Two thousand and counting....

Today is my 2000th post and I've sent myself flowers!  These beauties were for sale in front of the National Theater downtown, where flower sellers gather. The theater season will begin sometime early October.

Have you noticed that many roses, especially but not exclusively, don't have any fragrance at all....?  

Daily Haiku

Red and pink roses

Where is the peppery scent

From my childhood?

SUNDAY BRIDGES--the bridges of Grocka

Grocka (pronounced GROT-ska) is a community about a half an hour's drive from Belgrade.  The region is known for its fruit, and many Belgraders have weekend houses there.

A week ago on Saturday I drove there with a friend in the hope of getting some peaches less expensive than in Belgrade...but for some odd reason, their open market was deserted and no street sellers to be found...kind of like the Twilight Zone...

But I did find a photo of a bridge...or three.

HEY!  Drop by tomorrow...it's my 2000th post!

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

Daily Haiku

Two bridges, no, three

Over a polluted brook

Pink flowers caught my eye

WEEKEND REFLECTION--the smoker

Showed you some smoke yesterday and here's more, though not so visible.

Caught this fellow taking a smoke break from a window in a building whose facade is not as beautiful, in my opinion, as the one reflected.

See other reflections on James' WEEKEND REFLECTION.

And not to forget the 

Daily Haiku

Cigarette in hand

Calmly inhaling the air

Of busy city streets

 

SKYWATCH---two wreaths...

Like many photo bloggers, I look up and am often rewarded. I don't know exactly what this statue represents, but she's standing proud.

See other skies on SKYWATCH.

Daily Haiku

Stoic she stands tall

Forever under the clouds

Two wreaths raised skyward

Mesmerizing

Smoke and candles flickering mesmerize me.....

Daily Haiku

Patchouli incense

Fragrance rises in soft curls

Dreaming India.

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ABC Wednesday "H" is for "H"....and haiku....

I think there are actually two H's here:  the cement one and the one formed by the two wooden poles and the crosspiece on the cement H.

For quite a while I've been intrigued by the simplicity of haikus, an unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usually five, seven, and five syllables respectively.  Originally, haikus related to a season, but evolved into creating a picture of a strong emotion or glimpse of a fleeting moment.  If you check out the two haiku blogs on my Blogs I Visit column on the right, you won't be disappointed.

I decided that from now on (read:  until I get really good or else terribly frustrated), I will write a haiku for each photo I post. You don't have to read it; it will be humbly inserted at the bottom of each post.  You DO have to read this one, though, since it has to do with ABC WEDNESDAY. Here it is:

Serendipity 

An eagle and a lion

Atop a big H.

It's a dog's life....

A dog's life it is.  They can't read, or maybe they can and just don't care.

Wild Weekend

Hmmm...what's the story behind this black bra strapped onto a lamp post in Tasmajdan Park?  Looks like a bird visited the bra before I saw it, too.

THEME DAY--Pink!

Some days the Fates smile upon me.  Upon learning that the September theme for City Daily Photo blogs is pink, I set out in search of....pink.  It's not the best time of year to look for this color, but lo and behold, whom did I find on Belgrade's Bohemian quarter street, Skadarlija, but a Belgrade legend, Zika Obretkovic. I tried sneaking a shot of him, but he saw me, and said, "Take a REAL photo, please!" and posed with Bibi, who was sporting her pink collar.  Zika has been around 'forever', walking around Belgrade's center, making people happy, and playing his flute, like he does on the link below.

And today he was wearing pink!

See other Pinks on CITY DAILY PHOTO.

WEEKEND REFLECTION--Gaudi in Belgrade?

These reflections on a building on Dobracina Street downtown reminded me of the architectural designs of Antonio Gaudi.

See other reflections on James' WEEKEND REFLECTION.

SKYWATCH--looking west

The light really was this odd, sepia tone, probably due to the atmospheric conditions and intense heat when I took the photo.

See other skies on SKYWATCH.