SKYWATCH--across the river view to town

The bird also has a view of the side of the river where I was when I took this picture....

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A little corner of paradise

For the most part, many of Belgrade's older buildings are sad-looking. Grey, crumbling facades, grafitti....  The one seems fairly well kept-up, and has been enhanced by someone's little garden.

ABC WEDNESDAY--'V' is for the 'Victor' and his friend...

Recently there was a festival in Kalemegdan Park, and this fellow appeared....

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Awkward or comfortable?

And just for the record,he wasn't carrying anything in his left hand.  I would have 'shot' this fellow to show his empty hand, but I was in the bus.

MONDAY MURAlS in Odzaci

Yesterday I went on a road trip with some friends to the northern part of Serbia, a region called Vojvodina (VOY-vuh-dee-na).  We ended our trip there before returning to Belgrade with a visit to an ice cream store in Odzaci (UD-jah-tsee), next to which this large mural (actually a mosaic, but I'm desperate) was created.


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SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY--triangles

I was sitting with a friend on the terrace of Hotel Moskva, sipping a lemonade and wondering where I'd find a shadow shot for today's post.

And all of a sudden, there it was, right in front of me.  Actually, it was across the street a bit, but thanks to my 300mm lens, here it is close-up.

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WEEKEND REFLECTIONS--Upper Danube Reserve

Last Saturday I took my granddaughter on a trip to the Upper Danube region, not far from Sombor in Serbia, where there is a beautiful nature reserve and a nearby private zoo.

Here are two black swans from the zoo.

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Theme Day--June 'Me'

Moi, in the center, in 1968, in Paris....and I seem to be the only one of the three who doesn't seem cold. But I was....I remember feeling positively frozen and my feet were damp. Love the knee socks....

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Glare

I have to admit, most cats give me the creeps. They're often unpredictable, and I am never quite sure whether they're just looking at me or planning to leap on me....

Don't need to tell you I was never exposed to many cats as a child, but I really do know some nice ones...but those for me are what I call 'dog-cats'. They come when you call, treat me nicely, don't dig their claws in...oh, there I go again.

ABC WEDNESDAY 'U' if for 'UNMOVING'

This train may first appear as if it's rounding the bend, but no, it's been abandoned, and hasn't moved or been moved for quite a while.

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Setting up

A small local restaurant that caters to people, let's say, men actually, of a certain age....offers chess, too.

Recently the place was repainted and spiffed up, and looks like they're ready to roll again...