SITTING IN ZRENJANIN

 

From my archives. It's cold and icy outside and I am afraid of slipping and falling....

AN UNKNOWN SAMARITAN

 The sign on a sidewalk above an overpass reads "Careful!  Slippery!".  And it was. I gingerly ventured out, holding onto the orange railing and armed with my hiking stick. I took a mini-slip and cautiously turned around and went back.

Ever grateful to this kind but unknown samaritan.

SHALL WE DANCE?

 Went to get some photos framed the other day. I hadn't been to my framer in a long time, since I am running out of wall space....  This is a new building that had been under construction since my last visit to my framer and it is now finished, though not occupied yet. Its wavy lines recalled THE DANCING HOUSE in Prague. Perhaps a distant cousin (wink).

CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK....OF ICE

 Nippy this morning on my dog walk!  Our nearby park has several sources of water and are frozen solid. Except of course for one place. I imagine some kids broke the ice last night, scattering pieces everywhere like shattered glass.  I liked this chunk. It looks like a very large diamond....

HAPPINESS ON A GRAY WINTRY DAY

 Cold, gray, and almost gloomy. However my day is brightened by a humble and 'bien fait' Camembert. No doubt upcoming days will be cheerful too, since in addition to this particular cheese, my son brought me back three others from a ski trip to France. Et un saucisson. Quel bonheur!

P.S. Actually there are two local shops that import French cheese.

ACCIDENTAL CANINE ART

 It's been really cold, so haven't taken my camera out much, especially since I have two dogs in charge (returning my granddaughter's dog today) and it isn't easy to stop for a photo when I've got to keep one eye on the pups.

I decided to do some abstracts, and this  is one of them, created by my own dog, Madhu. It's what's left over from her rawhide chewie.

URBAN MUSHROOM

I brought this boy inside with some of its surrounding foliage....I found it around the corner but had neither camera nor phone with me. I'm going to replant it where it was growing. And of course I can't locate my mushroom book and chart, so if anyone can identify it, let me know.

ONCE AGAIN, WITH STYLE

 I posted this dashing guard at Jodhpur's Mehrangarh Fort a while back, and yesterday came upon another photo. He seems to be eyeing the lady on the phone....I am still loving his mustache. 

THREE PEARS

 I must admit that I do not eat enough fruit. My son went skiing with his family and left me three pears and some other perishables which might go bad if not eaten.  He said the pears were delicious.

Now there are just two left and they will be gone soon, as they really are delicious!

SKYWATCH --autumn colors in winter

 Taken around 7:30 a.m. from my terrace. I loved the lighting and the autumn colors, but now the lighting has changed and it all looks dreary!

See other skies on SKYWATCH.

CONFUCIUS SAID AND WE FORGOT

Confucius, 551 to 479 BC, is considered the paragon of Chinese sages. Here is his  state in front of the Chinese Cultural Center in New Belgrade. His teachings emphasized personal and governmental morality, harmonious social relationships, righteousness, kindness, sincerity, and a ruler's responsibility to lead by virtue.

Most of our world leaders would do well to heed to his teachings, especially the one now elected president along with his crones in my birth country.