SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY--dog days are gone

I took this photo two months ago, but it's good for today's SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY  I liked the way he or she has her paws crossed.

SKYWATCH--"Black George" is watching

  "Black George", better known here as Karadjordje, watches over the sky in front of St. Sava's Church in Belgrade. Saint Sava himself stands at the side door...

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FOAM MAN

 I like art that is made from recycled materials and such is the case of this foam rubber portrait. Catchy.

THE RED BALLOON HAS FLOATED INTO BELGRADE.

 If you're 'over a certain age' or else just someone who likes classic films, you will remember Albert Lamorisse's 1956 film THE RED BALLOON that my mother took me to see when I was little. I later showed it to all levels of my French classes and depending on the children's age, they all saw some different meaning in it.

Worth watching. Only 35 minutes...

THE BUREK PLACE

 Every city has some place where the whatever-it-is is better than the other shops. This is true of Belgrade. Burek is a baked, filled phyllo pasty (cheese, meat, cabbage, mushrooms....) and it has to be eaten hot!  This place not far from me consistently has the best burek. It's so filling that I personally cannot eat it often, but some do.....always a big line in the early morning.

MONDAYMURALS: tooooot!

 Large saxophone on the wall in front of Belgrade's Youth Center. You'd need really good lungs to toot that one.

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SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY--night bikers

 Taken rather late in poor light....but not so  bad on a street in the Skadarlija area of Belgrade.

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WEEKEND REFLECTIONS: BELGRADE'S NEW BABY HIPPO

 This blissfully happy little 'guy'(sex still unknown....) born mid-August in the Belgrade zoo is enjoying a snooze next to Mama.  Papa had to be moved out temporarily because he was jealous.

I'll keep you posted once we find out if it's a male or female.

See other reflections on James'  WEEKEND REFLECTIONS.

THEME DAY--WINNERS

 Back from a month's break. I didn't really intend not to post for a month, but one thing led to another and there you go.

Back for the Theme Day of Winners.  Here is a photo of my eldest granddaughter who has won third place in her tennis camp play-off.  This was last July and now here in Belgrade she has won first place, woo.  Hoping for another Djokovic...

She's posing here with her coach.  (Dad and grandfather were big tennis players, too.)

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 No photo today!  I know it has been a while, but I am trying to get my act together to travel....am fully vaccinated, but reluctant to sit in a plane. But I have to!

I have neglected my blog, but will be back on October 1st.

Many thanks to Judith K. who wrote to see if I was still here!  

PRETTY IN PINK?

 When I first moved here in 1977, many women this age dyed their hair a bright, bright,  orangey red.

Now it seems that there's a rush on pink, since I've seen many pink-haired women recently.