Colors in motion

This lady was carefully picking her way down an icy street. Looks like I was a bit concerned about my own movements when I sneaked this shot, since she's a bit blurred....

Wet, cold, and icky

Snow here, but not much. Melting, and nowhere near as pretty as this photo might be.

Hey--no Coke?

This sign, which had the same text written in Serbian on the other side, stands in front of a bookstore downtown.  Looks like the Coca Cola people furnished the board, but seems as if there's no option for Coke here.

1944's Coke slogan was simply, "How about a Coke?", so maybe that's reason enough.

Have a look at Coke's slogans throughout the years.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015

"Where did the year go?" some ask, and indeed, they fly by fast....

This photo is an 'old' one of mine, and except possibly for the more modern buildings on the horizon, could be one from long ago.

Happy New Year to you all.

ABC WEDNESDAY--"Y" is for "Year", the new one....

Somebody's getting ready for New Year's Eve.  Will she go to the slot club or elsewhere?

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

Waiting in the cold....

Snowed on Sunday and these two dogs were faithfully waiting in the cold by the outdoor market near me.  They don't seem as unhappy as I would be, should I be seated on the cold pavement!

Before the snow

It snowed yesterday, but this is the chilly fog the day before....

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS--the 'merry-go-round' in the children's park

Drizzling this morning, and I was drawn to the reflection of the handles that kids hold onto on this merry-go-round spinner in the park.

See other reflections on James' WEEKEND REFLECTIONS.

Taken with my little Minox Mini DCC 5.

SKYWATCH--nearing the end of the year

The New Year is drawing to an end, but some things remain timeless, like the church tower here, the birds, the early-morning sky....

See other skies on SKYWATCH.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all of you who celebrate this holiday.

I had to dig out some Christmas decorations, since I've packed away a lot of things for an upcoming apartment renovation.  However, my Pigeon lamp is always out.  I found it at a flea market in the mid-seventies in France.

Its inventor, Charles Pigeon, born in 1838, started out as a salesman at Le Bon Marché department store in Paris, where he became a close friend of Ernest Cognacq, who later on became the founder of the Samaritaine department store.  Later, Pigeon became a dealer in cycle and other lamps, and invented the non-exploding (so far mine has not....) gas lamp in 1884, which made him famous and wealthy.

And its light still shines on.

ABC WEDNESDAY--"X" is for "Христос се роди"

Tonight is Christmas Eve in many countries, but here in Serbia that day will  be on January 6th, since Serbs celebrate Christmas on January 7th according to the Orthodox Church calendar.

On that day, Serbs wish each other "Христос се роди" or "Christ is born".  In English, we often abbreviate  Christmas as 'Xmas', the 'X' standing for the Greek  letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός which comes into English as "Christ".

Wishing all of you who celebrate Christmas, no matter when, a Merry Christmas, and to those of you who celebrate other end-of-year holidays, I wish you very Happy Holidays.

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