ABC WEDNESDAY "B" is for " bršljan"

" Bršljan" (BURSH-lyan) is the Serbian word for "ivy," and it's perfect for today's ABCWEDNESDAY.   These shots were taken of two different houses, but each appears to be lived in. Ivy is really desctructive for walls, though...

Twins

These two ladies live across the street from me, and I often see them out on their balcony. They're always neat as a pin (ok, as pinS!), not a hair out of place. This time they were out watching the weekly demonstration that takes place every Friday...protesting the current government, of course. No end in sight, so I'll be seeing a lot more of them.

MONDAY MURALS--The Mermaid

A mermaid sadly surrounded by plastic bottles...

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SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY -- Turret

There are a number of turrets on corners of older buildings here, and I find them fascinating. Would like to live in one....

This one was rather ordinary looking, but it made for a nice shadow.

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WEEKEND REFLECTIONS--Staint-Remy-de-Provence

Short on local reflections and this is a baaad phone photo. Bear with me.

Beautiful cafe facade in Saint-Remy-de-Provence where I traveled recently.

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SKYWATCH--Friday Harbor, Washington

Running short on local skies, so here is one from my friends' place in Washington state. I'll be visiting them again soon!

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Bread and buns

There's a chain of bakers in town called Lebovski, perhaps referring to the cult film "The Great Lebowski," but also because the Serbian word for 'bread' is 'hleb,' often said rapidly as '  'leb.'

In any case, they make terrific bread. Here's their site, only in Serbian, if you'd like to have a read/look.

ABC WEDNESDAY: "A" is for "Alone, but not bored...."

This little old lady was deeply engrossed in a crossword puzzle, and didn't notice I was taking her photo. I love  how she daintily holds her cigarette.

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Urban still life

I have a whole section of my photo files entitled Urban Still Life...and here is one spotted just yesterday.

Happy School

I think this is a  high school...not sure who painted this jazzy mural, but it's an eyecatcher.

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SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY--Where'd my human go?

Sorry, I just couldn't resist this. Of course the  black figure is not really a shadow (but there ARE shadows in the picture!)

It looks like a shadow wondering where his human went...

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