FIRST SNOW!

 It's been feeling like snow for days and now here it is, Belgrade's first snow came last night. 

CONNECTING

 This passageway connects two main streets in Belgrade, though from this photo you wouldn't know. There are a number of such passages here. Does your city have any?

SHY ACCORDIONIST?

 This was a hip shot and I was not looking at the fellow. He either noticed me and turned away, or just turned away anyhow and I could not see.

ROMA GIRL AND BABY

A young Roma girl poses for me with a baby. Her sister, brother, or someone else's; hard to say.

GRANDMA FLORIST

It may be soon winter, but this lady's flower stand reflects blooms of all seasons. I wonder whom she's texting.

THE LAST LEAVES

Big winds here have done their duty. Few leaves are left on the trees downstairs in the park. Winter's a-comin'.

WEAR YOUR HAT

 "Wear your hat" is advice I should keep repeating to myself. As soon as I go out when it is cold and windy, in less than 15 minutes I get a chill. And now, as a result, this is my second day in bed. Oh, woe, when will I ever learn?

ROW OF REDS

 While walking home yesterday, I saw these trees with such beautiful red leaves along the boulevard. 

TIRAMISU

 

A little celebration for a family member yesterday ended with this tiramisu that I shared. Fewer calories; less guilt.

SANTA'S HERE

 

This giant Santa stands at a mall near me. The equivalent of the price is around $3,000! If you have the money, do you have room for him? Click in the photo to enlarge. The dog is not for sale at any price! 

WHERE I ONCE WORKED.....

I've been absent a few days, editing my photos from a recent trip. No new local Belgrade shots!  I'll be going to Paris for ten days beginning of December and will visit some of my old haunts.  I think the most impressive place I ever worked was the First National City Bank on the Champs-Elysees. I had a job that literally paid peanuts, but the surroundings.... The building was built in 1930 but now houses a gallery of boutiques...sad.  Below is the main entrance in the background and the staircase leading to the first floor. To use my grandmother's expression, "If I had a nickel for every time I...." I'd be rich. And I remember on occasion accompanying someone down in the 'basement' where the bank's huge vault stood. READ ABOUT THE VAULT HERE  and have a laugh.