DRYING OUTDOORS

 Few people own dryers here and I believe that is true for most of Europe. People use drying racks indoors or clotheslines that are on their terraces. I do have a dryer, but use an indoor rack to save electricity, wear and tear on clothes.

INVASION

 Starbucks is everywhere and now here in Belgrade. This photo is of classic Serbian cakes in a local sweetshop...but look what is also offered...

GLORIOUS

 Every year in later spring, the linden trees bloom in all their glory and intoxicating scent. I just can't get enough of bith their magnificence and fragrance.

TRAVEL IN STYLE

 

For those of you who like to flaunt something really different at the airport, now about some Nikola Tesla luggage covers? And you don't even have to fly Air Serbia. 😜

SERBIAN BREAKFAST

 I love to go out for breakfast. Today I went with two friends to an old- school Serbian restaurant.  It serves classic dishes like moussaka, stews, a variety of soups like nettle soup, roast meats, and a score of other mouth-watering dishes. Few people go out for breakfast here or if they do, they look for a more western breakfast. Above you will see what I had:  yummy polenta made with a creamy cheese (not visible; melted!) and chunks of a kind of feta cheese.  Strong black coffee. One of my friends' feta cheese, two eggs, small salad, and Serbian sausages is just across the table.

BOTANICAL GARDEN

 Peeking through the iron railings thst cover one side of Belgrade's Botanical Garden, I caught this lovely scene. The wooden structure there is, I believe, birdhouses for sparrows.

GUARDIAN

 If you check MY POST FROM LAST SUNDAY, you will see that I warded off three young hooligans who were intending to steal some chocolate and 200 dinars from this sleeping homeless person. Today I see he has a new guardian; a plastic lion someone left there.

WHEN YOU NEED SOMETHING SWEET...

 Bad phone shot. My favorite café only serves coffee, tea, soft drinks,and some alcoholic ones. That didn't stop this fellow from dashing to the pastry shop across the street and returning with something sweet.

VINTAGE GLASS

 For photographers, 'vintage glass' could refer to an old but still useful lens. This glass is a flashback from my recent trip to Warsaw. I love this collection of this kind of vintage glass.

FEED YOUR INNER CHILD

 Walked the dog this evening and then sat in the little park adjacent to my building. This young man was really enjoying himself. He'd been swinging when I started my walk (I walked the dog for about half an hour) and then I sat and watched him for a half an hour before going home. Looked out the window about 15 minutes later--still at it. And the show ended when it started to rain. 

You have to feed your inner child.

I LIVE IN FEAR...

 

This was my fortune cookie's prediction....looking over my shoulder now, and of course upwards, too.  If I don't post for a while, you'll know why.