Bucharest, Romania

Day after Easter: sketching around the apartments with colored pencils and ink.

Usual for Easter in Bucharest, the city emptied out completely, everyone going to the mountains for the long weekend. Very few cars around, and was a nice quiet weekend and Monday off. However, for those who stayed in town it was really nice, because the weather was good and the flowers were out.

On Monday, we thought about going down to the park or somewhere, but decided to just walk around the blocks of flats with the dog and do some sketching around the neighborhood. We came across a number of pink and purple Lilac flowers on trees. Also came across these two elderly russian or russian-style cars having their after-Easter chat.
















I was sketching this amazing purple Lilac tree, when I noticed that Febe was staring like a zombie at this cat who was busy ignoring her. Shortly thereafter, the cat assumed this "lizard" poze, and sat staring zombie-like back. We also found this more cultivated garden. The plastic bottles are actually little greenhouses for roses, and they really work. The fences for the gardens are lined with old rebar, with a bent stick at the top. Halfway through the sketch, an elderly lady came out and asked us if I was "measuring" her garden; we said no and asked her if it was ok to include her, and she said ok, but continued to watch us.
















The little playground, where a grandfather was pushing kids on the swing, and some others were sitting, or looking into the trees.