COME LIVE AT THE US EMBASSY

 These are the buildings (foreground, not the higher-risers in the back) of the former US Embassy in Belgrade. Years back a stipulation came into vigor that US embassies have to be a certain distance from the street, so its present location is much farther away and set back....surrounded by a seemingly impenetrable wall. Little chance of getting a photo of that.  I tried to find a photo online, but they are non-existent or else blurred out.  Sign of the times, maybe, but most other major embassies I googled have photos.

Anyway, now the old embassy is a luxury apartment building...

ALIEN ATTACK

 Maybe I should have saved this for April 1st Theme Day. But I am running out of photos...

LAST SUNSET BEFORE HOME...

Last sunset from our stay at Mount Pancic in the Kopaonik Mountain range. See other skies on SKYWATCH

LOVE ME, LOVE MY DOG

...even on the slopes. Spotted on a recent getaway from Belgrade.

KOPAONIK MOUNTAIN RANGE

Yesterday I wrote we are currently at Pancic Peak of the Kopaonik Mountain Range (2017 meters). Here is a view of part of the Kopaonik Range from where we are. We have snow, of course.

Green Stomatolite?

Here I am skiing (well, not me, but friends) at Pancic Peak in the Kopaonik Mountain Range here in Serbia. This is a popular resort and we are avoiding crowds, restaaurants (yes, they're open....) and rented a house on the outskirts. My days are spent walking my dog and theirs and enjoying the scenery. I am not a rock hound, but do like to pick up pretty ones, like the one in the photo. A friend who is a rock nut tells me that it is some sort of stromatolite abd could be around 2 billion years old. Makes me feel young. Anyone know for sure what it is?

SKYWATCH--light play in new belgrade

 

Looking across the river from Kalemegdan Park again toward New Belgrade.  I liked the atmosphere and the lights.

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THE DINOSAURS ARE HERE TO STAY

  Kalemegdan is one of my favorite places to walk. Full of history, well laid-out, great views of the confluence of the rivers Sava and Danube.

A number of years back this exhibit of dinosaurs was set up. I thought it was temporary, but it has expanded.  Kalemegdan Park is becoming Jurassic Park. 

YOU SHOOT THEM, I SHOOT YOU...

 Yesterday we saw that spring is in the air, and apparently so are weddings. I imagine this was a pre-wedding informal shoot.

I shoot you, you shoot them.

SPRING IS SPRINGING

 It had to happen, whether you thought it would or not, given the sad state of world affairs.

Blossoms!  They seemed to have popped out of their branches overnight.

Keep 'em comin'.

THEME DAY MARCH: Mirrors

 Ah, what to do for mirrors? I thought of going surreal, inspired by Man Ray et al. but been there-done that.

Then inspiration hit me!  I believe I am going to downsize....tired of lugging my one or two DSLRs plus weighty lenses around. I am looking at a mirror-less camera and will decide soon.  I could buy an adapter and use my lenses on the lighter mirror-less, but then the bulk would be pretty much the same, so I will probably go for a Nikon Z50 bundle I saw. I have heard Z60 is better, but I never, ever do video so I don't care.

Any of you folks downsized to 'something else' recently?

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