Let me invite you to another memory photo walk where the point is more on entrances as part of architecture and doors are more or less accessories. But there are other signs that life is good there.
My sister and friend took me on this walk soon after arriving in the capital of Slovenia, my city of origin. Apart from doors and assorted architecture you will see two primary schools, some anti-dog commercials and two notices that really brightened my day.
This walk around Bežigrad towards the northern part of Ljubljana called Ježica, where my mother used to play basketball, includes residential neighbourhood Bratovševa ploščad where I often visited friends. It was nice to be back. We also passed Danila Kumar Primary School, which was our rival school and I was glad to see it covered in happy colours and drawings. But then I just had to visit my own school too.
For the next two Thursdays Norm is on strike (pardon, holiday) so there will be no Thursday Doors on here either. See you again sooner or later.
First I bumped into this sign. Very neighbourly. “Beware of a vicious dog.” I think it’s a shitzu.
Then we went to the meadow where I used to walk our first dog. Many lucky people grow their own vegetables here.
Most of them live here, at the Bratovševa ploščad complex.
Here they filmed “Happiness on a Leash”, my favourite childhood film about a boy and a big black dog. There is a scene in which one dog is barking from each balcony. The boy tries to imagine it after his mother tells him to imagine if everybody in their building had a dog.
A typical entrance here, hydrangeas and all.
This was the first smile: A community “Block cinema” is organised outdoors with a building as the screen. Playing: “Bella and Sebastian”, a French film about a boy and a big white dog. “Bela” means white in Slovenian.
Smile no. 2: “The path of goodies” – A list of 23 neighbourhood farms with information on which produce they grow and sell on the spot. Most of them are along one road. Priceless!
“Beware of a wicked dog.” This is a dog centre mocking the anti-dog signs.
And this is Ms. Danila Kumar, a Partisan. She died at 23. This primary school is named after her. (Only now I’ve noticed: Is that a wallet on the floor?)
I like the feeling it gives.
This is the gym.
Children are all gone for the holidays.
Let’s continue: No door in sight but this is most definitely a vet.
Some assorted Ljubljana Bežigrad doors.
Another beware of dog sign lurking.
This one is different.
Oooops, I cut off the doors.
Better but here it’s not like in Italy. I had a feeling my camera is frowned upon.
Nothing if not consistent: our neighbour has the same sign on her garden door too. One long shitzu.
And finally, I had to go and see my own primary school too, named after the writer France Bevk. Colourful as well but check out these snowboard benches!! What a cool idea!
And here is the song and clip from Happiness on a Leash (Sreča na vrvici, English title: Hang on Doggy. Finnish title: Onko koiralle kotia?). Ahhh… as if it were a million years ago. (Actually, last year it celebrated its 40th birthday. Just like my sister.)
My favourite is #251 with the double round windows. If there is going to be a rounded architectural feature, it will strike a chord with me 🙂
However the photo with the hydrangea exploding in flowers made me envious. I am again having another summer of flowerless hydrangeas. I think I’m going to have to show your photo to my plants and read the riot act to these non-performers 🤨
Hihi, Joanne, that’s a great idea. Nothing like some good overseas peer pressure. 😀 What kind of climate do you have there? Could it be called continental? We have it in Ljubljana and they are always very happy. Thank you!
The problem with our weather is that it runs to extremes – very cold in winter (we saw -30C temperatures this year before the wind chill) and very hot in summer (so far this year we’ve seen 38C before the humidity is factored in).
I think the hydrangeas are having trouble surviving our winter. We don’t get the snow cover that other areas get to protect the plants from the harsh cold 😕
What a sweet-looking film and that scene with a dog on each balcony makes me laugh. So I guess you’ve always been a “dog person” then? 🙂 Nice dog theme in this post, too! “Onko koiralle kotia?” means “Is there a home for the dog?” Maybe I should try to look the film up in the local library 😉
Btw, how was it to walk past your primary school? Did it look smaller than you remembered? (Or have you been there many times as a grown-up?)
And also: neighborhood farms?! Really? Wow! Sounds amazing… 😋
Oh yes, SMSW, always! I love all my relatives’ dogs and wanted one so much and only got one (or better three) by accident when I was 30. I would be really surprised if you can this film anywhere in Finland. 😉 But I included this title just for you.
The school is very close, 5 minutes from my parents’ house, so I pass it often.
I have never visited any of these farms yet… but it’s great to know. Thank you!
Lots of nice doors but this week it’s the snowboard benches for the win!
“See you” in a few weeks 🙂
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Thank you, Norm. Enjoy your holiday, part one. See you soon in more ways than one. 🙂
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I really like the colorful buildings (and blue doors).
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Thank you, Dan! 🙂 Did you see my yesterday’s post too? I finally posted more photos of the waterfall which I promised you a year ago. 😉
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I’m still catching up. I was out all day yesterday and working on my garage today. I’ll get to it – thank you!
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Oh, no worries, I need to catch up as well. Today sister’s birthday party.
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I like the sign for the gym…I wonder if I’d seen it if I would have worked out that’s what it meant?
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My guess is yes, Emma. 🙂 It goes well in the concept of primary school. Thanks!
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My favourite is #251 with the double round windows. If there is going to be a rounded architectural feature, it will strike a chord with me 🙂
However the photo with the hydrangea exploding in flowers made me envious. I am again having another summer of flowerless hydrangeas. I think I’m going to have to show your photo to my plants and read the riot act to these non-performers 🤨
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Hihi, Joanne, that’s a great idea. Nothing like some good overseas peer pressure. 😀 What kind of climate do you have there? Could it be called continental? We have it in Ljubljana and they are always very happy. Thank you!
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The problem with our weather is that it runs to extremes – very cold in winter (we saw -30C temperatures this year before the wind chill) and very hot in summer (so far this year we’ve seen 38C before the humidity is factored in).
I think the hydrangeas are having trouble surviving our winter. We don’t get the snow cover that other areas get to protect the plants from the harsh cold 😕
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Ohh, I see! This sounds truly extreme. No wonder you’re such an extremist yourself. 😉 (At least in my view, in a good sense, of course.)
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hmmm – I wonder if there is an analogy in there about Canadians in general 🙂
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Great tour of your old stomping grounds! I like the port window in the door, and the snow board benches at your old school. Those are cool!
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Thank you, Deborah, thought so too. 🙂 Highly unexpected!
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Some nice doors there, but I love those skateboard seats – upcycling at its best.
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Thank you, Scooj, truly inventive.
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What a sweet-looking film and that scene with a dog on each balcony makes me laugh. So I guess you’ve always been a “dog person” then? 🙂 Nice dog theme in this post, too! “Onko koiralle kotia?” means “Is there a home for the dog?” Maybe I should try to look the film up in the local library 😉
Btw, how was it to walk past your primary school? Did it look smaller than you remembered? (Or have you been there many times as a grown-up?)
And also: neighborhood farms?! Really? Wow! Sounds amazing… 😋
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Oh yes, SMSW, always! I love all my relatives’ dogs and wanted one so much and only got one (or better three) by accident when I was 30. I would be really surprised if you can this film anywhere in Finland. 😉 But I included this title just for you.
The school is very close, 5 minutes from my parents’ house, so I pass it often.
I have never visited any of these farms yet… but it’s great to know. Thank you!
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