Anja's days in Novi Sad

Today, Wednesday 7 October

1. 7:40amBed warm but the light is already grey
2. 9:25amPorch coffee, the rain started before the cup cooled
3. 1:15pmWalked to the market and came back with only bread
4. 4:50pmRiver so high the steps were under water

On her mind: Fog on fruška gora hasn’t lifted since monday

Tuesday 6 October

1. 7:40amRain on the window glass looks like winter already
2. 9:10amFound one tomato under the basil and ate it straight
3. 2:25pmRiver cold enough to make my teeth ache but stayed in
4. 6:05pmSat on the porch and watched the first leaves fall
5. 10:45pmFog on the mountain makes the city feel smaller tonight

Monday 5 October

1. 7:45amBed so warm I keep hitting snooze
2. 10:12amCoffee on the porch, pigeons cooing under the overhang
3. 1:40pmTomatoes already need tying again, leaves looking thirsty
4. 5:05pmSwam in the danube, water still almost summer warm
5. 10:30pmFirst snow falling on fruška gora, switched the lamp off to watch

Sunday 4 October

1. 7:15amBed still warm, first snow dusting the balcony
2. 9:40amPulled tomatoes inside before the fog reached them
3. 1:20pmSwam downstream till the current turned
4. 7:05pmPorch too loud with rain to hear anything else
5. 10:30pmWindow open so I could watch the snow keep falling

Saturday 3 October

1. 7:45amRain clouds took an hour to cross the fields
2. 1:20pmSwam until my fingers wrinkled in the danube
3. 5:10pmSat on the porch listening to the quiet after rain
4. 10:30pmFog rolled down fruška gora before sleep

Friday 2 October

1. 7:30amLay listening while rain built slow over the fields
2. 12:15pmSwam quick in the danube before the cold set in
3. 5:40pmFog hung low on fruška gora all through the tram ride
4. 10:10pmStayed on the porch after the rain finally stopped

Thursday 1 October

1. 7:45amRain took an hour to reach from the village fields
2. 11:20amCoffee by the open window cooled too quick today
3. 3:10pmDanube swim left hair smelling like the river mud
4. 8:30pmFog on fruška gora looked thicker than usual tonight

Wednesday 30 September

1. 7:45amRain arrived slow across the fields outside
2. 12:30pmDanube swim felt like summer again for an hour
3. 4:50pmSat on the porch as the rain came back
4. 9:00pmFog settled on fruška gora by dark

Tuesday 29 September

1. 7:45amWatched the sky darken over the plain an hour out
2. 12:10pmCoffee cooled fast on the porch with the rain
3. 3:40pmSwam in the danube until the current tired me
4. 10:05pmFog on fruška gora made the whole evening still

Monday 28 September

1. 7:45amRain coming slow across the fields from the east
2. 12:20pmFog clinging to fruška gora through the afternoon
3. 5:10pmSat on the porch until the rain reached the city
4. 10:30pmThe danube was colder than expected this late in september

Sunday 27 September

1. 7:40amWatched the sky darken the same way it did at home
2. 12:15pmSwam out past the buoys until the current tugged back
3. 5:30pmPorch stayed dry while the rain reached the hill first
4. 10:05pmFruška gora stayed hidden under the low cloud all evening

Saturday 26 September

1. 8:00amSat with coffee listening to rain arrive from far away
2. 11:20amThe air smelled like the river after swimming laps
3. 4:40pmPorch stayed dry until the clouds broke open overhead
4. 10:15pmFruška gora disappeared completely into evening fog

Friday 25 September

1. 8:05amFog sat low on fruška gora all morning
2. 11:40amDanube water still pulled the heat right out
3. 5:10pmRain coming slow across the fields like home
4. 9:25pmPorch boards stayed cool long after the rain stopped

Thursday 24 September

1. 7:40amBed still warm, rain tapping the window like back home
2. 12:15pmWalked by the river, water dark after yesterday's rain
3. 4:50pmFog sitting low on fruška gora, almost hiding the hills
4. 8:30pmPorch boards creaking under the evening downpour