The beer garden

Cell phone photo again in a nearby beer garden. Yes, that's a glass of wine. I am unconventional.

See other reflections on James' WEEKEND REFLECTION.

  NOTE:  The theme for September for City Daily Photo bloggers is "Pink."  To participate, link your post on September 1 to the CDP theme day page.

SKYWATCH--the sun sets, literally and figuratively

Many people, young and old, gather to watch the sunset from Kalemegdan Park.

The sun sets today on the fifth anniversary of my husband's passing.

See other skies on SKYWATCH.

NOTE:  The Theme Day for September is PINK.  If you're participating, check in on September 1st at the City Daily Photo Portal.

Back to school....

Not quite time for school yet, but September is just around the corner. 

Are you or someone you know ready for 'school'?  (The word 'ranac' on the board means 'backpack.')

NOTE:  The theme for September for City Daily Photo bloggers is "Pink."  To participate, link your post on September 1 to the CDP theme day page.

ABC WEDNESDAY--"F" is for "floating"

Aren't these gorgeous?  They're not really floating, of course, but rather suspended on wires stretched across the width of an outdoor cafe downtown.

See other F's on ABC WEDNESDAY.

The Pink Lady II

You might remember this lady that I showed you about a year ago. She's still around, and still dressing in pinks and reds.  She seems to be a bit overcome with the intense heat we've been having.

Primary Colors

There they were:  the primary colors, rolling along to and from the city of Pancevo, near Belgrade.

SUNDAY BRIDGES--at night

If you saw yesterday's post, this is Branko's Bridge, which appeared in the distance.  And in the background is Belgrade's newest bridge, the Bridge on Ada (island).

See other bridges on Louis La Vache's SUNDAY BRIDGES.

WEEKEND REFLECTION--contemplation

A hot summer evening.  What is this young man thinking about?

See other reflections on James' WEEKEND REFLECTION.

SKYWATCH--just black, with a little piece of moon

 The title says it all!

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SKYWATCH.

When I was a child, albeit older than my grandson, Luka, pictured here, my grandfather taught me this poem by Robert Louis Stevenson:

My Shadow

By Robert Louis Stevenson 1850–1894

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,

And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.

He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;

And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.

The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow—

Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow;

For he sometimes shoots up taller like an india-rubber ball,

And he sometimes gets so little that there's none of him at all.

He hasn't got a notion of how children ought to play,

And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way.

He stays so close beside me, he's a coward you can see;

I'd think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me!

One morning, very early, before the sun was up,

I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;

But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head,

Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.

ABC WEDNESDAY--"E" is for "eye-catching"

 I just had to get this lady's photo.  She's selling cabbages and other vegetables on the open market near me.  If you've been reading my blog recently, the temperatures have been really high, and one folk remedy for the heat is to place a cabbage leaf on your head....  It has a cooling effect, so they say. Same holds true for nursing mothers who are experiencing bouts of mastitis....though you place the cabbage leaf elsewhere.

See other E's on ABC WEDNESDAY.