Zipping along on an ice rink of one of Belgrade's squares, set up for the holidays. Remember which square? It's this one, although the larger figure is gone....
Gypsies do a fair amount of recycling here in the city, and after New Year's there's lots of paper to pick up. This fellow even managed to find some seasonal oilcloth to use as a seat cover.
My cyberfriend, Gaelyn, of GEOGYPSY is hosting a New Year's party....I've been too busy these days to give it a real go as far as a costume and accompanying story, but hope that she will forgive me if I just participate with this pink feather mask I saw (and wanted but did not buy) on Knez Mihailova street.
How's this for red? You may remember my other post from last October, which was also a dentist's dream. I think these are even stickier.
In the background on the hill stands the newly-constructed Avala Tower that was leveled during the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999. If you want a little souvenir of it, you can buy one of these.
It was just above freezing late the other night when I walked with my friend downtown. We passed this elderly man selling flowers and couldn't resist. She bought one of his fresh bouquets and I bought a dried arrangement. 
"Xerasia" is defined as a 'condition of the hair characterized by dryness and brittleness.'
Former president of Yugoslavia Jospi Broz Tito keeps a close eye on this electrician climbing his ladder to change a light bulb.
Merry Christmas to many of you. My little traveling companion, Radovan, picked some words from my mixed-up assortment of Magnetic Poetry to make a message for today. Enjoy the moment. Must say that I bought the arrangement in the basket from a lady on the market whose son is now making them...he lost his job as an electrical engineer, and jobs are scarce...
It's possible he's squinting because he forgot his glasses, but maybe it was because it was so sunny. 90+ degrees (32c) yesterday......
