SKYWATCH--Syma-trees

These two trees don't form a real symmetry, but thought they were close enough, along with the two benches below.  Chestnut trees, with those conical blossoms. My mother and I used to call them 'ice cream cone' trees, since they reminded us of Dairy Queen's soft-serve ice cream.

See other skies on SKYWATCH.

Daily Haiku

White chestnut blossoms

Remind me of ice cream cones

Fragrant vanilla   

The disembodied hand

Ah, a disembodied hand like the disembodied arm I showed you before.

The juice looks good, doesn't it?

Daily Haiku

"Piano fingers"

My mother used to tell me

But I never learned

  

ABC WEDNESDAY--"O" is for "original"

This has to be one of the more original gift packs I've seen.  These 'sausages' are actually dark chocolate made to look like sausages.

I like sausages...but I like chocolate better.  The price is 860 dinars, which comes out to just a little over $10.00  (US).

Daily Haiku

Melting dark and sweet

With hazelnuts or just plain

Chocolate's my vice

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

Kids

Balloons, a piece of clover, lead figures....  What interested you as a kid?

Daily Haiku

Caught up in the rush

Oh, for the simplicity

Of childhood days

The moss beside the stairs

Another one of my little Minox Classic 5.1 shots.  Stairs in Kalemegdan Park, looking very vintage, but then again, they are!

Daily Haiku

The old monk was asked,

How did you cross the mountain?

"One step at a time." 

Shadow Shot

Not a colorful post for Easter, but I wish those who celebrate the holiday a Joyous Easter.

This fellow plays almost every day on Knez Mihailova.

See other shadows on Shadow Shot Sunday.

Daily Haiku

Lost in his own world

Strumming tunes on his guitar

Hoping for handout  

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS--a slice of the old

A new building on Sremska Street reflects an older one across the way.

See other reflections on James' WEEKEND REFLECTIONS.

Daily Haiku

Not gone, just hidden 

Our past lurks inside us

Waits to resurface

SKYWATCH--meditating at the tower

Meditating at Nebojsa's Tower." This photo was taken a couple of weeks ago; these days it's been cold, rainy....brrrr.

Daily Haiku

Soggy, cold, and wet

Trudging through the metropolis

Toward a warmer spring  

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Spring sparrow

I'm a bit late on this one, since the blossoms in this tree are all but gone.  The sparrow is the mascot  of Belgrade, and this little fellow looks quite proud and happy among these flowers. 

A legend linked to this small bird says that during the Ottoman siege of Belgrade in the 15th century a sparrow was found shot in the heart with two arrows. Since then, it has been said that Belgrade is as indestructible as the sparrow. The bird was chosen as the symbol of Belgrade because it is small but capable of soaring to great heights, and thus stands for the Belgrade spirit.


 However, in recent years, Belgrade's sparrow population has dropped dramatically.

Daily Haiku

Tiny bird, brown, white  

Soaring high, fast, dynamic

Is now endangered

 

ABC WEDNESDAY--"N" is for "No more"

A sad sight for me. Plato bookstore has been here just about as long as I have.  It's been closed down now, for accumulated debts, and you can read about it if you click right here. Word is that it will be made into a theater; let's see.  Don't you just love the pillar on the right?  I hope this facade remains.

See other N's on ABC WEDNESDAY.

Daily Haiku

Soon to be no more

  I find myself thinking of

Ozymandias

Tiny Pink

I'm no botanist, so I don't know what these tiny flowers are, but they're pretty.

Daily Haiku

 Out of the darkness

Often emerges beauty

Suffer through hard times