ABC WEDNESDAY--"X" is for "Христос се роди"

Tonight is Christmas Eve in many countries, but here in Serbia that day will  be on January 6th, since Serbs celebrate Christmas on January 7th according to the Orthodox Church calendar.

On that day, Serbs wish each other "Христос се роди" or "Christ is born".  In English, we often abbreviate  Christmas as 'Xmas', the 'X' standing for the Greek  letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός which comes into English as "Christ".

Wishing all of you who celebrate Christmas, no matter when, a Merry Christmas, and to those of you who celebrate other end-of-year holidays, I wish you very Happy Holidays.

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

Silhouettes in the fog

'twas a foggy morning the other day and I caught these fellows hanging out in Kalemegdan Park, perhaps waiting for the fog to lift to get a view of New Belgrade on the other side of the river.

"Moskva schnit"

Hotel Moskva's famous cake, the "Moskva Schnit" (schneet) turned 40 last November.  Where was I?  Obviously oblivious to that fact, since #1 I spent a large part of that month sick as a dog, and #2 I don't eat cake hardly at all.

If you click here and can read Serbian, you can read about its history from when it was invented in 1974.  Even if you don't know Serbian, you can see photos of the 40th anniversary at the hotel, attended of course by its creator, Anica Džepina, now retired.

You might remember this post of mine from 2008.

SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY--from across the street

Drizzling a few evenings ago as I caught these walkers in front of Belgrade's City Hall from the other side of the street.

See other shadows on SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY.

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS--the universe?

Now that I see this puddle reflection larger(actually two puddles, one without a reflection), it now looks to me like the surface of some planet with another galaxy in the dark sky (sidewalk!) behind it.

See other reflections on James' WEEKEND REFLECTIONS.

SKYWATCH--Pretty in pink...and blue

Belgrade's Bridge on Ada, with the former concentration camp watchtower in the foreground.

See other skies on SKYWATCH.

Walking the line...

Not really walking the line, but I needed a title....

ABC WEDNESDAY--"W" is for "wee"

I have a Scottish friend who often uses the word 'wee'.  This little Yorkie definitely fits the definition of 'wee'.

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

Sharing....

If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're the only ones that'll help - the only ones.

John Steinbeck

Still life

A short while ago when I was laid up with a bad virus, I took this photo with my little Minox Dcc 5.1 camera.

You might recognize this garlic from my post the other day.

SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY--In the rain

The other day, in the rain.....

See other shadows on SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY.