but occasionally a blue sky.

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"Real good for free..."

This fellow reminded me of the Joni Mitchell song "Real Good for Free," as he sat entertaining passers-by on Belgrade's pedestrian street, Knez Mihailova. Actually, I imagine he's hoping someone would give him something, but like the man reflected in the glass, many did just pass him by.

He's playing a gajde (GUY-deh), a Serbian version of bagpipes. You can see this same fellow and read more on Wikipedia !

ABC Wednesday T" is for "Too big!"

I love dogs, but some are just too big for city life. And this one drools, too.

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"One bite and you're there!"

Well, who would ever think you could find such pastoral beauty in the very center of Belgrade? Well, you can! Or sort of... This lady at a bus stop was seated in front of a Milka chocolate ad, which reads (on the photo below) "One little bite and you're there!" For those of you not familiar with Milka chocolate, it is positively addictive....smooth, creamy, and not too sweet. My favorite is the one without anything in it, no nuts, no raisins.... I took this shot from my car. Can you find me in the photo below? (and yes, I erased part of the text in t he top photo to fool you...!)

Theme Day: FEET (and a little leg, too)

Here we go with my red fetish again. These shoes looked so snazzy. I was going to crop the image, but the girl's attire only enhances her feet in these pretty shoes.

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Windows 99

Hmmm...I Googled both composers, and this bust sort of looks more like Beethoven, but am not sure. Bach seems to have had longer, curlier hair... I don't think anyone lives in this house anymore, but our musical friend stands guard.

Notice the tape traces of X's on the windows. During both World Wars, Belgraders X'd over their windows with tape so they wouldn't break from the reverberation of explosions. Many did the same during the NATO bombing in 1999, and such windows were dubbed "Windows -99"!

Wine to Remember

This is Petar, a retired doctor who lives in a small town near Negotin in southern Serbia. He has a weekend house, and there he makes full-bodied red wine. He's holding two bottles of his last year's production, and my husband and I bought them when we visited him last July.

Today would have been my husband's 62nd birthday, but he passed away suddenly last August. I posted a tribute to him right here and hope you will take time to read it. We are all still so very, very sorry. We will toast his memory this evening with a glass of red wine.