A different kind of dragon

Skywatch plus Dragon hunt

The sky tonight was full of curious clouds.







Well, Melli has called for a dragon hunt but the creatures seemed to be in short supply lately so I told her I didn't have any to show. But then dragons started to appear all over the sky as if they knew it was time for a Skywatch post. It does take a little imagination to see them but...

More dragons

I have added a closer view of one of the fellas



Just when I thought I was done with the dragons in the city centre I came across these boxes. Having no idea what this was about I approached and found out they are apparently doing some excavations in the area to make underground containers for collecting waste. If you click to enlarge you'll be able to see pictures of dragons on the boxes...

More dragons

Finding dragons in a city whose symbol is a dragon is not easy at all. However, there are a few along the river bank...





Yes, this is one and the same photo (taken with the snapper so excuse less than perfect depth of field) but I wanted to present it in different ways... which one do you prefer?

Ruby Tuesday

Phew, this is becoming addicting... but it's time for another Ruby Tuesday post with a picture of something red. As always, RT is hosted by the teach of Work of the Poet.



a cheerful sight in a street of derelict old buildings

Morning scavengers

Do you see them? The pair of rascals hopping up and down this concrete monstrosity which some smart-ass once thought would embellish a neighbourhood?

Teenagers occasionally gather there after dark to do whatever it is the youth are wont to do. They don't usually stay very long but they sometimes leave stuff behind: cigarette butts, empty beer cans, food leftovers... and the crows, being the clever birds they are, know that all too well.

Dragons

Since dragons appear to be in demand in the blogosphere these days, I have decided to repost one of my earlier entries from this blog.

This verdigris-coated creature stands proudly along with three others of his kind, each occupying one side of the bridge called, how appropriately, The Dragon Bridge.

Dragon is a symbol of Ljubljana. There are a few legends as to why this is the case.

According to some, the legend of the dragon is connected to St. George, the patron of the Castle Chapel, usually depicted as slaying a dragon.

A more intriguing myth involves Jason and the Argonauts. After taking the Golden Fleece, or so the story has it, Jason and the Argonauts, running away from the pursuers, wandered into the estuary of the Danube. Having had no other option, they continued up the Danube and the Sava and eventually the Ljubljanica all the way to its source. There they disassembled the Argo and carried it on foot to the shores of the Adriatic Sea where they reassembled the ship and proceeded with their journey. Along the way they came across a huge lake and a swamp where a ferocious monster lived. Jason killed the monster and founded a settlement nearby, which got to be known as Aemona and subsequently Ljubljana (Laibach/Luwigana). The swamp monster later took the role of a dragon.

There is evidence of human presence in this area since the Bronze Age. There is no evidence whatsoever of the presence of a swamp monster or any suchlike creature. If they could speak, I wonder what these bronze-cast dragons guarding the bridge would have to say on that matter?