Wednesday, August 10, 2011

ABC WEDNESDAY--"D" is for (Goldilocks') DILEMMA

A dilemma indeed. Not sure Goldilocks would have sat in any of these chairs, used by street sweepers at a nearby market to sit on while they take a break. On the other hand, I can see a sort of smile on the back of the chair on the right...maybe she'd have sat there.

See other D's on ABC WEDNESDAY.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Shedding some light

These lamp posts in Kalemegdan (view of New Belgrade across the river) look like acorns to me...or earrings...or...? What do you think?

Monday, August 8, 2011

Teetering....

I watched this lady take teeny-tiny teetering steps in these high-heeled platform shoes. She did not seem at ease at all. I know I wouldn't be; one misstep and it's off to the orthopedic clinic.

Lady readers, do you wear or did you use to wear such shoes? And remember the pointed-toe shoes....? Much damage done from those, too.

Sunday, August 7, 2011

SUNDAY BRIDGES--same bridge, new color...

I gave you such a dismal shot of this bridge when I posted it not long ago, I thought I'd take it from another angle and jazz it up a bit. Up, up, up it goes! And you get a view of a couple more bridges, too...

See more bridges, jazzy or not, at Louis La Vache's SUNDAY BRIDGES.

Saturday, August 6, 2011

REFLECTIONS WEEKEND--Eat here in confidence

I haven't tried this place yet, but the name sure intrigues me.... No health issues for sure; the pizzeria used to be a pharmacy!

See other reflections at James'Weekend Reflections

Friday, August 5, 2011

SKYWATCH FRIDAY--Sweet sky

Isn't this a great shot? No, not bragging, for this photo was not taken by yours truly. It's the work of my friend Nena's niece, Ema, who has just bought a Nikon D3100.

Judging by some of her other work I've seen, I think Ema has a good eye and lots of imagination.

You might remember this photo taken by Nena that I published a while back.

See other delicious skies at SKYWATCH.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Guess who's (not) coming to dinner....

I can't say I blame the passer-by for not wanting to come to dinner...the family looks quite bored and disinterested.

If you walk along Belgrade's pedestrian street, Knez Mihailova, and a few surrounding ones, you'll see reproductions of paintings from the city's National Museum, which, unfortunately has been closed for repairs for quite some time and is scheduled to reopen in 2012. If you'd like to read more about this (the translation isn't so good, but still...), click here. The article dates from 2009....

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

ABC WEDNESDAY "C" is for "cartoon"

A long line of big political cartoons! This post goes out to Daryl of Out and About in New York City and her husband, Toonman. I hope both she and he will enjoy this post. Marko Somborac has a daily comic strip in a popular newspaper here. I am not into politics at all, but even I 'get' what he writes. I took my good old time browsing and laughing at all these cartoons... What fun.

Note: These changing panel exhibits in Kalemegdan are extremely well-visited.... I took this photo in the very early a.m., walking Bibi! I revisited the same evening, but couldn't have gotten this shot because of the crowd.

See other C's at Mrs. Nesbitt's ABC WEDNESDAY.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Safe from the birdie...

Was sitting at a cafe with some friends the other day and looked up and saw this sparrow's feet. Good thing the canvas was between him and us...just in case he, uh, did something....

Monday, August 1, 2011

THEME DAY: postcard-worthy

HDR-ed this one, but since the Theme Day is 'postcard-worthy' and postcards are often retouched, so....

This is part of an outdoor museum in the small town of Sirogojno, a couple hours' drive south of Belgrade.


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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Sunday Bridges--from my window

Sometimes you really don't have to go far for a photo. Yesterday I posted a Reflections Weekend photo from my window, and now, lo and behold, here is another of....a bridge! I had no idea I could see the Pančevo (PAHN-cheh-vo) Bridge from my window, until I peeked out with my 300mm. (You can just see its trestles.) The Pančevo Bridge is currently the only bridge over the Danube (the others are over the Sava). It was named after the northern Serbian city of Pančevo, which lies about 16 miles over the bridge. Vehicles and trains pass over this bridge, which is up for renovation soon.

I'm not sure if the building marked "Takovo" is for The Takovo Insurance Company or the SwissLion-Takovo food company.

See more bridges at Louis La Vache's SUNDAY BRIDGES.

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