Skywatch--the ghost house

No one calls the building in the foreground 'the ghost house' but me. When I first came to Belgrade in 1977, this building was a beyond-delapidated mess.  I had heard it had belonged to an owner who fled the country during WWII and had passed away, inheritors unfound.

The original building dates from 1884!

Not sure the current inheritor was ever found, but all the same, fortunately the building was not destroyed. You can see it has been made over (the tall building behind is 'just' an office building, no ties to this one.  The building is the headquarters for...something.

So there you go.  See other skies on SKYWATCH.

Three in the park

Early morning in Tasmajdan Park. I take Madhu (the tan dog) there every day to play with her best friend. The best friend is neither the dog in the photo nor the walker behind her.  Her best friend is a Bichon Frise, Maza, and they play so well together. You can tell she's on the look-out.

A clowder of cats

This photo almost was my choice for CDP's Theme Day yesterday.  Here you see a clowder of cats (betcha didn't know that's what a group of cats is called) patiently waiting for someone to throw tidbits out the window. I've never seen the person, but he/she must be a regular feeder, because I see the clowder every day.

THEME DAY-MY NEIGHBORHOOD

Today is City Daily Photo's THEME DAY, and this time the theme is "My Neighborhood'."

If you've read my blog for any amount of time, you'll know I am always interested in street photos/people shots, so here is a neighbor across the street reading a magazine with the help of a magnifying glass.  Please click on the photo to make it bigger, andd you will see she's also wearing her glasses, sweet soul.

Lots of fun people in my neighborhood!

They're still around .... and running.

I've posted a Yugo before, eight years ago, right here, and here's another.  They're still seen (moving) on the streets, too.

Once a year

Once a year and I missed it....this lovely cactus blooms but once a year, and unfortunately I wasn't able to make it over to my friend's rooftop terrace to see it. Going tomorrow....

Thanks, Jasmina, for the photo!

Splish Splash

June has had lots of rain here in Belgrade, often of biblical proportions. Here are water drops and the bubbles they created on the terrace of a friend's house....safely shot through the open terrace door.

See other BWs on THE WEEKEND IN MONOCHROME.

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS--try to dunk one

Difficult to dunk a ball in this reflection in a puddle from our recent, seemingly endless rains.

See other reflections on WEEKEND REFLECTIONS.

Cigar, anyone?

These blossoms on catalpa tree in a downtown park brought back memories of my childhood. They're not visible on this photo yet, but these blossoms will yield large, dark-brown fruit husks in late summer, thus giving the catalpa its nickname of 'Indian Cigar Tree'.

Not a care in the world...

That's the first thought that came to mind when I saw this decoration on a building on a nearby street.

The sculptor modestly covered her up... 

Observation Point

In World War I, after crossing over Albania where it was annihilated, the Serbian Army recovered after a while and occupied its position at the Macedonian front, which spread across the mountain Kajmakčalan in Маcedonia. On the top of this mountain there was the observation post of the Serbian Army High Command.

This monument is located in a park near me,  Pioneers Park, named for Tito's Pioneers Youth Movement. Here's a photo from this blog, where you can read more about them.