I GET LOTS OF COMMENTS....

 I get lots of comments when people see my keychain, and what it says is very true since many of my street photos are from the hip and chop off various body parts, while still retaining good composition, feeling, haha.

MIDNIGHT URBAN STILL LIFE

 A late-night shot taken by phone when I went on my last dog walk of the day. I love the colors and for some reason, I think EDWARD HOPPER would  have, too.

HEY! ANOTHER ONE!

I found another mushroom/toadstool while out walking. All alone it was and someone had already picked it, then tossed it. From my searching on the Internet, it appears to be a Dark Fieldcap. Well-named! It may be edible, but Internet says to avoid it, since it can be mistaken for a poisonous variety.  And I want to keep on blogging....

Etymology

Not all fieldcap fungi occur in open fields, and the Dark Fieldcap is definitely a mushroom of field margins, hedgerows, woodlands and other shady places near trees. 'Fieldcap' is derived from Agro-, of fields, and -cybe, head or cap, and is therefore a direct translation of the generic name Agrocybe. The specific epithet erebia simply means 'dark'.

Identification guide

Cap 4 to 7cm across, hemispherical becoming broadly umbonate; the mid to dark brown cap surface usually pales somewhat towards the margin but does not fade, as other fieldcaps do, at maturity.

TOADSTOOL

 It\s been wet. I came across this toadstool today.  I used to think that toadstools should not be eaten at all, but that certain mushrooms can be eaten, so I\ve always used the former for those you'd only eat once...  Since |I am not sure if this one is poisonous or not, it's a toadstool for me!

PLUS ÇA CHANGE, PLUS C'EST LA MÊME CHOSE

I came to Belgrade, Yugoslavia in 1977 and now it is Belgrade, Serbia. I knew virtually no Serbian, but had had a half a year of Russian at UCLA. There are some similarities, which helped me with Serbian.

As the French say, PLUS ÇA CHANGE, PLUS C'EST LA MÊME CHOSE and it is true for many things here, including the Institute for Foreign Languages, still at the same address when I  attended classes here. I didn't stay long though, since at that time the teaching method was so uninspiring, so I just hung out with friends, got a good grammar book, and here I am now fluent.  I imaagine now though, despite the still antiquated appearance of the entrance, that they must be doing something right to have lasted all these years.

MINOX AND ME

 Yes, I know it should read 'Minox and I, but I felt the need for alliteration. Once again I was downtown with my tiny camera. I've been really under the weather the past few days, so don't have much to offer today.

THEME DAY APRIL 2025---STRIPES

 Stripes it is for our April City Daily Photo Theme Day and this yummy cake is my contribution. Here is a piece of my grandson's layered chocolate cake for you...actually for me.

See what others have done with stripes by clicking RIGHT HERE.

FOGGY

 A view of two tall buildings in New Belgrade, taken across the river in Old Belgrade. I love fog.

MORE CHEERFUL

 My post yesterday was so dark, both figuratively and in reality. Here's one more from my baby Minox DCC 5.1, which is more cheerful.

FOREBODING

 Maybe it's the state of the world that affects me now, particularly in my home country. Everything seems dark and ominous. Clearer skies come soon, but I am not so sure.

(Another shot from my baby Minox DCC 5.1).

NEAR THE MARKET

 I have seen this woman frequently in different seasons, seated in the same place near a large open market. She doesn't seem to be asking for anything; just sitting.