Tito's Moon rock

Yes, it's a piece of moon rock, presented by the crew of Apollo 17 when they visited Belgrade in 1973, not long after that mission.  The little flag, like those of many other nations, was carried aboard the spaceship and given to Marshal Josip Broz Tito along with the small piece of rock. That's Marhsal Tito in the lower photo, second from the right, and his wife, Jovanka on the left of the astronaut.

Took those photos during a visit to an excellent exhibit on Yugoslavia....a country which of course has disintegrated. 

ABC Wednesday C" is for "cold"

And cold it was on my bus ride up to Kopaonik Mountain during the winter holidays.  Snapped this photo through the bus window.

See other C's on ABC WEDNESDAY.

My laundry fetish

I have shown you laundry so many times I don't dare add all the links. Love these towels. It's courageous to hang laundry out in the winter. I wonder when they'll dry.

Guarding the gallery

A rainy evening out and I didn't bring my big camera. A cell phone photo. Sure wish I'd had the biggie for this one.  I guess the dog is guarding the gallery, not that this lady couldn't fend anyone off by herself.

Sunday Bridges--Under the bridge

Another Minox Classic Digital Camera 5.1 shot.  Its photos give sort of a retro look.

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

WEEKEND REFLECTION---classic cookware updated

Metal enamel cookware, made in Gornji Milanovac, Serbia, has been around for a long time. I still have an old red pot with white polka dots that reminds me of the old Yugoslavia....I saw one in a museum recently.


Metalac even has a Facebook page for those of you can read Serbian.

See other reflections on James' WEEKEND REFLECTION.

SKYWATCH--the path

Playing with my little MINOX camera, which I often carry with me in inclement weather.  The sun was slowly coming out, no one was around except me and my dog.

See other skies on SKYWATCH.

A Taste of India...

Found these little dancing Ganeshes stenciled on a metal wall.

And guess where I'm going again on March 2nd?

ABC WEDNESDAY ' "B" is for "Bumbershoot"

A photo from my phone on a rainy day when I didn't take my big camera.

People like this make me feel guilty!  I always think I should do some sort of exercise rather than major walking, but I don't.

This man, in the rain and under his umbrella or bumbershoot, seems to be enjoying his exercise.  And he's been to the market, too.

BTW, BUMBERSHOOT is also an annual international music festival held in Seattle over Labor Day.

See other B's on ABC WEDNESDAY.

What once was and what will be....

This facade of this small pink building is charming, though probably not something most people want nowadays.  But it has so much more character than what seems to be going to take its place.

Back in the driver's seat

Not that I was ever out of the driver's seat.  My driver's license expired on January 8th, so I had to renew it. Not only that, but this is the year that I turn into what society deems 'an older person', so I had to have a physical to see if I'm fit to get behind the wheel. Mind you, there are some much younger people out there driving on the streets that would turn your hair white, but I digress.

I had to have my eyes and reflexes checked, and should have had an EKG, but the doctor asked, "Do you have any health problems?" and I said no, which is true, but still....  With the results in hand, along with a bundle of dinars and my old license (the pink one, which folds out in three sections), I headed to the motor vehicles department and turned it all in.  I now possess a state-of-the-art snazzy license with a photo that looks like I am asleep.

Set for five years...