TAKE-OFF

 Taking off is what I will  be doing next Thursday. Long stay in US, so many of my posts after that day will be from the USA.

In the meantime, here's a pigeon taking off from the top of a very tall fountain with a cracked wall behind it.

IT'S BUZZIN' AT THE PARK

 

Okay, honestly I didn't hear any bees buzzing, but there certainly was a lot of human swarming around the stands at the 49th Annual International Honey Fair. You need to take 'international' with a grain of salt....or sugar. As far as I could tell, the international flavor was given by several former Yugoslav republics, now countries of their own.

SHATTERED SKY

 

I stood gazing at this building for several minutes, trying to figure out what this arrangement of reflective pieces meant. If they are mirrors, somebody's going to have a lot of bad luck.

I prefer to call it 'shattered sky'.

Fall is here

There's a nip in the air, people are wearing jackets, and morning mist is common. No leaves changing color yet, but I am looking forward to that.

 

"SO ROUND, SO FIRM, SO FULLY PACKED...."

 "...and easy on the draw."  This was a slogan for Lucky Strike cigarettes in 1944.  Today this slogan would never pass....not even close to political correctness, even though we all know it refers to a pack of cigarettes and the cigarettes themselves....I guess.

Though the slogan precedes my earliest childhood, I did hear it from time to time and couldn't help posting this photo of this girl's backside.

If you want to read more about this slogan, just CLICK RIGHT HERE.

THEME DAY - TRANSPORTATION

 

The first of the month on CITY DAILY PHOTO is THEME DAY! This month it's transportation.

I live in Belgrade, Serbia, a large cosmopolitan city. Years ago I lived in Paris. In both places my preferred means of transportation was/is by SHANKS' MARE, in other words with my own feet. 

I walk for the enjoyment of walking and photographing, but honestly in and around the city center,  reaching one's destination is often much faster by foot.

My foot is the one in the purple sandal. The others belong to two former CDP bloggers in New York City.

See other interpretations of 'transportation' on CITY DAILY PHOTO THEME DAY.

COOLING HIS PAWS

 This big boy was cooling his paws, at least the two front ones, in a fountain where my little dog always jumps in and lounges, soaking her entire body.  Each to  his own.

'REAL GOOD FOR FREE"

 This fellow was playing beautiful soft jazz on his saxophone so I sat down to listen. He did have a box for passers-by to drop some money in. I waited until he had finished one song and told him I'd taken some pictures. He gave me his email, and after I finish typing this, Kirill (who was Russian), will be sent a few.

Posting too Joni Mitchell's "Real Good For Free".

 In her song, a fellow is playing a clarinet, but she says the music was good... Have a listen.  

THE WAY IT SHOULD BE

 This is park renovation done right. Don't chop down the tree; make the walkway around it.

OBLIVIOUS

 I always rant about people's not noticing when you take their photo. Usually, be it with my camera or with my phone as was the case with this shot, I just point quickly and click. However, I tested myself here and really made sure the guy was in focus, decent composition, etc.

He never knew what hit him, so absorbed in his own phone was he. Hmmm.....maybe he was taking MY picture.

OYSTER MUSHROOMS

 They say young and small OYSTER MUSHROOMS taste best, but I hardly ever see anything but the big ones. They're still good.....