I'm here...was and still am....

Today is my birthday. I'll let you guess which one from the postmark.

I received this from my aunt yesterday in the mail....  My mother sent this announcement out just after I was born.  She passed away two years ago, and I'm glad in some way that she 'showed up' for my birthday.

THEME DAY-- scene from a coffee house

Hotel Moskva here in Belgrade is just what it says--a hotel, but with a splendid pastry and coffee shop as well, so...

Was having coffee with a friend and this kid just kept staring at my camera....and sticking out his tongue....  I caught him just as he was about to do so again, and so did his mother.....who didn't seem to mind....  ?

See other scenes and perhaps impudent children on CITY DAILY PHOTO THEME DAY.

SKYWATCH--Who's up at this hour?

...besides me, that is. Had to get up very early the other day and saw that someone else was, too.....

See other skies on SKYWATCH.

The theme for City Daily Photo bloggers on February 1 is

"A Scene from a Cafe or Coffee House.”

Cheerful

I always find that bow ties are cheerful.

Male readers, do you ever wear one?

The theme for City Daily Photo bloggers on February 1 is
"A Scene from a Cafe or Coffee House.”

ABC WEDNESDAY--"C" is for "Caring for the cat"

It's been awfully cold here over the past week or so, and while we're not having a blizzard, it's still rough on street animals.

Someone is obviously looking after this cat. I especially liked not just the box, but the layers of insulation inside.

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

Dreaming

Short of  'out and about' photos again. Just too much going on, including a bit of babysitting.  Snapped this photo the other day of my little grandson, who will be two end of March.

MONDAY MURALS--In Savamala

There's a part of old Belgrade down by the river called Savamala.  It's a old warehouse area that is now morphing into a hip community.  I love the mixture of decrepit and new, and its street art.

See other murals around the world at Monday Murals.

The theme for City Daily Photo bloggers on February 1 is

"A Scene from a Cafe or Coffee House.”

SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY--the stairs

I take my camera out even at night when I walk the dog, so you can thank my dog for this shot, I guess....in a way...that makes no sense....I'm tired...

See other Shadows on SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY.

The end is near.....

The end is near....Serbian holiday season keep going and going, like the Energizer Bunny, but the end is near.

These yummy cakes were made by a close friend of mine for her family's slava or patron saint's day.

My favorites are the ones with the white icing in the middle of the try.  Crushed walnuts on the bottom....

SKYWATCH--the view from my daughter's old room

This is the view from my daughter's old room in the apartment where my son now lives in New Belgrade.  The room is now occupied by my granddaughter.  When my daughter lived there, the view was much different; just fields and the railroad tracks behind the buildings, the steam heating plant, and the road, but even that was just one lane....

Times change.

See other skies on SKYWATCH.

The napkin...

Cell phone shot here of a folded napkin at the restaurant I showed you yesterday.....