WEEKEND REFLECTION--tiny trees

Took this the other day in the morning of what must have been a very foggy night, and then another foggy day.

Linking to James' WEEKEND REFLECTION.

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Nature's paradox

Tiny raindrops have power

To make big trees small

SKYWATCH---crumbs, anyone?

In Cyrillic this sign reads Aca's Bakery (Atsa, phonetically written, is a nickname for Alexander.)  This bakery has been around for years and is extremely popular, serving high-quality cakes, cookies, breads, quiches, small pizzas, and sandwiches.

If you come to Belgrade, it's located on 25 Svetogorska Street, right downtown, not far from Saint Marko's church.  Well-worth the stop.

Linking to SKYWATCH.  

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Savory and sweet

Delights await you inside

Don't just walk on by 

La Dame en Bleu

I was shopping with a friend the other day when I spotted this woman in blue through the shop window.

Not quite my style, but I admire women who have the guts to dress like this.

And you?

The title is a reference to Michel Delville's 1973 film with Michel Piccoli and Lea Massari, which you can read about here.   It's a story about obsession....  Nothing good on Youtube!

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  Knight on a white horse

Elusive woman in blue

Vanish like rainbows

ABC WEDNESDAY "Z" is for "zaroon"

Bibi is never at a loss for admirers, so it wasn't a surprise when these two fellow from Dubai called for her to come over.  Being the attention seeker she is, she obliged.

Both fellow were visiting Belgrade for a few days, and were surprised to learn I'd just passed through Dubai.

I was at a loss for a Z today, so I googled 'Arabic words that begin with Z' and came up with 'zaroon', which means 'visitor'.  I love Google...


Linking to
ABC WEDNESDAY.

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Faraway places
Can be closer than we think
If we look around

Mindfulness....

Mindfulness means fully living in the present; concentrating and focusing your attention on what is around you.

While making a salad the other day, I became aware how beautiful this red bell pepper was, plopped amidst the cucumber peelings in my sink.  I watched the water flow over it, creating little splashes.

Do you ever take time to appreciate what some might feel are insignificant things?

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Red, juicy, and proud

Amidst green discarded peels

Waiting for my knife 

Christmas is coming....

It's time for Christmas Round Two. Serbs celebrate Christmas on January 7th, according to the Julian calender, and so tonight is Christmas Eve.  Oak branches as above are being sold all over, since on Christmas morning they are burned (sort of like a Yule log), and while they do, people say, "As many sparks, as much money." (Toliko žara, toliko para.)

Merry Christmas or Srećan Božić to all of you who celebrate tonight and tomorrow.

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Christmas morning dawns

Crackling burning oak branches

Each spark is a coin

 

Shadow Shot Sunday and Sunday Bridges!

A double-header.

Am linking to Louis La Vache's SUNDAY BRIDGES and to SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY.

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Two silhouettes cross

Silently over a shadow

Of a wooden bridge

 

SKYWATCH

An early morning shot of the Victor statue in Kalemegdan and the Bridge On Ada.

See other skies on SKYWATCH.

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Always gazing west

Not able to turn around

And see what's behind  

Do Blondes Have More Fun?

Some of you are old enough to remember Clairol's advertising slogans "Do Blondes Have More Fun?" or "Only her hairdresser knows for sure."

I guess this girl figured purple-haired girls have more fun.

(A quick shot from across the street....)

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Hair of this color

Nature never intended

It's fun for New Year's

ABC WEDNESDAY "Y" is for "Yams"

Maybe not an exciting post, but it is for me. Yams had never been available here until fairly recently.  Many Chinese immigrants in Serbia now grow them, along with a whole slew of other 'exotic' vegetables.

Yum and Yay for Yams.

See other Ys on Mrs. Nesbitt's ABC WEDNESDAY.

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Nothing tastes better

Than something you haven't had

In quite a while   

And they're off!!

 

And no, they're not late.  Santa Claus doesn't come here on  Christmas, but rather for New Year's.  (And anyway, even if he did, Serbs celebrate according to the Serbian Orthodox Calendar, which makes it on January 7th.)

These Santas sprinted down Belgrade's main downtown street last Sunday.

I've posted other photos on Flickr, which you can see if you click here.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

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We like to believe

Tomorrow will be better

It's what we make it