WILTED PEONY

 It was pretty in pink, and now pretty in black and white. Peony season here is over.

HOME SWEET HOME

 This is 'Home sweet home' if you are a sparrow. A bird lover who lives near me 'built' this home from branches and twigs, since apparently sparrows love such a construction. I was only able to photograph one sparrow who was sitting on a branch; the others darted in and out too quickly.  If you can find it, you've got good eyes.

GOING UNDERGROUND

 I had to take the bus today to a doctor's appointment (routine check-up; all well!) and got off at a station I was not familiar with. It was on the opposite side of the highway to the clinic, so I had to use the underground passage which, like many here, is decorated with grafitti and tags.

SWEET ABSTRACT

 Always on the alert for photos....here's one that was in my line of view while at a cafe having coffee and a small (yes) dessert in Sremski Karlovci.

COLLECTION

 One of two windows with little figurines looking out. The modern one is obvious!

DETAILS OF THE PAST

 Another photo from a short day trip. Mementos of a bygone era.

POTTER

 A potter in his workshop in the small town of SREMSKI KARLOVCI.

PEONY LADY

 On the way back from a day trip, this lady sat across from me in the train. Multi-tasking:  holding her peony, reading a book, and checking her phone.

ROADSIDE MONUMENTS

 Belgrade's Ethnlogical Museum is a wonderful, informative place. I have been many times, but not for quite a while, and it has been improved. Featured above is a 'krajputash,' loosely translated as a roadsider. Here is what Wiki says:  (Apologies for the poor alignment.) 

 

Roadsiders are monuments placed by the side of the road, usually dedicated to fallen soldiers buried in distant countries or whose graves are unknown. They especially appeared after the First World War as a way of commemorating the victims of the family, and to remind all the inhabitants of the village and random passers-by about a life that ended prematurely.

There are most of them in western Serbia. As a rule, they have a simple shape, a rectangular section and a height between one meter and one and a half meters. On one side, an image or figure of the deceased is drawn or carved, and appropriate words of praise or thanks are carved on the sides."

NASTURTIUM

 I have a friend visiting from Poland and have little time for photos, although we are taking a short train trip to another town and I hope to thrill you with a decent one tomorrow.

This is a friend's nasturtium, which is in reality a beautiful shade of yellow, but I thought it looked good in black and white, too.

RECYCLED BEAUTY

 I've seen recycled tiles here and there about town filling in spaces where the sidewalk's surface has been damaged. Clever idea!