SUNDAY BRIDGES--arches, curves

I've shown you this bridge before, but somehow today I was struck by the curves of the arch and the tree, and the lines of the wooden and metal railings.

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

Daily Haiku

Made of wood or stone

Spanning rivers or ravines

A bridge leads us across

  

WEEKEND REFLECTION--Madedonska Ulica

These buildings with such reflective windows may not be pretty in themselves, but they sure make for great reflections.

See other reflections on James' WEEKEND REFLECTIONS.

Daily Haiku

Things should be this way

In history and in present

New reflects the old  

SKYWATCH--Black and white and an airplane

Not much to say....skies have been blue, but as I type this, I hear that on Friday it will rain.

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Daily Haiku

Like a fingernail

Across a dusty surface

Airplane streaks the sky  

Happy

April 8th was International Romani Day, a day set aside to focus on the issues facing the Romani people all over the world.  Belgrade has its share of Romani, or gypsies, as they are often called, and many, like these two guys, do a major business in recycling.  I was walking down the street when they shouted to me, "Hey, take our picture!" so I obliged.  They asked me who would see it, and I said "Just me," but I guess that's not quite true....you're seeing it, too.

I think I'll print a copy and carry it with me in case I see their happy faces again.

Daily Haiku

 Shunned for centuries

Outcasts of society

Look at their smiles.... 

ABC Wednesday "M" is for "multicolored"

Found these multi-colored scenes on the same street, Skadarlija, in what is known as Belgrade's Bohemian quarter.  Okay, Alcatraz is a bit drab and not multi-colored, but then it's Alcatraz...

See other Ms on Mrs. Nesbitt's ABC WEDNESDAY.

Daily Haiku

Lemon, plum,kiwi

Sweet, tangy, tart, succulent

Can you taste the colors?

 

 

The young violinist Part II

Do you remember this little boy? I photographed him again, then returned to give him the copies I'd made, and then made one more photo that I'm showing you here.

He thanked me, still very serious as in the previous post, but now with a hint of a smile.

Daily Haiku

Mournful violin

Is the voice of this child

Playing in the street

World Health Day

I just found out the other day that today is WORLD HEALTH DAY, which gives me a good opportunity to use this photo I took last week.  She seems in good shape, though I think she's not going to do too well in the pool with those boots and skis.  The boys are in need of some exercise, but all they do is stand there, day after day, season after season.  Snacking on fruit though, so that's a plus.

Daily Haiku

Get out of the house

And give blogging a rest

Or so I should do 

SUNDAY BRIDGES--rainbow colors?

Three bridges, three colors, and a yellow bus.  At first I thought of a rainbow, but then I googled "flags: blue, green, red horizontal stripes" and came up with Gambia's flag.  Somewhere I'm sure there's a flag with these stripes and a yellow-something on it, but I was too lazy to look.

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

Too lazy today for the daily haiku....  :)

 

WEEKEND REFLECTION--the museum cleaner

Caught this woman cleaning the floor of Belgrade's Serbian Academy of Science and Art.

See more reflections on James' WEEKEND REFLECTIONS.

Daily Haiku

Mopping back and forth

Across the white marble floor

With wide, circling strokes  

SKYWATCH--The Victor contre-jour

The biggest man about town, the statue of The Victor, in Kalemegdan Park.

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Daily Haiku

Alert, courageous

Undaunted by rain, snow, sleet

Watching for new threats

  

Laying down the line

Spring is here and it's time to brighten up....be it flowers, or repainting the lines in the street.  This man is painting the "No Parking" lines in front of his garage door. Normally, the city does this, but why wait?

Daily Haiku

Yellow lines warn us

Don't even think of parking

Or be towed away