WEEKEND REFLECTION--Yugonostalgia

A literal reflection in the window of this bar whose name is "Kafana SFRJ", which stands for the Social Federal Republic of Yugoslavia," which has split into several countries from Yugoslavia's former republics.(A kafana is like a restaurant, usually with home-cooked food, nothing fancy.)

It's also a figurative reflection of times past. You can see a bust of former President of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito.  A feeling of Yugonostalgia is alive and well here, since reforms have only led the country into an economic crisis, and the days of gentler living are nearly gone.  (Remember, Yugoslavia was always an unaligned country not a Soviet Bloc one.)

Daily Haiku

Look in the mirror

Of times gone, not to return

For better or worse

SKYWATCH--The Walking Dead?

Using my fisheye here.  This young skeleton has chosen to cross when the light is green and within the crosswalk.  It was Sunday and this street is deserted, a rare sight during the week.

Daily Haiku

Bareness of the streets

Stripped of everyday traffic

A carcass picked clean 

See other skies on SKYWATCH.

Care to dance?

 

 

Funny how often a disappointment turns out to be something good.  The other night I was to meet friends at what I thought would be an offbeat bar/restaurant, but simply said, it turned out to be a dump....  And so we moved down the street to Mikser House, unique creative space fusing a designers’ shop, restaurant/bar,  and a space for exhibitions, talks, workshops, parties, festivals and other creative activities. Since it opened in 2012, it has become a hotspot of creative and cultural activities and has helped revive the area of Belgrade known as Savamala.

We stumbled upon a dance club, who apparently rent the space every Tuesday night.  Classic dancing, tango, waltz, etc.  We enjoyed ourselves more than we had in a long time, just watching everyone.  

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Gracefully gliding

 As one across the floor

So sensually

ABC WEDNESDAY "H" is for "Ha, ha"

I think the people who put this ad right over the bus's gear box had a sense of humor.

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

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Hot, tired faces

Stare blankly out the windows

Of the city bus 

  

It's raining just dogs....

Actually, today it's not raining at all; gorgeous weather, blue skies, a bit brisk.

Snapped this little girl and her doggie umbrella the other weekend in Kikinda, Serbia.

Someone else probably has a cat umbrella.

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Rain falls soft and fine

Awakens sleeping flowers

Spring is very near 

Last of the season

At these delicious cabbage rolls at my friend's place the other day.  Winter is drawing to an end, and so is her homemade supply of sour cabbage.  These cabbage rolls are called sarma here, and are filled usually with a mixture of seasoned ground meat and rice.  That's sour cream, a hot pepper, and horseradish that you see on the plate, too.

Daily Haiku

Smells from the kitchen

Anticipation of food

Make my mouth water 

SUNDAY BRIDGES--golden and cold

The Sava River, spanned by Branko's Bridge in the photo, take on a golden hue in this night shot.  It was a chilly evening, too, even on the shore, and I didn't envy the boaters.

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

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Lonesome rowboat floats

On a ribbon glowing gold

Down into darkness

 

THEME DAY--People in the street

Theme day again!  We're into the third month of 2014....

Snapped this photo of a motley group of people across the street from me waiting for the light to change.

(With my camera, I always have something to do while waiting for the light to change...)

See other people around the world right here.

Daily Haiku

Tall, short, fat, skinny

People come in all sizes

No two are alike

(okay, identical twins are...)

  

SKYWATCH--the last grays of winter?

I liked the layering in this photo. I hope the grays of winter will soon be behind us.

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We see only gray

Be it fog, mist, smog, pollution

Gray is so much more

See other skies on SKYWATCH.

Prince Michael

Here is Prince Michael Obrenovic whose statue I have shown you before.The building to his left is being finished; office space and possibly apartments, while the scaffolding behind him is for work being done on the National Museum.

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Once famous leaders

Gone and almost forgotten

Have streets named for them

 

 

ABC WEDNESDAY--"G" is for "garden"

This little house is tucked into a garden between two much larger buildings. I have a feeling it's still home to someone.

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

DAILY HAIKU

A place in my heart

Where my soul yearns to go

Is where I call home