MUCH-LOVED, BUT FORGOTTEN

 A much-loved (by its appearance) teddy sits on a bench in the park....loved, but forgotten.

WASTED WATER

 You would think that the extreme heat here (and elsewhere in the world) would alert people to save water. Alas, no, we are too selfish and abuse its availability. This tap in a local park is in a lamentable state. Its better-looking faucet was removed because kids would put balloons on the end, fill them with water, and throw the balloons at each other. Sounds like fun, and  is, but they were not educated to pick up the burst balloons, which were scattered around for 'someone else' to pick up, or worse, for birds to swallow them. In the latter case, the popped and stringy rubber can get caught in a bird's or other animals digestive track and kill them. So, dare I say rightfully, the park people turned off the water and removed the taps. Not to be outdone, some enterprising parent of older kid fashioned a new tap, which is very hard to turn on and off, and often runs all the time. It saddens me to see water wasted.

JUST ONE YEAR OLDER

 Just noticed that the coffee I buy came into being just one year before I arrived in Belgrade. 

DOG-TIRED

 The 'L' on the first word and the 'ST' on the last are cut off because I couldn't frame the photo well. The words on this pet shop window mean Love, Friendship, and Responsibility. The dog, unfortunately, is a stray, but appears well-fed.

URBAN ABSTRACT

 

Abstract in red and yellow; that's it.

G.O.A.T.

 G.O.A.T. spells 'goat,' but this billboard pays homage to Novak Djoković, the tennis player whose wins make him the world' s Greatest Of All Time. Note the flag neck scarf and the tennis ball.

RETURN FROM VACATION

 This plane is heading to Belgrade from a southernly direction, perhaps from Greece, where probably some of its passengers spent their vacation. Not me, alas; I am going to India in a couple of months.

PEOPLE, NOT PROFIT!

Thanks to my friend Gorana for this photo, taken last evening at a huge march of people protesting the goverment's allowing Rio Tinto, a mining company, to destroy acres of land to extract lithium.

The sign reads "For a foreign country and profit, you would betray your country. Ask the people."

 

TOO HOT TO SIT

 Yesterday I showed a lucky frog lounging in the water. No such luck for any strollers todat. Too hot to sit.

WHERE I'D LIKE TO BE

 Would love to immerse myself in cool water like this frog.  (Forgot to credit my son for this photo!)

LOST

 Some child lost his toy. I remember as a child losing Whitey, my beloved small stuffed dog, in a movie theater about 12 miles from our house. My grandfather drove back and retrieved it. I was ever grateful. Hope this little guy makes it home.