Briefly back to Serbia....

No, didn't fly back to Serbia, but as you all know, we are all connected in cyberspace.  The other day I received an email from a Serbian composer in NYC, who is trying to bring several monks from the Kovilj Monastery in Serbia to the US to sing their chants in Carnegie Hall.

If you click right here, you can read all about this project and, she hopes, donate something toward their journey.

Please have a look.

ABC WEDNESDAY--"C" is for "child at heart"

I get a big kick out of toy stores.  I go in all the time, and today I was actually accompanied by a child, my grandson, who loves wind-up toys.

I bought him these four here and bought myself the sand mold in the shape of the Taj Mahal...you know I love India.  I don't plan on making sand Taj Mahals, but I think it would do Jello nicely and maybe some puddings.....

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

Mystery Man

Another drive-by shooting of mine here in Seattle. Not sure what this fellow is made out of or what he's for (perhaps for flowers/vines?)  but he caught my attention,

Nostalgia.... The Patty Melt

I hadn't had a Patty Melt since high school, but indulged the other day at Johnny Rocket's here in Seattle.  I seem to remember that the bread was rye once-upon-a-time and this bread was just whole wheat, but it was good all the same.

SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY--Quack!

Feeding the ducks the other day with my grandson.

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SKYWATCH--first view

My first view of Seattle this visit, as seen from the I-5.

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Not quite right....?

Hmmm....  "If we don't have it, just ask!"  But if they don't have it, why bother to ask?  I think this sign would have been better if they'd written "If you don't see it, just ask!"  or else add "and we'll see if we can get it."

Picky, picky me.

ABC WEDNESDAY--"B" is for "Beautiful"

These beautiful orchids on my daughter's kitchen windowsill bring a taste of spring to a dreary winter day.

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Rain

Raining here in Seattle.  So what's new?

It's winter--eat some cheese.

Am in Seattle visiting my daughter, who's expecting Baby #2.  A trip to Whole Foods yielded this shot.  I love cheese, all  kinds, and will definitely be indulging.

I am not a football fan, but speaking of cheese, the Seattle Seahawks defeated Wisconsin's Green Bay Packers today, whose fans are known as Cheeseheads.  On to the Super Bowl!

SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY--no sittin' around for me

No sitting around for me. Some of you know that I have been in Seattle now for four days, visiting my daughter and family who are preparing for the arrival of Baby #2 (a girl) at the end of February.  I hope she will be an Aquarius like her grandmother, but she'll need to make the scene by the 18th.

After Seattle, if all goes well, I'll be going to India for a month and a half, then back to Seattle to await the arrival  of my son and family for a big family get-together.

Don't think I'll be using this bench in Kalemegdan Park a lot...

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NOTE:  City Daily Photo bloggers post photographs on a theme on the first day of each month.  On 

February 1, they will address this intriguing question:  If you had to leave forever the city 

from which you usually post, what would you miss most?